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Owen Sound Greys

Owen Sound Greys
CityOwen Sound, Ontario, Canada
LeagueGreater Ontario Junior Hockey League
DivisionMid-Western
Operated1973-2012
Home arenaJ.D. McArthur Arena, Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre
ColoursOrange, Black, and White
     
Owner(s)Community Ownership
General managerSteve McIver
Head coachRob Brown
AffiliatesOrangeville Flyers (OJHL)
Hanover Barons (WJCHL)
Franchise history
1973-1976Owen Sound Salvagemen
1976-1977Owen Sound Steelers
1977-1980Owen Sound Kings
1980-1983Owen Sound Mercurys
1983-2000Owen Sound Greys
2000-2006Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys
2006-2012Owen Sound Greys
2012-2020Brampton Bombers
2020-PresentCaledon Bombers

The Owen Sound Greys were a series of junior ice hockey teams based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. The original Greys, in their early years, won the 1924 and 1927 Memorial Cups as Dominion Junior Hockey Champions. The Greys were controversially moved to Brampton, Ontario, in the summer of 2012 after years of financial trouble.

The Greys had survived in three different forms over the years. The Original Greys lasted from 1913 until 1977, winning two Memorial Cups and folding in the ashes of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The Intermediate Greys lasted from 1978 until 1982 to obtain the Hardy Cup, they departed with the fall of the Major Intermediate A Hockey League. The final team was the Modern Greys, which began in 1973 as a Junior D club and worked its way up to winning the Ontario Junior A Hockey League Championship in 1987. From 1987 until 2012 the Greys played in the Mid-Western League/Conference of OHA Junior B until being relocated to Brampton and ending a 99-year era of Greys hockey in Owen Sound in 2012.

History

The farm team (1973–1983)

The Salvagemen had been formed in 1973 as a Junior C team. Initially they were members of the Northern Junior D Hockey League but were separated from that group come playoff time. Owen Sound endured a five-week layoff between the end of the regular season and the start of what was called the "Super C" playoffs. The "Super C" Champion would be awarded the George S. Dudley Trophy. The Salvagemen finally met the Woodstock Navy-Vets but were swept 4-0.

The next season saw the Salvagemen in a true Junior C group, the Central Junior C Hockey League. They finished sixth and last in the regular season, then began the Super C playoffs, which appear to have been established for teams with larger population bases. Owen Sound was in an eight-game round-robin with London and the Brantford Gunners; the Salvagemen and the Gunners advanced. Owen Sound met Woodstock in the final once again but fared no better, falling in four straight.

When the Junior B Greys jumped to Junior A, the Salvagemen took their place in the Mid-Ontario Junior B league but couldn't pick up where the Greys had left off. They finished sixth in 1975-76 and were swept by Orillia in the first playoff round. They placed fifth and out of the playoffs the next year. A name change to the Kings didn't help, as they again wound up fifth and on the sidelines in 1977-78. The Mid-Ontario loop was wound down at this time and the Kings were placed in the Midwestern Junior B Hockey League. The other four teams (Orillia, Barrie, the Oak Ridges Dynes and the Thornhill Thunderbirds) went to the new Central league.

The Owen Sound Kings changed names again in 1980, becoming the Owen Sound Rutherford Mercurys, known simply as the Mercurys. This lasted until 1983.

The Greys return (1983–1987)

The Mercurys organization merged with that of the Greys in 1983, leaving one top-level hockey team in Owen Sound for the first time in 15 years (see the Owen Sound Crescents). The new entity retained the name "Greys" and played two more seasons in the Midwestern league.

The Greys made another move out of Junior B, stepping up to the Ontario Junior Hockey League in 1985. They affiliated with the Guelph Platers of the Ontario Hockey League and performed very well in their new surroundings, finishing in third place in their first season and topping the standings in their second. They also won the Frank L. Buckland Trophy as playoff champions in 1986-87, their first title since 1974-75, and advanced to the all-Ontario championship against the Nickel Centre Power Trains of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

The OHA and NOJHL had been meeting annually since 1978-79 to determine the winner of the Dudley Hewitt Cup and the provincial representative for the Centennial Cup national Tier II Junior A championship. Every year previously, the OHA champion had prevailed. But Nickel Centre ended the streak, upsetting the Greys 4-2 in a best-of-seven series.

The OJHL folded after the season; for the second time in a decade, Owen Sound was left hanging by the collapse of its Tier II Junior A league. This time, though, the Greys were able to return to the Junior B level.

Back in "B" (1987–2012)

The team has remained in the Midwestern league ever since, by far its longest continuous stretch in any one circuit, but have only had middling success. One of the most disappointing seasons was 1992-93 when the Greys put together a powerful lineup that finished second in the standings, the first time they had ever placed so high in the Midwest. They were led by league scoring champion Bob McAskill, who had 36 goals, 69 assists and 105 points, but failed to advance beyond the semifinal playoff round.

