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Onaping Falls Huskies

ice hockey team in Onaping Falls, Ontario

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ7091702
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The Onaping Falls Huskies were a junior ice hockey team from Onaping Falls, Ontario, Canada, and were members of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) from 1970 to 1986. The Huskies won nine league championships.

History

As the Levack Miners, the team won the 1972 NOHA Jr. B League. In 1974, they changed their name to the Onaping Falls Huskies and won four consecutive NOHA Jr. B League titles (1975, 1976, 1977, and 1978) and three branch titles (1975, 1976, and 1978). They, and their league, were promoted to Jr. A in the summer of 1978.

Playing exclusively in the NOJHL from 1978 to 1986, the Onaping Falls Huskies were a very successful team, winning four league titles in their seven seasons. They won the McNamara Cup in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1986.

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