The Sioux Lookout Bombers are a

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team from

Sioux Lookout Sioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 5,838 people (up 10.8% since 2016). Known locally as the "Hub of the North", it is serviced by the Sioux Lookout Airport, Highway 72, and the Sioux Lookout railway ...

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, Canada. They were a part of the

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. The Bombers mark a return of junior A hockey following the folding of the Sioux Lookout Flyers.

History

The Sioux Lookout Flyers were added to the

for the 2008-09 season. The Flyers mark the first major level hockey in the town since the Intermediate leagues of the 1970s. The Flyers are Ontario Junior hockey's most Northerly club at 50° 06′ North. On September 19, 2008, the Flyers lost their first ever game to the

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by a score of 10-2. On September 26, the Flyers played their first home game and lost 6-2 to the defending SIJHL champion

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. On November 12, 2008, sixteen games into a winless season, the ownership of the team pulled the plug on the franchise. Two days later, the town of Sioux Lookout held a town meeting in regards to the team and elected to save the team as a community with the help of a

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-based investor. The team went on hiatus for three games, but returned to action on November 19. The Flyers won their first ever game on January 2, 2009, defeating the

, on the road, 5-4 in overtime. The victory was Sioux Lookout's 30th league game. On October 3, 2012, the Flyers dropped out of the 2012-13 season after only three games. The Flyers cited being "unable to continue in a competitive and professional manner for the season" as their reason for withdrawal. The Flyers claimed it was only going to be a one-year absence to restructure. In the spring of 2013, the team's official Facebook page reflected that the team was not returning. Sioux Lookout was awarded an expansion franchise in the Superior International Junior Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. The club was branded the Bombers.

Season-by-season results

Centennial Cup - ''Revised format 2022''

Canadian Jr. A National Championships
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, and Host''. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

References

External links

Sioux Lookout Flyers
{{SIJHL Superior International Junior Hockey League teams Sioux Lookout Sport in Northern Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Ontario Ice hockey teams in Ontario