It wasn't until 1995-96 that the Greys finally advanced to a final series. They finished a lowly sixth but eliminated the Kitchener Dutchmen in overtime of the seventh and deciding game of their semifinal series. They met the powerful Stratford Cullitons in the final and lost 4-1.

Owen Sound could not build on that success and it wasn't until 1999-2000 that the Greys returned to the playoff final. Coincidentally, it also marked the return of an Owen Sound player to the top of the league scoring parade, as Ryan Dudgeon put up 59 goals and 104 points to tie Mike Carter of the Cambridge Winterhawks. The Greys reeled off series wins over Kitchener and Stratford—marking the first time the Cullitons had been swept from the playoffs since 1983—but fell short against Cambridge, losing 4-2. The Winterhawks did not lose again that year, rolling to their first Sutherland Cup championship.

This time the Greys were able to use a final appearance as a bit of a stepping stone. In 2000-01 they earned a first-place finish for the first time since 1987 and blew past the Guelph Dominators in the quarter-finals, earning a rematch with Cambridge. The Winterhawks had finished four places and 17 points behind the Greys. That didn't stop them from dumping Owen Sound 4-2, a bitter disappointment for the favoured Greys.

They had to wait five years for their next final appearance, which they earned in 2004-05 despite finishing fifth in the 10-team league. Surprisingly, they were considered the favourite in the final as their opponents, the Listowel Cyclones, had only finished seventh, 12 points behind Owen Sound. Again, that didn't matter as Listowel rolled to a 4-2 series win and a berth in the Sutherland Cup final. In a sad coincidence, the sixth and final game had been played on March 28, 2005—the anniversary of the Greys' two Memorial Cup wins.

Since then, there's been little for Greys fans to cheer about. The team finished ninth out of 10 teams in 2005-06 and missed the Junior B playoffs for the first time since 1978-79. It appears Owen Sound will be on the sidelines again this spring as the club is headed for a finish of ninth and last. Its record as of January 11, 2007, was 3-27-2-1.

The Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper reported on January 11, 2007, that leading scorer Greg Virgo has been traded to Cambridge and teammate Mark England has been sent to Stratford. General manager Kevin Emke said both players had reportedly asked to be dealt to playoff-bound clubs, requests that had caused friction in the dressing room. Team captain Sean Dinsmore was also on the way out, reportedly bound for the Collingwood Blues.[1]

Part-time in Port Elgin (2000–2006)

Sporting a good contingent of players from the Port Elgin area, the Greys decided to stage a handful of home games at the new Saugeen Shores Community Complex in that town during the 1999-2000 season. The games were very well attended, with average crowds of about 800 people, far more than were coming to games at the Bayshore Community Centre in Owen Sound.

Starting with the 2000-01 season, the Greys played half of their home games at "The Plex," as the building became known. The team's name was also changed, first to the Owen Sound-Saugeen Greys in 2000 and then to the Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys in 2001.

As the number of Port Elgin-based players dwindled, so did attendance. The Greys decided in 2006 to abandon Port Elgin and return to Owen Sound on a full-time basis. The name was also changed back to the traditional Owen Sound Greys. Since the Greys had such a rough time in the past seasons they decided to take a year off for the 2009-2010 season[2]

2009–10 season

The Greys folded their team for the 2009-2010 season, citing financial restructuring.[3]

2010–11 season

Owen Sound Grey's Player 2010-2011 Season

After a year hiatus, the Greys returned with a short bench and started the rebuilding process. Not much hope of a competitive season was ever tossed Owen Sound's way. But what makes the return a success isn't the season record—it was the lack of a mass exodus of players at the Christmas Break. Players bought into the rebuilding process and stuck it out which earned a tremendous amount of respect from around the league and left the Greys in a good position with a solid nucleus to build on for next season.

2011–12 season

After a much better season performance-wise, it was announced that the Greys franchise had been awarded to David Arseneaut, the team's major sponsor, by the OHA despite the team being community owned. On April 25, 2012, the OHA announced its approval of Arseneault's plan to relocate the team to Brampton, Ontario.[4] This ends the long tradition of OHA Junior hockey in Owen Sound one season shy of what would be its centennial.

