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.[citation needed]
Several local Owen Sound business people 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
As of the end of the 2013–14 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.[citation needed]
The Attack set a new franchise attendance mark in 2011–12 of 97,619 fans and set a new record the following year, eclipsing the 100,000 mark in 2012–13 and again in 2013–14.[1]
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.
1989–90 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 3 in first round. Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
1990–91 Did not qualify.
1991–92 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in first round.
1992–93 Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 0 in first round. Lost to S.S. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
1993–94 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals. Lost to Detroit Jr. Red Wings 4 games to 0 in division semi-finals.
1994–95 Defeated Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals. Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
1995–96 Lost to Niagara Falls Thunder 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
1996–97 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
1997–98 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals. Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals.
1998–99 Defeated S.S.Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. Defeated Guelph Storm 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. Lost to London Knights 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
1999–2000 Did not qualify.
2000–01 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2001–02 Did not qualify.
2002–03 Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2003–04 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
2004–05 Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
2005–06 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
2006–07 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2007–08 Did not qualify.
2008–09 Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
2009-10 Did not qualify.
2010–11 Defeated London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals. Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals. Defeated Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 1 in conference finals. Defeated Mississauga Majors 4 games to 3 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS Finished Memorial Cup round-robin in third place. Lost to Kootenay Ice 7–3 in tie-breaking game.
2011–12 Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2012–13 Defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals. Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
2013–14 Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2014–15 Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2015–16 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
2016–17 Defeated Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. Defeated Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 2 in conference finals.
2017–18 Defeated London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
2018–19 Lost to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2019–20 Cancelled.
2020–21 Cancelled.
2021-22 Lost to Flint Firebirds 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals.
2022-23 Lost to London Knights 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Uniforms and logos
Attack mascot Cubby2010–11 Third Jersey logo.Joey Hishon wearing the third jersey
The Harry Lumley Bayshore Community Centre received extensive renovations beginning in 2001, to include private boxes. The arena hosted the 2005 OHL All-Star Classic. A new video scoreboard was added in 2015.[citation needed]
