Grand Rapids Owls
Grand Rapids Owls | |
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City | Byron Center, Michigan |
League | CSHL |
Home arena | Southside Community Ice Center |
Colors | Red, Black, White
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General manager | Jeff Laing |
Head coach | Greg Geldart |
Franchise history | |
1993–2010 | Grand Rapids Owls |
The Grand Rapids Owls was a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the Central States Hockey League. The team played their home games at the Southside Community Ice Center in Byron Center, Michigan.[1] The players, ages 16–20, carried amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hoped to earn a spot on higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams. The team suspended operations prior to the 2010-2011 season.
Alumni[edit]
The Grand Rapids Owls had many alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA College, at professional levels.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Southside Community Ice Center". Arena Maps. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
- ^ http://www.grjraowls.com/team_news.htm. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
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(help) - ^ Vedder, Steve (January 15, 2010). "Ferris State hockey fever running high ahead of CCHA showdown with Miami (Ohio)". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
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