Owen Sound Attack The Owen Sound Attack are a junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League since the year 2000 . The Attack are based in Owen Sound , Ontario , Canada . 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 businesspeople 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 / 2014 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 Owen Sound Attack is the pride of Owen Sound , often selling out their 3000 seat arena . The Attack set a new franchise attendance mark in 2011 / 2012 of 97 , 619 fans and set a new record the following year , eclipsing the 100 , 000 mark in 2012 / 2013 and again in 2013 / 2014 . Coaches . List of Owen Sound Attack coaches with multiple seasons in parentheses . Players . 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 . Team records . " Records listed include those achieved during the years of the Owen Sound Platers , 1989 - 2000 " Yearly results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss 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 . The arena hosted the 2005 OHL All - Star Classic . The Bayshore Community Centre is also home to the Owen Sound Greys of the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League , the Owen Sound Rams of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League , and the Owen Sound Woodsmen of the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League .