Long Beach Bombers
Bombers Add Goaltending Depth With Signing of Arnold
Date:08/30/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the signing of Canadian goaltender, Rhett Arnold. The 5’10, 155lb netminder hails from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Last season, Arnold played for the Saskatoon Steel U18 in the Centre Four Hockey League. He has a December 28, 1999 birth date. Arnold’s Saskatoon Steel team struggled on way to a sub-.500 record of 11-15-2, finish...
Bombers Alum Reels In Czech Speedster Rohlik
Date:08/29/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the signing of import forward, Miroslav Rohlik. The Chrudim, Czech Republic native is a left shot winger that captained his HC Pardubice U20 team, a season ago. The 5’7, 165lb twenty year-old was born March 28, 1997. Rohlik will follow in the footsteps of fellow countrymen, and Bombers star forwards, Filip Martinec, Martin Vachal, ...
Bombers Backbone Bosetti Returns
Date:08/28/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the re-signing of goaltender, Domenic Bosetti. The Long Beach native returns for his third season with the club. Last year, Bosetti set a franchise record with 32 Wins. He also set a franchise single-season record with 9 Shutouts. Bosetti was named the team's Top Goaltender at the year-end awards banquet. The 5’8, 155lb netminder was b...
Bombers Bring Back Czech Sniper Urbanec
Date:08/24/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are pleased to announce the signing of veteran forward, Tomas Urbanec. The 6’1, 178lb lefty hails from Zlin, Czech Republic. Prior to his 18th birthday, Urbanec had already compiled a WSHL career stat line of: 105GP-47G-72A-119Pts. Last year, Urbanec transferred to the U18AAA Los Angeles Jr Kings, after the Las Vegas Showcase. This will be his f...
Mullin Makes His Return To Long Beach
Date:08/23/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the re-signing of veteran defenseman, Von Mullin. The Cartwright, Manitoba native was a WSHL Trade Deadline acquisition, in February. The 6’0, 180lb right shot played 8 regular season games, and 3 Thorne Cup Playoff games. In 11 games with the Bombers, Mullin recorded 1G-4A. Prior to joining Long Beach, Mullin played 87 games for the Belli...
Swedish Speedster Fagerlin Re-Signs
Date:08/22/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the re-signing of Swedish forward, Erik Fagerlin. The Trollhättan native enters his final season of junior hockey, coming off his most productive season in his career. The 5’10, 180lb winger is one of the fastest players in the entire Western States Hockey League. After two seasons with BIK Karlskoga in Sweden, Fagerlin ...
Senko Set To Return For Third Season
Date:08/21/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are thrilled to announce the re-signing of big Russian defenseman, Oleg Senko. The 6’5, 230lb left-shot is returning for his third season for the Bomb Squad. The 1999-born veteran is coming off his most productive season, finishing with 23 points in 52 games. His career totals are 108GP-5G-34A-39Pts-127PIMs. Senko increased his point total by 7, ...
Bombers Bring Back Burguev
Date:08/14/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the re-signing of veteran, Amir Burguev. The 6’4, 218-pounder hails from Kazan, Russia, and is returning for his fourth season. Burguev has spent much of his time in Long Beach as a defenseman, logging 150 career WSHL games, thus far. The big left-shooting Russian also spent half of the 2015-2016 season as a forward. His 49 points led the ...
Bombers Reach Agreement With Swedish Forward William Wiman
Date:08/08/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their 5th new players signing for the upcoming season, Swedish forward, William Wiman. The 5’10, 170lb left-shot hails from Söderhamn, near Stockholm. His March 28, 1997 birthdate will make him one of the team’s elder statesmen. Wiman attended the Long Beach Bombers Scandinavian Prospects Camp in Sollentuna, just a few months ag...
Bombers Ink Irish-Born SuperElit Silver Medalist Frej McLoughlin
Date:08/07/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are thrilled to announce the signing of center, Frej McLoughlin. The Dublin, Ireland-born forward moved to Sweden at age 5, and has played the last few season in the Växjö Lakers HC system. Born June 17, 1997, McLoughlin stands at 5’9, weighing 178lbs. McLoughlin is the sixth new Swedish player to sign for the 2017-2018 season. Last sea...
Bombers Sign Czech Forward Hoang
Date:08/03/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their 6th new player signing for the 2017-2018 Western States Hockey League season, Czech forward, Johnny Hoang. The right-shot winger is from Karlovy Vary, and is an April 6, 1999 birthdate. Hoang is no stranger to the Bombers, as he was a practice player for the majority of the 2016-2017 season. In his first season playing North American hock...
Bombers Sign Swedish Power Forward Skatteboe
Date:08/02/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their fourth new players signing for the 2017-2018 WSHL season, forward, Fredrik Skatteboe. The 6’0, 198lb left shot is from Nyköping, Sweden, and is the fourth new import player to sign with the squad. Skatteboe will be one of the older players in the league, as he is a February 12, 1997 birthdate. Fredrik attended the Long Beach Bom...
Bombers Veteran Nick Short Chooses UMass-Dartmouth (NCAA D3)
Date:07/27/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce that their franchise’s All-Time Leading Scorer for Defensemen, Nick Short, has signed with NCAA Div-lll University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The twenty year-old from Los Angeles played 180 career games for the Bomb Squad, and racked-up 131 career WSHL points. His individual statistics doubled in each of his four seasons with the club, ...
