Niagara Riverhawks

The Niagara RiverHawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
==History==
In 1987, the Chippawa Merchants are granted an OHA Junior C franchise and are based in the Chippawa Willoughby Arena.
In 1999, the Chippawa Merchants change their team name to the RiverHawks.
In 2001, the RiverHawks defeated the Belle River Canadiens of the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League 4-games-to-1 to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup as Ontario Hockey Association provincial Junior C champions.
In 2010, the RiverHawks leave the Chippawa Willoughby Arena for the brand new Gale Centre, located in Niagara Falls. As a part of the move the team changed colours from their original red, white and black scheme to teal, gray and white with orange trim.
In 2014, the RiverHawks were granted a name change to the Niagara RiverHawks to reflect their use of the Gale Centre in Niagara Falls as their home arena, and their at-large status by not being affiliated with a specific Junior B hockey club.
For the 2016-17 season the Riverhawks became part of the Junior C hockey re-structure in Southern Ontario. All junior C leagues joined under one umbrella as the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The former Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League became the Bloomfield Division of the South Conference.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Points 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	
1987-88	39 	13 	21 	5 	- 	185 	226 	31 	6th NJC-E 	 	 	
1988-89	40 	23 	14 	3 	- 	-- 	-- 	49 	1st NJC-E 	 	 	
1989-90	40 	16 	22 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	34 	5th NJC-E 	 	 	
1990-91	36 	11 	19 	6 	- 	174 	211 	28 	4th NJC-E 	 	 	
1991-92	36 	19 	15 	2 	- 	189 	152 	40 	3rd NJC-E 	Lost Final 	 	
1992-93	42 	27 	9 	6 	- 	265 	140 	60 	2nd NJC-E 	 	 	
1993-94	41 	26 	11 	4 	- 	240 	158 	56 	3rd NJC-E 	 	 	
1994-95	35 	31 	2 	2 	- 	223 	87 	64 	1st NJC-E 	 	 	
1995-96	36 	17 	10 	9 	- 	148 	136 	43 	3rd NJC-E 	 	 	
1996-97	36 	25 	10 	1 	0 	191 	133 	51 	3rd NJC-E 	 	 	
1997-98	42 	25 	14 	2 	1 	214 	145 	53 	3rd NJC-E 	 	 	
1998-99	36 	22 	12 	2 	0 	153 	107 	46 	3rd NJC-E 	 	 	
1999-00	36 	32 	4 	- 	0 	220 	98 	64 	1st NJC-E 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2000-01	36 	31 	0 	4 	1 	202 	79 	67 	1st NJC-E 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
2001-02	36 	25 	9 	1 	1 	173 	110 	52 	1st NJC-E 	 	 	
2002-03	36 	15 	12 	6 	1 	109 	93 	37 	5th NJCHL 	 	 	
2003-04	36 	18 	16 	2 	0 	140 	159 	38 	6th NJCHL 	 	 	
2004-05	36 	18 	15 	2 	1 	136 	127 	39 	6th NJCHL 	 	 	
2005-06	36 	11 	19 	3 	3 	135 	177 	28 	8th NJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2006-07	36 	13 	21 	1 	1 	147 	190 	28 	9th NJCHL 	 	 	
2007-08	36 	14 	18 	2 	2 	161 	166 	32 	10th NJCHL 	Lost Semi Final 	 	
2008-09	36 	19 	14 	- 	3 	171 	150 	41 	8th NJCHL 	lost Semi Final 	 	
2009-10	36 	20 	13 	- 	3 	155 	151 	43 	4th NJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2010-11	36 	9 	26 	- 	1 	110 	196 	19 	11th NJCHL 	Lost Quarter Final 	 	
2011-12	36 	15 	18 	- 	3 	119 	129 	33 	9th NJCHL 	Lost Semi Final 	 	
2012-13	38 	19 	15 	- 	4 	139 	125 	42 	4th NJC-E 	 	 	
2013-14	35 	17 	10 	- 	8 	124 	115 	42 	4th NJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2014-15	42 	21 	20 	- 	1 	146 	143 	43 	6th NJCHL 	Lost Quarters 	 	
2015-16	42 	20 	19 	1 	2 	160 	171 	43 	5th of 8 NJCHL 	Lost Quarters 	 	
2016-17	42 	13 	28 	1 	- 	140 	188 	27 	7th of 8-PJHLBloomfield Div 	Lost Div Quarters 	 	
2017-18	42 	12 	23 	3 	4 	158 	210 	31 	6th of 8-PJHLBloomfield Div 	Lost Div Quarters 	 	
2018-19	42 	20 	17 	0 	5 	143 	181 	45 	5th of 8-PJHLBloomfield Div 	Lost Div Quarters 	 	
2019-20	43 	15 	24 	0 	3 	134 	167 	33 	6th of 8-PJHLBloomfield Div 	Lost Div Quarters 	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30 	17 	12 	0 	1 	109 	79 	35 	5th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2022-23	42 	21 	16 	0 	5 	161 	167 	47 	4th 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	23 	14 	1 	4 	168 	147 	51 	Lost Division Semifinals 	 	 	
==Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances==
:2001: Chippawa Riverhawks defeated Belle River Canadiens 4-games-to-1
==External links==
*Riverhawks Homepage
*Riverhawks News, Schedules and Scores
Category:Niagara Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1987
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams