The Caledon Bombers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club based in Caledon, Ontario. The team was founded as the Owen Sound Salvagemen of the

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in 1973 but gained prominence as the

Owen Sound Greys The Owen Sound Greys were a series of junior ice hockey teams based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The original Greys, in their early years, won the 1924 and 192 ...

by winning the 1987 Ontario Junior Hockey League championship. The Greys relocated to Brampton in the Spring of 2012.

History

The history of the

dates back to just before World War I. The original Greys won the

1924 Memorial Cup The 1924 Memorial Cup final was the sixth junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Owen Sound Greys of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed ...

and the

1927 Memorial Cup The 1927 Memorial Cup final was the ninth junior ice hockey championship of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association. The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Owen Sound Greys of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed a ...

before falling back to Junior B for much of the next half century. In 1961, the Greys would make their only appearance in the Ontario Junior B final, losing the

Sutherland Cup The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The trophy was first awarded in 1934, and named in honour of former OHA and CAHA president, James T. Sutherland. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship t ...

in four-straight-games to the

St. Michael's Buzzers The St. Michael's Buzzers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They compete in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL). History The St. Michael's Buzzers date back to at least 1920, as future NHLer Bobby Bauer had ma ...

. In 1975, the Greys jumped up to Tier II Junior A as members of the

Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league was swallowed by what is now called the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League ...

. The league and the team folded in 1977. In the background a team known as the Owen Sound Salvagemen (and briefly the Steelers) were climbing up to replace them. The Salvagemen started off with a season of Junior D and bumped up to the

Central Junior C Hockey League The Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The "Central" played inter-league games with the Empire Junior "C" League. The champion of the Central c ...

for their second season. After both seasons, the Salvagemen entered the

Ontario Hockey Association The Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) is the governing body for the majority of junior and senior level ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The OHA is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Federation along with the Northern Ontario Hockey As ...

"Super Junior C" playdowns. Both years the Salvagemen would drop the final to the Central Junior C League's Woodstock Navy-Vets. Owen Sound Kings (after 1977) would spend from 1975 until 1978 in the Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League before switching to the

Mid-Western Junior B Hockey League The Mid-Western Junior Hockey League (MWJHL) was a junior ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association from 1973 until 2007. In 2007, the league became a division of the newly formed Greater Ontario Junior ...

. From 1980 until 1983 the team was named the Mercurys for the

1951 Allan Cup The 1951 Allan Cup was the Canadian senior ice hockey championship for the 1950–51 senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Owen Sound Mercurys and Owen Sound, Ontario. The 1951 playoff marked the 43rd time that the Allan Cup has been ...

champions from Owen Sound. In 1983, the team became the Greys. In 1985, the Greys were promoted to Junior A in an effort to save the failing Ontario Junior Hockey League. In their first year they lost the final, in the second year they won the league, despite falling to the

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in the next round of the National Junior A Playoffs. In 1987, the Greys were forced to return to Junior B when the OJHL folded. From 2000 until 2006, the Greys were known as the Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys and split their time in

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. The move was not a hit and attendance dwindled. Back in Owen Sound after 2006, not much changed and the team elected to sit out the 2009-10 season. The Greys would play two more years before team sponsor, David Arsenault, took over the team and moved it to Brampton. A team naming contest ended May 11, 2012; on June 7, 2012. The name "Brampton Bombers" was announced. The 2015-16 season saw several technological advancements. The

Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) is a Canadian junior ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario, Canada. The league is sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association, Ontario Hockey Federation, and Hockey Canada. The league is c ...

mandated all teams to introduce Internet video broadcast of all home games via FastHockey.com. The Brampton Bombers chose to also introduce Internet radio play-by-play broadcasts via Mixlr.com, thanks to Humber College Radio Broadcast students Nicholas Fiore and Matthew Ahmadzai. Later, the broadcast team introduced their audio broadcast with the FastHockey feed as well, giving fans a choice of free audio or paid audio-video feeds. In late 2019, the team named Jeff Flanagan as both coach and general manager for the 2019-2020 season. On April 8, 2020, the Bombers named Chris Taylor as the new head coach. In 2020, the Bombers announced the move to Caledon, Ontario

Season-by-season results

References

External links

Bombers WebpageGOJHL Webpage
{{Brampton Sports Ice hockey teams in Ontario Sport in Brampton 1973 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 1973