The St. Louis Flyers were a minor league ice hockey team, based in St. Louis, Missouri, playing home games at the St. Louis Arena in the Cheltenham, St. Louis neighborhood, across from Forest Park.

St. Louis Flyers
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
LeagueAmerican Hockey Association
American Hockey League
Operated1928–1942
1944–1953
Home arenaSt. Louis Arena
Franchise history
1925–1928Winnipeg Maroons
1928–1953St. Louis Flyers
Championships
Regular season titles6: 1934–35, 1936–37,
1937–38, 1938–39,
1939–40, 1940–41)
Division titles1 AHA: 1941–42 (North)
1 AHL: 1948–49 (West)
Playoff championships5 AHA: 1934–35,
1935–36, 1937–38,
1938–39, 1940–41

The Flyers played fourteen seasons in the American Hockey Association from 1928 to 1942, and played nine seasons in the American Hockey League from 1944–45 and 1952–53. This was St. Louis' first and only AHL team.

Season-by-season results

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Regular season

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Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
1928–29 40 10 28 2 22 73 138 6th, AHA
1929–30 48 12 25 11 35 98 129 6th, AHA
1930–31 47 11 36 0 22 84 162 7th, AHA
1931–32 48 18 22 8 36 80 97 4th, AHA
1932–33 1 21 11 9 1 22 48 43 2nd, AHA
1932–33 ² 24 13 11 0 26 64 47 2nd, AHA
1933–34 48 26 18 4 52 97 84 2nd, AHA
1934–35 48 29 15 4 58 151 102 1st, AHA
1935–36 48 27 17 4 52 115 90 2nd, AHA
1936–37 48 32 13 3 64 143 90 1st, AHA
1937–38 48 29 14 5 58 143 102 1st, AHA
1938–39 52 36 12 4 72 183 95 1st, AHA
1939–40 48 37 11 0 74 195 99 1st, AHA
1940–41 48 31 17 0 62 139 99 1st, AHA
1941–42 50 30 15 5 65 141 103 1st, North
1944–45 60 14 38 8 36 157 257 4th, West
1945–46 62 21 32 9 51 198 266 4th, West
1946–47 64 17 35 12 46 211 292 5th, West
1947–48 68 22 36 10 54 242 291 5th, West
1948–49 68 41 18 9 91 294 192 1st, West
1949–50 70 34 28 8 76 258 250 3rd, West
1950–51 70 32 34 4 68 233 252 4th, West
1951–52 68 28 39 1 57 256 262 4th, West
1952–53 64 26 37 1 53 212 258 6th, AHL

1,2 Split season during 1931–32 season.

Playoffs

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Season 1st round 2nd round Finals
1928–29 Out of playoffs
1929–30 Out of playoffs
1930–31 Out of playoffs
1931–32 Lost, CHI
1932–33 2nd place in double round-robin versus KC & TUL
1933–34 L, 0–3, KC
1934–35 W, 3–0, TUL (AHA)
L, 0–3, StP (CHL)
1935–36 Won, TUL W, 3–2, StP
1936–37 Won, StP L, 0–3, MIN
1937–38 Won, TUL W, 3–0, MIN
1938–39 Won, StP W, 3–1, TUL
1939–40 Lost, OMA
1940–41 W, 3–2, KC
1941–42 Lost, OMA
1944–45 Out of playoffs
1945–46 Out of playoffs
1946–47 Out of playoffs
1947–48 Out of playoffs
1948–49 L, 3–4, PROV
1949–50 L, 0–2, IND
1950–51 Out of playoffs
1951–52 Out of playoffs
1952–53 Out of playoffs

References

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