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Caledon Bombers
CityCaledon, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Founded1973
Home arenaMayfield Arena
ColoursBurgundy, Yellow, and White
     
Owner(s)David Arsenault
General managerRobin Inscoe
Head coachRay Martin
AffiliatesCaledon Admirals (OJHL)
Caledon Golden Hawks (PJHL)
Franchise history
1973-1976Owen Sound Salvagemen
1976-1977Owen Sound Steelers
1977-1980Owen Sound Kings
1980-1983Owen Sound Mercurys
1983-2000Owen Sound Greys
2000-2006Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys
2006-2012Owen Sound Greys
2012-2020Brampton Bombers
2020-PresentCaledon Bombers

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 Northern Junior D Hockey League in 1973 but gained prominence as the Owen Sound Greys by winning the 1987 Ontario Junior Hockey League championship.[1] The Greys relocated to Brampton in the Spring of 2012.[2]

History

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The history of the Owen Sound Greys dates back to just before World War I. The original Greys won the 1924 Memorial Cup and the 1927 Memorial Cup 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 in four-straight-games to the St. Michael's Buzzers. In 1975, the Greys jumped up to Tier II Junior A as members of the Southern Ontario 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 for their second season. After both seasons, the Salvagemen entered the Ontario Hockey Association "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. From 1980 until 1983 the team was named the Mercurys for the 1951 Allan Cup 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 Nickel Centre Power Trains 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 Port Elgin, Ontario. 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 mandated all teams to introduce Internet video broadcast of all home games via FastHockey.com.[3] The Brampton Bombers chose to also introduce Internet radio play-by-play broadcasts via Mixlr.com, thanks to Humber College Radio Broadcast[4] 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.[5]

In 2020, the Bombers announced the move to Caledon, Ontario

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
Owen Sound Greys (final 5 seasons)
2007-08 48 8 37 2 1 116 219 19 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2008-09 52 6 44 - 2 107 326 14 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2009-10 Did Not Participate
2010-11 51 4 44 - 3 134 400 11 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2011-12 51 9 39 - 3 150 279 21 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
Brampton Bombers
2012-13 51 15 31 - 5 142 217 35 8th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2013-14 49 19 28 - 2 146 174 40 7th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. QF
2014-15 49 8 34 - 7 125 254 23 8th GOJHL-MW Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Sugar Kings)
2015-16 50 14 31 2 3 144 223 31 7th of 9-MW
21st of 26-GOJHL 		Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Cullitons)
2016-17 50 10 33 2 5 123 232 27 9th of 9-MW
24th of 27-GOJHL		 Did not qualify
2017-18 50 16 33 1 0 145 216 33 8th of 8-MW
19th of 26-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Sugar Kings)
2018-19 48 8 34 1 5 114 215 22 8th of 8-MW
23rd of 25-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Cyclones)
2019-20 50 11 35 0 4 105 232 26 7th of 8-MW
23rd of 26-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 1-4 (Dutchmen)
Caledon Bombers
2020-21 Season lost due to covid-19 pandemic
2021-22 48 17 28 1 2 135 190 37 7th of 8-MW
19th of 25-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 1-4 (Redhawks)
2022-23 50 7 43 0 0 90 282 14 7th of 8-MW
23rd of 25-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Warriors)
2023-24 50 5 44 0 1 85 271 11 8th of 8-MW
23rd of 23-GOJHL		 Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Cyclones)

References

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  1. ^ "Bench Talk / Off The Wire". www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
  2. ^ "OHA approves Greys' move to Brampton - Owen Sound Sun Times - Ontario, CA". Archived from the original on 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. ^ "FASTHockey :: Login". www.fasthockey.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  4. ^ "Broadcasting - Radio". Humber College. Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. ^ "Bombers Announce Coaching Staff | GOJHL Brampton Bombers".
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