In 2000, the
Ontario Hockey Association allowed for the expansion of the first Brantford team since 1987 into Ontario's top tier of Senior hockey. The Brantford Prowl competed during the 2000-01 Southwestern Senior A Hockey League season and finished in fifth place with a record of 12 wins, 17 losses, and a tie. The team took 2001-02 off, but then re-emerged in 2002 as the Blast. In 2002, Brantford rejoined the top tier of Ontario senior hockey this time known as the Brantford Blast. At the time, the city had the Brantford Golden Eagles in the
Ontario Hockey Association, but had also lost teams, like the
Brantford Alexanders of the
Ontario Hockey League, who left in 1984 and the
Brantford Smoke of the
Colonial Hockey League, who left in 1998. The Blast would play their home games at the Brantford Civic Centre as well. The Blast have made it to the post season twice. In the 2005–06 season, when they won the league, but lost in the first round to the
Dundas Real McCoys 4 games to 2. In the 2006–07 season, they placed third, defeating the
Petrolia Squires 4 games to 3, and the
Windsor St. Clair Saints 4 games to none to capture their first MLH Championship after a 4–3 win Monday March 12 in front of the home town crowd in Brantford. Brantford won the
J. Ross Robertson Cup for the league's playoffs championship in 2013 and 2014. The Blast's was initially withdrawn from the
Allan Cup Hockey for the 2022–23 season only. However, the application for the 2023-24 season was not submitted.
2008 Allan Cup The Blast finished the 2007–08 season in second place. They swept the
Windsor St. Clair Saints 4-games-to-none in the Major League Hockey semi-final, but were defeated 4-games-to-2 to the
Dundas Real McCoys. The Brantford Blast were the host team of the
2008 Allan Cup, which was held in Brantford from April 14-April 19, 2008. This was also the 100th anniversary for the event, one of the reasons that the Blast wanted to host it. The Brantford Blast became the first
Ontario Hockey Association team since the
Brantford Motts Clamatos, in 1987, to win the
Allan Cup. As hosts of the
2008 Allan Cup, the Blast failed to win their league and were allowed to bypass the OHA Final against the
Whitby Dunlops and the
Renwick Cup against the
Thunder Bay Hawks. After almost a months rest, the Blast competed at home for the Allan Cup and won the entire thing. After suffering their only loss of the tournament to the
Shawinigan Xtreme 3–2 in the first game, the Blast defeated the
Bentley Generals 5–3 to clinch second in their division. They defeated the Robertson Cup and
EOSHL champion
Whitby Dunlops in the quarter-final handily, 7–2. They then knocked off the Major League Hockey and
Renwick Cup champion
Dundas Real McCoys in the semi-final 3–2 in overtime. They met Bentley again in the final, who defeated the 2007 champions
Lloydminster Border Kings and the
Shawinigan Xtreme, and defeated them 3–1 to win the Canadian National Senior "AAA" crown. ==Season-by-season record==