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Niagara Falls Flyers (1972–76)

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City
  
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Location
  
Niagara Falls, Canada

Operated
  
1972 (1972)-1976

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League
  
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League

Home arena
  
Niagara Falls Memorial Arena

Colours
  
Black, Yellow, and White

Arena
  
Niagara Falls Memorial Arena

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.

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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.

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
  • Willi Plett

    • References

    Niagara Falls Flyers (1972–76) Wikipedia
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