Fisher River Hawks

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Fisher River Hawks
Fisher River Hawks, Fisher River Manitoba.jpg
City Fisher River, Manitoba
League Keystone Junior Hockey League
Founded2014
Home arenaBryden Cocrane Sr. Sports Complex
ColoursPolar night blue, white, black
   
Owner(s) Fisher River Cree Nation
Franchise history
2014–2019Fisher River Hawks

The Fisher River Hawks were a Junior "B" ice hockey team based in Fisher River, Manitoba. They were members of the Keystone Junior Hockey League (KJHL). The franchise was founded in 2014.

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History

Fisher River Cree Nation was approved for a Junior B hockey team by the KJHL in April 2014. [1] The community of Fisher River officially named their new franchise hockey team the Fisher River Hawks. The team play all home games at the Bryden Cochrane Sr. Sports Complex.

The Fisher River Hawks played their first regular season game on October 17, 2014, against the Peguis Juniors. The Hawks won their first league game on November 19, 2014, defeating the Lundar Falcons 3–2. [2]

The 2015–16 season was the first playoff appearance for the Hawks, winning their first playoff game 15–10 over the Norway House North Stars. They would lose the next two games and were eliminated.

In October 2018 the Hawks announced they were taking a one-year leave of absence from the league. [3]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for,   GA = Goals against, PCT = Winning Percentage

SeasonGPWLTOTLPtsGFGAFinishPlayoffs
2014–1532230004572879th of 9Did not qualify
2015–163482501171742674th of 5, North
9th of 10, KJHL
Lost Survivor Series, 1–2 (North Stars)
2016–173492401191703163rd of 3, Central
9th of 10, KJHL
Did not qualify
2017–183442801101062863rd of 3, Central
10th of 10, KJHL
Did not qualify

Franchise records

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References

  1. "Junior B Initiative". Fisher River Cree Nation. April 28, 2015.
  2. "Boxscore". Keystone Junior Hockey League. November 19, 2014.
  3. "Notice regarding the Fisher River Hawks Jr. B". Fisher River Cree Nation. October 11, 2018.