Owen Sound Attack

Owen Sound Attack
Owen Sound Attack
City	Owen Sound, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Midwest
Founded	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.com
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

The Owen Sound Attack are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Owen 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 the Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre.

History

Jack Flinn (December 2013)

The Owen Sound OHL franchise was born when the Holody family moved the Guelph Platers to the city for the 1989–90 OHL season. The team kept the name of Owen 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 was Cornwall, 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 Manager Mike Futa was recognized by the OHL for his work in building the team with the OHL Executive of the Year award. The club also played host to the OHL All-Star Classic in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Jaden Lindo (December 2013)

In 2010–11, the Attack wore the jerseys of the 1951 Allan Cup Champion Owen 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 the Memorial Cup tournament since relocating from Guelph with a 10–4 win over the defending champion Windsor Spitfires and a result of the Memorial Cup host team, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winning their conference series, 4–1 over the Niagara IceDogs.^{[citation needed]}

On May 15, 2011, the Attack won their first J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL Champions, also since relocating from Guelph with a 3–2 overtime win over the Mississauga 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]

Coaches

2000–2001, Brian O'Leary
2001–2002, Frank Carnevale
2002–2007, Mike Stothers
2007–2011, Mark Reeds
2011–2015, Greg Ireland
2015–2017, Ryan McGill
2017–2019, Todd Gill
2019–2021, Alan Letang^[2]
2021–2023, Greg Walters^[3]
2023–2024, Darren Rumble^[4]
2024–present, Scott Wray^[5]

Players

Owen Sound Platers award winners

Andrew Brunette won the 1992–93 Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the top scorer in the OHL with 62 Goals, 100 Assists and 162 Points. He also tied for the Canadian Hockey League's scoring lead. Brunette was selected by the Washington Capitals 174th overall in the 7th round of 1993 NHL Entry Draft.

Jamie Storr was the 1993–94 OHL Goaltender of the Year. Storr was the starting goalie for back-to-back World Junior Hockey Championship Gold medals in 1993 and 1994. In the 1994 NHL Entry Draft he became what was then the highest-drafted goaltender overall in NHL history, by the Los 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 its Humanitarian of the Year award posthumously in his honour.

Owen Sound Attack award winners

2004–05	Mike Futa	OHL Executive of the Year
2005–06	Andrej Sekera	Max Kaminsky Trophy	OHL Most gentlemanly player
2005–06	Mike Angelidis	Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy	OHL Humanitarian of the year
2005–06	Mike Angelidis	CHL Humanitarian of the Year
2006–07	Andrew Shorkey	Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Top academic high school player
2010–11	Dale DeGray	OHL Executive of the Year
2010–11	Rob Mignardi	Wayne Gretzky 99 Award	OHL Playoff MVP
2010–11	Mark Reeds	Matt Leyden Trophy	OHL Coach of the year
2012–13	Jordan Binnington & Brandon Hope	Dave Pinkney Trophy	OHL Team with lowest GAA
2012–13	Jordan Binnington	Jim Rutherford Trophy	OHL Goaltender of the year
2012–13	Ray McKelvie	Bill Long Award	Outstanding contribution and distinguished service to OHL
2014–15	Michael McNiven	F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy	OHL Rookie Goalie with best GAA
2016–17	Michael McNiven & Emanuel Vella	Dave Pinkney Trophy	OHL Team with lowest GAA
2016–17	Michael McNiven	Jim Rutherford Trophy	OHL Goaltender of the year
2016–17	Michael McNiven	CHL Goaltender of the Year
2016–17	Ryan McGill	Matt Leyden Trophy	OHL Coach of the year
2016–17	Ryan McGill	Brian Kilrea Coach of the Year Award	CHL Coach of the year
2016–17	Nick Suzuki	William Hanley Trophy	OHL Most sportsmanlike player
2016–17	Nick Suzuki	CHL Sportsman of the Year
2017–18	Nick Suzuki	William Hanley Trophy	OHL Most sportsmanlike player
2017–18	Mack Guzda	Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Top academic high school player
2018–19	Mack Guzda	Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Top academic high school player
2018–19	Nick Suzuki	William Hanley Trophy	OHL Most sportsmanlike player
2021–22	Cal Uens	Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Top academic high school player
2021–22	Mark Woolley	Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy	OHL Team Captain that Best Exemplifies Leadership
2021–22	Mark Woolley	Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy	OHL Humanitarian of the year
2021–22	Mark Woolley	CHL Humanitarian of the Year
2022–23	Colby Barlow	Bobby Smith Trophy	OHL Scholastic player of the year
2022–23	Colby Barlow	CHL Scholastic Player of the Year
2023–24	Carter George	Ivan Tennant Memorial Award	Top academic high school player
2023–24	Carter George	Bobby Smith Trophy	OHL Scholastic player of the year
2023–24	Carter George	CHL Scholastic Player of the Year

NHL alumni

Alumni of the Owen Sound Attack who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).^{[citation needed]}

Season-by-season results

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

1989–2000 as Owen Sound Platers

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) 4-2 Lost Semi-final London Knights) 4-1
1999–2000	68	21	41	6	6	—	54	0.353	237	292	5th Midwest	Did not qualify

2000–present as Owen Sound Attack

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 Won OHL Championship (Mississauga Majors) 4-3 3rd place in Memorial 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

Uniforms and logos

Attack mascot Cubby with jersey depicting the first Attack Logo

2010–11 Third Jersey logo.

Joey Hishon wearing the third jersey

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 with Owen Sound Mercurys logo

2023–24 Alternate jersey: Black, white, and orange with Owen Sound Greys logo honouring 100th anniversary of the 1924 Memorial Cup Champions^[6]

Arena

The Harry 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 the Owen Sound Rams of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League, and the Owen Sound Woodsmen of the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League.^[7]

References

^ "Attack Set New Attendance Mark – Owen Sound Attack".
^ "Attack make coaching changes, Letang named Interim Head Coach". Ontario Hockey League. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
^ "Alan Letang Steps Down as Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 16, 2021.
^ "Darren Rumble Named Interim Head Coach". Owen Sound Attack. Canadian Hockey League. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ Hoddinott, Greg (June 4, 2024). "Plater Alum Scott Wray Tapped as Attack Head Coach". Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ Hoddinott, Greg (December 8, 2023). "Attack to Honour 1924 Memorial Cup Champion Owen Sound Greys". Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
^ "Bayshore Community Centre". The OHL Arena & Travel Guide.

External links

[1] "Attack Set New Attendance Mark – Owen Sound Attack".

[2] "Attack make coaching changes, Letang named Interim Head Coach". Ontario Hockey League. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

[3] "Alan Letang Steps Down as Head Coach". OurSports Central. June 16, 2021.

[4] "Darren Rumble Named Interim Head Coach". Owen Sound Attack. Canadian Hockey League. October 18, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[5] Hoddinott, Greg (June 4, 2024). "Plater Alum Scott Wray Tapped as Attack Head Coach". Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[6] Hoddinott, Greg (December 8, 2023). "Attack to Honour 1924 Memorial Cup Champion Owen Sound Greys". Owen Sound Attack. Retrieved June 30, 2024.

[7] "Bayshore Community Centre". The OHL Arena & Travel Guide.

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