Nipawin Hawks

Nipawin Hawks
City	Nipawin, Saskatchewan
League	SJHL
Division	Sherwood
Founded	1985/1986
Home arena	Centennial Arena "The Cage"
Colours	Black and gold
General manager	Doug Johnson (2010)
Head coach	Doug Johnson (2010)

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.

After a seventeen year drought the Hawks claimed the regular season championship for the 2017-18 season, adding to their '96-'97 & '97-'98 & '99-'00 regular season championships.

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) tbd Semifinals, 0-0 (Mustangs)
2016–17	58	40	15	2	1	200	118	83	1st of 4 Sherwood Div 3rd 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-final, 4-1 (Bombers) *Semifinal, 3–1 lead (Broncos) League Govenors vote to continue PO ??? SJHL Finals 0-0 (Bruins)

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

• 2018

*Nipawin Hawks Semifinal Playoff match against Humboldt Broncos is Postponed Indefinitely due to Humboldt Broncos bus crash (Results N/A)

NHL alumni

• Nolan Schaefer – Minnesota Wild
• Greg Classen – Nashville Predators
• Mark Smith – San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames
• Curtis Murphy – Minnesota Wild

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Saskatchewan

External links

• Nipawin Hawks official website