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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.
The Memorial Cup trophy. The 1963 Memorial Cup final was the 45th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada.
The Memorial Cup trophy. The 1965 Memorial Cup final was the 47th junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada.
They were replaced in Niagara Falls by the Tier II Flyers the same year. They played four seasons in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League . 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.
The 1926 Calgary Canadians were Alberta's first Memorial Cup champion. [6]The Memorial Cup was presented to the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) in 1919 by the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) in remembrance of the soldiers who died fighting for Canada in World War I. [7] It was to be awarded to the junior hockey champions of Canada in an east versus west format.
Kitchener Rangers defeat Toronto Marlboros 3–0 Kingston Canadians defeat Ottawa 67's 3–1 Sudbury Wolves defeat Oshawa Generals 4–1 London Knights versus Windsor Spitfires (9 game series; series protested and both teams move on to next round) Niagara Falls Flyers defeat Kitchener Rangers 4–3
The 1979–80 OMJHL season was the sixth season of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League.The OMJHL inaugurates the Bobby Smith Trophy, named after Bobby Smith, awarded to the scholastic player of the year.
On March 1, 2009, the Niagara IceDogs hosted a home game at Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in nearby Niagara Falls, Ontario. The arena, slated to close in 2010, was the former home to both the Niagara Falls Flyers and the Niagara Falls Thunder. The game was billed as the last OHL game in the arena.