1958-59 Edmonton Flyers Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 33-28-3 - 69 points
in the WHL's Prairie Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Tony Leswick (33-28-3)
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1958-59 Edmonton Flyers Statistics

The Edmonton Flyers of the Western Hockey League ended the 1958-59 season with a record of 33 wins and 28 losses and 3 ties for 69 points in the WHL's Prairie Division.

The Flyers scored 205 goals, worst in the league and yielded 206. Murray Oliver netted 33 goals for Edmonton, while Gerry Melnyk tallied 30 or more, too. Gerry Melnyk contributed 37 assists. Eddie Johnston earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.3 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Tony Leswick coached the team. The 1958-59 Edmonton Flyers lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Gene AchtymichukCSeptember 7, 19325'11"170LLamont, AB Canada
Dave AmadioDApril 23, 19396'1"207RGlace Bay, NS Canada
Hugh CoflinDDecember 15, 19286'0"190LBlaine Lake, SK Canada
Roger DeJordyLWAugust 28, 19375'11"165LSt-Hyacinthe, QC Canada
Edward DiachukLAugust 16, 19366'1"185LVegreville, AB Canada
Lloyd HaddonDAugust 10, 19386'0"195LSarnia, ON Canada
John HendricksonDDecember 5, 19365'11"175RKingston, ON Canada
Chuck HolmesRSeptember 21, 19346'0"185REdmonton, AB Canada
Eddie JohnstonGNovember 24, 19356'0"190LMontreal, QC Canada
Ray KinasewichSeptember 12, 1933Smokey Lake, AB Canada
Albert LaPlante
Tony LeswickLMarch 17, 19235'7"160RHumboldt, SK Canada
Bud MacPhersonDMarch 31, 19276'4"200LEdmonton, AB Canada
Lou MarconDMay 28, 19355'9"168RFort William, ON Canada
Billy McNeillRJanuary 26, 19365'10"175REdmonton, AB Canada
Gerry MelnykCSeptember 16, 19345'10"165REdmonton, AB Canada
Murray OliverCNovember 14, 19375'10"170LHamilton, ON Canada
Eric PattersonG
Don PoileCJune 1, 19325'11"160LFort William, ON Canada
Metro PrystaiCNovember 7, 19275'8"155LYorkton, SK Canada
Bill RawsonD5'10"180Brantford, ON
Dennis RigginGApril 11, 19365'11"156LKincardine, ON Canada
Francis RoggeveenDJune 10, 19356'5"205RKillam, ALTA Canada
Brian SmithLDecember 6, 19376'0"180LCreighton Mine, ON Canada
Myron StankiewiczLDecember 4, 19355'11"185LKitchener, ON Canada
Carl WetzelGDecember 12, 19386'1"170LDetroit, MI USA



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