Niagara Thunderhawks

The Niagara Thunderhawks were a Junior "B" box lacrosse team from Niagara, Ontario, Canada. The Thunderhawks played in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The franchise folded after 18 years in 2021.

Niagara Thunderhawks
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2003
Folded2021
LeagueOLA Junior B Lacrosse League
Based inNiagara, Ontario
ArenaMeridian Credit Union Arena
ColoursBlue, Black, and White
Head coachRandy Chrysler
General managerAl Janzen

History
Thunderhawks goalie in 2014.
Thunderhawks player in 2014.

The Thunderhawks entered the OLA in 2003. After a slow but modest start, Niagara broke out with a .500 record in 2005 and earned their first birth into the playoffs. Success really came in 2006 as the Thunderhawks finished 15-5-0 and finished in second place overall in the West Conference. They beat out the upstart Hamilton Bengals in the first round 3 games straight. In the second round they faced the more challenging Windsor Fratmen where they went the distance, winning 3 games to 2. The Semi-final went the distance as well, as they faced the Orangeville Northmen, but this time they were eliminated in five games.

In 2021 the Thunderhawks announced they would be ceasing operations. The announcement cited a lack of available players as a reason for the teams folding.[1] However the teams legacy lives on through Niagara-on-the-Lake's minor lacrosse teams which still use the name "Niagara Thunderhawks" as well as their logo and colours.

Season-by-season results== Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGPWLTGFGAPTSPlacingPlayoffs
2003206140151195129th OJBLL WestDNQ
20042061401421851210th OJBLL WestDNQ
2005201091166165217th OJBLL WestLost 1st round
2006201550194118302nd OJBLL WestLost semi-final
2007201370176147266th OJBLL WestLost 1st round
20082061401572061212th OJBLL WestDNQ
200920217195180514th OJBLL WestDNQ
2010205150991551012th OJBLL WestDNQ
20112061401732251010th OJBLL WestDNQ
2012201190219197228th OJBLL WestLost Conference QF
2013201370223179264th OJBLL WestLost Conference SF
2014201640204174324th OJBLL WestLost Conference SF
2015201730218132342nd OJBLL WestLost Conference SF
2016201541214146313rd OJBLL WestLost Conference SF
2017208120187218169th OJBLL WestDNQ
20182010100183188207th OJBLL WestLost Conference QF

References
  1. "END OF AN ERA". Niagara Thunderhawks Jr B Lacrosse. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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