Owen Sound Greys
Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
City	Owen Sound, Ontario
Founded	Circa 1911
Division	Mid-Western
Franchise history	1973-1976: Owen Sound Salvagemen 1976-1977: Owen Sound Steelers 1977-1980: Owen Sound Kings 1980-1983: Owen Sound Mercurys 1983-2000: Owen Sound Greys 2000-2006: Owen Sound-Saugeen Shores Greys 2006-Pres: Owen Sound Greys
Alternate history	1911-1982: Owen Sound Greys Jr. History In the late 1990s the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League began complaining about their top level players being pulled from their teams at trade deadline time A until 1933 Jr. B until 1975 Jr. A 1975-1977 Int. A 1978-1982 folded
Head Coach	Jeff Goldie
General Manager	Kevin Emke
Arena	J.D. McArthur Arena, Bayshore Community Centre
Team Colors	Orange, Black, and White
Affiliate Team(s)	Owen Sound Attack Kincardine Bulldogs
Sutherland Cups	none
Buckland Cups	1987

The Owen Sound Greys are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. The Bayshore Community Centre contains the JD McArthur Arena, a 4300-seat multi-purpose Arena in Owen Sound Ontario, Canada. The colour orange occurs Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Owen Sound Attack are a Junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League since the year 2000 The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Kincardine Ontario. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of Ice hockey competition for players generally between the ages of 16 and 20 years old Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. History In the late 1990s the Western Ontario Junior B Hockey League began complaining about their top level players being pulled from their teams at trade deadline time The Greys in their early years won the 1924 and 1927 Memorial Cups as Dominion Junior Hockey Champions. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL

Contents 1 History 1.1 Memorial Cup glory 1.2 The Junior B years (1933-1975) 1.3 Tier II and Intermediate (1975-1982) 1.4 The Farm Team (1973-1983) 1.5 The Greys Return (1983-1987) 1.6 Back in "B" (1987-Present) 1.7 Part-time in Port Elgin (2000-2006) 2 Season-by-Season Record 2.1 The Current Franchise (1973-Present) 2.2 The Original Franchise 2.3 Intermediate A 3 Championships 3.1 Sutherland Cup Appearances 3.2 George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" Appearances 4 Arenas 5 Affiliations 6 In Memory 6.1 Carl Fairman 6.2 Howard Hindman 7 NHL Alumni 8 References 9 Other External Links

History

The Greys have 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. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 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. Melville Sydney "Butch" Keeling ( August 10, 1905 in Owen Sound Ontario – November 12, 1984 in Toronto Ontario The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 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. Teddy Graham (born June 30, 1906 in Savarak Township, Owen Sound, Ontario - died January 1, 1979) was a Two others who later made the NHL, team captain James "Dutch" Cain and future Hockey Hall of Famer Ralph "Cooney" Weiland, were among the three imports on the nine-player squad. James Francis "Dutch" Cain (born February 1902 in Newmarket, Ontario) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ralph "Cooney" Weiland ( November 5, 1904 in Seaforth Ontario - July 3, 1985) was an NHL forward who 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. The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL

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. The J Ross Robertson Cup is an Ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League playoff championship Senior A (c1917 to c1938 The Kitchener Hockey Club commonly known as the Kitchener Greenshirts were formed due to the rise of NHL hockey in Canada requiring a feeder 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 Northern Ontario Hockey Association is minor and junior level Ice hockey governing body 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 Kenora Thistles were an early amateur men's Ice hockey team based in Kenora Ontario, Canada and formed in 1885 as a senior team by a group of The George T Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1972 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA to the Eastern Canadian Junior "A"

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. The Calgary Canadians were a junior Ice hockey team that played in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 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. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. A dominion, often Dominion, refers to one of a group of autonomous polities under sovereign authority within the British Empire and

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.

