Niagara Raiders

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Niagara Raiders
Niagara Raiders Logo.jpg
Founded1958
FoldedJanuary 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
Based in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Home fieldKiwanis Field
Head coachBrad Anderson
Owner(s)Larry Irish
League Canadian Junior Football League
Division Ontario Football Conference
ColoursBlue, Yellow, and White
   
Nickname(s)Raiders
Website niagararaidersfootball.ca

The Niagara Raiders were a Canadian football team in the Canadian Junior Football League's Ontario Football Conference. [1] Formerly the Burlington Braves, the team moved to the Niagara Region for the start of the 2016 season. [2] The Raiders played in St. Catharines, Ontario for four years before announcing on January 8, 2020 that the team had been dissolved. [3]

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References

  1. "Ontario Conference Schedule 2019". Canadian Junior Football League. April 17, 2019.
  2. "Raiders find home in Virgil". Niagara Falls Review. June 10, 2016.
  3. Niagara Raiders [@NiagaraRaiders] (January 8, 2020). "Important Announcement" (Tweet) via Twitter.