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| Niagara Falls Flyers | |
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| City | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| League | Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League |
| Operated | 1972-1976 |
| Home arena | Niagara Falls Memorial Arena |
| Colours | Black, Yellow, and White |
The Niagara Falls Flyers were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team and member of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team played home games at the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
In 1972, the Ontario Hockey Association's Tier I Junior "A" Niagara Falls Flyers were sold and relocated to Sudbury, Ontario as the Sudbury Wolves. They were replaced in Niagara Falls by the Tier II Flyers the same year.
They played four season 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.
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1972-73 | 60 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 304 | 279 | 63 | 4th SOJAHL | |
| 1973-74 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 314 | 283 | 62 | 6th SOJAHL | |
| 1974-75 | 59 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 271 | 318 | 52 | 5th SOJAHL | |
| 1975-76 | 60 | 12 | 45 | 3 | 272 | 410 | 27 | 6th SOJAHL |
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