# Owen Sound Attack

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

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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Mike Stothers
* 2007–2011, Mark Reeds
* 2011–2015, Greg Ireland
* 2015–2017, Ryan McGill
* 2017–2019, Todd Gill
* 2019–2021, Alan Letang
* 2021–2023, Greg Walters
* 2023–2024, Darren Rumble
* 2024–present, Scott Wray

## 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).
* Mike Angelidis
* Josh Bailey
* Chris Bigras
* Jordan Binnington
* Paul Bissonnette
* Jesse Blacker
* Joseph Blandisi
* Daniel Catenacci
* Andre Deveaux
* Sean Durzi
* Kurtis Gabriel
* Jonah Gadjovich
* Mark Giordano
* Mike Halmo
* Joey Hishon
* Greg Jacina
* Dan LaCosta
* Trevor Lewis
* Kurtis MacDermid
* Brian McGrattan
* Michael McNiven
* Chris Minard
* Phil Oreskovic
* Theo Peckham
* Brad Richardson
* Stefan Ruzicka
* Bobby Ryan
* Bob Sanguinetti
* Andrej Sekera
* Andrew Shaw
* Wayne Simmonds
* Gemel Smith
* Maxim Sushko
* Nick Suzuki
* Garrett Wilson

## 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

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

## 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.
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.