Philadelphia Little Flyers
| Philadelphia Little Flyers | |
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| City | Aston, Pennsylvania |
| League | AJHL |
| Division | South |
| Home arena | IceWorks Skating Complex |
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| Owner(s) | Rosemary Giacobbo |
| General manager | George Yiambilis |
| Head coach | Steve Washkalavitch |
| Franchise history | |
| Philadelphia Little Flyers | |
The Philadelphia Little Flyers are an USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Jr. A ice hockey team from Aston, Pennsylvania. They play in the South Division of the Atlantic Junior Hockey League (AJHL) at the IceWorks Skating Complex[1] The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams.
The organization also fields a team at the Jr.B level in the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League as well as youth hockey select teams at the Midget 16U, Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt levels.[2]
Alumni
The Little Flyers have produced a number of alumni playing in higher levels of junior hockey, NCAA Division I and III, ACHA college, and professional programs, including:[3]
- Harry Dumas (Official) - AHL and NHL
- Ian Walsh (Official) - NHL
- Mark Eaton - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL)
- Chris Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
- Peter Ferraro New York Rangers 1992 NHL Entry Draft - Las Vegas Wranglers (ECHL)
- Arpod Mihaly - HC Bolzano (Serie A)[4]
- Mike Richter New York Rangers 1985 NHL Entry Draft - New York Rangers (NHL)
