Niagara Falls Flyers (1972–76)

Niagara Falls Flyers
City Niagara Falls, Ontario
League Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
Operated 1972 (1972)-1976
Home arena Niagara Falls Memorial Arena
Colours Black, Yellow, and White

The Niagara Falls Flyers were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team and member of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team played home games at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario.

History

In 1972, the Ontario Hockey Association's Tier I Junior "A" Niagara Falls Flyers were sold and relocated to Sudbury, Ontario as the Sudbury Wolves. They were replaced in Niagara Falls by the Tier II Flyers the same year.

They played four season in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. In 1976, the Tier II Flyers made way for the St. Catharines Black Hawks who were relocated as the second incarnation of the Tier I Niagara Falls Flyers.

Season-by-Season results

Season GP W L T GF GA P Results Playoffs
1972-73602825 7304279634th SOJAHL
1973-74622727 8314283626th SOJAHL
1974-7559212810271318525th SOJAHL
1975-76601245 3272410276th SOJAHL

Playoffs

Windsor Spitfires defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-3
Welland Sabres defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-1
Chatham Maroons defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie

Notable alumni


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