▁under ▁ 5 0 0 ▁se ating ▁capacity . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁season ▁marked ▁the ▁last ▁for ▁an ▁NO J HL ▁franch ise ▁in ▁North ▁Bay , ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁of ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁interest ▁was ▁going ▁towards ▁the ▁North ▁Bay ▁Battalion . ▁O wner ▁David ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁still ▁being ▁bank rolled ▁by ▁former ▁owner ▁Tim ▁Clay den ▁to ▁meet ▁team ▁exp enses , ▁after ▁he ▁sold ▁the ▁Tra ppers ▁and ▁owned ▁the ▁Esp an ola ▁River men . ▁With ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁financial ▁means , ▁community ▁support ▁and ▁spons ors , ▁the ▁Tra ppers ▁ended ▁up ▁leaving ▁North ▁Bay ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁played ▁their ▁final ▁games ▁in ▁Mat ta wa . ▁Be auch amp ▁claims ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁North ▁Bay ▁exp elled ▁the ▁Tra ppers , ▁but ▁the ▁city ▁denied ▁this . ▁ ▁Mat ta wa ▁Black h aw ks ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Mat ta wa , ▁Ontario ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Mat ta wa ▁Black h aw ks . ▁O wner ▁David ▁Be auch amp ▁was ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁over ▁un pa id ▁ice ▁fe es , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁new ▁ownership ▁( TP A ▁Sports ) ▁from ▁Toronto ▁to ▁continue ▁operations . ▁Because ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁ar ena , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁existence ▁was ▁question able , ▁despite ▁trem end ous ▁fan ▁support ▁throughout ▁the