been successful since its founding with its top team being the Fort William North Stars. The departure of the Flyers also sparked the creation of the very successful Lakehead University Thunderwolves men's hockey program, playing in the Ontario Universities Athletics Conference of the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport). Season-by-season records Playoffs 1981 Lost Final, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final Thunder Bay Kings defeated Lakehead Nor'Westers 3-games-to-none Thunder Bay Twins defeated Thunder Bay Kings 4-games-to-none Belleville Bulls (OPJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Kings 4-games-to-1 1982 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final Thunder Bay Kings defeated Thunder Bay Blazers 3-games-to-1 Thunder Bay Kings defeated Lakehead Nor'Westers 4-games-to-3 TBHL CHAMPIONS Guelph Platers (OJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Kings 3-games-to-none 1983 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup final Thunder Bay Kings defeated Thunder Bay Hornets 3-games-to-none TBJHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Kings defeated Ottawa Jr. Senators (CJHL) 4-games-to-3 North York Rangers (OJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Kings 4-games-to-none 1984 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup quarter-final Thunder Bay Kings defeated Thunder Bay Hornets 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie TBJHL CHAMPIONS Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Kings 4-games-to-none 1985 1986 1987 1988 Won League, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup final, Lost in 1988 Centennial Cup round robin Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Waterloo Black Hawks 3-games-to-none Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Madison Capitols 3-games-to-1 Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Rochester Mustangs 3-games-to-1 USHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) 4-games-to-none Pembroke Lumber Kings (CenJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 4-games-to-none Fourth and eliminated in 1988 Centennial Cup round robin (0-3) 1989 Won League, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup, Won 1989 Centennial Cup Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Omaha Lancers 3-games-to-none Thunder Bay Flyers defeated North Iowa Huskies 3-games-to-1 Thunder Bay Flyers defeated St. Paul Vulcans 3-games-to-2 USHL CHAMPIONS Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) 4-games-to-none Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) 4-games-to-none DUDLEY HEWITT CUP CHAMPIONS First in 1989 Centennial Cup round robin (2-1) Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Summerside Western Capitals (IJHL) 4-1 in final CENTENNIAL CUP CHAMPIONS 1990 Lost Semi-final, Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final Thunder Bay Flyers defeated St. Paul Vulcans 3-games-to-none Rochester Mustangs defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 3-games-to-2 Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 4-games-to-2 1991 Lost Final, Won Dudley Hewitt Cup, Lost in 1991 Centennial Cup round robin Thunder Bay Flyers defeated North Iowa Huskies 3-games-to-none Thunder Bay Flyers defeated Dubuque Fighting Saints 3-games-to-none Omaha Lancers defeated Thunder Bay Flyers 3-games-to-1 Second in Dudley Hewitt