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team based in

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. They play in the Mid-Western Conference of the

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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. 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

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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

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as Ontario Champions. But the fans did not come. On May 23, 2012, the Eagles were official moved to

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and became the Caledonia Corvairs. In 2012, the GOJHL announced it was recruiting new teams for a new

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-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. Their request was accepted and the ownership group named themselves the 99'ers in honour of

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and the Brantford Minor Hockey Association. 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. The team would announce on their twitter page on May 28, 2019 that they were being renamed the Brantford Bandits, and home games were moved to the

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. In May 2023, the Bandits were purchased by a group of seven beer league buddies

They have moved the team's home games from the

back to the Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre. April 2024 the Bandit owners acquired ownership of the Cambridge Redhawks. In an offsetting action, Jon Clark and Mike Christian, owners of the Paris Titans purchased the Brantford Bandits and re-branded the team to the Brantford Titans.

Season-by-season results

References

External links

Bandits Webpage

GOJHL Webpage
{{GOJHL Ice hockey teams in Ontario 2012 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 2012