Flin Flon Bombers

Flin Flon Bombers
founding	1927
history	Flin Flon Bombers ; 1927 - 1984 ; Creighton Bombers ; 1984 - 1986 ; Flin Flon Bombers ; since 1986
Stadion	Whitney Forum
Location	Flin Flon , Manitoba
Team colors	brown, white
league	SJHL (1951–1966) ; MJHL (1966–1967) ; WHL (1967–1978) ; NMJHL (1978–1984) ; SJHL (since 1984)
Memorial Cups	1957
Ed Chynoweth Cups	1968/69, 1969/70

The Flin Flon Bombers are a Canadian ice hockey team based in Flin Flon , Manitoba that plays in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . The team played from 1967 to 1978 in one of the top three Canadian junior ice hockey leagues, the Western Hockey League (WHL).

history

The Flin Flon Bombers, which were founded in 1927, played in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1951 to 1966 , winning the championship six times during this period (1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960). In addition, the team prevailed in 1957 in the final tournament for the Memorial Cup against the Ottawa Junior Canadiens . For the 1966/67 season, the Bombers moved to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League , whose championship they also won that year. Then Flin Flon was added as an expansion franchise to the Canadian top junior league, Western Hockey League , which had been founded a year earlier . In their first season in the WHL they reached the final of the Ed Chynoweth Cup , in which they were defeated in the best-of-seven series by the Estevan Bruins with four defeats in a draw. In the following three years, the team from Manitoba stood three times in a row against the Edmonton Oil Kings in the finals, which they beat in 1969 and 1970 and which they were defeated in the 1970/71 season with four defeats in one draw and one win.

In the summer of 1978 the rights to the WHL franchise were sold to the Edmonton Oil Kings and the Flin Flon Bombers moved to the Northern Manitoba Junior Hockey League , in which they played until 1984. The franchise was then briefly relocated to neighboring Creighton , Saskatchewan , and renamed Creighton Bombers in order to be able to participate in the game operations of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League . After the SJHL allowed the bombers to operate a franchise outside of Saskatchewan, the team moved back to Flin Flon in 1986, where it has since played under the original name of Flin Flon Bombers.

Season statistics (WHL)

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1967-68	60	47	8th	5	-	-	99	361	143	1st, WHL	Defeat in the final
1968-69	60	47	13	0	-	-	94	343	159	1st, East	Ed Chynoweth Cup
1969-70	60	42	18th	0	-	-	84	257	176	1st, East	Ed Chynoweth Cup
1970-71	66	41	23	2	-	-	84	306	224	2nd, East	Defeat in the final
1971-72	68	31	36	1	-	-	63	265	307	8th, WHL	Defeat in the quarterfinals
1972-73	68	39	19th	10	-	-	88	334	228	2nd, East	Loss in the semifinals
1973-74	68	34	21st	13	-	-	81	322	259	2nd, East	Defeat in the quarterfinals
1974-75	70	19th	42	9	-	-	47	262	389	6th, East	not qualified
1975-76	72	18th	44	10	-	-	46	279	441	6th, East	not qualified
1976-77	72	16	42	14th	-	-	46	294	411	3rd, East	not qualified
1977-78	72	33	30th	9	-	-	75	396	380	6th, East	Loss in the semifinals

Former players

The following players who were active for the Flin Flon Bombers played in the National Hockey League during their career :

Team Records (WHL)

Career records

Games: 257 Mark Davidson

Goals: 163 Blaine Stoughton

Assists: 238 Al Hillier

Points: 333 Blaine Stoughton

Penalty Minutes: 641 Ray Markham

Flin Flon Bombers

founding	1927
history	Flin Flon Bombers 1927 - 1984 Creighton Bombers 1984 - 1986 Flin Flon Bombers since 1986
Stadion	Whitney Forum
Location	Flin Flon , Manitoba
Team colors	brown, white
league	SJHL (1951–1966) MJHL (1966–1967) WHL (1967–1978) NMJHL (1978–1984) SJHL (since 1984)
Memorial Cups	1957
Ed Chynoweth Cups	1968/69, 1969/70