The Niagara Raiders were a Canadian football team in the Canadian Junior Football League's Ontario Football Conference.[1] Formerly the Burlington Braves, the team moved to the Niagara Region for the start of the 2016 season.[2] The Raiders played in St. Catharines, Ontario for four years before announcing on January 8, 2020 that the team had been dissolved.[3]

Niagara Raiders
Team logo
Founded1958
FoldedJanuary 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)
Based inSt. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Home fieldKiwanis Field
Head coachBrad Anderson
Owner(s)Larry Irish
LeagueCanadian Junior Football League
DivisionOntario Football Conference
ColoursBlue, Yellow, and White
     
Nickname(s)Raiders
Websiteniagararaidersfootball.ca

References

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  1. ^ "Ontario Conference Schedule 2019". Canadian Junior Football League. April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Raiders find home in Virgil". Niagara Falls Review. June 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Niagara Raiders [@NiagaraRaiders] (January 8, 2020). "Important Announcement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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