Season-by-season record

The current franchise (1973–present)

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1973-74 28 20 5 3 - 168 98 43 1st NJDHL Lost Super C Final
1974-75 29 2 26 1 - 86 233 5 6th CJCHL West Lost Super C Final
1975-76 36 10 18 8 - 152 197 28 6th MOJBHL Lost quarter-final
1976-77 40 14 23 3 - 163 195 31 5th MOJBHL DNQ
1977-78 32 9 23 3 - 164 208 21 5th MOJBHL DNQ
1978-79 42 16 23 3 - 229 271 35 5th MWJBHL DNQ
1979-80 42 13 22 7 - 203 209 33 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1980-81 42 26 16 0 - 210 186 52 3rd MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1981-82 42 12 29 1 - 197 249 25 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1982-83 42 15 27 0 - 190 265 30 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1983-84 42 20 22 0 - 212 235 40 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1984-85 42 22 17 3 - 266 189 47 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1985-86 50 25 20 5 - 254 232 55 3rd OJHL Lost final
1986-87 42 26 12 4 - 263 211 56 1st OJHL Won league
1987-88 48 24 24 0 - 260 246 48 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1988-89 48 20 23 5 - 249 256 45 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1989-90 48 34 13 1 - 334 208 69 2nd MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1990-91 48 25 22 1 - 250 227 51 5th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1991-92 48 28 15 5 - 258 195 61 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1992-93 48 33 14 1 - 311 217 67 2nd MWJBHL Lost semifinal
1993-94 48 21 26 1 - 198 201 43 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1994-95 48 20 24 4 - 237 236 44 7th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1995-96 48 28 16 4 - 261 196 60 6th MWJBHL Lost final
1996-97 48 15 31 2 - 183 252 32 8th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1997-98 48 27 19 2 - 248 179 56 6th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1998-99 48 19 22 7 - 207 203 45 7th MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
1999-00 48 32 14 2 - 236 176 66 4th MWJBHL Lost final
2000-01 48 36 11 1 - 232 141 73 1st MWJBHL Lost semifinal
2001-02 48 29 14 5 - 195 164 63 4th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
2002-03 48 24 20 4 0 199 185 52 5th MWJBHL Lost semifinal
2003-04 48 28 16 3 1 190 136 60 3rd MWJBHL Lost quarter-final
2004-05 48 29 15 3 1 179 130 62 5th MWJBHL Lost final
2005-06 48 14 32 2 - 146 198 30 9th MWJBHL DNQ
2006-07 48 3 39 4 2 124 291 12 9th MWJBHL DNQ
2007-08 48 8 37 2 1 116 219 19 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2008-09 52 6 44 - 2 107 326 14 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2009-10 Did not participate
2010-11 51 4 44 - 3 134 400 11 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ
2011-12 51 9 39 - 3 150 279 21 9th GOJHL-MW DNQ

Playoffs

  • 1986 Lost semi-final
Markham Waxers defeated Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-1
  • 1987 Won league, lost OHA Buckland Cup
Owen Sound Greys defeated Markham Waxers 4-games-to-1
Owen Sound Greys defeated Aurora Eagles 4-games-to-none OJHL CHAMPIONS
Nickel Centre Power Trains (NOJHL) defeated Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2

The original franchise

Owen Sound Greys
CityOwen Sound, Ontario, Canada
LeagueSouthern Ontario Junior A Hockey League
Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League
Central Junior B Hockey League
Operated1913-1977
Home arenaOwen Sound Coliseum
ColoursOrange, Black, and White
     
Franchise history
1977Folded
Championships
Playoff championships1924 & 1927 Memorial Cup Champions

History

The Greys had gone through numerous incarnations and leagues in the nearly 100 years since they were founded, although their initial history was cut short due to World War I. The team reformed after the end of the war and immediately came to prominence, winning the local playoff title in 1920 and thumping the Toronto champion 14-0. A year later, the Greys advanced to the Northern Hockey League playoff final.

Many early members of the team had attended Victoria Public School in Owen Sound, where principal Henry Kelso (for whom the city's Kelso Beach was named) had established a very strong school hockey program. Two of those Victoria graduates were forward Melville "Butch" Keeling, who later went on to star with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, and goaltender Hedley Smith. In the fall of 1923 they earned places in the Greys lineup; soon they and their team would also earn a permanent place in the history of Canadian hockey.

Memorial Cup glory

Keeling and Smith were joined by four other Owen Sound boys, including another soon-to-be NHLer named Edward "Teddy" Graham. Two others who later made the NHL, team captain Larry "Dutch" Cain and future Hockey Hall of Famer Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, were among the three imports on the nine-player squad. The 1923-24 season began in December and would end less than four months later with the Greys crowned "Dominion Junior Hockey Champions," winners of what was then called the OHA Memorial Cup.

Owen Sound first captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup as Ontario Hockey Association titlists by defeating the Kitchener Greenshirts 12-7 in a two-game, total-goals series.[5] That followed earlier playoff series wins over Collingwood, Midland and Toronto Varsity in which the Greys were not seriously challenged. Owen Sound's next hurdles were single-game playoffs against North Bay of the Northern Ontario Hockey Association and Montreal Westmount. The club was then pitted against the Kenora Thistles in the Eastern Canadian final, a two-game, total-goals series won 15-12 by the Greys.

