The team filled the void left behind when the Niagara Falls Flyers departed for North Bay in 1982.

Coach Bill LaForge returned with a strong core of players that lead the team to a second-place finish in 1988–89.

Niagara Falls reached the OHL finals the first year in their new home city, losing to the Peterborough Petes.

Niagara Falls continued its momentum into the third round of the playoffs knocking off the first place London Knights before losing to the Kitchener Rangers.

Many players graduated in 1992 for professional careers, and Coach Burnett was promoted to the Cape Breton Oilers of the AHL.