The Niagara Falls Canucks are a junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League which they joined in 2023. For most of the team's history they had played in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League until leaving for the OJHL.

History The Canucks were the successor to the Stamford Hornets in the Niagara District Junior B Hockey League. Stamford took a leave of absence in 1970-71, and the Canucks commenced play in the 1971-72 season. When the league folded in 1979, the Canucks moved to the Golden Horseshoe "B". 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 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.

Move to the OJHL

On June 26, 2023, it was announced that the Canucks franchise had been approved to join the Junior "A" level Ontario Junior Hockey League as an expansion franchise. As a result the Canucks will leave the GOJHL after over 50 years at the Junior "B" level. The Canucks were the second former GOJHL franchise to join OJHL in 2023 after the Leamington Flyers announced their move to the Junior "A" ranks in May of that year.

Season-by-season results Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1971–72 35 13 15 7 - 172 191 33 5th NDJBHL 1972–73 35 19 11 5 - 231 159 43 2nd NDJBHL 1973–74 35 17 16 2 - 190 169 36 4th NDJBHL 1974–75 35 25 6 4 - 262 167 54 1st NDJBHL won league1975–76 40 28 9 3 - 225 147 59 1st NDJBHL won league1976–77 40 29 8 3 - 337 165 61 2nd NDJBHL won league1977–78 40 25 14 1 - 259 193 51 2nd NDJBHL Lost final1978–79 39 27 7 5 - -- -- 59 1st NDJBHL Lost final1979–80 44 30 11 3 - 257 185 63 2nd GHJHL1980–81 42 26 12 4 - 295 206 56 2nd GHJHL1981–82 36 20 12 4 - - - 44 2nd GHJHL1982–83 42 15 18 9 - 215 239 39 6th GHJHL1983–84 42 28 9 5 - 296 192 61 1st GHJHLLost final1984–85 42 24 13 5 - 268 208 53 2nd GHJHLLost final1985–86 40 19 16 5 - 236 215 43 5th GHJHL1986–87 42 29 8 5 - 322 215 63 1st GHJHL Won League1987–88 42 35 5 2 - 394 224 72 1st GHJHL Won League1988–89 42 27 10 5 - 279 209 59 1st GHJHL Won League1989–90 48 30 17 0 1 309 278 61 3rd GHJHL1990–91 42 4 37 1 0 164 307 9 8th GHJHL1991–92 42 7 34 1 0 137 303 15 8th GHJHL1992–93 42 15 19 2 6 190 207 38 5th GHJHL1993–94 40 23 14 2 1 248 210 49 3rd GHJHL1994–95 42 34 4 4 1 319 188 73 1st GHJHL Won League1995–96 42 33 5 3 1 283 169 70 1st GHJHL Won League, won Sutherland Cup1996–97 41 29 7 3 2 298 181 65 2nd GHJHL1997–98 49 43 3 1 2 379 165 89 1st GHJHL Won League, won Sutherland Cup1998–99 48 40 3 3 2 238 133 85 1st GHJHLLost final1999–00 48 29 17 2 0 219 152 60 4th GHJHL2000–01 48 33 9 6 0 254 161 72 1st GHJHL2001–02 48 38 10 0 0 234 136 76 1st GHJHLWon League2002–03 48 31 12 4 1 232 156 67 2nd GHJHLLost final2003–04 48 36 3 8 1 206 109 81 1st GHJHLLost final2004–05 48 26 16 5 1 206 169 58 2nd GHJHLLost final2005–06 49 36 8 2 3 300 158 77 1st GHJHLWon League2006–07 49 37 10 1 1 261 178 76 1st GHJHL Lost final2007–08 49 29 15 5 0 207 178 63 2nd GOJHL-GH Lost semi-final2008–09 52 25 22 - 5 240 222 55 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Final2009–10 51 28 16 - 7 205 202 63 4th GOJHL-GH Lost Conf. Semi-final2010–11 51 38 9 - 4 280 164 80 1st GOJHL-GH Lost final2011–12 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-final2013–14 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-GH13th of 26-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors)Lost Conf. Semifinals, 0-4 (Corvairs)2016-17 50 33 13 0 4 252 131 70 3rd of 9-GH8th of 27-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Jr. Canadians)Lost Conf. Semifinals, 2-4 (Falcons)2017-18 50 32 14 0 4 210 194 68 4th of 9-GH8th of 26-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Blackhawks)Lost Conf. Semifinal 1-4 (Corvairs)2018-19 48 41 6 0 1 282 126 83 1st of 9-GH1st of 25-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-0 (Regals)Won Conf. Semifinal 4-0 (Panthers)Won Conf Finals 4-3 (Falcons)Conference championsLost League Semi 2-4 (Siskins2019-20 50 34 12 0 4 224 146 72 2nd of 9-GH6th of 26-GOJHL Won Conf. Quarter-final, 4-1 (Meteors)Incomplete Conf. Semifinal 2-3 (Falcons)2020–21 Season lost due to Covid-192021-22 28 7 37 3 1 64 169 18 8 of 8-GH25th of 25-GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Kilty B's)2022-23 50 21 25 3 1 156 156 46 6 of 8-GH19th of 25-GOJHL Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 2-4 (Meteors)Ontario Junior Hockey League - Jr "A"2023-24 56 18 37 0 1 170 245 37 10 of 12-West19th of 24-OJHL Did not qualify for Post Season2024-25 56 23 27 0 6 188 203 52 8th of 12-West16th of 24-OJHL Lost West Conf Quarterfinals 0-4 (Flyers)

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

References

External links Canucks Webpage GOJHL Webpage