The Greys had journeyed to Winnipeg for the first game against the Thistles (Game 2 was in Kenora) and they returned to the Manitoba capital to face the Calgary Canadians in the two-game, total-goals national final. Keeling and Weiland each scored twice and Fred Elliott scored once in the first game, won 5-3 by Owen Sound. Weiland and Elliott both scored again two days later, on March 28, 1924, but the real hero was 16-year-old netminder Hedley Smith. Calgary peppered him with 23 third-period shots but he stopped every one of them and held Calgary to a 2–2 tie. The Greys won the series 7-5 and, with it, the Dominion title.

At the time, the wire service provided the only method of transmitting the results back to Owen Sound. Bulletins were posted outside the office of the city's newspaper, which estimated that more than 5,000 fans were there during the last game. It's believed that about 8,000 people turned out to welcome the champions home four days later, a remarkable number considering Owen Sound's population was only about 12,000 at the time.

The Greys went 22-2-2 during that magical season, scoring 204 goals and allowing only 69. Weiland led the club with a whopping 68 goals in 26 games while Keeling added an incredible 37 goals and 46 points in 15 playoff games, which may very well be a Canadian junior hockey record.

The 1924 Memorial Cup and J. Ross Robertson Cup champion Owen Sound Greys

A repeat was not to be, as Owen Sound fell to Toronto Aura Lee in the 1925 OHA final.[5] The Greys also lost the next year to Queen's University,[5] although both Toronto and Queen's fell in their respective national final series. It remained to the Greys to bring the Memorial Cup back to Ontario; in 1927 they reclaimed it as well as the OHA, all-Ontario and Eastern Canadian crowns.

Their opponents included the Newmarket Redmen, who fell 7-3 in a two-game, total-goals series to decide the OHA title.[5] That set up a best-of-three national final in Toronto against the Port Arthur West End club. The Game 1 hero was Martin Lauder, a native of nearby Durham, Ontario, and a future NHLer who scored a natural hat trick as Owen Sound won 5-4. Game 2 was tied 2-2 after regulation time, which was followed by a 10-minute, non-sudden death overtime. The Greys outscored Port Arthur 3-1 in the extra frame, won the game 5-3 and became the first team to win the Memorial Cup a second time. It happened on March 28, 1927—the third anniversary of the 1924 championship. Hedley Smith, who never went on to pro hockey, was the only holdover from that first title and thus became the first double Memorial Cup winner.

The OHA divided junior hockey into separate Junior A and Junior B ranks in 1933. The Greys were placed in Junior B, where they spent the next 42 years.[6][7]

Artifacts from the 1924 championship have surfaced in recent years. Cufflinks presented to Cooney Weiland are part of a junior hockey exhibit at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.[8] A gold watch given to Greys captain Dutch Cain on the team's return to Owen Sound is currently being auctioned online. The watch, which reportedly still keeps perfect time, is inscribed "Presented to L.J. Cain By The City of Owen Sound April 2nd 1924." The outer case has crossed hockey sticks and a puck, with "Dominion Champions" inscribed above and "Junior Hockey" below.[9]

The Junior B years (1933–1975)

The Greys served as the farm team for the Owen Sound Trappers, who competed in the OHA's Intermediate A league in the late 1930s and early 1940s. This coincided with the team's next notable championship run, which went all the way to the OHA Junior B Sutherland Cup final in 1940. Owen Sound's opponent was the Waterloo Siskins, who won the best-of-five series 3-1 and claimed the first of their 11 OHA titles.

It was 21 years before the Greys again made it as far in the playoffs. In 1960-61, they finished first in the Central Junior B Hockey League and rolled to the championship by defeating the Hamilton Bees and the Siskins, avenging the 1940 loss. Owen Sound then eliminated the St. Marys Lincolns in a semifinal series but ran out of gas in the Sutherland Cup final against the St. Michael's Buzzers, losing in four straight games. To this day, the Greys have never made it back to the Sutherland Cup final.

The Greys were part of the Central Junior B league throughout the 1960s. They failed to make the playoffs between 1966 and 1968 but turned things around and finished first in 1969-70. They lost a semifinal playoff series to the Collingwood Blues, who went on to win the final over the Guelph CMC's, and thus began a great hockey rivalry that lasted into the 1980s and spanned four different leagues.

Owen Sound and Collingwood met up again in the Central league final in 1971 and the Blues, having already disposed of the Preston Raiders in a semifinal series, again prevailed. The Greys finished first for the second straight year and beat the Kitchener Ranger B's 4-3 in the other semifinal before falling to Collingwood in five games.

