| Owen Sound Attack | |
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| City | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Midwest |
| Founded | 2000 (2000) (Attack) 1989 (Platers) |
| Home arena | Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre |
| Colours | Red, gold, black, and white |
| General manager | Dale DeGray |
| Head coach | Scott Wray |
| Website | attackhockey |
| Franchise history | |
| 1968–1972 | Guelph CMC's |
| 1972–1975 | Guelph Biltmore Madhatters |
| 1975–1989 | Guelph Platers |
| 1989–2000 | Owen Sound Platers |
| 2000–present | Owen Sound Attack |
| Current uniform | |
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TheOwen Sound Attack are ajunior ice hockey team in theOntario Hockey League based inOwen Sound,Ontario, Canada. Based in Owen Sound since 1989, and operating under the current name since 2000, the Attack play their home games at the J. D. McArthur Arena inside theHarry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.
The Owen Sound OHL franchise was born when the Holody family moved theGuelph Platers to the city for the1989–90 OHL season. The team kept the name ofOwen Sound Platers.[citation needed]
The Owen Sound Attack were born in the late summer of the year 2000 as a community-based OHL franchise. When the Holody family decided to sell the Owen Sound Platers buyers were sought from any city.[citation needed]
Several local Owen Sound business people realized that an out-of-town buyer would mean losing the team to relocation. The most mentioned former OHL city wasCornwall, Ontario. This local business group banded together to purchase the team. After a bidding war and a summer-long legal battle with another suitor, the team remained in Owen Sound.[citation needed]
The ownership group elected for a name change and came up with the more modern sounding "Owen Sound Attack". The 2004–05 season was the best regular season in the OHL history of Owen Sound. General ManagerMike Futa was recognized by the OHL for his work in building the team with theOHL Executive of the Year award. The club also played host to theOHL All-Star Classic in 2005.[citation needed]
In 2010–11, the Attack wore the jerseys of the1951 Allan Cup ChampionOwen Sound Mercurys as a throwback third jersey.
On April 27, 2011, the Owen Sound Attack earned their first OHL Conference Championship and their first berth in theMemorial Cup tournament since relocating from Guelph with a 10–4 win over the defending championWindsor Spitfires and a result of the Memorial Cup host team,Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winning their conference series, 4–1 over theNiagara IceDogs.[citation needed]
On May 15, 2011, the Attack won their firstJ. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions, also since relocating from Guelph with a 3–2 overtime win over theMississauga St. Michael's Majors in the seventh game of the OHL finals.[citation needed]
As of the end of the 2013–14 season, the Attack were one of five OHL teams to win 30 or more games in the past four seasons, joining London, Guelph, Saginaw and Oshawa.[citation needed]
The Attack set a new franchise attendance mark in 2011–12 of 97,619 fans and set a new record the following year, eclipsing the 100,000 mark in 2012–13 and again in 2013–14.[1]
Andrew Brunette won the 1992–93Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the top scorer in the OHL with 62 Goals, 100 Assists and 162 Points. He also tied for theCanadian Hockey League's scoring lead. Brunette was selected by theWashington Capitals 174th overall in the 7th round of 1993NHL Entry Draft.
Jamie Storr was the 1993–94OHL Goaltender of the Year. Storr was the starting goalie for back-to-backWorld Junior Hockey Championship Gold medals in 1993 and 1994. In the1994 NHL Entry Draft he became what was then the highest-drafted goaltender overall in NHL history, by theLos Angeles Kings, 7th overall.
Dan Snyder, a former captain of the Owen Sound Platers, had his number 14 retired by the Owen Sound Attack in 2003. He is remembered in Owen Sound for his leadership on and off the ice. Snyder was twice voted his team's Humanitarian of the Year. Snyder died from injuries suffered in a vehicular accident in 2003 after just beginning his NHL career with the Atlanta Thrashers, and the Ontario Hockey League renamed itsHumanitarian of the Year award posthumously in his honour.
Alumni of the Owen Sound Attack who played in theNational Hockey League (NHL).[citation needed]
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SL = Shoot-out losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SL | Pts | Win % | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | 66 | 28 | 31 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 0.477 | 265 | 305 | 4th Emms | Won First-round (Sudbury Wolves) 4-3 Lost Quarterfinal (Niagara Falls Thunder) 4-1 |
| 1990–91 | 66 | 13 | 48 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 0.235 | 269 | 373 | 7th Emms | Did not qualify |
| 1991–92 | 66 | 23 | 41 | 2 | — | — | 48 | 0.364 | 260 | 315 | 6th Emms | Lost First-round (London Knights) 4-1 |
| 1992–93 | 66 | 29 | 29 | 8 | — | — | 66 | 0.500 | 330 | 324 | 4th Emms | Won First-round (Niagara Falls Thunder) 4-0 Lost Quarter-final (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-0 |
| 1993–94 | 66 | 34 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 0.530 | 303 | 284 | 4th Emms | Won First-round (Kitchener Rangers) 4-1 Lost Quarter-final (Detroit Junior Red Wings) 4-0 |
| 1994–95 | 66 | 22 | 38 | 6 | — | — | 50 | 0.379 | 239 | 299 | 3rd Central | Won First-round (Niagara Falls Thunder) 4-2 Lost Quarter-final (Guelph Storm) 4-0 |
