Niagara Raiders

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]

Niagara Raiders
Team logo
Founded1958
FoldedJanuary 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
Based inSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Home fieldKiwanis Field
Head coachBrad Anderson
Owner(s)Larry Irish
LeagueCanadian Junior Football League
DivisionOntario Football Conference
ColoursBlue, Yellow, and White
     
Nickname(s)Raiders
Websiteniagararaidersfootball.ca

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.
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