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Niagara Falls Canucks
Niagara Falls Canucks
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
City Niagara Falls, Ontario
Founded Circa 1971
Conference Golden Horseshoe
Franchise history 1971-1992: Niagara Falls Canucks
1992-1994: Niagara Falls Devils
1994-Pres: Niagara Fall Canucks
Head coach Frank Pietrangelo
General manager Frank Pietrangelo
Arena Gale Centre
Team colors Black, Red, and White
Affiliate team(s) none
Sutherland Cups 1996 and 1998

The Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

History[]

The Canucks moved up from Intercounty Junior C in 1971 to the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. They stayed with the league until 1979 when the league folded.

The Canucks have been a charter member of the Golden Horseshoe "B" since 1979. For a short time in the 1990s, the teams was known as the Devils.

During the 2006 Playoffs, the Canucks won the GHJHL Championship, but ended up falling to the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League's Cambridge Winterhawks 4-games-to-1 in the Sutherland Cup final. logo until 2019

Current[]

The Niagara Falls Canucks relocated from Niagara Falls Memorial Arena to the Gale Centre prior to the 2011 season. Niagara Falls native Cam McLean was named captain during the grand opening of the new facility.

On June 26, 2023 the Niagara Falls Canucks were announced as being an expansion team in the Ontario Junior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season,[1] ending their tenure in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.[2]

Season-by-season results[]

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1977โ€“78 40 25 14 1 - 259 193 51 2nd NDJBHL Lost Final
1978โ€“79 39 27 7 5 - -- -- 59 1st NDJBHL Lost Final
1979โ€“80 44 30 11 3 - 257 185 63 2nd GHJHL
1980โ€“81 42 26 12 4 - 295 206 56 2nd GHJHL
1981โ€“82 36 20 12 4 - - - 44 2nd GHJHL
1982โ€“83 42 15 18 9 - 215 239 39 6th GHJHL
1983โ€“84 42 28 9 5 - 296 192 61 1st GHJHL Lost Final
1984โ€“85 42 24 13 5 - 268 208 53 2nd GHJHL Lost Final
1985โ€“86 40 19 16 5 - 236 215 43 5th GHJHL
1986โ€“87 42 29 8 5 - 322 215 63 1st GHJHL Won League
1987โ€“88 42 35 5 2 - 394 224 72 1st GHJHL Won League
1988โ€“89 42 27 10 5 - 279 209 59 1st GHJHL Won League
1989โ€“90 48 30 17 0 1 309 278 61 3rd GHJHL
1990โ€“91 42 4 37 1 0 164 307 9 8th GHJHL
1991โ€“92 42 7 34 1 0 137 303 15 8th GHJHL
1992โ€“93 42 15 19 2 6 190 207 38 5th GHJHL
1993โ€“94 40 23 14 2 1 248 210 49 3rd GHJHL
1994โ€“95 42 34 4 4 1 319 188 73 1st GHJHL Won League
1995โ€“96 42 33 5 3 1 283 169 70 1st GHJHL Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1996โ€“97 41 29 7 3 2 298 181 65 2nd GHJHL
1997โ€“98 49 43 3 1 2 379 165 89 1st GHJHL Won League, Won Sutherland Cup
1998โ€“99 48 40 3 3 2 238 133 85 1st GHJHL Lost Final
1999โ€“00 48 29 17 2 0 219 152 60 4th GHJHL
2000โ€“01 48 33 9 6 0 254 161 72 1st GHJHL
2001โ€“02 48 38 10 0 0 234 136 76 1st GHJHL Won League
2002โ€“03 48 31 12 4 1 232 156 67 2nd GHJHL Lost Final
2003โ€“04 48 36 3 8 1 206 109 81 1st GHJHL Lost Final
2004โ€“05 48 26 16 5 1 206 169 58 2nd GHJHL Lost Final
2005โ€“06 49 36 8 2 3 300 158 77 1st GHJHL Won League
2006โ€“07 49 37 10 1 1 261 178 76 1st GHJHL Lost Final
2007โ€“08 49 29 15 5 0 207 178 63 2nd GOJHL-GH Lost Semi-final
2008โ€“09 52 25 22 - 5 240 222 55 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Final
2009โ€“10 51 28 16 - 7 205 202 63 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Semi-final
2010โ€“11 51 38 9 - 4 280 164 80 1st GOJHL-GH Lost Final
2011โ€“12 51 39 8 - 4 231 142 82 2nd GOJHL-GH
2012โ€“13 51 30 18 - 3 226 175 63 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-final
2013โ€“14 49 26 22 - 1 210 194 53 6th GOJHL-GH
2014โ€“15 49 24 20 - 5 172 181 53 5th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Avalanche)
2015-16 50 26 20 2 2 194 176 56 4th of 8-GH
13th of 26-GOJHL
Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors)
Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0-4 (Corvairs)
2016-17 50 33 13 0 4 252 131 70 3rd GOJHL-GH Won Conf, Quarter-final, 4-0 (Jr. Canadians)
Lost Conf. Semifinals, 4-2 (Falcons)
2017-18 50 32 14 0 4 210 142 68 4th GOJHL-GH Won Conf, Quarter-final, 4-0 (Blackhawks
Lost Conf. Semi-finals 1-4 (Corvairs)
2018-19 48 41 6 0 1 282 126 83 1st GOJHL-GH Won Conf, Quarter-final, 4-0 (Regals)
Won Conf. Semi-finals 4-0 (Panthers)
Won Conf. Final 4- (Falcons)
Lost Sutherland Cup Semi-finals
3-4 (Siskins)
2019-20 50 34 12 2 2 223 146 72 2nd GOJHL-GH Won Conf. Quarter-finals 4-1 (Meteors)
Balance of playoffs cancelled by Hockey Canada due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 28 7 37 3 1 64 169 18 8 of 8-GH
25th of 25-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Kilty B's)
2022-23 50 21 25 3 1 156 156 46 6 of 8-GH
19th of 25-GOJHL
Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 2-4 (Meteors)
Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "A"
2023-24 56 18 37 0 1 170 245 37 10 of 12-West
19th of 24-OJHL
Did not qualify for Post Season

Notable Alumni Players[]

Sutherland Cup appearances[]

1987: St. Thomas Stars defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-none
1989: St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1
1996: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated St. Thomas Stars 4-games-to-2
1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
2006: Cambridge Winterhawks defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1
2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1

References[]

External links[]

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