Niagara Falls Canucks
| Niagara Falls Canucks | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Golden Horseshoe |
| Founded | c. 1971 |
| Home arena | Gale Centre |
| Colors |
Black, Red, and White |
| Owner(s) | Frank Pietrangelo(June 2014) |
| General manager | Frank Pietrangelo |
| Head coach | Frank Pietrangelo (2014-15) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1971–1992 | Niagara Falls Canucks |
| 1992–1994 | Niagara Falls Devils |
| 1994-Present | Niagara Falls Canucks |
The Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History
The Canucks moved up from Intercounty Junior C in 1971 to the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. 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 Midwestern Junior B Hockey League's Cambridge Winterhawks 4-games-to-1 in the Sutherland Cup final. The current captain of the Canucks is Niagara Falls native Cam McLean.
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
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1977–78 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 1 | - | 259 | 193 | 51 | 2nd NDJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1978–79 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 5 | - | -- | -- | 59 | 1st NDJBHL | Lost Final |
| 1979–80 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 3 | - | 257 | 185 | 63 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 1980–81 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | - | 295 | 206 | 56 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 1981–82 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | 44 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 1982–83 | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | - | 215 | 239 | 39 | 6th GHJHL | |
| 1983–84 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | - | 296 | 192 | 61 | 1st GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 1984–85 | 42 | 24 | 13 | 5 | - | 268 | 208 | 53 | 2nd GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 1985–86 | 40 | 19 | 16 | 5 | - | 236 | 215 | 43 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 1986–87 | 42 | 29 | 8 | 5 | - | 322 | 215 | 63 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 1987–88 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 2 | - | 394 | 224 | 72 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 1988–89 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | - | 279 | 209 | 59 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 1989–90 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 309 | 278 | 61 | 3rd GHJHL | |
| 1990–91 | 42 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 307 | 9 | 8th GHJHL | |
| 1991–92 | 42 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 303 | 15 | 8th GHJHL | |
| 1992–93 | 42 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 190 | 207 | 38 | 5th GHJHL | |
| 1993–94 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 248 | 210 | 49 | 3rd GHJHL | |
| 1994–95 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 319 | 188 | 73 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 1995–96 | 42 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 283 | 169 | 70 | 1st GHJHL | Won League, Won Sutherland Cup |
| 1996–97 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 298 | 181 | 65 | 2nd GHJHL | |
| 1997–98 | 49 | 43 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 379 | 165 | 89 | 1st GHJHL | Won League, Won Sutherland Cup |
| 1998–99 | 48 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 238 | 133 | 85 | 1st GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 1999–00 | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 152 | 60 | 4th GHJHL | |
| 2000–01 | 48 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 254 | 161 | 72 | 1st GHJHL | |
| 2001–02 | 48 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 136 | 76 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 2002–03 | 48 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 232 | 156 | 67 | 2nd GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 2003–04 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 206 | 109 | 81 | 1st GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 2004–05 | 48 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 206 | 169 | 58 | 2nd GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 2005–06 | 49 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 300 | 158 | 77 | 1st GHJHL | Won League |
| 2006–07 | 49 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 261 | 178 | 76 | 1st GHJHL | Lost Final |
| 2007–08 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 207 | 178 | 63 | 2nd GOJHL-GH | Lost Semi-final |
| 2008–09 | 52 | 25 | 22 | - | 5 | 240 | 222 | 55 | 4th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. Final |
| 2009–10 | 51 | 28 | 16 | - | 7 | 205 | 202 | 63 | 4th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. Semi-final |
| 2010–11 | 51 | 38 | 9 | - | 4 | 280 | 164 | 80 | 1st GOJHL-GH | Lost Final |
| 2011–12 | 51 | 39 | 8 | - | 4 | 231 | 142 | 82 | 2nd GOJHL-GH | |
| 2012–13 | 51 | 30 | 18 | - | 3 | 226 | 175 | 63 | 4th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. Quarter-final |
| 2013–14 | 49 | 26 | 22 | - | 1 | 210 | 194 | 53 | 6th GOJHL-GH | |
| 2014–15 | 49 | 24 | 20 | - | 5 | 172 | 181 | 53 | 5th GOJHL-GH | Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Avalanche) |
| 2015-16 | 50 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 194 | 176 | 56 | 4th of 8-GH 13th of 26-GOJHL | Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors) Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0-4 (Corvairs) |
Sutherland Cup appearances
- 1987: St. Thomas Stars 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 St. Thomas Stars 4-games-to-2
- 1998: Niagara Falls Canucks defeated Elmira Sugar Kings 4-games-to-3
- 2006: Cambridge Winterhawks defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1
- 2011: Elmira Sugar Kings defeated Niagara Falls Canucks 4-games-to-1