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Brampton Bombers
City:	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
League:	Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division:	Mid-Western
Founded:	1973
Home Arena:	Brampton Memorial Arena
Colors:	Burgundy, Yellow, and White
Owner(s):	David Arsenault
General Manager:	Dana Baker
Head Coach:	Nic Martins
Affiliates:	Orangeville Flyers (OJHL) Fergus Devils (GMOHL)
Franchise history
1973-1976:	Owen Sound Salvagemen
1976-1977:	Owen Sound Steelers
1977-1980:	Owen Sound Kings
1980-1983:	Owen Sound Mercurys
1983-2000:	Owen Sound Greys
2000-2006:	Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys
2006-2012:	Owen Sound Greys
2012-Present:	Brampton Bombers

The Brampton Bombers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club based in Brampton, Ontario. The team was originally 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. The Greys relocated to Brampton in the Spring of 2012.

History

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 Nickle 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 released to the public.

The team was forced to relocate for the 2016-17 season due to a fire at the Victoria Park Arena in May of 2016. The team moved to the Brampton Memorial Arena starting with the 2016-17 season.

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
Owen Sound Salvagemen
1973-74	28	20	5	3	-	168	98	43	1st NJDHL	Lost Super C Final
1974-75	29	2	26	1	-	86	233	5	6th CJCHL West	Lost Super C Final
1975-76	36	10	18	8	-	152	197	28	6th MOJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
Owen Sound Steelers
1976-77	40	14	23	3	-	163	195	31	5th MOJBHL	DNQ
Owen Sound Steelers
1977-78	32	9	23	3	-	164	208	21	5th MOJBHL	DNQ
1978-79	42	16	23	3	-	229	271	35	5th MWJBHL	DNQ
1979-80	42	13	22	7	-	203	209	33	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
Owen Sound Mercurys
1980-81	42	26	16	0	-	210	186	52	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1981-82	42	12	29	1	-	197	249	25	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1982-83	42	15	27	0	-	190	265	30	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
Owen Sound Greys
1983-84	42	20	22	0	-	212	235	40	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1984-85	42	22	17	3	-	266	189	47	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1985-86	50	25	20	5	-	254	232	55	3rd OJHL	Lost Final
1986-87	42	26	12	4	-	263	211	56	1st OJHL	Won League
1987-88	48	24	24	0	-	260	246	48	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1988-89	48	20	23	5	-	249	256	45	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1989-90	48	34	13	1	-	334	208	69	2nd MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1990-91	48	25	22	1	-	250	227	51	5th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1991-92	48	28	15	5	-	258	195	61	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1992-93	48	33	14	1	-	311	217	67	2nd MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
1993-94	48	21	26	1	-	198	201	43	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1994-95	48	20	24	4	-	237	236	44	7th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1995-96	48	28	16	4	-	261	196	60	6th MWJBHL	Lost Final
1996-97	48	15	31	2	-	183	252	32	8th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1997-98	48	27	19	2	-	248	179	56	6th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1998-99	48	19	22	7	-	207	203	45	7th MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
1999-00	48	32	14	2	-	236	176	66	4th MWJBHL	Lost Final
Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys
2000-01	48	36	11	1	-	232	141	73	1st MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
2001-02	48	29	14	5	-	195	164	63	4th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
2002-03	48	24	20	4	0	199	185	52	5th MWJBHL	Lost Semifinal
2003-04	48	28	16	3	1	190	136	60	3rd MWJBHL	Lost Quarter-final
2004-05	48	29	15	3	1	179	130	62	5th MWJBHL	Lost Final
2005-06	48	14	32	2	-	146	198	30	9th MWJBHL	DNQ
Owen Sound Greys
2006-07	48	3	39	4	2	124	291	12	9th MWJBHL	DNQ
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	14	216	33	T-6th of 8-MW T-19th of 26-GOJHL	Lost Conf. Quarter-final, 0-4 (Sugar Kings)

External links

• Official website