▁season . ▁The ▁Black h aw ks ▁finished ▁second - to - last , ▁and ▁lost ▁a ▁best - of - three ▁series ▁to ▁the ▁Pow ass an ▁V ood o os . ▁ ▁I ro qu ois ▁F alls ▁E sk is ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Ab it ib i ▁E skim os ▁were ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁T imm ins ▁and ▁the ▁Mat ta wa ▁Black h aw ks ▁took ▁advantage ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁I ro qu ois ▁F alls ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁second - inc arn ation ▁of ▁the ▁E skim os , ▁calling ▁themselves ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁F alls ▁E skim os . ▁However , ▁over ▁the ▁summer ▁the ▁team ▁name ▁was ▁alter ed ▁to ▁the ▁" E sk is " ▁to ▁pay ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁F alls ▁Jr . ▁E sk is , ▁who ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁new ▁team ▁did ▁not ▁adopt ▁the ▁former ▁Jr . ▁E sk is ' ▁colours ▁of ▁blue ▁and ▁white , ▁and ▁instead ▁went ▁with ▁the ▁Ab it ib i ▁E skim os ▁colours ▁of ▁black , ▁gold , ▁and ▁white . ▁ ▁Despite ▁having ▁the ▁third ▁best ▁attend ance ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁sold . ▁ ▁H ear st ▁L umber jack s ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁NO J HL ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁E sk is