Niagara Falls Flyers (1972–1976)

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.

Season-by-Season results

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

Notable alumni

• Cam Botting

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