Long Beach Bombers
| Long Beach Bombers | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Lakewood, California |
| League | WSHL |
| Division | Western |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Home arena | Glacial Garden Skating Arena |
| Colors |
gray, gold, and dark blue |
| General manager | Chris White |
| Head coach | Chris White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–1996 | Anaheim Jr. Ducks |
| 1996–2006 | Southern California Jr. Bombers |
| 2006–2010 | Bay City Bombers |
| 2010–present | Long Beach Bombers |
The Long Beach Bombers are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in Western Division of the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). The team plays their home games at the Glacial Garden Skating Arena in Lakewood, California, California.[1][2][3]
History
Before moving to Tier III junior hockey, the Bombers competed in Junior B hockey from 1994 until 2007 when the team and WSHL were upgraded to Tier III Jr. A status. The team was a founding member of the WSHL in 1994 as the Anaheim Jr. Ducks and won the first two Thorne Cup Championships of the league's existence. The franchise then changed their name to the Southern California Jr. Bombers in the 1996 offseason, became the Bay City Bombers in 2006, and then revised their name once more becoming the Long Beach Bombers in 2010. The Bombers are currently the only founding franchise of the WSHL still playing in the league.
Statistics
Regular Season Records
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2010-11 | 46 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 38 | 156 | 179 | - | 6th of 8 Western 10th of 13 WSHL | did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | 46 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 157 | 236 | 1192 | 5th of 6 Western 12th of 16 WSHL | did not qualify' |
| 2012-13 | 46 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 40 | 165 | 228 | 1129 | 6th of 6 Western 15th of 22 WSHL | did not qualify |
| 2013-14 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 56 | 228 | 170 | 1133 | 4th of 6 Pacific 11th of 24 WSHL | Lost Div SemiFinal, 0-2 (Monsters) |
| 2014-15 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 66 | 215 | 140 | 1044 | 3rd of 8 Western 9th of 28 WSHL | Lost Div Quarter-Final, 1-2 (Gulls) |
Alumni
The Bombers have had a number of alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, college ice hockey, and pro ice hockey.:[4]