Nipawin Hawks

Nipawin Hawks
City	Nipawin, Saskatchewan
League	SJHL
Division	Bauer
Founded	1986
Home arena	Centennial Arena "The Cage"
Colours	Black and gold
Head coach	Doug Johnson

The Nipawin Hawks are a Junior "A" team based in Nipawin, Saskatchewan. They are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They play their home games at the Centennial Arena, which has a seating capacity of 1,500. The team colors are black and yellow. They won the SJHL championship in 1990.

Head Coach: Doug Johnson
Assistant Coach: Tyson Hobbins
Trainer: Brian Kahlben

Season-by-season standings

Playoffs

• 1986 DNQ
• 1987 Lost Quarter-final

Yorkton Terriers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 1988 Lost Semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none

Notre Dame Hounds defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-none

• 1989 Lost Final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2

Nipawin Hawks defeated Notre Dame Hounds 4-games-to-2

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1

• 1990 Won League, Won Anavet Cup, Lost 1990 Centennial Cup semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-none

Nipawin Hawks defeated Weyburn Red Wings 4-games-to-3

Nipawin Hawks defeated Yorkton Terriers 4-games-to-2 SJHL CHAMPIONS

Nipawin Hawks defeated Portage Terriers (MJHL) 4-games-to-2 ANAVET CUP CHAMPIONS

Third in 1990 Centennial Cup round robin (2-2)

Vernon Lakers (BCJHL) defeated Nipawin Hawks 11-5 in semi-final

• 1991 Lost Semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 1992 DNQ
• 1993 Lost Semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Melfort Mustangs 4-games-to-2

Flin Flon Bombers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1

• 1994 Lost Quarter-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Flin Flon Bombers 2-games-to-none

Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 1995 Lost Quarter-final

Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 1996 Lost Quarter-final

Battlefords North Stars defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 1997 Lost Semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none

Battlefords North Stars defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 1998 Lost Final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-none

Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-1

Weyburn Red Wings defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1

• 1999 DNQ
• 2000 Eliminated in Preliminary round robin

Third in round robin (1-3) vs. Kindersley Klippers and Humboldt Broncos

• 2001 Lost Final

Nipawin Hawks defeated Kindersley Klippers 4-games-to-none

Nipawin Hawks defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-games-to-1

Weyburn Red Wings defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2002 Lost Quarter-final

Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 2003 DNQ
• 2004 Lost Quarter-final

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 2005 Lost Preliminary

Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2006 Lost Quarter-final

Second in round robin (2-2) vs. Battlefords North Stars and La Ronge Ice Wolves

La Ronge Ice Wolves defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-none

• 2007 Lost Semi-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-games-to-2

Nipawin Hawks defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-games-to-2

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2008 Lost Quarter-final

Nipawin Hawks defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-games-to-2

Humboldt Broncos defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2009 Lost Preliminary

Battlefords North Stars defeated Nipawin Hawks 3-games-to-none

• 2010 DNQ
• 2011 DNQ

Notable alumni

• Nolan Schaefer - Minnesota Wild
• Greg Classen - Vancouver Canucks
• Mark Smith - San Jose Sharks
• Curtis Murphy - Minnesota Wild

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

External links

• Nipawin Hawks official website

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