In 1971-72, the Greys and Blues were placed in the new Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League, along with the Orillia Travelways, the Barrie Colts, the Newmarket Redmen and the Bolton Bruins. Orillia finished first in schedule play but once again Owen Sound and Collingwood met in the championship round and once again the Blues came out on top, winning 4-3.

The 1972-73 season saw the Greys finish in second place but they swept the league playoffs, knocking off the Midland Flyers in four straight games and finally getting past Collingwood, also in the minimum four games. This Greys team featured future NHLer Jim Roberts. Owen Sound then beat the Burlington Mohawks of the Central league 4-2 and advanced to the OHA semifinals against the Toronto Nationals. The Metro Junior B Hockey League champions won a hard-fought series 4-3.

Owen Sound's best season in this stretch was 1973-74. The team finished first, just ahead of Collingwood, but a fifth straight playoff meeting between the rivals was not in store. The Greys instead dumped Barrie 4-1 and Midland 4-1 to claim their second straight Mid-Ontario league title, then needed six games to get past the Elmira Sugar Kings of the Southwestern Junior B Hockey League. Owen Sound was back in the Sutherland Cup semifinals against the Metro league champs but once again lost out in the seventh and deciding game, falling this time to the Bramalea Blues.

That didn't mean Owen Sound was necessarily out of the picture, though. Bramalea and the Hamilton Red Wings of the Niagara District faced off for the Ontario championship and the Blues won the first game, but the contest was marred by a donnybrook that involved players, officials and fans and resulted in 14 police officers being called to the arena. The Blues immediately forfeited the series and incoming OHA president Cliffe Phillips decided to allow the Greys to return to action and take Bramalea's place in the final against Hamilton. Phillips soon found that his notion was not a popular one and he dropped it at once; the Greys missed out on a trip to the OHA final after a 13-year absence and the Sutherland Cup was awarded to the Red Wings as Ontario champs.[10]

The Greys wrapped up their third straight Mid-Ontario crown in 1974-75, beating first-place Collingwood 4-1 in the final. But the road ended in the OHA quarter-finals, where the Waterloo Siskins swept Owen Sound to the side. Bramalea, back in the mix a year after its forfeit, went on to win the Sutherland Cup. More than 30 years later, the Greys are still searching for their next Junior B league championship.

Tier II and Intermediate (1975–1982)

The club spent the next two years in the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League, but they were disappointing seasons. Owen Sound finished fifth and out of the playoffs in 1975-76, then placed fourth and last in 1976-77. All four teams advanced to the post-season that year but the Greys didn't last long, brushed aside in four straight games by the Guelph Platers.

When the SOJAHL folded in 1977, the Greys were left high and dry. They couldn't return to the Mid-Ontario Junior B league, as they had been replaced by another Owen Sound team which was called Owen Sound Grey-Bruce Salvage, popularly known as the Salvagemen. They took a one-year leave of absence, then returned to the ice in 1978-79 as a founding member of the new Georgian Bay Intermediate A Hockey League.

They again failed to recapture their previous glory, never finishing higher than third place and advancing to the playoff final only once. The Greys went on another hiatus in 1982, one year before the league itself disappeared.

Season-by-season results

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1953-54 30 9 18 3 - 121 178 21 7th OHA Gr.
1954-55 30 12 15 3 - 155 116 27 4th CJBHL
1955-56 27 18 9 0 - 178 113 36 2nd CJBHL
1956-57 27 19 7 1 - 193 101 39 2nd CJBHL
1957-58 29 15 13 1 - 160 134 31 4th CJBHL
1958-59 30 20 9 1 - 203 124 41 2nd CJBHL
1959-60 30 21 9 0 - -- -- 44 1st CJBHL
1960-61 29 22 5 2 - 186 117 48 1st CJBHL Won league
1961-62 29 11 18 0 - 137 154 24 3rd CJBHL
1962-63 36 22 12 2 - 216 162 46 1st CJBHL
1963-64 36 19 17 0 - 196 168 38 3rd CJBHL
1964-65 42 18 23 1 - 188 183 37 5th CJBHL
1965-66 39 6 33 0 - 143 304 12 6th CJBHL
1966-67 32 3 28 1 - 120 279 7 5th CJBHL
1967-68 39 7 26 6 - 158 251 20 6th CJBHL
1968-69 36 16 14 6 - 157 161 38 4th CJBHL
1969-70 40 30 6 4 - 270 158 64 1st CJBHL
1970-71 41 28 11 2 - 171 108 58 1st CJBHL Lost final
1971-72 40 26 12 2 - 255 177 54 2nd CJBHL Lost final
1972-73 40 24 13 3 - 222 157 51 2nd MOJBHL Won league
1973-74 40 30 6 4 - 274 147 64 1st MOJBHL Won league
1974-75 40 23 11 6 - 229 157 52 2nd MOJBHL Won league
1975-76 60 23 32 5 - 272 339 51 5th SOJAHL DNQ
1976-77 37 10 22 5 - 167 246 25 4th SOJAHL Lost semi-final

