Nipawin Hawks

The Nipawin Hawks are a Canadian 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.

Nipawin Hawks
City	Nipawin, Saskatchewan
League	SJHL
Division	Sherwood
Founded	1985/1986
Home arena	Centennial Arena "The Cage"
Colours	Black and Gold
General manager	Tad Kozun (2022)
Head coach	Tad Kozun (2022)
Captain	Maguire Ratzlaff
Website	www.nipawinhawks.sk.ca

The Hawks have won two SJHL championships (1990 and 2018). Nipawin won the 1990 ANAVET Cup, coached by Bob Lowes.^[1]

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1985–86	60	18	42	0	-	261	394	36	9th SJHL	DNQ
1986–87	64	27	32	5	-	300	323	59	5th SJHL	Lost 1st round
1987–88	60	34	22	4	-	293	246	72	4th SJHL
1988–89	64	40	20	4	-	332	244	84	2nd SJHL North
1989–90	68	43	21	4	-	343	244	90	2nd SJHL North	Won League, won Anavet Cup
1990–91	68	40	27	1	-	293	241	81	2nd SJHL North	Lost semi-final
1991–92	64	24	37	3	-	248	260	51	5th SJHL North	DNQ
1992–93	64	28	31	5	-	262	266	61	4th SJHL North	Lost quarter-final
1993–94	68	32	25	11	-	304	254	75	5th SJHL North	Lost quarter-final
1994–95	64	39	21	4	-	258	199	82	2nd SJHL North	Lost quarter-final
1995–96	64	35	22	7	-	278	217	77	3rd SJHL North	Lost quarter-final
1996–97	64	40	17	7	-	294	212	87	1st SJHL North	Lost semi-final
1997–98	64	40	20	4	-	272	192	84	1st SJHL	Lost final
1998–99	66	29	35	2	-	229	249	60	6th SJHL North	DNQ
1999-00	60	50	8	2	-	269	144	102	1st SJHL	Lost 1st round
2000–01	62	34	26	1	1	274	218	70	3rd SJHL Dodge	Lost final
2001–02	64	35	15	10	4	249	190	84	2nd SJHL Dodge	Lost quarter-final
2002–03	60	18	25	12	5	186	230	53	6th SJHL DOdge	DNQ
2003–04	60	27	27	5	1	180	195	60	4th SJHL Dodge	Lost quarter-final
2004–05	55	25	20	5	5	164	154	60	4th SJHL Itech	Lost 1st round
2005–06	55	38	12	2	3	193	139	81	2nd SJHL Itech	Lost quarter-final
2006–07	58	36	17	0	5	209	169	77	4th SJHL Itech	Lost in Conference Final
2007–08	58	23	29	-	6	150	202	52	5th SJHL Itech	Lost semi-finals
2008–09	56	26	26	-	4	156	190	56	4th SJHL Itech	Lost quarter-finals
2009–10	58	20	31	-	7	172	237	47	11th SJHL	DNQ
2010–11	58	17	36	-	5	154	258	39	12th SJHL	DNQ
2011–12	58	34	20	-	4	204	167	72	3rd Bauer Div 4th SJHL	Lost quarter-finals
2012–13	54	32	14	-	8	172	137	72	2nd North Div 4th SJHL	Lost quarter-finals
2013–14	56	25	27	-	4	150	175	54	2nd Sherwood Div 8th SJHL	Lost preliminary round
2014–15	56	33	17	2	4	173	160	72	3rd of 4 Sherwood Div 6th 12 SJHL	Won quarter-final, 4–2 (Millionaires) Lost semi-final, 1–4 (Mustangs)
2015–16	58	36	17	3	2	206	172	77	2nd of 4 Sherwood Div 4th 12 SJHL	Won quarter-final, 4–2 (Bruins) Lost semifinals, 3–4 (Mustangs)
2016–17	58	40	15	2	1	200	118	83	1st of 4 Sherwood Div 3rd of 12 SJHL	Won quarter-final, 4–0 (Broncos) Lost semi-final, 3–4 (Bombers)
2017–18	58	43	8	3	4	232	131	93	1st of 4 Sherwood Div 1st 12 SJHL	Won quarter-finals, 4–1 (Bombers) Lead Semifinals,^[a] 3–1 (Broncos) Won SJHL Finals, 4–3 (Bruins) League Champions Lost Anavet Cup, 2–4 (Steinbach Pistons)
2018–19	58	38	15	2	3	159	118	81	1st of 4 Sherwood Div 1st of 12 SJHL	Lost quarter-final, 4–3 (Terriers)
2019–20	58	30	24	3	1	183	170	64	4th of 4 Sherwood Div 8th of 12 SJHL	Quarter-final suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic, 3–1 (North Stars)
2020–21	6	4	2	0	0	19	16	8	2nd of 4 Sherwood Div 5th of 12 SJHL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021–22	58	17	35	0	6	128	208	40	4th of 4 Sherwood Div 11th of 12 SJHL	DNQ
2022–23	56	26	24	5	1	182	192	58	4th of 4 Sherwood Div 7th of 12 SJHL	Lost quarter-final, 4-1 (Broncos)