| 1995–96 | 66 | 29 | 32 | 5 | — | — | 63 | 0.477 | 274 | 313 | 4th Central | Lost First-round (Niagara Falls Thunder) 4-2 |
| 1996–97 | 66 | 27 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 0.424 | 258 | 318 | 4th Central | Lost First-round (Barrie Colts) 4-0 |
| 1997–98 | 66 | 27 | 34 | 5 | — | — | 59 | 0.447 | 270 | 312 | 4th Central | Won First-round (Kitchener Rangers) 4-2 Lost Quarter-final (Ottawa 67's) 4-1 |
| 1998–99 | 68 | 39 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 83 | 0.610 | 312 | 293 | 2nd Midwest | Won First-round (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-1 Won Quarter-final (Guelph Storm) 4-2Lost Semi-finalLondon Knights) 4-1 |
| 1999–2000 | 68 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 6 | — | 54 | 0.353 | 237 | 292 | 5th Midwest | Did not qualify |
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SL | Pts | Win % | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | 68 | 31 | 27 | 7 | 3 | — | 72 | 0.507 | 256 | 236 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Windsor Spitfires) 4-1 |
| 2001–02 | 68 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 3 | — | 61 | 0.426 | 200 | 240 | 4th Midwest | Did not qualify |
| 2002–03 | 68 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 4 | — | 65 | 0.449 | 206 | 243 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Plymouth Whalers) 4-0 |
| 2003–04 | 68 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 4 | — | 71 | 0.493 | 202 | 210 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Guelph Storm) 4-3 |
| 2004–05 | 68 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | 90 | 0.640 | 245 | 187 | 2nd Midwest | Won First-round (Plymouth Whalers) 4-0 Lost Quarter-final (Kitchener Rangers) 4-0 |
| 2005–06 | 68 | 32 | 29 | v | 4 | 3 | 71 | 0.522 | 239 | 239 | 4th Midwest | Won First-round (Kitchener Rangers) 4-1 Lost Quarter-final (London Knights) 4-2 |
| 2006–07 | 68 | 31 | 30 | — | 3 | 4 | 69 | 0.507 | 256 | 261 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (London Knights) 4-0 |
| 2007–08 | 68 | 20 | 41 | — | 2 | 5 | 47 | 0.346 | 200 | 290 | 4th Midwest | Did not qualify |
| 2008–09 | 68 | 26 | 27 | — | 7 | 8 | 67 | 0.493 | 226 | 258 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Windsor Spitfires) 4-0 |
| 2009–10 | 68 | 27 | 33 | — | 4 | 4 | 62 | 0.456 | 221 | 276 | 5th Midwest | Did not qualify |
| 2010–11 | 68 | 46 | 17 | — | 1 | 4 | 97 | 0.713 | 283 | 215 | 1st Midwest | Won First-round (London Knights) 4-2 Won Quarter-final (Plymouth Whalers) 4-0 Won Semi-final (Windsor Spitfires) 4-1 WonOHL Championship (Mississauga Majors) 4-3 3rd place inMemorial Cup Round-robin Lost Tie-break game (Kootenay Ice) 7-3 |
| 2011–12 | 68 | 32 | 29 | — | 3 | 4 | 71 | 0.522 | 234 | 220 | 3rd Midwest | Lost First-round (Kitchener Rangers) 4-1 |
| 2012–13 | 68 | 44 | 18 | — | 1 | 5 | 94 | 0.691 | 231 | 165 | 2nd Midwest | Won First-round (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-2 Lost Quarter-final (Plymouth Whalers) 4-2 |
| 2013–14 | 68 | 31 | 29 | — | 3 | 5 | 70 | 0.515 | 205 | 237 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-1 |
| 2014–15 | 68 | 35 | 24 | — | 2 | 7 | 79 | 0.589 | 240 | 211 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Guelph Storm) 4-1 |
| 2015–16 | 68 | 32 | 25 | — | 8 | 3 | 75 | 0.551 | 209 | 222 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (London Knights) 4-2 |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 49 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | 102 | 0.750 | 297 | 177 | 2nd Midwest | Won First-round (Kitchener Rangers) 4-1 Won Quarter-final (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-2 Lost Semi-final (Erie Otters) 4-2 |
| 2017–18 | 68 | 38 | 22 | — | 3 | 5 | 84 | 0.618 | 289 | 247 | 2nd Midwest | Won First-round (London Knights) 4-0 Lost Quarter-final (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-3 |
| 2018–19 | 68 | 31 | 31 | — | 4 | 2 | 68 | 0.500 | 224 | 274 | 4th Midwest | Lost First-round (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) 4-1 |
| 2019–20 | 62 | 30 | 24 | — | 4 | 4 | 68 | 0.548 | 235 | 207 | 4th Midwest | Playoffs cancelled |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Season cancelled | Playoffs cancelled |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 34 | 26 | — | 5 | 3 | 76 | 0.559 | 235 | 245 | 3rd Midwest | Lost First-round (Flint Firebirds) 4-3 |
| 2022–23 | 68 | 33 | 28 | — | 6 | 1 | 73 | 0.537 | 248 | 258 | 3rd Midwest | Lost First-round (London Knights) 4-0 |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 29 | 30 | — | 6 | 3 | 67 | 0.493 | 246 | 274 | 5th Midwest | Lost First-round (Saginaw Spirit) 4-0 |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 26 | 35 | — | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0.434 | 211 | 253 | 4th Midwest | TBD |
The Owen Sound Attack's Home and Away uniforms are:
Red with Black and White; White with Black and Red
Third Jerseys are: Black with Red and White
Team Mascot: Cubby
2010–11 Third jersey: Blue, red, and white withOwen Sound Mercurys logo
2023–24 Alternate jersey: Black, white, and orange withOwen Sound Greys logo honouring 100th anniversary of the1924 Memorial Cup Champions[6]
TheHarry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre received extensive renovations beginning in 2001, to include private boxes. The arena hosted the 2005 OHL All-Star Classic. A new video scoreboard was added in 2015.[citation needed]
The Bayshore Community Centre is also home to theOwen Sound Rams of theOLA Junior B Lacrosse League, and theOwen Sound Woodsmen of theOLA Senior B Lacrosse League.[7]
