The Dayton Falcons were a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior ice hockey team that competed in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). The team was based in Centerville, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, and the team's home ice was South Metro Sports.

Dayton Falcons
CityCenterville, Ohio
LeagueNA3HL
DivisionMidwest
Founded2007
Home arenaSouth Metro Sports
Owner(s)Ryan Colville
Jim Colville (minority)
General managerRyan Colville (2015–16)
Head coachRyan Colville (2015–16)
AffiliateWilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights[1]
Franchise history
2007–2013Queen City Steam
2013–2015Cincinnati Swords
2015–2017Cincinnati Thunder
2017Dayton Falcons

Franchise history

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The team was previously known as the Queen City Steam from 2007 to 2013[2] after replacing the former Cincinnati Jr. Cyclones that had folded at the end of the previous season. In 2013, the Steam re-branded as the Cincinnati Swords after the merger of two youth hockey programs in the Cincinnati area. The Swords name is a homage to the former American Hockey League team of the same name.[3] On August 14, 2014, the NA3HL approved the sale of the Cincinnati Swords to the Miami Valley Hockey Association owned by Ryan and Jim Colville.[4]

On April 10, 2015, the Swords announced that it would be renamed and called the Cincinnati Thunder beginning with the 2015–16 season.[5] On June 2, 2015 the Thunder announced that they will be playing out of the historic Cincinnati Gardens for the 2015–16 season. With the sale and closing of the Cincinnati Gardens in the summer of 2016, the team began playing home games at South Metro Sports in Centerville, Ohio, near Dayton, Ohio, for the 2016–17 season. In 2017, the team stayed at South Metro and rebranded as the Dayton Falcons. After 11 games into the season with only one win using a team of about ten skaters, the team forfeited its twelfth game and was removed from the NA3HL schedule.

Season-by-season records

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Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Queen City Steam
2007–08 48 29 16 0 3 61 220 193 1191 6th of 13, CSHL 0–3 in Hurster Cup Round Robin
(L, 1–3 vs. Jr. Generals; L, 4–6 vs. Cherokee; L, 0–4 vs. Mustangs)
2008–09 45 27 15 1 2 57 212 150 1026 6th of 12, CSHL Lost Round 1, 1–2 vs. Dubuque Thunderbirds
2009–10 48 28 18 1 1 58 191 156 1035 6th of 13, CSHL Lost Round 1, 1–2 vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
2010–11 45 24 18 2 1 51 152 133 893 7th of 12, NA3HL Won Round 1, 2–0 vs. Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks
2–1 in Hurster Cup Round Robin
(W, 2–1 vs. Mustangs; W, 5–2 vs. Jr. Flames; OTL, 4–5 vs. Hitmen)
Lost Championship game, 0–4 vs. Chicago Hitmen
2011–12 48 21 25 2 0 44 157 166 877 2nd of 4, North Div.
13th of 16, NA3HL
Won Div. Semifinals, 2–0 vs. Michigan Mountain Cats
Lost Div. Finals, 0–2 vs. Flint Jr. Generals
2012–13 48 17 27 0 4 38 126 175 878 3rd of 5, Central Div.
13th of 17, NA3HL
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–3 vs. Peoria Mustangs
Cincinnati Swords
2013–14 48 25 19 4 54 175 164 616 5th of 6, Central Div.
12th of 21, NA3HL
Did not qualify
2014–15 47 6 38 3 15 95 248 616 6th of 6, East Div.
31st of 31, NA3HL
Did not qualify
Cincinnati Thunder
2015–16 47 13 28 6 32 137 219 962 4th of 5, Midwest Div.
25th of 34, NA3HL
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues
2016–17 47 18 25 2 2 40 131 196 1203 4th of 5, Midwest Div.
33rd of 48, NA3HL
Lost Div. Semifinals, 0–2 vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues
Dayton Falcons
2017–18 12 1 10 1 0 3 15 73 215 Folded mid-season

References

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  1. ^ "Cincinnati announces affiliation agreement with NAHL's Knights". NA3HL. January 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Staff (April 16, 2013). "Queen City Steam to become the Cincinnati Swords". NA3HL. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Queen City Steam to become the Cincinnati Swords". NA3HL. April 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cincinnati Swords announce ownership change". NA3HL. August 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Cincinnati team in NA3HL renamed the Thunder". NA3HL. April 10, 2015.
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