- Dayton Bombers
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Dayton Bombers 
City Dayton, Ohio League ECHL Conference American Conference Division North Division Founded 1991 Home arena Nutter Center Colors Navy blue, red, white
Owner(s) 
Costa PapistaGeneral manager TBA Head coach TBA Media Dayton Daily News Affiliates Independent Franchise history 1991–2009 Dayton Bombers Championships Regular season titles None Division Championships 2 (2001–02, 2006–07) Conference Championships 2 (2001–02, 2006–07) Kelly Cups None The Dayton Bombers were an ECHL ice hockey team located in Dayton, Ohio. The team most recently was in the North Division of the ECHL's American Conference.
The Bombers originally played at Hara Arena from 1991–1996. The team moved to the Ervin J. Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio in 1996. They have played in front of more than 2 million fans in their 18 years.
On March 30, 2009, it was announced that the Bombers would not be playing during the 2009–2010 season [1]. Despite the arrival of the International Hockey League's Dayton Gems, the Bombers had not folded nor planned to relocate yet, and continued to aim towards securing additional investors and season-ticket holders to play in Dayton once again for 2010-11 [2]. However, on June 25 of that year, the Bombers owner turned the team's membership back to the ECHL, citing lack of a suitable business partner or re-entry plan [3].
Contents
2008–09 North Division Standings
Y-Clinched Division Title, X-Clinched Playoff Spot
Team GP Won Lost OTL SOL Pts GF GA Cincinnati(xy) 72 41 26 2 3 87 256 231 Trenton(x) 72 40 25 2 5 87 236 206 Elmira(x) 72 39 26 2 5 85 235 232 Wheeling(x) 72 36 28 2 6 80 263 260 Johnstown 72 37 30 5 0 79 228 232 Dayton 72 32 33 4 3 71 229 246 Reading 72 24 42 3 3 54 211 269 Current roster
All players were declared free agents by the ECHL on May 7, 2009. Players from the Mississippi Sea Wolves and Phoenix RoadRunners were also declared free agents the same day.[1]
Season Records
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties infraction minutes
Season League Conference Division GP W L T OTL SOL Pts PCT GF GA PIM Coach Attendance Avg. Playoff result 1991–92 ECHL - West 64 32 26 0 6 0 70 0.547 305 300 1341 Claude Noel 132,699 4,147 Round 1 1992–93 ECHL - West 64 35 23 0 6 0 76 0.594 282 270 2111 Claude Noel 137,929 4,310 Round 2 1993–94 ECHL - North 68 29 31 0 8 0 66 0.485 316 308 1976 Jim Playfair 139,739 4,109 Round 1 1994–95 ECHL - North 68 42 17 0 9 0 93 0.684 307 224 2235 Jim Playfair 146,239 4,301 Round 2 1995–96 ECHL - North 70 35 28 0 0 7 77 0.55 247 237 2131 Jim Playfair 117,279 3,350 Round 1 1996–97 ECHL - North 70 36 26 8 0 0 80 0.571 253 258 1359 Mark Kumpel 111,417 3,183 Round 1 1997–98 ECHL - Northwest 70 36 26 8 0 0 80 0.571 255 256 2162 Mark Kumpel 146,531 4,186 Round 1 1998–99 ECHL Northern Northwest 70 34 27 9 0 0 77 0.55 239 241 1984 Greg Ireland 158,492 4,528 Round 2 1999–00 ECHL Northern Northwest 70 32 28 10 0 0 74 0.529 230 226 2496 Greg Ireland 147,081 4,202 Round 2 2000–01 ECHL Northern Northwest 72 45 21 6 0 0 96 0.667 247 194 2352 Greg Ireland 145,845 4,051 Round 3 2001–02 ECHL Northern Northwest 72 40 20 12 0 0 92 0.639 222 196 2339 Greg Ireland 153,877 4,274 Kelly Cup Finalist 2002–03 ECHL Northern Northwest 72 24 38 10 0 0 58 0.403 191 247 2005 Greg Ireland 124,662 3,462 - 2003–04 ECHL National North 72 26 41 5 0 0 57 0.396 187 271 1639 Jamie Ling 124,609 3,461 - 2004–05 ECHL National North 72 23 40 9 0 0 55 0.382 175 225 1665 Don MacAdam 112,243 3,117 - 2005–06 ECHL American North 72 20 46 6 0 0 46 0.319 193 275 1482 Don MacAdam 124,406 3,455 - 2006–07 ECHL American North 72 37 26 0 2 7 83 0.576 213 191 1345 Don MacAdam 131,196 3,644 Kelly Cup Finalist 2007–08 ECHL American North 72 29 31 0 6 6 70 0.479 201 229 1356 Bill McDonald 131,876 3,768 1st Rd 2008–09 ECHL American North 72 32 33 0 4 3 71 0.493 229 246 1255 Bill McDonald 132,454 3,679 - Team totals 1,190 567 500 83 32 21 599 Hm Gms. 2,315,369 3,865 All Time Record Vs Other Clubs
