Brantford Blast
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| Established: | 2002 |
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| Home Areana: | Brantford Civic Centre |
| Hometown: | Brantford, Ontario |
| Head Coach: | Larry Van Herzelle |
| Team Captain: | Tyler Pelton |
| Team President | Peter Ham |
| Assistant Coach: | Andrew Taylor (player/coach) |
| Trainer: | Steve Bell |
| Brantford Blast Website | |
Brantford Blast is a Senior 'A' hockey team in the Major League Hockey based in Brantford, Ontario. The team was established in 2002, they play at the Brantford Civic Centre.
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[edit] Competitive Hockey Back in Brantford
In 2002, Major League Hockey granted a team to Brantford. At the time, the city had the Brantford Golden Eagles in the Ontario Hockey Association, but had also lost teams, like the Brantford Alexanders of the Ontario Hockey League, who left in 1984 and the Brantford Smoke of the Colonial Hockey League, who left in 1998. The Blast would play their home games at the Brantford Civic Centre as well. The Blast have made it to the post season twice. In the 2005-06 season, when they won the league, but lost in the first round to the Dundas Real McCoys 4 games to 2. In the 2006-07 season, they placed third, defeating the Petrolia Squires 4 games to 3, and the Windsor St. Clair Saints 4 games to none to capture their first MLH Championship after a 4-3 win Monday March 12 infront of the home town crowed in Brantford.
[edit] Successful Bid for Allan Cup
The Brantford Blast will be the host team of the 2008 Allan Cup, which will be held in Brantford from April 14-April 20, 2008. This will also be the 100th anniversary for the event, one of the reasons that the Blast wanted to host it.
The Blast announced that they have signed their team captain, Tyler Pelton, to a 3 year deal, keeping him on the team for the Allan Cup.
[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout Loses*, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
*Added in 2005-06 Season
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2002-03 | 31 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | - | 20 | 130 | 189 | 5th OHA Sr | DNQ |
| 2003-04 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | 37 | 162 | 141 | 5th OHA Sr | DNQ |
| 2004-05 | 34 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | - | 17 | 136 | 195 | 6th OHA Sr | DNQ |
| 2005-06 | 32 | 18 | 9 | - | 3 | 2 | 41 | 161 | 137 | 1st OHA Sr | Lost in First Round |
| 2006-07 | 30 | 15 | 13 | - | 0 | 2 | 32 | 156 | 142 | 3rd OHA Sr | 4-3 First Round; 4-0 Final Round; MLH Champions |
[edit] 2005/2006 Roster
[edit] Goalies
- 30 - Brett Leggat
- 33 - Anthony Marshall
- 1 - Rocco Trentadue
[edit] Forward
- 5 - Tyler Pelton - C
- 12 - David Del Monte
- 13 - Pat Montgomery
- 14 - TJ McCool
- 28 - Kyle Whitfield
- 11 - Scott Anderson
- 17 - Nathan Gilchrist
- 21 - Cory Matchim
- 7 - Adriano Fiacconi
- 16 - Jacob Laime
- 6 - Matt McLellan
- 9 - Richard Kazda
- 20 - Andrew Taylor
- 27 - Wayne Muir
- 15 - Ryan Vansikle
[edit] Defence
- 18 - Steve Hurst
- 10 - Will Wellman
- 4 - Andrew Yardy
- 8 - David Russell
- 2 - Jeff Shaw
- 19 - Scott English
- 3 - Nick Rombough
[edit] Awards
- 2004/2005 - All Star Centre - Paul Polillo
- 2004/2005 - Most Sportsmanlike - Tyler Pelton
- November 2005 - Player of the Month - Adriano Fiacconi
- December 2005 - Player of the Month - Tyler Pelton
- 2005-06 - League All-Star Game players - Tyler Pelton, Adriano Fiacconi, Brett Leggat
- 2005-06 - Season Champions
- 2005-06 - Best Team Goaltending
- 2006-07 - Major League Hockey Champions
