Conference South Home arena Gale Centre Arena Gale Centre Date founded 1987 | Division Bloomfield General manager Randy Hall (2014-15) Head coach Randy Hall (2015) City Niagara Falls | |
League Provincial Junior Hockey League Colors Pacific teal, black, white, burnt orange Color Pacific teal, black, white, burnt orange | ||
The Niagara RiverHawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League .
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History
In 1987, the Chippawa Merchants are granted an OHA Junior C franchise and are based in the Chippawa Willoughby Arena.
In 1999, the Chippawa Merchants change 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 leave 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.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against