▁Sh am ro cks . ▁St ur geon ▁F alls ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁final s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁lost ▁out ▁to ▁R ays ide - B alf our ▁on ▁both ▁occasions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁were ▁the ▁considered ▁the ▁second - best ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁NO J HL ▁after ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Par ry ▁Sound ▁to ▁the ▁OP J HL . ▁Despite ▁the ▁impress ive ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 0 0 ▁second - place ▁finish , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁were ▁no ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁un be aten ▁R ays ide - B alf our ▁Sab rec ats ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁final s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 , ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁F alls ▁Lyn x ▁finished ▁fourth ▁both ▁seasons . ▁ ▁North ▁Bay ▁Sky h aw ks ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁North ▁Bay ▁Cent enn ial s ▁moved ▁to ▁S ag ina w , ▁Michigan , ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁F alls ▁Lyn x ▁immediately ▁left ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁F alls ▁Arena ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁ten ancy ▁at ▁the ▁bigger ▁North ▁Bay ▁Memorial ▁Gard ens ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁North ▁Bay ▁Sky h aw ks . ▁The ▁Sky h aw ks ▁became ▁immediately ▁dominant , ▁and ▁won ▁three ▁consecutive ▁NO J HL ▁champion ships ▁from ▁ 2 0