General Motors Center
Oshawa is a city of about 140,000 people located in Southern Ontario 60 kilometers from Toronto.
In hockey it is most famous for the Oshawa Generals junior hockey team. The team was named after General Motors, whose Canadian headquarters is located in the city. Bobby Orr spent his junior career in this city.
The Hambly Arena burned down in 1953 and was not replaced until 1965.
Oshawa hosted the 1987 Memorial Cup.
Teams[]
- Oshawa
- (Ontario Hockey Association Jr., 1908-1919, 1920-1927,1928-1932)
- (Ontario Hockey Association Senior B, 1919-1931, 1934-1935) moved to OHA Intermediate A
- (OHA Intermediate A, 1931-1932)
- Oshawa 132nd Battalion
- Oshawa 84th Battalion
- Oshawa AA
- Oshawa Army
- Oshawa Bees
- Oshawa Blue Imps (Ontario Hockey Association Jr., 1932-1933) to OHA Jr. A
- Oshawa Chevrolets
- Oshawa Coca Colas
- Oshawa General Motors (Toronto and Yorkk Merchantile League, 1936-1937) join OHA Sr. A as G-Men
- Oshawa G-Men (OHA Senior A Hockey League, 1937-1939, 1940-1941)
- Oshawa Generals
- (OHA, Jr. A, 1936-1953) drop out when arena burns down
- (Metro Toronto Junior A League, 1962-1963) rejoin OHA, Jr. A (played this season at Maple Leaf Gardens)
- (OHA, Jr. A, 1963-1974) see OMJHL (played 1963-1964 in Bowmanville)
- (OMJHL, 1974-1984) see OHL
- (OHL, 1980-Present)
- (Metro Junior A Hockey League, 1989-1998) join OPJAHL
- (Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League, 1998-2006) become Durham Fury
- Oshawa Majors (OHA, Jr. A, 1933-1936) renamed Generals
- Oshawa Maroons
- (Ontario Hockey Association Senior B 1932-1933) moved to Intermediate A
- Oshawa Patricias (Ontario Professional Hockey League, 1930-1931) folded
- Oshawa Riverkings (Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League, 2015-Present)
- Oshawa Shamrocks
- Oshawa Truckmen
University teams[]
Players[]
- Bob Attersley
- Natalie Babonyová
- Frank Bathe
- Scott Barney
- Adam Berti
- Sean Brown
- Les Colvin
- Jeff Daniels
- Dale DeGray
- Dave Duerden
- Andrew Engelage
- Craig Fisher
- Dave Gorman
- Brent Grieve
- Jay Harrison
- Charlie Huddy
- Jim Jackson
- Marc Laniel
- Ross Lowe
- John MacLean
- Nicole Martindale
- Kevin McClelland
- Shawn McCosh
- Shayne McCosh
- Jeff Madill
- Joe Nieuwendyk
- Hank Nowak
- George Samolenko
- Pete Vipond
Arenas[]
- Oshawa Curling Club Rink (early 1900's)
- Kinsmen Stadium (?-1908) outdoor rink used for hockey prior to opening of Bradley Arena
- Bradley Arena (1908-1928) burned down
- Hambly Arena (1930-September 15, 1953) arena burned down
- Oshawa Civic Auditorium (1964-2006)
- Tribute Communities Centre (2006-Present)
- Campus Ice Centre
- Donevan Recreation Complex
- Children's Arena
- Harman Park Arena
- Legends Centre
- Canlan Ice Sports-Oshawa
Championships[]
- 1939 Memorial Cup, 1940 Memorial Cup, 1944 Memorial Cup, 1990 Memorial Cup
- J. Ross Robertson Cups as OHL champions: 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1997
- Metro Junior B Hockey League championships 1976, 1978, 1979
- George Richardson Memorial Trophy Eastern Canadian Junior A Championship 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946