Bombers vs. Chiefs, 2001 Big-time hockey fans in the area probably remember the St. Patrick’s Day brawl between the ECHL’s former Dayton Bombers and Johnstown Chiefs at the Nutter Center in 2001.

DETROIT — Manuel Papista, who with his son, Costa Papista, owned the Dayton Bombers hockey franchise, died Saturday, Jan. 23, in Detroit. Papista, a prominent attorney, was 79.

Dayton hockey legend Guy A. Trottier was the all time leading scored for the old Gems and was an assistant coach for the Bombers. He died at age 73.

One last, rather interesting Sarah Palin/hockey connection for today; this one from Ohio.

The Dayton Bombers are ceasing operations and will not play next season, league officials confirmed Monday. Brian McKenna, commissioner of the ECHL, the AA hockey league the Bombers have played in ...

“Here’s the deal,” said Poe, a former Dayton Bombers equipment manager who bought South Metro in 2014. “I can make it work, but not every game’s going to be in this building.

The season-ticket pledges were encouraging, so was the interest in the minority partnerships. But a crucial piece of the puzzle was missing.

This led to a career-changing moment when an opportunity arose to call play-by-play for the Dayton Bombers, a minor league hockey team that played at the Nutter Center. “As soon as I called my first ...