Bombers Add Swedish Defenseman Anton Ahlin
Date:07/25/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their third import player signing for the 2017-2018 WSHL season, defenseman, Anton Ahlin. The 6’2, 192lb Swede hails from Västerås and is a left shot. Last season, Ahlin suited up for Surahammars IF in J20 Elit. In fact, he was half of the defensive pair, alongside recently-signed Erik Lundgren. Anton was born June 26, 1998. &n...
Bombers Sign Swedish Defenseman Lundgren
Date:07/24/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their second new player signing for the 2017-2018 Western States Hockey League season, defenseman, Erik Lundgren. The 1998-born left shot hails from Strängnäs, Sweden. Last season, he played J20 Elit for Surahammars IF. If that sounds familiar, it is the same club Anders Romegård once played for. In 25 games played, Lundgren reco...
Bombers Sign Swede Forward Söderström
Date:07/20/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their first new player signing for the 2017-2018 Western States Hockey League season, forward, Morgan Söderström. The 5’10, 176lb left shot is from Nykvarn, Sweden, and is a 1998 birth-year. Söderström attended the Long Beach Bombers’ Scandinavian Prospects Camp in Sollentuna, this April. Söder...
Tordhall Signs In Sweden's Division 1 with Hometown Piteå
Date:07/19/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the pro signing of defenseman, Jonathan Tordhall. After several productive seasons for the Piteå HC J20 and J18 teams, including a J20 Elit North Championship, and National Defenseman Scoring Title, Tordhall will return home to suit up for the senior club. In 2015-2016, Tordhall played 6 games for the big club, recording a lone assist. Aft...
Roslund Chooses Saint Mary's University
Date:07/11/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce the college signing of forward, Robert Roslund. The age-out from Trollhättan, Sweden played a huge role in the success of the 2016-2017 Bombers’ WSHL season. Coming from J20 Div-1 and Division 2 senior, Roslund quickly adapted to the North American game. His size, strength, and versatility led to a physical dominance that is very rare at the ...
Madsen Makes It Four To Arkansas
Date:07/05/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their fourth college commitment to the University of Arkansas, forward, Konnor Madsen. The twenty year-old Canadian from Kelowna, British Columbia, played one season in Long Beach. Madsen will join Max Barr, Sine Chadi, and Cal Owens, in Fayetteville. The power forward who arrived after a season split between the NOJHL and NWJHL, had pl...
Captain Cal Off To Arkansas
Date:06/29/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce that Captain Cal Owens has committed to the University of Arkansas. A two-year captain from Calgary, Alberta, Owens completed his Bombers career with 22 Goals, 31 Assists, and 293 Penalty Minutes in 85 Games Played. His teams were the first Long Beach squads to win back-to-back Western Division Championships, as well as the 2016-2017 team being ...
Bombers Alum Viitanen Playing for a World Championship
Date:06/28/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers organization would like to wish the best of luck to former captain, Marcus Viitanen, who is currently playing for Sweden at the IIHF 2017 World Inline Hockey Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. The 1993-born forward scored 89 points for the Bombers during the 2014-2015 WSHL season. "Liten Maskin" (Little Machine) is still wearing #10, as he looks to earn...
Chadi Chooses Arkansas
Date:06/21/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce their second age-out player commitment, as forward, Sine Chadi, has chosen to attend University of Arkansas. Chadi becomes the second Bombers player to sign with the Razorbacks (Max Barr was the first). The power forward from Edmonton, Alberta was a late-season addition, and quickly used the WSHL platform to earn himself an ACHA Division...
Bombers Barr Signs With University of Arkansas
Date:06/19/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
The Long Beach Bombers are proud to announce that goaltender, Max Barr, has committed to the University of Arkansas (ACHA Division 1) to become a member of the class of 2021. The Wilmington, Massachusetts native played one season for the Bombers, compiling a record of 16-1. His 2.31 Goals Against Average and .908 Save Percentage were vast improvements over his past two seasons. The...
Senko Advances At Fargo Force USHL Tryout Camp
Date:06/06/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
Two-year Long Beach Bombers veteran, Oleg Senko ('99) is currently in Fargo, North Dakota for the Fargo Force (USHL) Tryout Camp. The big Russian defender made it through the initial cut, when the 70-player group was whittled-down to 30. On Monday, Senko had 1G-1A in a 2-2 tie. Oleg was invited to skate with the Force in February, and received an invitation to the camp, as a result. In his tw...
2017 Thorne Cup Finals Team-By-Team Preview
Date:04/11/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
Game Notes: Thorne Cup Finals Edition The 2017 Thorne Cup Finals are here. Six teams. Five days. One champion. It should be some phenomenal hockey coming up in Ogden, Utah. Who’s the favorite to come out on top? It’s anyone’s guess. All six teams have a legitimate shot, with stats and storylines aplenty to back them up. But at this point, it’s a clean slate. The tired ...
WSHL Thorne Cup Finals Schedule Released
Date:04/04/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
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WSHL Division Finals Recap
Date:04/03/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
WESTERN DIVISION #2 VALENCIA FLYERS @ #1 LONG BEACH BOMBERS Best-of-three series/all games at The Rinks – Lakewood GAME 1 Friday, March 31 Long Beach 2, Valencia 1 (2 OT) GAME 2 ...
WSHL Western Division Semi-Final Preview
Date:03/23/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
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Back-2-Back
Date:03/21/2017 Source:Long Beach Bombers
Congratulations to former Bombers, David Shaby & Charles Arsenescu, who just won their second straight ACHA Division 2 National Championship with the New York University Violets! Moreover, both young men were named ACHA Academic All-Americans. David played for the Bombers from 2011-2013, and Charles was a member of the 2014-2015 squad. David is a Senior, and is set to earn his Bachelo...