Playoffs

  • 1976 DNQ
  • 1977 Lost semi-final
Guelph Platers defeated Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-2 with 1 tie

Intermediate A

Owen Sound Greys
CityOwen Sound, Ontario, Canada
LeagueMajor Intermediate A Hockey League
Georgian Bay Intermediate A Hockey League
Operated1978-1982
Home arenaOwen Sound Coliseum
ColoursOrange, Black, and White
     
Franchise history
1982Folded
Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1978-79 36 14 22 1 - n/a n/a 29 3rd GBIAHL Lost semifinal
1979-80 36 10 24 2 - n/a n/a 22 7th GBIAHL DNQ
1980-81 36 20 15 1 - 214 168 41 3rd MIAHL Lost final
1981-82 36 11 23 2 - 200 263 24 6th MIAHL Lost semifinal

Championships

Sutherland Cup appearances

1961: St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Owen Sound Greys 4-games-to-none

George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" Appearances

1974: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Owen Sound Salvagemen 4-games-to-none
1975: Woodstock Navy-Vets defeated Owen Sound Salvagemen 3-games-to-none

Arenas

Affiliations

Since the Ontario Hockey League moved into Owen Sound in 1989, the Greys have enjoyed an almost continuous affiliation with the big club (originally the Owen Sound Platers, now known as the Owen Sound Attack).

A disagreement in 1999 led the Platers to cancel the arrangement and affiliate instead with the OPJHL's ill-fated Durham Huskies. Although that ended after one season and the Platers again latched on to the Greys, there was enough animosity between the Greys and Huskies to fuel two heated exhibition games one week apart prior to the 2000-01 season. Owen Sound won 5-1 in the first game and 5-0 in the second game, which was marred by a line brawl toward the end.[11][12]

The Greys had another affiliation with the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. This affiliation ended when the Greys took a leave of absence in 2009.

In 2010 it was announced that the Greys would return as affiliates to the Villanova Knights of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Fergus Devils of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

Getting back to hometown roots for the 2011 season, the Greys announced their affiliation with the Hanover Barons of the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League

In Memory

The Greys have recently mourned the deaths of their two longest-serving club presidents.

Carl Fairman

Fairman was with the Greys for 25 years, the last 20 as president, until his death on January 12, 2004, at age 68. Fundraising was his strong point and he was a regular and tireless fixture at the club's weekly bingo games.[13]

Howard Hindman

Hindman died on January 10, 2007, at age 90. A prominent city businessman, sportsman and benefactor who served at various times as chair of the local hospital board, school board and police board and as honorary chair of the hospital foundation, he still found time for heavy involvement with numerous sporting organizations, including the Greys. Hindman held the post of team president and/or manager continuously between 1946 and 1986. A team jersey with his name on it was presented to him at a home game approximately four months before his death.[14]

NHL alumni

Numerous members of the Owen Sound Greys have gone on to play in the National Hockey League.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Greys unload players," Owen Sound Sun Times, January 11, 2007, p. A8.
  2. ^ "Greys to be a one-town team," Bill Walker, Owen Sound Sun Times, June 24, 2006, p. A9.
  3. ^ "Greys face murky future," Bill Walker, Owen Sound Sun Times, May 23, 2009, http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1580806.
  4. ^ "Player Photos - Permission and Waiver Form | Ontario Hockey Association".
  5. ^ a b c d Annual Report: Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition. Cambridge, Ontario: Ontario Hockey Association. 2006. p. W-13.
  6. ^ "80th anniversary of the Greys' most glorious days," Jonathon Jackson, Owen Sound Sun Times, February 17, 2004.
  7. ^ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Butch Keeling
  8. ^ Legends of Hockey - Hockey Hall of Fame & Canadian Hockey League pay tribute to historic Memorial Cup
  9. ^ "Classic Auctions". www.classicauctions.net. Archived from the original on 2006-07-18.
  10. ^ 100 Years of Dropping the Puck: A History of the OHA, Scott Young. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1989. ISBN 0-7710-9093-5
  11. ^ "Greys get bragging rights," Bill Walker, Owen Sound Sun Times, September 7, 2000, p. A12.
  12. ^ "Brawl mars Greys shutout: Huskies the foes," Owen Sound Sun Times, September 14, 2000, p. A14.
  13. ^ "Greys president dies," Bill Walker, Owen Sound Sun Times, January 14, 2004.
  14. ^ "Hindman remembered for love of his community; Businessman was an institution," Scott Dunn, Owen Sound Sun Times, January 11, 2007, p. A1.

Basic regular season and playoff details and statistics throughout Greys history are all listed in the pages of the Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper. These pages are all on microfilm and are available for viewing at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library.

