Article: NEW BOMBERS FRANCHISE STILL UP IN THE AIR

League expected to grant new team to Dayton area

FAIRBORN - Training camp for the East Coast Hockey League Dayton Bombers begins in 10 days for coach Greg Ireland.

The opening game is scheduled for Oct. 11.

All he needs is a franchise.

Indications are there will be a team, but that is not certain and won't be known for another day or two, while the league decides whether it will grant a new franchise to the Dayton area.

For the past 10 days, there has been no Dayton team as the league pulled the franchise from former owner John Gagnon. A new group of investors headed by Tim Reilly of Melrose Capital applied for ownership of an expansion franchise Friday and agreed to pay the former team's ...

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