Nipissing Alouettes
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| City: | Sturgeon Falls, Ontario |
| League: | Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| Home Arena: | Sturgeon Falls Arena |
| Colours: | Blue, Red, and White |
| Head Coach: | Steve McCharles |
| General Manager: | Steve McCharles |
The Nipissing Alouettes are a Tier II junior 'A' ice hockey team based out of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. They play in the Greater Metro Junior 'A' Hockey League.
[edit] History
The Alouettes follow in the town's hockey tradition of the Sturgeon Falls Lynx who played in the town from 1994 until 2002 when they became the North Bay Skyhawks.
The first game in the Alouettes' history took place on September 9, 2006 against the Richmond Hill Rams. The end result was a 5-1 loss. The first goal in Alouette history was scored by Matt Mascarin. Justin Longchamp took the loss in goal in the first game in Alouettes history, but played well facing more than 50 shots. The first home game in the team's history was on September 22, 2006 against the Bradford Rattlers, a 6-3 loss.
The Als celebrated their first victory on September 29, 2006. They defeated the Toronto Canada Moose by a score of 5-3.
Nipissing finished their inaugural season in 6th place, losing out on a season long battle for forth place against the Deseronto Thunder and Toronto Canada Moose. They drew the Richmond Hill Rams in the league quarter-final, but lost out 4-games-to-2.
[edit] Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 2006-07 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 143 | 169 | 39 | 6th GMJHL | Lost Quarter-final |
[edit] External links
| Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League |
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| Current Teams: Bradford Rattlers | Deseronto Thunder | Espanola Kings | King Wild | Nipissing Alouettes | Richmond Hill Rams | South Muskoka Shield | Temiscaming Royals | Toronto Canada Moose
WHA Junior West Hockey League | National Junior Hockey Alliance |
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