Flin Flon Bombers | |
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City | Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada |
League | SJHL |
Division | Sherwood Division |
Founded | 1927 |
Home arena | Whitney Forum |
Colours | Maroon and White |
General manager | Mike Reagan |
Head coach | Mike Reagan |
Website | http://www.bombers.ca |
Franchise history | |
1978–1984 | Flin Flon Bombers |
1984–1986 | Creighton Bombers |
1986–present | Flin Flon Bombers |
Previous franchise history | |
1927–1978 | Flin Flon Bombers |
1978–1979 | Edmonton Oil Kings |
1979–1980 | Great Falls Americans |
1980–1982 | Spokane Flyers |
The Flin Flon Bombers are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in Flin Flon, a city located on the Manitoba–Saskatchewan provincial border. The Bombers are members of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), which is a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, and they play home games at the Whitney Forum on the Manitoba side of the city. The team's history dates back to 1927 and includes a decade-long run in the major junior Western Hockey League in the late 1960s and 1970s. The team has won two national championships, including the 1957 Memorial Cup and the 1969 James Piggott National Championship.