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Piramida Khafre (Dinasti Keempat Mesir) dan Sfinks Agung Giza (± 2500 SM). Peta Mesir Kuno, menunjukkan kota dan situs utama pada periode dinasti (3150 SM hingga 30 SM) Bagian dari seri mengenai Sejarah Mesir Mesir Prasejarahpra–3100 SM Mesir Kuno Periode Dinasti Awal3100–2686 SM Kerajaan Lama2686–2181 SM Periode Menengah ke-12181–2055 SM Kerajaan Pertengahan2055–1650 SM Periode Menengah ke-21650–1550 SM Kerajaan Baru1550–1069 SM Periode Menengah ke-31069–664 SM Periode Akhir664…

American conservative online magazine and podcast This article is about American conservative online magazine and podcast. For the series of 85 essays arguing in favor of the ratification of the US Constitution, see The Federalist Papers. For other uses, see Federalist (disambiguation). The FederalistType of siteOnline magazineAvailable inEnglishHeadquartersUnited StatesFounder(s)Ben DomenechSean DavisEditorsDavid HarsanyiMollie HemingwayURLthefederalist.com CommercialYesRegistrationOptiona…

1965 soundtrack album by Lalo SchifrinThe LiquidatorSoundtrack album by Lalo SchifrinReleased1965RecordedMarch 1965VenueLondon, EnglandGenreFilm scoreLength34:14LabelMGMCS 8029ProducerJesse KayeLalo Schifrin chronology Jazz Suite on the Mass Texts(1964) The Liquidator(1965) Once a Thief and Other Themes(1965) The Liquidator is a soundtrack album to the motion picture The Liquidator by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1965 and released on the MGM label.&…

Highest mountain in the contiguous United States This article is about the mountain. For the former town with this name, see Lone Pine Station, California. For the ship, see USS Mount Whitney. Mount WhitneyFisherman's PeakEast Face close-up seen from the Whitney PortalHighest pointElevation14,505 ft (4,421 m) NAVD 88[1]Prominence10,075 ft (3,071 m)[2]Parent peakPico de Orizaba[3]Isolation1,647 mi (2,651 km)[2]ListingWor…

Artikel ini bukan mengenai Konvensi Calon Presiden Partai Demokrat. Ilustrasi Konvensi Nasional Demokrat 1876 di St. Louis, Missouri, Amerika Serikat Konvensi Nasional Partai Demokrat adalah konvensi yang diadakan untuk pemilihan presiden Amerika Serikat yang diadakan setiap empat tahun sekali sejak tahun 1832 oleh Partai Demokrat Amerika Serikat. Konvensi ini diatur oleh Komite Nasional Partai Demokrat sejak konvensi nasional tahun 1852. Tujuan utama Konvensi Nasional Partai Demokrat adalah unt…

هذه المقالة تحتاج للمزيد من الوصلات للمقالات الأخرى للمساعدة في ترابط مقالات الموسوعة. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة وصلات إلى المقالات المتعلقة بها الموجودة في النص الحالي. (أغسطس 2020) بروكوبيون   الإحداثيات 38°44′02″N 23°29′26″E / 38.733888888889°N 23.490555555556°E / 38…

Ada usul agar artikel ini digabungkan ke The Simpsons (musim 5). (Diskusikan) Deep Space HomerEpisode no.Musim 5Disutradarai olehCarlos BaezaDitulis olehDavid MirkinTanggal muladitayangkan24 Februari 1994 Deep Space Homer adalah episode ke-15 dari musim kelima The Simpsons. Episode tersebut awalnya disiarkan dalam saluran Fox di Amerika Serikat pada 24 Februari 1994. Referensi Daftar pustaka Booker, Keith (2006). Drawn to Television. hlm. 58. ISBN 978-0-275-99019-0. Diarsipkan dar…

Ahmed Muhtar (turco ottomano احمد مختار پاشا; Bursa, 1º novembre 1839 – Istanbul, 21 gennaio 1919) è stato un militare e politico ottomano.Ahmed Muhtar Gran Visir dell'Impero OttomanoDurata mandato22 luglio 1912 –29 ottobre 1912 MonarcaMehmed V PredecessoreKüçük Mehmed Said Pascià (VIII mandato) SuccessoreKıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pascià (IV mandato) Wālī di CretaDurata mandato1878 –1878 PredecessoreKonstantinos Adosidis SuccessoreAlexander …

One of a pair of baskets, bags, boxes, or similar containers This article is about the type of luggage. For other uses, see Pannier (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Pannier – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template mess…

British Paralympic wheelchair fencer Gemma CollisCollis in 2014Born (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31)NationalityBritishEducationDurham UniversityOccupationAthlete/JournalistKnown forParalympic fencer Gemma Collis (born 10 October 1992) is a British Paralympic wheelchair fencer who competed in the Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2020. Gemma is a 15 time World Cup medallist, and is currently aiming for Paris 2024. She is vice-chair of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Fed…