Team Won Loss Tie Alaska 0 1 0 Augusta 1 2 1 Bakersfield 0 1 0 Charlotte 6 6 5 Cincinnati 29 30 10 Columbia 2 3 0 Elmira 3 6 1 Florida 1 0 0 Fresno 0 2 0 Gwinnett 1 1 1 Idaho 0 1 0 Johnstown 78 47 19 Las Vegas 0 0 0 Mississippi 6 2 2 Pensacola 0 0 1 Phoenix 0 0 0 Reading 21 27 5 South Carolina 4 4 0 Stockton 1 3 0 Texas 0 0 0 Trenton 23 38 5 Utah 0 0 0 Victoria 1 0 0 Wheeling 61 64 19 Dayton Bombers Club Records
Players
- Most points, season-119 Darren Colbourne (1991–92)
- Most points, game-7 Tom Nemeth vs Toledo, Oct. 23, 1993 & Jamie Ling vs Roanoke, Jan. 15, 1999
- Most goals, season-69 Darren Colbourne (1991–92)
- Most goals, game-5-Jamie Ling vs Roanoke, Jan. 15, 1999 & Chanse Fitzpatrick vs Trenton, Nov. 3, 2007
- Most assists, season-82 Tom Nemeth, 1993–94
- Most assists, game-6 Tom Nemeth vs Toledo, Oct. 23, 1993
- Most PIM, season-429 Darren Langdon, 1992–93
- Most PIM, game-39 Derek Ernest vs Roanoke, Nov. 23, 2000
Goaltenders
- Most appearances: 51, Michael Ayers (2004–05)
- Most minutes: 2,937 min, Michael Ayers (2004–05)
- Most wins: 23, Adam Berkhoel (2006–07)
- Most losses: 28, Michael Ayers (2004–05)
- Most overtime Losses: 7, Alex Westlund (1999-00)
- Most shots- 1,627, Michael Ayers (2004–05)
- Most saves- 1,485, Michael Ayers (2005-06)
- Most shutouts- 5, Adam Berkhoel (2006–07)
- Lowest GAA- 2.22, Alex Westlund (2000–01)
- Best save percentage: .930, Alex Westlund (2000–01)
Team
- Most points-96 (2000–01)
- Most wins-45 (2000–01)
- Most losses-46 (2005–06)
- Most goals scored-316 (1993–94)
- Fewest points-46 (2005–06)
- Fewest losses-17 (1994–95)
- Fewest GAA-191 (2006–07)
- Most PIM-2,496 (1999-00)
Longest winning streak
- Overall-8 Oct. 9-Nov. 5, 1994
- Home-13 Oct. 28-Dec. 27, 2001
- Road-5 Oct. 28-Nov. 14, 2000
Longest winless streak
- Overall-16 Feb. 24-Apr. 1, 2006
- Home-9 Jan. 4-Feb. 8, 2005
- Road-13 Jan. 18-Mar. 26, 2003
Regular Season Game Attendance Record
- 10,057 vs Peoria, Jan. 23, 2004
Postseason Game Attendance Record
- 4,447 vs Idaho, May 27, 2007 Game 3 Kelly Cup Finals
Regular Season Attendance Record
- 158,492 (1998–99)
All Time Playoff Record vs. Other Clubs
Atlantic City totals include Cincinnati (1990–92), Pensacola totals include Nashville (1989–96), Texas totals include Huntington (1993–2000)
Team Series Won Loss GP Won Loss GF GA Last Mtg Rnd Result Atlantic City 2 1 1 7 3 4 20 31 2002 CF W 3-1 Charlotte 1 1 0 5 3 2 16 15 2001 CQF W 3-2 Cincinnati 1 1 0 7 4 3 25 19 2007 DF W 4-3 Florida 1 1 0 7 4 3 23 22 2007 CF W 4-3 Greenville 1 0 1 4 0 4 7 18 2002 Finals L 0-4 Johnstown 2 1 1 5 3 2 13 13 2008 1st L 0-2 Idaho 1 0 1 5 1 4 8 16 2007 Finals L 1-4 Pensacola 1 0 1 3 0 3 9 13 1993 1st L 0-3 Peoria 2 0 2 6 0 6 13 23 2001 CSF L 0-3 Texas 1 1 0 4 3 1 15 12 1995 1st W 3-1 Toledo 2 0 2 6 1 5 17 28 1996 1st L 0-3 Trenton 1 1 0 3 3 0 8 3 2007 DSF W 3-0 Wheeling 1 0 1 5 2 3 11 15 1998 CQF L 2-3 NHL alumni
The following is a list of players who have gone on to play in the NHL.
- Kaspars Astashenko
- Jean-Sebastien Aubin
- Eric Boguniecki
- Kevin Colley
- Riley Cote
- John Emmons
- Sean Gagnon
- Steven Goertzen
- Erich Goldmann
- Greg Kuznik
- Darren Langdon
- Dan LaCosta
- Kent McDonell
- Mike Minard
- Brandon Smith
- Ole-Kristian Tollefsen
- Pascal Trepanier
- Stephen Valiquette
- Daryl Reaugh
- David Van Drunen
- Mark Lawrence
- Tyler Sloan
- Philippe Dupuis
References
- ^ Bombers won't play next season; cite declining support
- ^ Bombers owner forges ahead with re-entry plans
- ^ It's official: Bombers won't be back
External links
- Dayton Bombers official site
- Dayton Bombers official message board
- Official Message Board of the 218th Black Sheep Squadron - A Dayton Bombers Supporters Group
- ECHL site
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