The Winkler Flyers are a Junior A Hockey Club based out of Winkler, Manitoba and they are one of eleven teams that make up the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

The Orange and Black got their start in 1980 and since then they have enjoyed much success, including capturing numerous MJHL Regular Season and Division titles, three Turnbull Cups (MJHL Champions - 1991, 1992 & 1998) and one Anavet Cup (MJHL/SJHL Champions - 1992) to go along with a Centennial Cup (RBC Cup) finals appearance (Jr. A National Championship - 1992).

Over the years the Flyers have developed some very talented players including; Ed Belfour, Steve Harder, Don Gibson, Larry Dyck, Darcy Gryba, Duane Derksen, Kevin McKinnon, Jamie Penner, Pryce Wood, Ryan Wood, Jody Wielgosh, Glen Thornborough, Chris Yaschyshyn, Frank Bialowas, Wade Sambrook, Dane Litke, Robin Cook, Mike Dick, Chris Thomas, Terry Friesen, David Burgess, Jeff McGill, Eric Pateman, Brendan Cook, Colby Genoway, Jordan Little, Rejean Lagace, Steve Mullin, Ross Oldcorn, Ian Vigier, Brent Toews, Colin Herman, Josh Froese and Aaron Lewadniuk among others.

Not only have the Flyers achieved great team success over the years, they have also experienced individual success. In the 90’s alone over 40 Flyers received scholarships to either NCAA or CIS Universities.

The Winkler Flyers are committed to helping young players achieve their hockey and scholastic goals, while maintaining an extremely high caliber of hockey.

To learn more about the history of the Flyers, including a lengthy list of Alumni that have gone on to bigger and better things after their time with the Orange and Black, please check out the different sections below.

If you are looking for a Junior team to play for, we ask that you seriously consider the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

