| Brantford Bandits | |
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| City: | Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
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| League: | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division: | Mid-Western |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Home Arena: | Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre |
| Colors: | Black, Red, and White |
| Owner(s): | Darren DeDobbelaer |
| General Manager: | Darren DeDobbelaer |
| Head Coach: | Wes Consorti |
| Franchise history | |
| 2013-2019: | Brantford 99ers |
| 2019-present: | Brantford Bandits |
The Brantford Bandits are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western Conference of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History[]
For years, the Brantford Eagles franchise were not very successful. From 1992 until 2002, the Eagles were only able to surpass ten wins once. Most of that time, the team had been transplanted to Ohsweken, Ontario.[1] In 2002, the team moved back to Brantford and began winning more consistently. By the 2005-06 season, the Eagles made the Mid-Western League final. In 2007, the three Ontario Hockey Association Junior B Leagues merged into the GOJHL. From that point on, the Eagles would win three Mid-Western regular season championships, three Mid-Western Conference playoff championships, and the 2009 Sutherland Cup as Ontario Champions. But the fans did not come. On May 23, 2012, the Eagles were official moved to Caledonia, Ontario and became the Caledonia Corvairs.[2]
In 2012, the GOJHL announced it was recruiting new teams for a new Toronto-based fourth conference for the league. In Spring 2013, the plan would unceremoniously die, but a Brantford group that had decided to apply for entry transferred their request to the Mid-Western Conference.[3] Their request was accepted[4] and the ownership group named themselves the 99'ers in honour of Wayne Gretzky and the Brantford Minor Hockey Association.[5]
On September 6, 2013, the 99ers played their first ever game, on the road, against the Brampton Bombers. Luc Hartholt scored the first goal in franchise history at 2:29 of the first period in a 4-3 win. Andre Keire made 20 saves to pick up the first ever win in net.[6]
The team would announce on their twitter page on May 28, 2019 that they were being renamed the Brantford Bandits.[7]
Season-by-season results[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |||||
| 2013–14 | 49 | 7 | 38 | - | 4 | 118 | 251 | 18 | 9th GOJHL-MW | DNQ | |||||
| 2014–15 | 49 | 9 | 39 | - | 1 | 128 | 258 | 19 | 9th GOJHL-MW | DNQ | |||||
| 2015–16 | 50 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 133 | 204 | 31 | 8th of 9-MW 22nd of 26-GOJHL |
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Dutchmen) | |||||
| 2016–17 | 50 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 143 | 217 | 29 | 8th of 9-MW 22nd of 27-GOJHL |
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Cyclones) | |||||
| 2017–18 | 50 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 139 | 216 | 33 | T-6th of 8-MW T-19 of 26-GOJHL |
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Stratford) | |||||
| 2018–19 (GOJHL) | 48 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 240 | 25 | 7th MW | Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Warriors) | |||||
| 2019-20 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 181 | 59 | 4th West (OJHL) | Lost Conf. Final 0-4 (Oakville) | |||||
| 2020-21 (GOJHL) | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 | 48 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 221 | 20 | 8th of 8-MW 24th of 25-GOJHL |
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 1-4 (Sugar Kings) | |||||
| 2022–23 | 50 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 360 | 7 | 8th of 8-MW 25th of 25-GOJHL |
Lost Conf. Quarterfinals, 0-4 (Siskins) | |||||
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ http://officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/OhswekenGoldenEagles.htm
- ↑ http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2012/05/24/golden-eagles-wing-off-for-Caledonia
- ↑ http://thejuniorhockeynews.com/?p=2588
- ↑ http://www.therecord.com/sports/article/906776--brantford-returns-to-gojhl
- ↑ http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/04/03/brantford-jr-b-team-adopts-99ers-moniker
- ↑ http://gojhlcms.stats.pointstreak.com/gamesheet_full.html?gameid=2240956
- ↑ https://twitter.com/BanditHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3ABanditHockey&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fbrantford99ers.pointstreaksites.com%2Fview%2Fbrantford99ers%2F
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