Tag: Ontario Hockey League
Hope springs eternal as Attack sweep Otters to keep streak alive
Spring is in the air and there is an undeniable swagger surrounding the Owen Sound Attack as they completed a weekend sweep of the Erie Otters with a decisive 5-1 victory Sunday afternoon in front of 2,300 fans at the Bayshore. To put it bluntly, the Attack bullied the Otters for 60 minutes and sullied […]
Attack extend point streak to 11 games with win over Otters
It’s Attack hockey, and it’s all about having fun according to rookie sensation Colby Barlow. Well, having fun and being responsible defensively, of course, which if done well can lead to more fun in the offensive zone. Simple, and fun, Barlow said. “We want to win. That’s all we want to do. We want to […]
Spits come from behind to best Bears in OT
Good clubs don’t need gimmes, but that’s what the Windsor Spitfires got Wednesday night as they came from behind to beat the Owen Sound Attack 6-5 in overtime in front of nearly 2,600 fans at the Bayshore. The Attack squandered the lead in the third period thanks to a few gaffes and a Daniel D’Amico […]
Chenard earns OHL Goalie of the Week honours
The Attack’s Nick Chenard is the Ontario Hockey League’s Goaltender of the Week after going 2-0-1-0 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .944 save percentage. Chenard, who was a runner-up for last week’s distinction, made 101 saves for the Attack in three games, helping them extend their run of consecutive games undefeated in regulation to […]
Barlow bests true rookie goal-scoring record
Despite his surname, the bar has been set pretty high for Attack rookie Colby Barlow. After taking the Orillia native with the eighth overall pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, Attack GM Dale DeGray called the pick a “slam dunk”. He called him the team’s first pure shooter, at least in the DeGray era. […]
Bears back in the win column with 5-1 victory over Spirit
The Owen Sound Attack are heading back to the Scenic City after a three-in-three road trip as one of the hottest teams in the Ontario Hockey League. The Attack got back into the win column Saturday night with a decisive 5-1 win over the Saginaw Spirit after earning points in both of their previous two […]
Attack alumnus helping to break down hockey’s barriers
Jaden Lindo holds on tightly to his first tangible hockey memory. A memory of the time someone tried to break him. The time he came to realize, then a child, a Black hockey player, he would need to stiffen his resolve if he was going to make it in the sport he loved. The son […]
Saginaw takes wild one in a shootout over Owen Sound
The Saginaw Spirit earned the extra point Friday night in Round 8 of the shootout to take the 7-6 win over the Owen Sound Attack inside the Dow Event Center after a wild 65 minutes of hockey. The game looked to be over with 54 seconds left on the clock following Josh Bloom’s empty-net goal […]
Spits snap Attack’s six game winning streak, but Bears earn a point in OT
The Owen Sound Attack’s six-game winning streak has become a seven-game point streak as the Bears fell to the Windsor Spitfires, 2-1, in overtime Thursday night inside the WFCU Centre. With the win, the Spitfires improve their own winning streak to three games and bolster their season record to 30-14-3-3. Owen Sound falls to 25-23-3-2 […]
Province gives OHL $3M to help meet scholarship obligations
The Ontario Hockey League will receive $3 million from the provincial government to help meet its academic scholarship commitments for current and former players on its 17 Ontario-based teams.