Owen Sound Greys
| Owen Sound Greys | |
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| City | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League |
| Division | Mid-Western |
| Operated | 1973-2012 |
| Home arena | J.D. McArthur Arena, Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre |
| Colors |
Orange, Black, and White |
| Owner(s) | Community Ownership |
| General manager | Steve McIver |
| Head coach | Rob Brown |
| Affiliates |
Orangeville Flyers (OJHL) Hanover Barons (WJCHL) |
| 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 |
| 2006-2012 | Owen Sound Greys |
| 2012-Present | Brampton Bombers |
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| City | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| League |
Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League Central Junior B Hockey League |
| Operated | 1913-1977 |
| Home arena | Owen Sound Coliseum |
| Colors | Orange, Black, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1977 | Folded |
| Championships | |
| Playoff championships | 1924 & 1927 Memorial Cup Champions |
| Owen Sound Greys | |
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| City | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada |
| League |
Major Intermediate A Hockey League Georgian Bay Intermediate A Hockey League |
| Operated | 1978-1982 |
| Home arena | Owen Sound Coliseum |
| Colors | Orange, Black, and White |
| Franchise history | |
| 1982 | Folded |
The Owen Sound Greys were a series of Canadian junior ice hockey teams based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. They play 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 in an effort to obtain the Hardy Cup, they departed with the fall of the Major Intermediate A Hockey League. The final team was the Modern Greys, who 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 99 year era of Greys hockey in Owen Sound in 2012.
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 were called the "Super C" playoffs. The "Super C" Champion would be awarded the George S. Dudley Trophy. The Salvagemen finally met the 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.
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