Niagara Falls Mayor Rob Restaino, announcing the team along with owners Can-USA Sports, said the franchise “brings top end baseball to Niagara Falls residents’ backyard.” ...

The unit − with eight team members − was created last fall, though plans to institute an official swift-water team had been in place since 2019.

Beginning with the 2024-25 season, all of the association’s house league and travel teams will be nicknamed Canucks in recognition of the Niagara Falls Canucks’ move to the junior-A Ontario ...