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Nipawin Hawks
CityNipawin, Saskatchewan
LeagueSJHL
DivisionSherwood
Founded1985
Home arenaCentennial Arena
"The Cage"
Colours   
General managerTad Kozun
Head coachTad Kozun
Websitenipawinhawks.sk.ca

The Nipawin Hawks are a junior ice hockey 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 gold.

The Hawks won league championships in 1990 and 2018, and the regional championship ANAVET Cup in 1990, coached by Bob Lowes.[1]

Arena

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The Hawks play their home games at Centennial Arena, affectionately known as "the Cage".[2] Centennial Arena was built in 1967 and is owned by the Town of Nipawin.[3][4]

History

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Founded in 1985, the Hawks won their first league championship in 1990 against the Humboldt Broncos.[5] The team went on to win the regional championship ANAVET Cup, defeating the Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League four games to two.[6] The Hawks then went on to take third place at the national championship Centennial Cup tournament in Vernon, British Columbia.[7]

The next time the Hawks won a league championship was in 2018.[8] The victory was overshadowed by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in which 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos were killed and 13 were injured.[9] The crash happened as the Broncos were en route to Nipawin to play game 5 of the semifinal against the Hawks.[10][11]

Franchise history
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Finish Playoffs
1985–86 60 18 42 0 - 261 394 36 9th in league Did not qualify
1986–87 64 27 32 5 - 300 323 59 5th in league Lost 1st round
1987–88 60 34 22 4 - 293 246 72 4th in league
1988–89 64 40 20 4 - 332 244 84 2nd in league North
1989–90 68 43 21 4 - 343 244 90 2nd in league Won league championship
Won regional championship
1990–91 68 40 27 1 - 293 241 81 2nd in league Lost semifinal
1991–92 64 24 37 3 - 248 260 51 5th in league Did not qualify
1992–93 64 28 31 5 - 262 266 61 4th in league Lost quarterfinal
1993–94 68 32 25 11 - 304 254 75 5th in league Lost quarterfinal
1994–95 64 39 21 4 - 258 199 82 2nd in league Lost quarterfinal
1995–96 64 35 22 7 - 278 217 77 3rd in league Lost quarterfinal
1996–97 64 40 17 7 - 294 212 87 1st in league Lost semifinal
1997–98 64 40 20 4 - 272 192 84 1st in league Lost final
1998–99 66 29 35 2 - 229 249 60 6th in league Did not qualify
1999-00 60 50 8 2 - 269 144 102 1st in league Lost 1st round
2000–01 62 34 26 1 1 274 218 70 3rd in league Lost final
2001–02 64 35 15 10 4 249 190 84 2nd in league Lost quarterfinal
2002–03 60 18 25 12 5 186 230 53 6th in league Did not qualify
2003–04 60 27 27 5 1 180 195 60 4th in league Lost quarterfinal
2004–05 55 25 20 5 5 164 154 60 4th in league Lost 1st round
2005–06 55 38 12 2 3 193 139 81 2nd SJHL Itech Lost quarterfinal
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 semifinal
2008–09 56 26 26 - 4 156 190 56 4th in league Lost quarterfinal
2009–10 58 20 31 - 7 172 237 47 11th in league Did not qualify
2010–11 58 17 36 - 5 154 258 39 12th in league Did not qualify
2011–12 58 34 20 - 4 204 167 72 3rd in division
4th in league		 Lost quarterfinal
2012–13 54 32 14 - 8 172 137 72 2nd in division
4th in league		 Lost quarterfinal
2013–14 56 25 27 - 4 150 175 54 2nd in division
8th in league		 Lost preliminary round
2014–15 56 33 17 2 4 173 160 72 3rd in division
6th in league		 Won quarterfinal against Millionaires (4:2)
Lost semifinal against Mustangs (1:4)
2015–16 58 36 17 3 2 206 172 77 2nd in division
4th in league		 Won quarterfinal against Bruins (4:2)
Lost semifinal against Mustangs (3:4)
2016–17 58 40 15 2 1 200 118 83 1st in division
3rd in league		 Won quarterfinal against Broncos (4:0)
Lost semifinal against Bombers (3:4)
2017–18 58 43 8 3 4 232 131 93 1st in division
1st in league		 Won quarterfinal against Bombers (4:1)
Led semifinal against Broncos (3:1)[a]
Won final against Bruins (4:3)
2018–19 58 38 15 2 3 159 118 81 1st in division
1st in league		 Lost quarterfinal against Terriers (4:3)
2019–20 58 30 24 3 1 183 170 64 4th in division
8th in league		 Cancelled
2020–21 6 4 2 0 0 19 16 8 2nd in division
5th in league		 Cancelled
2021–22 58 17 35 0 6 128 208 40 4th in division
11th in league		 Did not qualify
2022–23 56 26 24 5 1 182 192 58 4th in division
7th in league		 Lost quarterfinal against Broncos (4:1)
2023–24 56 22 29 1 4 180 194 49 3rd in division
9th in league		 Did not qualify
2024–25 56 17 33 3 3 146 228 40 4th in division
11th in league		 Did not qualify

Source: "Nipawin Hawks hockey team statistics and history". hockeydb.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

  1. ^ Series unfinished due to Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Hawks advanced after league approved of finishing the playoffs.

NHL alumni

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stelter, Ryan (31 January 2018). "Saskatchewan product Bob Lowes got his start as a Bison". The Manitoban. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ Omness, Chris (1 March 2023). "Another exciting matchup at the Cage". WestCentralOnline. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. ^ Lett, Doug (11 January 2023). "Nipawin Jubilee Arena project nearly finished". saskNOW. Pattison Media. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  4. ^ O'Flanagan, Rob (14 December 2023). "Nipawin now has two arenas with all the amenities". nipawinjournal.com. Postmedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  5. ^ "1968–2005 SJHL historical stats" (PDF). sjhl.ca. Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "A brief history of the ANAVET Cup". steinbachpistons.ca. Steinbach Pistons. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ "2025 Centennial Cup Guide & Record Book" (PDF). hockeycanada.ca. Hockey Canada. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Nipawin Hawks honour Humboldt Broncos en route to SJHL championship". sportsnet.ca. Rogers Sports & Media. Canadian Press. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  9. ^ "'One of the darkest days in the history of Saskatchewan' as 14 die in bus crash". Macleans.ca. Canadian Press. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  10. ^ "SJHL votes unanimously to continue playoffs - TSN.ca". TSN. Bell Media. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  11. ^ Yard, Bridget (8 April 2018). "Hometown of Nipawin Hawks show outpouring of support for Humboldt Broncos after bus crash". CBC News. CBC/Radio-Canada. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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