Butte Bombers

The Butte Bombers were a semi-professional team in Butte, Montana, that was founded by the famous daredevil Bob "Evel" Knievel, who served as a player-manager, in 1958.

Knievel founded the team in order to have team to play with since he thought he wasn't good enough to play semi pro with teams in the eastern United States.

Somehow he convinced Czechoslovakia to play the Bombers on their 1959-60 tour. It was a blowout.

Results

1958-59

• 11/30: Butte Bombers - Creston Canucks (BC) 8:6
• 12/13: Butte Bombers - Salt Lake City Icelanders 9:6
• 12/14: Butte Bombers - Salt Lake City Icelanders 10:4
• 1/11: Creston Canucks (BC) - Butte Bombers 8:5
• 1/17: Great Falls Americans - Butte Bombers 12:4
• 1/18: Butte Bombers - Great Falls Americans 9:8
• 1/24: Butte Bombers - Trail Rockets (BC) 6:5
• 1/25: Butte Bombers - Trail Rockets (BC) 7:4
• 2/1: Butte Bombers - Seattle Americans 13:1

1959-60

• 10/31: Trail Rockets (BC) - Butte Bombers 7:6
• 11/1: Trail Rockets (BC) - Butte Bombers 7:5
• 11/14: Calgary Buffaloes (AB) - Butte Bombers 14:2
• 11/15: Calgary Buffaloes (AB) - Butte Bombers 7:2
• 11/21: Great Falls Americans - Butte Bombers 8:4
• 11/22: Great Falls Americans - Butte Bombers 7:4
• 1/9: Butte Bombers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 15:8
• 1/10: Butte Bombers - Salt Lake City Seagulls 21:3
• 1/30: Calgary Buffaloes (AB) - Butte Bombers 5:3
• 1/31: Butte Bombers - Calgary Buffaloes (AB) 6:5
• 2/7: Czechoslovak National Team - Butte Bombers 22:3

Sources

• Montana Standard