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team based in

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, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the

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History

The Canucks moved up from Intercounty Junior C in 1971 to the

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. They stayed with the league until 1979 when the league folded. The Canucks have been a charter member of the Golden Horseshoe "B" since 1979. For a short time in the 1990s, the teams was known as the Devils. During the 2006 Playoffs, the Canucks won the GHJHL Championship, but ended up falling to the

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's Cambridge Winterhawks 4-games-to-1 in the Sutherland Cup final. The current captain of the Canucks is Ben Evans.

Current

The Niagara Falls Canucks relocated from Niagara Falls Memorial Arena to the Gale Centre prior to the 2011 season. Niagara Falls native Cam McLean was named captain during the grand opening of the new facility.

Season-by-season results

Sutherland Cup appearances

:''1987'':

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defeated Niagara Falls Canucks ''4-games-to-none'' :''1989'': St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Niagara Falls Canucks ''4-games-to-1'' :''1996'': Niagara Falls Canucks defeated

''4-games-to-2'' :''1998'': Niagara Falls Canucks defeated

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''4-games-to-3'' :''2006'': Cambridge Winterhawks defeated Niagara Falls Canucks ''4-games-to-1'' :''2011'':

defeated Niagara Falls Canucks ''4-games-to-1''

External links

Canucks WebpageGOJHL Webpage
{{GOJHL Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League teams Sport in Niagara Falls, Ontario