Dayton losing its ECHL team


By Tom Williams | March 30, 2009 at 8:30p.m.

By Tom Williams

YOUNGSTOWN — The ECHL, the hockey minor league that city officials have shown interest in acquiring a franchise for the Chevrolet Centre, has confirmed that the Dayton Bombers will not play in the 2009-10 season.

The Dayton Daily News reported Monday that the Bombers, an 18-season member of the league, played its final home game at the Wright State University Nutter Center and won’t be back this fall.

The Bombers’ final regular-season game is Saturday at Reading, Pa.

The ECHL says the franchise, owned by Costa Papista, must inform the league board of governors of its future intentions at the league’s annual meeting on June 24.

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