Flyers of Niagara Falls

Two franknesses bore the name of Flyers of Niagara Falls and the two franknesses played in the Association of hockey of the Ontario (today Ontario Hockey League ) and the two teams played in the same skating rink Niagara Falls Memorial Arena. The first team played of 1960 to 1972 and the second of 1976 to 1982. The two franknesses were both the property of the family Emms

History

Flyers of Niagara Falls east one of the rare franknesses to have to gain on several occasions the Cut Memorial and they carried out this performance twice at Niagara Falls and twice with Barrie. They also gained the Coupe J. Ross Robertson as a winner of the eliminatory Séries of the OHA with 3 recoveries.

The Emms family sold Flyers in 1972 after twelve seasons and the new owners then moved the frankness Sudbury.

Later, same the annéee, the Emms family decided to buy the Blackhawks de Saint-Catharines champions in title of the OHA. Four years after Emms decide to move the frankness at Niagara Falls (1976). The frankness takes the same name then that the first fois.
La Emms family will sell Flyers for the second time in 1978.

In 1982, the new owner moves the frankness with North Bay then later with Saginaw.

Name of the franknesses

First frankness

Flyers de Barrie from 1945 to 1960
Flyers of Niagara Falls 1960 to 1972
Wolves de Sudbury 1972 with today

Second frankness

Falcons de Saint-Catharines 1943 to 1947
Teepees de Saint-Catharines 1947 to 1962
Blackhawks de Saint-Catharines 1962 to 1976
Flyers from Niagara Falls 1976 to 1982
Centennials de North Bay 1982 to 2002
Spirit de Saginaw 2002 with today

Trophies of team

1963 : Trophy Hamilton Spectator (69 points with the number of supporters) and Cut J. Ross Robertson
1965 : Trophy Hamilton Spectator (81 points), Cut J. Ross Robertson and Cut Memorial
1968 : Cut J. Ross Robertson and Coupe Memorial
1979 : Trophy Emms (champion of Central division)

Seasons after seasons

1960-72

Note: PJ: played parts, V: victories, D: defeats, NR: ties, Pts: Points, %V: percentage of victory, BP: goals for, BC: goals against, Pun: minutes of penalty

1976-82

Note: PJ: played parts, V: victories, D: defeats, NR: ties, Pts: Points, %V: percentage of victory, BP: goals for, BC: goals against, Pun: minutes of penalty

Cut Memorial 1963

The team gained the right to play for the Cut after having eliminated Neil McNeil Maroons from Toronto finally of the championship from the OHA then the Eagles d' Espanola and gained thus the Trophée George Richardson rewarding the representative for the Canadian east for the Cut.

The adversary of Flyers was then the Oil Kings d' Edmonton in a series with best of the seven matches. The matches proceeded on the glacec Edmonton, the Arena Gardens.

Results of the matches

Edmonton 0 - 8 Niagara Falls
Edmonton 7 - 3 Niagara Falls
Edmonton 5 - 2 Niagara Falls
Edmonton 3 - 2 Niagara Falls
Edmonton 2 - 5 Niagara Falls
Edmonton 4 - 3 Niagara Falls

Cut Memorial 1965

The Cut Memorial once again took place with the Gardens Arena.

Results of the matches

Niagara Falls 3 - Edmonton 2
Niagara Falls 5 - Edmonton 1
Niagara Falls 1 - Edmonton 5
Niagara Falls 8 - Edmonton 2
Niagara Falls 8 - Edmonton 1

First Cut Memorial of the team.

Cut Memorial 1968

Flyers gained the right to play the Cut Memorial after having eliminated the Maple Leafs de Verdun for the championship from the east of Canada.

The opponent in Flyers was then the Bruins d' Estevan and thus, two franknesses afiiliées with the same frankness from the LNH were to meet. The matches took place on the ice of Bruins put aside the match n°2 which took place with the Forum of Montreal. The match n°4 was the longest match of the history of the Cut Memorial. It will have lasted on the whole eight prolongations.

Results of the matches

Niagara Falls 7 - 4 Estevan
Niagara Falls 2 - 4 Estevan
Niagara Falls 7 - 4 Estevan
Niagara Falls 4 - 3 Estevan (5th prolongation)
Niagara Falls 6 - 0 Estevan

Second Cut Memorial of the team.

Personalities of the team

Trainers

Flyers of 1960 to 1972 were pulled by Hap Emms, Bill Long and Paul Emms. The trainers of the second frankness from FLyers are the following:

1976-78 Paul Emms
1978-79 Bert Templeton
1979-80 B.Boughner, F.Stanfield
1980-81 Paul Gauthier
1981-82 Bert Templeton

Players

Member of the Temple of re-elected hockey

Bernie Relative (1963-1965)
Mike Gartner (1976-1979)

Player of the frankness having evolved/moved in the National league from hockey

82 players of one of both frankness also at least played a match in the LNH.

1960 to 1972

1976 to 1982

Gained trophies

1962-63 - Wayne Maxner , Trophy Red Tilson (better player of the season), Trophy Eddie Powers (better pointer of the season)
1963-64 - Bernie Relative , Trophy Dave Pinkney (goalkeeper with less goal boxed on average)
1964-65 - Bernie Relative , Trophy Dave Pinkney
1966-67 - Derek Sanderson , Trophy Eddie Powers
1967-68 - Tom Webster , Trophy Eddie Powers, Trophy William Hanley (better frame of mind)

1976-77 - Mike Gartner , Trophy of the Family Emms (recruit of the year)
1978-79 - Nick Ricci , Trophy F.W " Dinty" Moore (better goalkeeper recruit)
1981-82 - Ron Meighan , Trophy max Kaminsky (better defender of the league)

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