The Niagara Falls Flyers were a Tier II Junior "A"

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team and member of the

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. The team played home games at the

Niagara Falls Memorial Arena The Niagara Falls Memorial Arena is a former arena located in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1950, the arena was home to various ice hockey teams in the past, including the Niagara Falls Thunder and the Niagara Falls Flyers. It also se ...

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History

In 1972, the

Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey As ...

's Tier I Junior "A"

Niagara Falls Flyers The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982. ...

were sold and relocated to

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as the

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. They were replaced in Niagara Falls by the Tier II Flyers the same year. They played four season in the

. 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 The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975� ...

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'' :

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defeated Niagara Falls Flyers ''4-games-to-1 with 1 tie'' *1976 ''DNQ''

Notable alumni

* Cam Botting *

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External links

OHA Website
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