| Danbury Colonials | |
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| City: | Danbury, Connecticut |
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| League: | North American 3 Hockey League |
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Home Arena: | Danbury Ice Arena |
| Colors: | Black, Orange, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 2014-2017: | Lockport Express |
| 2017-2019: | Niagara Falls PowerHawks |
| 2019-Present: | Danbury Colonials |
The Danbury Colonials are a USA Hockey-sanctioned team from Danbury, Connecticut . The team commenced play with the 2014-15 season. They play in the North American 3 Hockey League at the Danbury Ice Arena. They played in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League from 2014 to 2016.
On March 18, 2017, the Lockport Express announced they would be relocating to the Hyde Park Ice Pavilion in Niagara Falls, New York for the 2017-18 season. The release stated that the organization would also be developing lower level teams along with the ownership of the new arena. The release stated that it was strictly a business decision and that there were no issues with the city or arena in Lockport. The team would announce on April 6, 2017 that the team would be renamed the Niagara Falls PowerHawks.
After exploring a move to Rapid City, South Dakota the team would be relocating to Danbury, Connecticut and be playing out of the Danbury Ice Arena. The team will be named the Danbury Colonials. The city is also getting a team in the Federal Hockey League for the 2019-20 season.
Team Results[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Finish = Finish in Division, Playoffs = Results in playoffs
| Season | GP | W | L | OL | SL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs | |||||||||
| Lockport Express | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 3 | - | 192 | 141 | 51 | 2nd, West | Lost First Round to Wilkes-Barre Miners 1-2 | |||||||||
| 2015-16 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 7 | - | 186 | 180 | 45 | 4th, West | Lost First Round to Jersey Shore Wildcats 0-2 | |||||||||
| 2016-17 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 0 | - | 173 | 206 | 36 | 5th, Northeast | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Niagara Falls PowerHawks | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-18 | 47 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 180 | 53 | 2nd, Northeast | W DSF, 2-0 (Skylands Kings) L, DF, 0-2 (Binghamton Jr. Senators) | |||||||||
| 2018-19 | 47 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 425 | 6 | 4th, Northeast | L, DSF, 0-2 (Binghamton Jr. Senators) | |||||||||
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| 2019-20 | 47 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 184 | 171 | 49 | 2nd, Northeast | Playoffs cancelled during division semifinal round | |||||||||