1. Series indefinitely postponed due to Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Hawks advanced after league approved of finishing the playoffs.^[2]

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

• 2012

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

Quarter-finals Battlefords North Stars defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 2013

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

Quarter-finals Flin Flon Bombers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2014

Preliminary round Notre Dame Hounds defeated Nipawin Hawks 3-games-to-1

• 2015

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

Quarter-finals Nipawin Hawks defeated Melville Millionaires 4-games-to-2

Semi-final Melfort Mustangs defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-1

• 2016

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

Quarter-finals Nipawin Hawks defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-2

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

• 2017

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

Quarter-finals Nipawin Hawks defeated Humboldt Broncos 4-games-to-0

Semi-final Flin Flon Bombers defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-3

• 2018 Lost AVANET Cup

Preliminary round Nipawin Hawks earned bye

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

Semi-final Nipawin Hawks were leading Humboldt Broncos 3-games-to-1 when the fatal Broncos bus crash occurred on April 6, 2018 on their way to Game 5.

Canalta Cup Nipawin Hawks defeated Estevan Bruins 4-games-to-1 SJHL CHAMPIONS

AVANET Cup Steinbach Pistons defeated Nipawin Hawks 4-games-to-2

• 2019

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

• 2020

Quarter-finals Battlefords North Stars lead the Nipawin Hawks 3-games-to-1 before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the season

• 2021

Season cancelled due to COVID-19

• 2022

DNQ

• 2023

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

Current Roster

Updated November 8, 2022

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
1		Damon Cunningham	G	L	19		Sturgeon County, Alberta
2		Lucas Perry	D	L	19		Edmonton, Alberta
3		Vito Biondo	D	R	19		Lake St. Louis, Missouri
4		Eric Robbie	D	R	20		Rosetown, Saskatchewan
5		Tre Fouquette	D	R	19		Warman, Saskatchewan
8		Chase Visser	F	R	19		Barrhead, Alberta
10		Zander Stewart	D	L	20		West Kelowna, British Columbia
11		Finley Radloff	F	L	18		Nipawin, Saskatchewan
12		Hudson Cameron	F	L	19		Kelowna, British Columbia
13		Alyandro De Leon	F	R	19		Langley, British Columbia
14		Maguire Ratzlaff (C)	F	L	19		Abbotsford, British Columbia
16		James Bohn	D	L	21		Coquitlam, British Columbia
18		Alex Ochitwa	F	L	20		Prince George, British Columbia
20		Cole Fox	D	L	19		Innisfail, Alberta
21		Rylan Lefebvre	F	L	21		Edmonton, Alberta
22		Francois-Xavier Bedard	F	R	20		Boischatel, Quebec
24		Reese Malkewich	D	L	20		Edmonton, Alberta
28		Braxton Buckberger (A)	F	L	20		Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
29		Reid Mackay	F	R	19		Irma, Alberta
31		Jackson Fellner	G	L	20		Regina, Saskatchewan
34		Joel Mabin (A)	F	R	20		Lethbridge, Alberta
37		Jayden Kraus	G	L	16		Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
51		Alex Johnson (A)	C	L	21		Calgary, Alberta
91		Carson Dobson	F	R	21		Plenty, Saskatchewan

NHL alumni

• Nolan Schaefer – Minnesota Wild
• Greg Classen – Nashville Predators
• Mark Smith – San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames
• Curtis Murphy – Minnesota Wild
• Adam Beckman - Minnesota Wild
• Jaxsen Wiebe - Anaheim Ducks

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

References

1. Stelter, Ryan (2018-01-31). "Saskatchewan product Bob Lowes got his start as a Bison". The Manitoban. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
2. "Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)". sjhl.hockeytech.com. Retrieved 2018-04-08.

External links

• Nipawin Hawks official website