A repeat was not to be, as Owen Sound fell to Toronto Aura Lee in the 1925 OHA final. The Toronto Aura Lee Hockey Club operated a pair of Junior ice hockey and Senior ice hockey teams in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1916 to 1926 The Greys also lost the next year to Queen's University, although both Toronto and Queen's fell in their respective national final series. Queen's University, generally referred to simply as Queen's, is a coeducational non-sectarian Public university located in Kingston, Ontario 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. The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. 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. Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. 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. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. ^[1][2]

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. The Hockey Hall of Fame ( Temple de la renommée du hockey in French) is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ^[3] 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. ^[4]

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. The Sutherland Cup is the Ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy 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. The Waterloo Siskins are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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. The Hamilton Red Wings are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 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. The St Marys Lincolns are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in St The St Michael's Buzzers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 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. The Collingwood Blues are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. The Guelph CMC's or sometimes known as the Guelph CMC's Biltmore Mad Hatters were a junior Ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association as a Junior

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 Preston Raiders were a Canadian Junior "B" Ice hockey team from the town of Preston Ontario which later became Cambridge 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. The Kitchener Dutchmen are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

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. The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" Ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. The Couchiching Terriers are a Tier II Junior A Ice hockey team from Rama Ontario, Canada off of Lake Couchiching. The Barrie Colts are a Junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Newmarket Hurricanes are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. 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. The Midland Flyers are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Midland Ontario. This Greys team featured future NHLer Jim Roberts. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Jim Roberts (born June 8, 1956 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Owen Sound then beat the Burlington Mohawks of the Central league 4-2 and advanced to the OHA semifinals against the Toronto Nationals. The Burlington Cougars are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto Nationals are a pair of defunct Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey teams from Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The Metro Junior B Hockey League champions won a hard-fought series 4-3. This article is about the league in operation from 1956-1998 For the Metro Junior Hockey League from 1961-1963 see Metro Junior A League ----The Metro

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. The Elmira Sugar Kings are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Elmira, Ontario, Canada. History The Mid-Western "B" was known as the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League until 1977 when it donned its current name 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. The Bramalea Blues are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

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 Hamilton Red Wings are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. History The year 1974 saw the founding of the Golden Horseshoe Junior B Hockey League 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. ^[5]

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. The Waterloo Siskins are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 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. ----The Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League was a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey that lasted from the late 1960s until 1977 in Southern Ontario, 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. The Guelph Platers were a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989 based

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. The Major Intermediate A Hockey League was an Ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association.

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.

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. The Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League is a Junior level Ice hockey league sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association based out of Southwestern Ontario Owen Sound endured a five-week layoff between the end of the regular season and the start of what were 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 Woodstock Renegades are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.

The next season saw the Salvagemen in a true Junior C group, the Central Junior C Hockey League. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up 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. History The Mid-Western "B" was known as the Waterloo-Wellington Junior "B" Hockey League until 1977 when it donned its current name The other four teams (Orillia, Barrie, the Oak Ridges Dynes and the Thornhill Thunderbirds went to the new Central league. The Oak Ridges Dynes are a defunct Junior "B" Ice hockey team from Oak Ridges, Ontario, Canada. The Mississauga Chargers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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. The Guelph Platers were a Junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1975 to 1982 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1989 based 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 Nickel Centre Native Sons were a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Nickel Centre, Ontario, Canada. The Modern NOJHL The current incarnation of the NOJHL is comprised of six Ontario teams one Quebec team and one American team

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. The Dudley Hewitt Cup is a championship Ice hockey trophy won by tournament conducted by the Canadian Junior Hockey League. The Royal Bank Cup is an annual Ice hockey tournament held to determine the Canadian Junior A champion. 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-Present)

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. The Kitchener Dutchmen are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They met the powerful Stratford Cullitons in the final and lost 4-1. The Stratford Cullitons are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

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 Cambridge Winterhawks are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. 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 Guelph Dominators are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 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. The Listowel Cyclones are a Canadian junior Ice hockey team based in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. 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. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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. The Sun Times is a local newspaper which services the Bruce - Grey - Owen Sound area in the Canadian province of Ontario. 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. The Collingwood Blues are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. ^[6]

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. Port Elgin, now Saugeen Shores Ontario is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, located on Lake Huron. 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. The Bayshore Community Centre contains the JD McArthur Arena, a 4300-seat multi-purpose Arena in Owen Sound Ontario, Canada.

