Niagara Falls Canucks
CityNiagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
LeagueOntario Junior Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
Foundedc. 1971
Home arenaGale Centre
ColoursBlack, Red, and White
     
Owner(s)Frank Pietrangelo
General managerJim Davidson
Head coachFrank Pietrangelo
Franchise history
1971–1992Niagara Falls Canucks
1992–1994Niagara Falls Devils
1994-PresentNiagara Falls Canucks

The Niagara Falls Canucks are a junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League which they joined in 2023. For most of the teams history they had played in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League until leaving for the OJHL.

History

The Canucks were the successor to the Stamford Hornets in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. Stamford took a leave of absence in 1970-71, and the Canucks commenced play in the 1971-72 season. When the league folded in 1979, the Canucks moved to the Golden Horseshoe "B". 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. The current captain of the Canucks is Ben Evans.

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.

Move to the OJHL

On June 26, 2023, it was announced that the Canucks franchise had been approved to join the Junior "A" level Ontario Junior Hockey League as an expansion franchise.[1] As a result the Canucks will leave the GOJHL after over 50 years at the Junior "B" level. The Canucks were the second former GOJHL franchise to join OJHL in 2023 after the Leamington Flyers announced their move to the Junior "A" ranks in May of that year.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1971–723513157-172191335th NDJBHL
1972–733519115-231159432nd NDJBHL
1973–743517162-190169364th NDJBHL
1974–75352564-262167541st NDJBHLwon league
1975–76402893-225147591st NDJBHLwon league
1976–77402983-337165612nd NDJBHLwon league
1977–784025141-259193512nd NDJBHLLost final
1978–79392775-----591st NDJBHLLost final
1979–804430113-257185632nd GHJHL
1980–814226124-295206562nd GHJHL
1981–823620124---442nd GHJHL
1982–834215189-215239396th GHJHL
1983–84422895-296192611st GHJHLLost final
1984–854224135-268208532nd GHJHLLost final
1985–864019165-236215435th GHJHL
1986–87422985-322215631st GHJHLWon League
1987–88423552-394224721st GHJHLWon League
1988–894227105-279209591st GHJHLWon League
1989–9048301701309278613rd GHJHL
1990–91424371016430798th GHJHL
1991–924273410137303158th GHJHL
1992–9342151926190207385th GHJHL
1993–9440231421248210493rd GHJHL
1994–954234441319188731st GHJHLWon League
1995–964233531283169701st GHJHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1996–974129732298181652nd GHJHL
1997–984943312379165891st GHJHLWon League, won Sutherland Cup
1998–994840332238133851st GHJHLLost final
1999–0048291720219152604th GHJHL
2000–014833960254161721st GHJHL
2001–0248381000234136761st GHJHLWon League
2002–0348311241232156672nd GHJHLLost final
2003–044836381206109811st GHJHLLost final
2004–0548261651206169582nd GHJHLLost final
2005–064936823300158771st GHJHLWon League
2006–0749371011261178761st GHJHLLost final
2007–0849291550207178632nd GOJHL-GHLost semi-final
2008–09522522-5240222554th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. Final
2009–10512816-7205202634th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. Semi-final
2010–1151389-4280164801st GOJHL-GHLost final
2011–1251398-4231142822nd GOJHL-GH
2012–13513018-3226175634th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. Quarter-final
2013–14492622-1210194536th GOJHL-GH
2014–15492420-5172181535th GOJHL-GHLost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Avalanche)
2015-1650262022194176564th of 8-GH
13th of 26-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors)
Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0-4 (Corvairs)
2016-1750331304252131703rd of 9-GH
8th of 27-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Jr. Canadians)
Lost Conf. Semifinals, 2-4 (Falcons)
2017-1850321404210194684th of 9-GH
8th of 26-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Blackhawks)
Lost Conf. Semifinal 1-4 (Corvairs)
2018-194841601282126831st of 9-GH
1st of 25-GOJHL 		Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Regals)
Won Conf. Semifinal 4-0 (Panthers)
Won Conf Finals 4-3 (Falcons)
Conference Champions
Lost League Semi 2-4 (Siskins
2019-2050341204224146722nd of 9-GH
6th of 26-GOJHL		Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors)
Incomplete Conf. Semifinal 2-3 (Falcons)
2020–21Season lost due to Covid-19
2021-22287373164169188 of 8-GH
25th of 25-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Kilty B's)
2022-2350212531156156466 of 8-GH
19th of 25-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 2-4 (Meteors)

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

  1. ↑ "OJHL ANNOUNCES NIAGARA FALLS AS NEW EXPANSION TEAM". OJHL. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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