USHL Playoffs
Quarter–final
Rochester Mustangs vs. Thunder Bay Flyers
Game 1: Flyers 5 Mustangs 4 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 2: Flyers 7 Mustangs 1 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 3: Flyers 3 Mustangs 2 (@ Rochester)
Thunder Bay wins best–of–five series 3–0
Semifinal
Dubuque Fighting Saints vs. Thunder Bay Flyers
Game 1: Fighting Saints 6 Flyers 3 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 2: Flyers 6 Fighting Saints 3 (@ Thunder Bay)
Game 3: Fighting Saints 4 Flyers 1 (@ Dubuque)
Game 4: Fighting Saints 5 Flyers 2 (@ Dubuque)
Dubuque wins best–of–five series 3–1
NOTE: Dubuque went on the lose the USHL Clark Cup Final to the Des Moines Buccaneers.
Dudley–Hewitt Cup @ Thunder Bay
Competing teams
CJHL: Kanata Valley Lasers
NOJHL: Powassan Hawks
LHJAAAQ: National de Joliette
HOST: Thunder Bay Flyers
Round robin
Flyers 6 Hawks 1
Flyers 5 National 1
Lasers 7 Flyers 4
Semifinal
Flyers 5 National 2
Final
Flyers 5 Lasers 1
Thunder Bay wins Dudley–Hewitt Cup Central Canadian Jr. A championship and advances to the Centennial Cup.
Centennial Cup @ Winnipeg, Man.
Competing teams
Pacific: Vernon Lakers
West: Winkler Flyers
Central: Thunder Bay Flyers
East: Halifax Moosehead
Host: St. James Canadians
Round robin
Flyers 7 Canadians 4
Lakers 5 Flyers 4 (2OT)
Thunder Bay 9 Winkler 2
Mooseheads 9 Flyers 3
Semifinal
Flyers 8 Mooseheads 1
Final
Thunder Bay 10 Winkler 1
Flyers aimed for more in 1991–92
Flyers take Dudley–Hewitt at home in ‘92
‘92 Centennial Cup rewind: Part III
Flyers soar to Centennial Cup in ’92
1992 Centennial Cup champions
The Thunder Bay Flyers won the 1992 Centennial Cup, emblematic of Canadian Jr. A hockey supremacy.
PLAYERS: Andrew Backen (captain); Darren Balcombe; Clint Bates; Mike Bois; Chris Burns; Greg Campagna; Neil Cooper; Mike Figliomeni (assistant captain); Jason Garatti; Pat Hanley; Kevin Hoogsteen; Corey Johnson; Mike Koiranen; Brad Kukko; Darcy Mitani; Derek Nicolson; Mike O’Leary; David Olenik; Kyle Peterson; Michael Power; Adam Rodak; Mark Siciliano; Barry Schutte; Ryan Sharpe; Jason Wright (assistant captain).
STAFF: Dave Siciliano (head coach/general manager); Rick Adduono (assistant coach); Doug Colbon (assistant coach); Sean Donohue (assistant manager); Bill Isbell (team president); Dino Martin (trainer); Chris Krumpholz (assistant equipment manager); Marie Clow (physiotherapist); Dr. George Gwozdecky (team doctor).
Photo courtesy: Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame