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40-554: Both teams were owned by the Emms Family , and were relocated to Niagara Falls from another city. The Niagara Falls Memorial Arena was home ice to both teams. The first Flyers team relocated to Niagara Falls from Barrie in 1960. The team was affiliated with the Boston Bruins of the NHL . The Flyers appeared in three Memorial Cups in the 1960s, winning in 1965 and 1968. Niagara Falls won

80-595: A left winger and a defenceman , including 10 seasons and 320 games in the National Hockey League . After playing, Emms had a 33-year presence in the Ontario Hockey Association , as the owner of the Barrie Flyers , Niagara Falls Flyers , and St. Catharines Black Hawks between 1945 and 1978. Teams that Emms coached or owned appeared in eight Memorial Cup tournaments, winning four Memorial Cups. He

120-748: A best-of-seven series in five games. The Emms Family sold the Flyers in 1972 after it played for 12 seasons. The new owners then relocated the team to Sudbury to become the Sudbury Wolves. Later the same year, after selling the Flyers, the Emms family bought the St. Catharines Black Hawks team who were the OHA champions the previous year. Four years after buying the Black Hawks, the Emms family relocated them to Niagara Falls in 1976, taking

160-453: A game against Toronto, Emms ordered his players to wear their jerseys backwards and play with their sticks upside down in protest. The Toronto Marlboros won 14–0, Emms was fined $ 1,000, and suspended for one year by league commissioner Tubby Schmalz . By the 1973–74 season, Emms had built the Black Hawks into a championship team. They finished second place in the regular season, then went undefeated in all three OHA playoff rounds to capture

200-694: The Canadian–American Hockey League , before being called back up to the NHL. He played three seasons in Detroit, but was not happy, and asked Jack Adams to release him. Emms signed as a free agent by Boston Bruins on, October 28, 1934, and switched to playing defence. He played only 11 games with the Bruins, and was traded to New York Americans on December 14, 1934. He played three more seasons in New York, and

240-772: The Hamilton Spectator Trophy with 69 points. Niagara Falls defeated the Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons in the OHA finals to win its first J. Ross Robertson Cup in its new city, and the fifth for Emms. The Flyers defeated the Espanola Eagles in the Eastern Canada finals, to advance to the 1963 Memorial Cup played in Edmonton, but lost to the Edmonton Oil Kings in six games. Two seasons later, Emms led

280-521: The Hockey Hall of Fame . Playoffs Playoffs The Niagara Falls Flyers played home games at Niagara Falls Memorial Arena from 1960 to 1972, and again from 1976 to 1982. The arena hosted Memorial Cup games in 1968. Hap Emms Leighton Alfred Emms (January 12, 1905 – October 23, 1988) was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, team owner, and general manager, during nearly 60 years in hockey. Emms played 17 seasons of professional hockey as

320-621: The Winnipeg Monarchs . The Flyers finished first place in the OHA in 1953. Emms was involved in controversy during the OHA playoffs in 1953, when he refused to play a Sunday playoff game for religious reasons, and when he had a goal judge handcuffed and removed from Barrie Arena . Despite the incidents, Emms' Flyers won its fourth J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1953, defeating the Toronto St. Michael's Majors , and then won its third George Richardson Memorial Trophy as Eastern Canada champions versus

360-532: The 1965–66 and 1966–67 seasons Emms was the general manager of both the NHL Bruins, and the Niagara Falls Flyers. Emms succeeded Lynn Patrick as only the third GM in the Bruins' 41-year history to that point. Emms brought in such players as Bernie Parent, Pit Martin , John "Pie" McKenzie , Gerry Cheevers , Gilles Marotte and Gary Doak to the Bruins. He also promoted Harry Sinden to coach in 1966, and

400-458: The Black Hawks for two more seasons in St. Catharines, missing the playoffs both times. Emms' time in St. Catharines produced several NHL players including, Wilf Paiement , Gary McAdam , Rick Hampton , Ken Breitenbach , Garry Lariviere , Rick Adduono , and Dave Gorman . Emms relocated the team to Niagara Falls at the end of the 1975–76 season, becoming the second incarnation of the Niagara Falls Flyers. In his last two seasons, his team missed

440-784: The Centennials, who have subsequently moved to Saginaw in 2002 to become the Saginaw Spirit. The Niagara Falls Flyers are one of a few clubs to win multiple Memorial Cup championships. Also of note, the franchise were repeat champions in different home cities, of Barrie and Niagara Falls. In total, the Flyers won the Memorial Cup twice in Niagara Falls, and twice in Barrie. and the J. Ross Robertson Cup 3 times each in Barrie and Niagara Falls. The Flyers finished first overall in 1963 & 1965 during

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480-406: The Flyers from Barrie, and operated the franchise from Niagara Falls, Ontario from 1960 to 1972. Emms slowly relinquished coaching duties to others, but continued as team owner, and general manager. The Niagara Falls Flyers were still sponsored by the Bruins until the direct NHL sponsorship of junior clubs halted in 1967. In the Flyers third season, the team finished first place in the OHA, winning

520-552: The Flyers in 1972. In his first season with the new club, Emms was suspended by the league for an incident involving the Toronto Marlboros' Mark Napier , who had signed a professional contract to play for the Toronto Toros . The World Hockey Association contract was not to take effect until after Napier's junior season was complete, but Emms felt it was wrong to have what he deemed a professional playing in junior hockey. During

560-555: The Flyers to another first-place finish with 81 points, and a second Hamilton Spectator Trophy. Niagara Falls defeated the Toronto Marlboros in the OHA finals, and advanced to a rematch with the Edmonton Oil Kings in the 1965 Memorial Cup , also played in Edmonton. Emms won his third Memorial Cup as his Flyers prevailed in five games. Three season later, Emms had another championship team. The Flyers finished fourth place in

600-683: The J. Ross Robertson Cup versus the Peterborough Petes . It was Emms' eighth and final OHA title as a general manager. In the 1974 Memorial Cup played in Calgary at the Stampede Corral , the Black Hawks faced the Regina Pats , and the Quebec Remparts . Emm's team won its first game 4–1 over Quebec, then lost to Regina 4–0. In the semifinal game, St. Catharines was defeated 11–3 by Quebec. He led

640-506: The Niagara Falls Flyers while his father managed. Emms was known for smoking a pipe, being frugal with money, and fined players for cursing. He suffered a stroke in 1983, which left him unable to walk or talk. He died of heart failure on October 22, 1988, in Niagara Falls. Emms was interred at Barrie Union Cemetery. Emms received the Ontario Hockey Association Gold Stick Award in 1955. The Emms Family Award

680-588: The OHA, but marched through the playoffs to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup versus the Kitchener Rangers , the seventh for Emms. Niagara won the Eastern Canada final versus the Verdun Maple Leafs . Four of the five games in the 1968 Memorial Cup were played at Emms' home rink, the Niagara Falls Memorial Arena . The Flyers won all four games on home ice for their second Memorial Cup title, and

720-740: The Quebec Citadels. Barrie won its second national title, defeating the St. Boniface Canadiens in the 1953 Memorial Cup . Emms next seven seasons were not as successful, but his team did reach the 1956 OHA finals. Some notable players Emms coached on the Barrie Flyers included brothers Dick Cherry and Don Cherry , Real Chevrefils , Marv Edwards , Ray Gariepy , Howie Glover , Leo Labine , Wayne Maxner , Gilles Mayer , Don McKenney , Paul Meger , Doug Mohns , Jim Morrison , Ron Stewart , Orval Tessier , Jerry Toppazzini , and Ed Westfall . Emms moved

760-678: The Windsor Bulldogs in the International Hockey League , for two seasons, and scored 21 goals both seasons. Emms was traded to New York Americans on May 14, 1930. In 1930–31, Emms played his first full NHL season at the age of 25, in 44 games with the New York Americans. He started the 1931–32 season with Americans, was traded to the Detroit Falcons on December 29, 1931, then played briefly with New Haven Eagles in

800-399: The corners. Often a winger's precise role on a line depends upon what type of role the other winger plays; usually lines will have one more goal-scoring oriented winger and one winger more focused on playing the boards, checking and passing the puck to others to take shots (if a larger player, he will sometimes be called a "power forward"). This position is commonly referred to by the side of

840-404: The defenceman of the opposing team across the blue line . When wingers receive a pass along the boards, they can exercise a number of options: Wingers should typically not: Wingers are typically the last players to backcheck out of the offensive zone. On the backcheck, it is essential that they cover the last free opposing player rushing in. Once the puck is controlled by the opposing team in

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880-450: The defensive zone, however, wingers are responsible for covering the defenceman on their side of the ice. Prior to the puck being dropped for a face-off , players other than those taking the face-off must not make any physical contact with players on the opposite team, nor enter the face-off circle (where marked). After the puck is dropped, it is essential for wingers to engage the opposing players to prevent them from obtaining possession of

920-469: The following season, defeating the Toronto Marlboros for the J. Ross Robertson Cup. In the Eastern Canada finals, Barrie lost to the Montreal Royals . Emms rebuilt the team in 1950, and then finished first place in the OHA in 1951. The Flyers returned to the OHA finals, beating the Toronto Marlboros. The Flyers won the Eastern Canada title versus the Quebec Citadels, and won the 1951 Memorial Cup versus

960-696: The fourth for Emms. After 1968, many of the players graduated to higher leagues, and the Flyers struggled for the next four seasons, missing the playoffs twice, and winning only one playoff series. In 1972, Emms sold the Flyers, and the team was relocated to become the Sudbury Wolves . Notable Niagara Falls Flyers players are: Don Awrey , Jim Lorentz , Rick Ley , Don Marcotte , Barry Wilkins , Rosaire Paiement , Steve Atkinson , Bill Goldsworthy , Jean Pronovost , John Arbour , Gilles Marotte , Bernie Parent , Doug Favell , Derek Sanderson , Brad Selwood , Phil Roberto , Tom Webster , and Phil Myre . During

1000-530: The ice. Niagara Falls won the right to play for the Cup by defeating the defending champions Toronto Marlboros for the OHA championship. The Memorial Cup in 1965 was again played at Edmonton's Arena Gardens. They defeated the Oil Kings 4 games to 1 in a best-of-seven rematch series from two years previous. The series was filled with brawls and suspensions, as well as a heavy police presence throughout. Niagara Falls won

1040-410: The offensive zone. The wingers' responsibilities in the offensive zone include the following: Wingers often will be playing high in the zone (close to the blue line), typically covering the defensemen of the opposing team, meaning they block passes from going to the defencemen and block shots from the defenceman. Wingers should always be vigilant for a breakout pass or a chance to chip the puck past

1080-402: The playoffs twice, but developed future Hall of Famer Mike Gartner . In his final draft as a general manager in 1977, Emms had the opportunity to draft Wayne Gretzky with the second overall pick, but chose Steve Peters instead. Emms sold the Flyers to Reg Quinn in 1978, and retired from hockey. Emms coached his son Paul Emms, and nephew Don Emms on the Barrie Flyers. Paul Emms later coached

1120-529: The regular season to win the Hamilton Spectator Trophy. The second Niagara Falls Flyers team won the western conference Emms Trophy in the 1978–79 playoffs. The Flyers from 1960 to 1972 were coached by Hap Emms , Bill Long and Paul Emms. The Flyers coaches from 1976 to 1982 are listed below. A combined total of 82 players from the Niagara Falls Flyers franchises went on to play in the National Hockey League , and two of those are enshrined in

1160-557: The right to play for the Cup by defeating the Kitchener Rangers for the OHA championship, and the Verdun Maple Leafs for the eastern championship. The 1968 Memorial Cup featured two Boston Bruins farm teams playing one another. The Flyers would play the Estevan Bruins on home ice, except for game two at the Montreal Forum . Game 4 was the longest in Memorial Cup history, lasting into five periods. Niagara Falls defeated Estevan in

1200-586: The right to play for the Cup by defeating the Toronto Neil McNeil Maroons for the OHA championship, and the Espanola Eagles to win the George Richardson Memorial Trophy as eastern Canadian representatives. The Flyers were runners up to the Memorial Cup in 1963 played at Edmonton's Arena Gardens. They lost in six games to the Edmonton Oil Kings in a best-of-seven series. Flyers players Dornhoefer and Harmer both suffered broken legs while on

1240-427: The rink that the winger normally takes, i.e. "left wing" or "right wing." The side of the rink the player played on traditionally related to the side of their body they take a shot from (i.e. left-shooting playing left wing) but in recent decades more wingers have played the "off wing" meaning the opposite side of the direction they shoot, which enables faster release shots if receiving a pass while standing stationary in

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1280-419: The same division, was created at the same time. Since the 1994–95 OHL season , it is awarded to the team winning the central division. Winger (ice hockey) Winger , in the game of ice hockey , is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is along the outer playing areas. They typically flank the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down

1320-557: The same name as the previous team. The Emms family later sold this version of the Flyers in 1978. The second Flyers team played for 4 seasons in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1976 to 1980, and 2 years in the Ontario Hockey League from 1980 to 1982. The Flyers appeared in the OHA finals in 1979, losing to Peterborough. Niagara Falls lost its Flyers team a second time in 1982 when they moved to North Bay to become

1360-416: The sides of the rink. Wingers generally have the least defensive responsibilities out of any position on the ice, however they are still tasked with defensive duties such as forechecking duties or covering the point in the defensive zone. Nowadays, there are different types of wingers in the game — out-and-out goal scorers, checkers who disrupt the opponents, and forwards who work along the boards and in

1400-603: The team as coach, and led the Knights to the AHA championship. After a couple years off from hockey, Emms returned to coach the St. Louis Flyers of the American Hockey League in the 1944–45 season, and played the final two games of his career. Six games into the 1945–46 season, Emms left St. Louis to return home. Emms founded the Barrie Flyers in his hometown of Barrie, in the Ontario Hockey Association . From 1945 to 1960, Emms

1440-616: Was donated in 1973 by Emms, as an annual award to recognize the OHL Rookie of the Year. The Hap Emms Memorial Trophy was created in 1975, to recognize the outstanding goaltender at the Memorial Cup tournament. From the 1975–76 OMJHL season until the 1993–94 OHL season , the more westerly of the league's two divisions was named the Emms Division in his memory. Likewise, the Emms Trophy for winning

1480-593: Was head coach and owner of the Flyers, and the team was sponsored by the Boston Bruins . Barrie won its first J. Ross Robertson Cup in the third season of play, defeating the original Windsor Spitfires in the finals. In the Eastern Canada finals, the Flyers won the George Richardson Memorial Trophy versus the Montreal Nationales. The Flyers played in the 1948 Memorial Cup , losing to the Port Arthur West End Bruins. Barrie repeated as OHA champions

1520-678: Was nicknamed " Happy Emms " due to the sour look on his face, which was later shortened to " Hap Emms ". Emms started his career as a left winger playing junior ice hockey from 1921 to 1925. He signed as a free agent with the Montreal Maroons on November 10, 1926. He spent the next two seasons splitting time between the Maroons and the Stratford Nationals of the Canadian Professional Hockey League . Emms then moved to

1560-551: Was the general manager during Bobby Orr 's first season in the National Hockey League. The Bruins were in the midst of an eight-year slump, and failed to make the playoffs during Emms' two seasons. Emms and the Bruins mutually ended his management, and he returned to the Niagara Fall Flyers. Emms was replaced by his assistant, Milt Schmidt . Emms purchased the St. Catharines Black Hawks immediately after selling

1600-637: Was traded to Detroit on February 13, 1938, ending his NHL career. Emms played on Detroit's farm team, the Pittsburgh Hornets in the IAHL for two seasons. Emms joined the Omaha Knights in the American Hockey Association , as a player-coach . Emms scored 19 goals in the 1939–40 season, and led his team to the AHA finals. Emms broke his leg part way through the 1941–42 season. He remained on

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