Disambiguazione – Denílson rimanda qui. Se stai cercando altri significati, vedi Denílson (disambigua). Denílson Denílson nel 2009 Nazionalità  Brasile Altezza 177 cm Peso 65 kg Calcio Ruolo Attaccante Termine carriera 2010 Carriera Giovanili 19??-1994 San Paolo Squadre di club1 1994-1998 San Paolo96 (8)1998-2000 Betis67 (5)2000→  Flamengo11 (3)2001-2005 Betis118 (8)2005-2006 Bordeaux31 (3)2006-2007 Al-Nassr15 (3)2007-2008 FC Dallas8 …

Division and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation This article is about the BBC's operational division consists in several UK radio stations. For the BBC's digital multiplex, see BBC National DAB. For the radio in the United Kingdom, see Radio in the United Kingdom. BBC RadioLogo used since 2021Company typeDivisionIndustryMass mediaFounded18 October 1922; 101 years ago (1922-10-18)HeadquartersBroadcasting House, LondonMediaCityUK, Salford, EnglandArea servedWorldwide…

Bombing of Oahu by Japanese flying boats during WW2. For the counter-insurgency unit in Namibia, see Koevoet. Operation KPart of the Pacific Theater of World War IIApproximate route of Operation K.Date4 March 1942LocationWotje Atoll in the Marshall Islands; French Frigate Shoals; OahuResult InconclusiveBelligerents  United States  JapanCommanders and leaders None Hisao HashizumeStrength None 2 Kawanishi H8Ks3 submarinesCasualties and losses Minimal private property damage Loss of subma…

Former association football club in Chester, England This article is about the original club from Chester that existed until 2010. For the re-formed club, see Chester F.C. Football clubChester CityFull nameChester City Football ClubNickname(s)The SealsThe BluesFounded1885; 139 years ago (1885) (as Chester F.C.)Dissolved10 March 2010GroundDeva Stadium, Chester, EnglandCapacity6,500 (5,500 seated) Home colours Away colours Chester City Football Club was an association football te…

Zaque MichuázaqueMichuá, ruler of HunzaReign1470–1490PredecessorHunzahúaSuccessorQuemuenchatochaBornunknownMuisca ConfederationDied1490Chocontá,Muisca ConfederationDynastyHunza Michuá or Michica[1] (died Chocontá, 1490) was the second zaque of Hunza, currently known as Tunja, as of 1470. His contemporary enemy zipa of the southern Muisca was Saguamanchica. Biography Little is known about the history of Michuá, who accessed the throne of the northern Muisca in 1470. He broke the …

Spanish filmmaker In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vigalondo and the second or maternal family name is Palacios. Nacho VigalondoAt the 2014 Miami International Film FestivalBornIgnacio Vigalondo Palacios (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47)Cabezón de la Sal, SpainOccupationsFilm directortelevision directorscreenwriterproduceractorYears active2002–present Ignacio Nacho Vigalondo Palacios (born 6 April 1977) is a Spanish filmmaker.[1] Career Vigalon…

مرسيدس بنز فيتومعلومات عامةالنوع طراز سيارة الفئة ميني فانالعلامة التجارية مرسيدس-بنز المصنع مرسيدس-بنزالإنتاج 2004مالمحرك وناقل الحركةالوحدة سيارةالأبعادقاعدة الإطارات 3,200–3,430 مـم (126.0–135.0 بوصة)الطول 4,748–5,223 مـم (186.9–205.6 بوصة)العرض 1,906 مـم (75.0 بوصة)مرسيدس ب…

Polytechnic of Porto - School of EngineeringInstituto Superior de Engenharia do PortoMottoSaber fazer (Know-how)TypePublic universityEstablished1852PresidentMaria João ViamonteAcademic staff~520 (2014)Students~6,600 (2014)LocationPorto, PortugalColorsGrey & CrimsonMascotCrimson FoxWebsitehttp://www.isep.pt Polytechnic of Porto - School of Engineering (ISEP) is a public polytechnic higher learning and research engineering institute, located in the city of Porto, Portugal. ISEP is divided in …

Human settlement in WalesCefn FforestCefn FforestLocation within CaerphillyPopulation3,894 (2011)[1]OS grid referenceST165975Principal areaCaerphillyPreserved countyGwentCountryWalesSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBLACKWOODPostcode districtNP12Dialling code01443, 01495PoliceGwentFireSouth WalesAmbulanceWelsh UK ParliamentIslwynSenedd Cymru – Welsh ParliamentIslwyn List of places UK Wales Caerphilly 51°40′12″N 3°12′32″W…

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