The Owen Sound Attack are a

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team in the

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based in

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, 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

The Owen Sound OHL franchise was born when the Holody family moved the Guelph Platers to the city for the

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. The team kept the name of

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. 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. 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

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. 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. 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

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was recognized by the OHL for his work in building the team with the

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award. The club also played host to the OHL All-Star Classic in 2005. Jaden Lindo Owen Sound 2013

In 2010–11, the Attack wore the jerseys of the 1951 Allan Cup Champion

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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

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tournament since relocating from Guelph with a 10–4 win over the defending champion

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and a result of the Memorial Cup host team,

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winning their conference series, 4–1 over the

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. On May 15, 2011, the Attack won their first

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as OHL Champions, also since relocating from Guelph with a 3–2 overtime win over the

in the seventh game of the OHL finals. 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. 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.

Coaches

*2000–2001, Brian O'Leary *2001–2002, Frank Carnevale *2002–2007,

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*2007–2011,

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*2011–2015,

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*2015–2017,

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*2017–2019,

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*2019–2021,

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*2021–present,

Greg Walters Greg Walters (born August 12, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who currently serves as the head coach for the Owen Sound Attack of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was drafted into the National Hockey League in 1990, ...

Players

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won the 1992–93

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as the top scorer in the OHL with 62 Goals, 100 Assists and 162 Points. He also tied for the

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's scoring lead. Brunette was selected by the

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174th overall in the 7th round of 1993

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Jamie Storr Jamie Storr (born December 28, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career Storr was the first goalie selected in the 1991 OHL Entry Draft and played major junior with the Owen Sound Platers and the Windsor Spitf ...

was the 1993–94

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. Storr was the starting goalie for back-to-back

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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

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, 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.

NHL alumni

Alumni of the Owen Sound Attack who played in the

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(NHL). * Mike Angelidis * Josh Bailey * Chris Bigras *

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* Jesse Blacker *

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* Andre Deveaux *

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* Mike Halmo * Joey Hishon *

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* Theo Peckham *

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* Stefan Ruzicka *

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Yearly results

Regular season

* 1989–2000 as Owen Sound Platers * 2000–present as Owen Sound Attack Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Playoffs

*1989–90 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 3 in first round.
Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals. *1990–91 Did not qualify. *1991–92 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in first round. *1992–93 Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in first round.
Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals. *1993–94 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 0 in division semi-finals. *1994–95 Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals. *1995–96 Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals. *1996–97 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals. *1997–98 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals. *1998–99 Defeated S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Guelph Storm 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in conference finals. *1999–2000 Did not qualify. *2000–01 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2001–02 Did not qualify. *2002–03 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. *2003–04 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals. *2004–05 Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals. *2005–06 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. *2006–07 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. *2007–08 Did not qualify. *2008–09 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. *2009-10 Did not qualify. *2010–11 Defeated London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
Defeated Mississauga Majors 4 games to 3 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
Finished Memorial Cup round-robin in third place.
Lost to Kootenay Ice 7–3 in tie-breaking game. *2011–12 Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2012–13 Defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. *2013–14 Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2014–15 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2015–16 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals. *2016–17 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 2 in conference finals. *2017–18 Defeated London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals. *2018–19 Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2019–20 Cancelled. *2020–21 Cancelled. *2021-22 Lost to Flint Firebirds 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.

Uniforms and logos

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logo

Arena

The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre received extensive renovations beginning in 2001. Private boxes and a restaurant were added, as well as upgrading the facility in general. A new video scoreboard was added in 2015. The arena hosted the 2005 OHL All-Star Classic. *Capacity = 3000 seated *Ice size = 200' x 85' The Bayshore Community Centre is also home to the

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of the

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, and the

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