Midland Flyers
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The Midland Flyers are a Canadian
Junior ice hockey
team based in Midland, Ontario
. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
.
. They lasted in the league for three seasons, until in 1983 when the league was promoted to Senior "A"
. Instead of joining Senior, the town thought it would be better to focus on their younger players and drop the team down to the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. The teams name was changed to the Midland Centennials. The gamble paid off as in their second season the Centennials won the Georgian Bay championship and wheeled their way through to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
final where their ran into the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
's Belle River Canadiens. The Canadiens took the All-Ontario final 4-games-to-1.
In 1994, the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
. That same year, the Midland Centennials decided to change their name to the Midland Flyers.
In 1999, the team chose to change its name to the Midland Thunder. The team was very competitive. Despite not winning any league championships, the Thunder maintained a winning record and kept near the top of the league.
The 2002 seasons saw two things happen. In 2002, the Midland Thunder once again became the Midland Flyers. Also, 2002 was the year where the franchise's winning ways seemed to have disappeared. In the five seasons since Midland became the Flyers, the team has not won ten games in one season.
The 2005-06 season saw the team bottom out with a completely winless season. The eighth seeded Flyers drew the wrath of the first seed Penetang Kings
who swept the Flyers in their first of six rounds of playoffs to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
as All-Ontario Champions.
The 2006-07 was a mild improvement, but barely enough to know that the Midland Flyers are in a healthy place. For the second year in a row, the Flyers drew the Penetang Kings
in the first round of the playoffs. The result was much of the same as the Kings beat the Flyers 4-games-to-none to win the league quarter-final. Again, the Kings went on to win the league and another Clarence Schmalz Cup
.
Canada
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Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Midland, Ontario
Midland, Ontario
Midland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area...
. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
.
History
The Midland Athletics were formed in 1980 in the Major Intermediate A Hockey LeagueMajor Intermediate A Hockey League
The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. It existed from 1978 to 1983. Its champion was eligible to compete for the W.G. Hardy Trophy, emblematic of Canadian Intermediate A hockey supremacy.The Georgian Bay...
. They lasted in the league for three seasons, until in 1983 when the league was promoted to Senior "A"
Major League Hockey
Allan Cup Hockey is the top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in the province of Ontario. As a member of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada, the league contends for the famed Allan Cup. The league came to its latest incarnation when it lost several teams leaving it with two...
. Instead of joining Senior, the town thought it would be better to focus on their younger players and drop the team down to the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League. The teams name was changed to the Midland Centennials. The gamble paid off as in their second season the Centennials won the Georgian Bay championship and wheeled their way through to the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
final where their ran into the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League
The Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Great Lakes will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....
's Belle River Canadiens. The Canadiens took the All-Ontario final 4-games-to-1.
In 1994, the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League merged with the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League to create the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
. That same year, the Midland Centennials decided to change their name to the Midland Flyers.
In 1999, the team chose to change its name to the Midland Thunder. The team was very competitive. Despite not winning any league championships, the Thunder maintained a winning record and kept near the top of the league.
The 2002 seasons saw two things happen. In 2002, the Midland Thunder once again became the Midland Flyers. Also, 2002 was the year where the franchise's winning ways seemed to have disappeared. In the five seasons since Midland became the Flyers, the team has not won ten games in one season.
The 2005-06 season saw the team bottom out with a completely winless season. The eighth seeded Flyers drew the wrath of the first seed Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
who swept the Flyers in their first of six rounds of playoffs to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
as All-Ontario Champions.
The 2006-07 was a mild improvement, but barely enough to know that the Midland Flyers are in a healthy place. For the second year in a row, the Flyers drew the Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
in the first round of the playoffs. The result was much of the same as the Kings beat the Flyers 4-games-to-none to win the league quarter-final. Again, the Kings went on to win the league and another Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
.
Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1973-74 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 6 | ||||||
| 171 | 189 | 36 | 4th MOJBHL | Lost Final | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | ||||||
| 193 | 161 | 50 | 3rd MOJBHL | Lost Semi-final | ||||||
| 1975-76 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | ||||||
| 149 | 162 | 38 | 4th MOJBHL | |||||||
| 1976-77 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 6 | ||||||
| 158 | 231 | 26 | 6th MOJBHL | DNQ | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 174 | 119 | 43 | 3rd GMOHL | |
| 2001-02 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 125 | 43 | 4th GMOHL | |
| 2002-03 | 36 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 230 | 16 | 8th GMOHL | |
| 2003-04 | 36 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 245 | 13 | 8th GMOHL | |
| 2004-05 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 102 | 212 | 15 | 8th GMOHL | |
| 2005-06 | 42 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 93 | 269 | 5 | 8th GMOHL | Lost Quarter-final |
| 2006-07 | 41 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 237 | 9 | 7th GMOHL | |
| 2007-08 | 42 | 15 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 179 | 36 | 5th GMOHL | |
| 2008-09 | 42 | 6 | 31 | |||||||
| 5 | 96 | 215 | 17 | 7th GMOHL | ||||||
| 2009-10 | 42 | 10 | 27 | |||||||
| 5 | 102 | 201 | 25 | 6th GMOHL | Lost Quarter-final | |||||
| 2010-11 | 40 | 15 | 22 | |||||||
| 3 | 132 | 187 | 33 | 5th GMOHL | ||||||
- 1973–1977
- 2000–2004
- 2004–Present
Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances
- 1985: Belle River Canadiens defeated Midland Centennials 4-games-to-1