Bombers Remain a Work in Progress ; the Echl Franchise Advances Players to Higher Levels, but Success On the Ice and in the Stands has Been Hard to Reach.

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FAIRBORN -- What's the future of hockey in Dayton? Ask the owners of the Dayton Bombers, and they will tell you it's promising.

What they can't tell you is that they are making money, because that hasn't happened yet.

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Bombers Remain a Work in Progress ; the Echl Franchise Advances Players to Higher Levels, but Success On the Ice and in the Stands has Been Hard to Reach.

"Next year will be our breakthrough," predicts Don MacAdam, who triples as the team's co-owner, general manager and coach. "We'll be profitable."

MacAdam and partner Costa Papista say they are in the midst of a 3- to 5-year building plan. They contend that it has taken time to learn the community and repair damage done by past ownership groups.

But after two disappointing season...

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