Niagara RiverHawks
CityNiagara Falls, Ontario
LeagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceSouth
DivisionSouth Bloomfield
Founded1987
Home arenaGale Centre
ColoursPacific teal, black, white, burnt orange        
General managerFred Sacco
Head coachTim Barath
Franchise history
1987-1999: Chippawa Merchants
1999-2014: Chippawa RiverHawks
2014-present : Niagara RiverHawks
Championships
League champions2000 and 2001
Clarence Schmalz Cups2001

The Niagara RiverHawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League .

History

In 1987, the Chippawa Merchants were granted an OHA Junior C franchise and were based in the Chippawa Willoughby Arena.

In 1999, the Chippawa Merchants changed their team name to the RiverHawks.

In 2001, the RiverHawks defeated the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League 4-games-to-1 to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup as Ontario Hockey Association provincial Junior C champions.

In 2010, the RiverHawks left the Chippawa Willoughby Arena for the brand new Gale Centre, located in Niagara Falls. As a part of the move the team changed colours from their original red, white and black scheme to teal, gray and white with orange trim.

In 2014, the RiverHawks were granted a name change to the Niagara RiverHawks to reflect their use of the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls as their home arena, and their at-large status by not being affiliated with a specific Junior B hockey club.

For the 2016-17 season the Riverhawks became part of the Junior C hockey re-structure in Southern Ontario. All junior C leagues joined under one umbrella as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League became the Bloomfield Division of the South Conference.

The playoffs for the 2019-20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the team not being able to play a single game.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1987-883913215-185226316th NJC-E
1988-894023143-----491st NJC-E
1989-904016222-----345th NJC-E
1990-913611196-174211284th NJC-E
1991-923619152-189152403rd NJC-ELost final
1992-93422796-265140602nd NJC-E
1993-944126114-240158563rd NJC-E
1994-95353122-22387641st NJC-E
1995-963617109-148136433rd NJC-E
1996-9736251010191133513rd NJC-E
1997-9842251421214145533rd NJC-E
1998-9936221220153107463rd NJC-E
1999-0036324-022098641st NJC-EWon League, lost CSC SF
2000-01363104120279671st NJC-EWon League, won CSC
2001-023625911173110521st NJC-E
2002-033615126110993375th NJCHL
2003-0436181620140159386th NJCHL
2004-0536181521136127396th NJCHL
2005-0636111933135177288th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2006-0736132111147190289th NJCHL
2007-08361418221611663210th NJCHLLost semi-final
2008-09361914-3171150418th NJCHLlost semi-final
2009-10362013-3155151434th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2010-1136926-11101961911th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2011-12361518-3119129339th NJCHLLost semi-final
2012-13381915-4139125424th NJC-E
2013-14351710-8124115424th NJCHLLost quarter-final
2014-15422120-1146143436th NJCHLLost quarters, 0-4 (Jr. Mudcats)
2015-1642201912160171435th of 8 NJCHLLost quarters, 1-4 (Hawks)
2016-174213281-140188277th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Rangers)
2017-1842122334158210316th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Lost Div Quarters, 3-4 (Sailors)
2018-1942201705143181455th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Jr. Blues)
2019-2043152403134167336th of 8-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Lost Div Quarters, 1-4 (Rangers)
2020-21Season Lost due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-223017121010979354th of 7-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Won Div Quarters, 1-4 (Sailors)
Lost Div. Semis, 1-4 (Peach Kings)
2022-2342211650161167474th of 7-PJHL
Bloomfield Div		Won Div Quarters, 4-2 (Jr. Blues)
Lost Div Semis 1-4 (Rangers)

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

2001: Chippawa Riverhawks defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-1


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