Niagara Falls Flyers (1972–1976)

      Niagara Falls Flyers
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      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.

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      Season-by-Season results

      Season GP W L T GF GA P Results Playoffs
      1972-73 60 28 25 7 304 279 63 4th SOJAHL
      1973-74 62 27 27 8 314 283 62 6th SOJAHL
      1974-75 59 21 28 10 271 318 52 5th SOJAHL
      1975-76 60 12 45 3 272 410 27 6th SOJAHL

      Playoffs

      • 1973 Lost Quarter-final
      Windsor Spitfires defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-3
      • 1974 Lost Quarter-final
      Welland Sabres defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-1
      • 1975 Lost Quarter-final
      Chatham Maroons defeated Niagara Falls Flyers 4-games-to-1 with 1 tie
      • 1976 DNQ
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