Starting with the 2000-01 season, the Greys played half of their home games at "The Plex," as the building is 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, however, 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. ^[7]

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	n/a	98	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	24th GOJHL	DNQ

The Original Franchise

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1954-55	30	12	15	3	-	155	116	27	4th CJBHL
1955-56	27	18	9	0	-	--	--	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	Standings Not Available
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	-	n/a	n/a	54	2nd CJBHL	Lost Final
1972-73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	-	n/a	n/a	n/a	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

Intermediate A

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 OHA Int. The following is a listing of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Standings. The following is a listing of Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Standings. A	Lost Final
1981-82	36	11	23	2	-	200	263	24	6th OHA Int. A	Lost Semifinal

Championships

• Memorial Cup Dominion Junior Hockey Champions: 1924, 1927
• Eastern Canadian Junior Hockey Champions: 1924, 1927
• J. Ross Robertson Cup OHA Junior Hockey Champions: 1924, 1927
• Frank L. Buckland Trophy OHA Junior A Hockey League Champions: 1987
• Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975
• Central Junior B Hockey League Champions: 1961

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

• Riverside Arena, 1st Avenue A West, Owen Sound (unknown-1938)
• Owen Sound Arena, 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound (1938-1982)
• Owen Sound Coliseum, 1400 7th Avenue East, Owen Sound (1982-1983)
• J.D. McArthur Arena, Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre, 1900 3rd Avenue East, Owen Sound (1983-Present)
• Saugeen Shores Community Complex, 600 Tomlinson Drive, Port Elgin (2000-2006)

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). The Memorial Cup is the championship trophy of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL The George T Richardson Memorial Trophy was presented annually from 1932 until 1972 by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA to the Eastern Canadian Junior "A" The J Ross Robertson Cup is an Ice hockey trophy awarded annually to the winner of the Ontario Hockey League playoff championship The Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" Ice hockey league based in Southern Ontario. The Sutherland Cup is the Ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy The St Michael's Buzzers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Hockey Association is the governing body for the majority of Junior and Senior level Ice hockey teams in the Province of Ontario. The Woodstock Renegades are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. The Woodstock Renegades are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. The Bayshore Community Centre contains the JD McArthur Arena, a 4300-seat multi-purpose Arena in Owen Sound Ontario, Canada. The Owen Sound Platers were a Junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League from 1989 to 2000 in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. The Owen Sound Attack are a Junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League since the year 2000

A disagreement in 1999 led the Platers to cancel the arrangement and affiliate instead with the OPJHL's ill-fated Durham Huskies. This article is about the Tier II Junior "A" 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. ^[8][9]

The Greys have another affiliation with the Kincardine Bulldogs of the Western Junior C Hockey League. The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior Ice hockey team based in Kincardine Ontario. History The Western Junior C Hockey League was founded in 1966 when the original OHA Central Junior C Hockey League a large league was divided up

In Memory

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

Carl Fairman

Mr. Fairman was with the Greys for 25 years, the last 20 as president, until his death on January 12, 2004 at age 68. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Fundraising was his strong point and he was a regular and tireless fixture at the club's weekly bingo games. ^[10]

• Carl Fairman, 1935-2004

Howard Hindman

Mr. Hindman died on January 10, 2007 at age 90. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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. Mr. 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. ^[11]

• Howard Hindman being honoured, September 2006

NHL Alumni

Numerous members of the Owen Sound Greys have gone on to play in the National Hockey League. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America [1]

Steve Baker Roy Burmister Bobby Burns Dutch Cain Patsy Callighen

George Gee Ted Graham Benny Grant Alan Hepple Dean Hopkins

Melville "Butch" Keeling Martin Lauder Jack Markle Chris Minard Brian Perry

Jim Roberts Curtis Sanford Jim Schoenfeld Brad Tiley Norm Tustin

Cooney Weiland

References

Basic regular season and playoff details and statistics throughout Greys history are all listed in the pages of the Owen Sound Sun Times newspaper. The Sun Times is a local newspaper which services the Bruce - Grey - Owen Sound area in the Canadian province of Ontario. These pages are all on microfilm and are available for viewing at the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library.

Other External Links

• Owen Sound Greys
• Memorial Cup History (1919-32)
• Rosters of Memorial Cup Winners
• Owen Sound Sun Times
• Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library

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