1968-69 Niagara Season. The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association.The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982. Niagara School History; Roster & Stats; Polls, Schedule & Results ; More 1968-69 Niagara Pages. The Niagara Falls Flyers were two junior ice hockey franchises that played in the top tier in the Ontario Hockey Association. Stats Crew - The Home of Sports Statistics. The Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, the outlaw league that had been formed over the summer of 1966, was gone, replaced by the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, including the Estevan Bruins. 1968-69 Niagara Purple Eagles Roster and Stats. Both teams were owned by the Emms Family, and were relocated to Niagara Falls from another city. Tom Webster’s goal at 12:56 of the extra period won it.The game ended with the victors wearing their own uniforms. Previous Season Next Season Record: 11-13 (Independent) Coach: Frank Layden. Steve Atkinson scored twice before 3,905 fans.The Flyers wrapped it up two nights later, posting a 6-0 victory as Phil Myre made 20 saves before 3,813 fans.Thus, the Estevan Bruins, of manager Scotty Munro and coach Ernie (Punch) McLean, were in the 1968 final, against the Niagara Falls Flyers, who were run by Hap Emms, with his son, Paul, as coach.Interestingly, the teams wore the same uniforms — fashioned after the NHL’s Boston Bruins with whom Emms and Munro had been long associated.Well, the best-of-seven Memorial Cup final opened in Memorial Arena on May 6, with the Flyers winning, 7-4. 1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers Roster. With five minutes left in the third period, Hap Emms had his players put on their familiar black-and-yellow uniforms.On May 10, the Flyers, who would wear St. Catharines Teepees uniforms for the duration, skated to a 7-4 victory. The 1968 Memorial Cup was the 50th annual Memorial Cup competition, organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) to determine the champion of junior A ice hockey.The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Estevan Bruins of the Western Canada … 1968 – Niagara Falls Flyers. 1964-65 Niagara Falls Flyers Statistics The Niagara Falls Flyers of the Ontario Hockey Association ended the 1964-65 season with a record of 36 wins and 11 losses and 9 ties for 81 points in the OHA.
Team Roster Front Row L to R - Phil Myre, Leighton "Hap" Emms (owner/manager), Tom Webster, Rick Ley, Gerry Swain, Steve Atkinson, Paul Emms (coach), Dave Tataryn. The first, a Junior "A" team existed from 1960 until 1972, and the second in Tier I Junior "A" from 1976 until 1982. According to one report, Mr. Thompson “left the arena battered and bleeding.”The Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, the outlaw league that had been formed over the summer of 1966, was gone, replaced by the Western Canada Junior Hockey League, including the Estevan Bruins.“In no way will we play all of the series in that barn,” Munro said of the 2,900-seat Niagara Falls Memorial Arena.The scene shifted to the Montreal Forum for Game 2 on May 8 and only 1,849 fans showed up.