ANDREW KAMINSKY B.J. FEHR BILLY FOULDS
BLAINE NEUFELD BRANDON HECK BRENDAN COOK
BRENT TOEWS BRIAN FERGUSSON CHAD COSSEY
CHAD YEOMANS CHRIS JACKSON CHRIS MILLS
CHRIS POLLOCK CHRIS THOMAS CHRIS WIELGOSH
CHRIS YASCHYSHYN COLBY GENOWAY COLIN HERMAN
CURT HIEBERT DALLAS ANDERSON DAMIEN LIDDLE
DANE LITKE DAVID BURGESS DAVID HAUN
DON GIBSON DUANE DERKSEN ED BELFOUR
ERIC PATEMAN FRANK BIALOWAS GARRETT THIESSEN
GLEN THORNBOROUGH GRAHAM SHINDLE GRANT PERREAULT
IAN VIGIER JAMIE ERB JAMIE PENNER
JAN JAS JARET HARMS JASON GUDMUNDSON
JASON KLASSEN JEFF MALAWSKI JEFF McGILL
JEFF WIEST JESSE VANDERVEEN JORDAN LITTLE
JOSH FROESE JUDE BOULIANNE JUSTIN WISE
KAMIL KURIPLACH KEN ESSAY KEN WIEBE
KEVIN HOLLIDAY KEVIN McKINNON LAIRD LALUK
LARRY DYCK LEON DELORME MARC LESAGE
MARK ZACHARIAS MARLIN FROESE MATT SUDERMAN
MATT WILSON MIKE DICK MIKE VARHAUG
NICK FUHER NICO PYKA OLIVER McGEE
PETER JAS PRYCE WOOD RANDY KLASSEN
REJEAN LAGACE ROBIN COOK ROD McLEOD
ROSS JOHNSON ROSS OLDCORN RYAN LEBOUTELLIER
RYAN WOOD RYAN DYCK STEVE HARDER
STEVE MULLIN TANNER IRWIN TERRY FRIESEN
TODD KENNEDY TRAVIS VINES TYSON RAMSAY
WADE SAMBROOK WARREN DYCK ZACK McMILLAN
#
NAME
YEARS PLAYED
5
WADE SAMBROOK
1989-1994
7
STEVE HARDER
1981-1986
29
ED BELFOUR
1984-1986
YEAR
NAME TEAM
2001
MATT SUDERMAN ATLANTA THRASHERS (6TH ROUND)
1996
TERRY FRIESEN SAN JOSE SHARKS (3RD ROUND)
1988
DUANE DERKSEN WASHINGTON CAPITALS (3RD ROUND)
1986
DON GIBSON VANCOUVER CANUCKS (3RD ROUND)
SEASON NAME COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY
2009/2010 NICK LAZORKO CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
2009/2010 SHAEL HECHTER GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE
2009/2010 MAC WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS
2008/2009 CRAIG CORNELSEN BRIERCREST COLLEGE
2007/2008 MICHAEL FALK BRIERCREST COLLEGE
2007/2008 ALEX NORTH ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
2006/2007 AARON LEWADNIUK BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
2006/2007 TYSON LEWADNIUK CONCORDIA COLLEGE
2006/2007 MARLIN FROESE CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE
2006/2007 KEN MOTT GRANT MacEWAN COLLEGE
2006/2007 BRETT SHORT YORK UNIVERSITY
2005/2006 JOSH FROESE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
2005/2006 BRIAN FERGUSSON UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON
2004/2005 COLIN HERMAN NEUMANN COLLEGE
2001/2002 STEVE MULLIN UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
2001/2002 IAN VIGIER IONA COLLEGE
2001/2002 ROSS OLDCORN MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
2001/2002 BILLY FOULDS MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE
2001/2002 JORDAN LITTLE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
2001/2002 B.J. FEHR UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
2009/2010
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2008/2009
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2007/2008
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2006/2007
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2005/2006
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2004/2005
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2003/2004
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
2002/2003
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS (N/A)
2001/2002
REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS (N/A)
SEASON
NAME
GP
G
A
PTS
2009/2010
NICK LAZORKO
59
25
35
60
2008/2009
NICK LAZORKO
62
54
49
103
2007/2008
STEFAN SCHNEIDER
62
37
47
84
2006/2007
AARON LEWADNIUK
61
44
44
88
2005/2006
JON JOHNSON
59
25
39
64
2005/2006
JOSH FROESE
61
19
45
64
2004/2005
JOSH FROESE
63
29
49
78
2003/2004
JOSH FROESE
62
31
45
76
2002/2003
JON FROESE
53
32
46
78
2001/2002
ROSS OLDCORN
61
35
65
100
2000/2001
BRENDAN COOK
64
43
43
86
1999/2000
CHRIS JACKSON
64
26
37
63
1998/1999
JEFF McGILL
52
44
61
105
1997/1998
DAVID BURGESS
60
34
53
87
1996/1997
CHRIS THOMAS
56
50
62
112
1995/1996
MIKE DICK
55
32
82
114
1994/1995
DARCY PELLETIER
59
46
48
94
1993/1994
JASON GUDMUNDSON
55
51
57
108
1992/1993
MARK ZACHARIAS
48
36
41
77
1991/1992
JAMIE PENNER
47
54
84
138
1990/1991
KEVIN McKINNON
48
63
52
115
1989/1990
MIKE SIWAK
48
30
44
74
1988/1989
JAMIE PENNER
48
32
42
74
1987/1988
JAMIE ERB
47
36
37
73
1986/1987
EDWIN PENNER
47
32
48
80
1985/1986
STEVE HARDER
46
45
90
135
1984/1985
STEVE HARDER
48
28
66
94
1983/1984
DARCY GRYBA
48
40
74
114
1982/1983
STEVE HARDER
48
39
48
87
1981/1982
STEVE HARDER
48
43
49
92
1980/1981
BRIAN THOMSON
47
26
31
57
SEASON
NAME AWARD
2007/2008
NICK LAZORKO MJHL ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2006/2007
AARON LEWADNIUK MJHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
2006/2007
AARON LEWADNIUK MJHL 1ST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2004/2005
MATT OSTASH MJHL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
2004/2005
JOSH FROESE MJHL 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM
2004/2005
MATT OSTASH MJHL 1ST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2004/2005
BLAINE NEUFELD MJHL 1ST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2004/2005
ZACK McMILLAN MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2004/2005
TRAVIS AVERY MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2003/2004
JOSH FROESE MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2002/2003
DARRYL EINARSON MJHL COACH OF THE YEAR
2002/2003
JOSH FROESE MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2002/2003
COLIN HERMAN MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
2001/2002
STEVE MULLIN MJHL TOP DEFENSEMAN
2000/2001
REJEAN LAGACE MJHL 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM
1999/2000
REJEAN LAGACE MJHL 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM
1998/1999
REJEAN LAGACE MJHL 2ND ALL-STAR TEAM
1997/1998
REJEAN LAGACE MJHL 2ND ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
1996/1997
ERIC PATEMAN MJHL TOP GOALTENDER
1996/1997
CHRIS THOMAS CJAHL PLAYER OF THE YEAR (FINALIST)
1996/1997
CHRIS THOMAS MJHL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
1995/1996
MIKE DICK MJHL 1ST ALL-STAR TEAM
1991/1992
JAMIE PENNER MJHL TOP SCORER
1991/1992
ROBIN COOK MJHL TOP GOALTENDER
1989/1990
ROBIN COOK MJHL TOP GOALTENDER
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SEASON
AWARD
2001/2002
ADDISON DIVISION CHAMPIONS
2000/2001
ADDISON DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1997/1998
MJHL TURNBULL CUP CHAMPIONS
1997/1998
MJHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
1997/1998
ALLARD DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1996/1997
MJHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
1996/1997
ALLARD DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1993/1994
ALLARD DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1991/1992
CENTENNIAL CUP FINALISTS
1991/1992
ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS
1991/1992
MJHL TURNBULL CUP CHAMPIONS
1991/1992
MJHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
1991/1992
MJHL NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1990/1991
MJHL TURNBULL CUP CHAMPIONS
1990/1991
MJHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
1990/1991
MJHL NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS
1989/1990
MJHL REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS
1989/1990
MJHL NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS