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Grand Rapids Owls

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Grand Rapids Owls
CityByron Center, Michigan
LeagueCSHL
Home arenaSouthside Community Ice Center
ColorsRed, Black, White
     
General managerJeff Laing
Head coachGreg Geldart
Franchise history
1993–2010Grand 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Southside Community Ice Center". Arena Maps. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ 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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