Editing (section) Oshawa Generals 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Early years (1908–1937)</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Prior to 1908, Oshawa belonged to the Midland Hockey League. It competed against other teams from <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Whitby%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Whitby%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWhitby%2C%20Ontario%7CWhitby%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Whitby,_Ontario" title="Whitby, Ontario" class="mw-redirect">Whitby</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bowmanville%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bowmanville%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBowmanville%2C%20Ontario%7CBowmanville%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Bowmanville,_Ontario" title="Bowmanville, Ontario" class="mw-redirect">Bowmanville</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Port%20Hope%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Port%20Hope%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPort%20Hope%2C%20Ontario%7CPort%20Hope%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Port_Hope,_Ontario" title="Port Hope, Ontario" class="mw-redirect">Port Hope</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cobourg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cobourg%2C%20Ontario%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCobourg%2C%20Ontario%7CCobourg%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Cobourg,_Ontario" title="Cobourg, Ontario" class="mw-redirect">Cobourg</a>. The first Oshawa team in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ontario%20Hockey%20Association%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ontario%20Hockey%20Association%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOntario%20Hockey%20Association%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Ontario_Hockey_Association" title="Ontario Hockey Association">Ontario Hockey Association</a> junior division began play in the 1908–1909 season, known as the <b>Oshawa Shamrocks</b>. Ed Bradley, a prominent local businessman was responsible for organizing the team and bringing junior hockey to Oshawa and was the team's manager for the next 13 seasons. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Success came early to the team reaching the semifinals in 1909. In the 1920's the team enjoyed many successful years, battling against <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Orillia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Orillia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOrillia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Orillia" title="Orillia">Orillia</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Owen%20Sound%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Owen%20Sound%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOwen%20Sound%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Owen_Sound" title="Owen Sound" class="mw-redirect">Owen Sound</a>. In June 1928, Bradley's Arena burnt to the ground. The team relocated to Whitby until the new <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Oshawa%20Arena%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hambly%20Arena%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHambly%20Arena%7COshawa%20Arena%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Hambly_Arena" title="Hambly Arena">Oshawa Arena</a> was built for 1930. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the early 1930's the team became known as the <b>Oshawa Majors</b>. The Majors won the OHA title in 1935 versus the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kitchener%20Greenshirts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kitchener%20Greenshirts%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKitchener%20Greenshirts%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Kitchener_Greenshirts" title="Kitchener Greenshirts">Kitchener Greenshirts</a>, and went on to play the Northern Ontario champion <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sudbury%20Cub%20Wolves%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sudbury%20Cub%20Wolves%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSudbury%20Cub%20Wolves%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Sudbury_Cub_Wolves" title="Sudbury Cub Wolves">Sudbury Cub Wolves</a>. In a protest by Kitchener, the title was taken away from Oshawa while games were already underway with Sudbury. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1936, different sources name the team as the Majors, the Red Devils, and the Junior G-Men. This team coached by Bill Hancock and managed by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Matt%20Leyden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Matt%20Leyden%20Trophy%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMatt%20Leyden%20Trophy%7CMatt%20Leyden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Matt_Leyden_Trophy" title="Matt Leyden Trophy">Matt Leyden</a> played the season against <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22St.%20Michael%27s%20College%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20St.%20Michael%27s%20Majors%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20St.%20Michael%27s%20Majors%7CSt.%20Michael%27s%20College%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Toronto_St._Michael%27s_Majors" title="Toronto St. Michael's Majors">St. Michael's College</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Toronto%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22University%20of%20Toronto%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUniversity%20of%20Toronto%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/University_of_Toronto" title="University of Toronto" class="mw-redirect">University of Toronto</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Young%20Rangers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Young%20Rangers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Young%20Rangers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Toronto_Young_Rangers" title="Toronto Young Rangers">Toronto Young Rangers</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Marlboros%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Marlboros%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Marlboros%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Toronto_Marlboros" title="Toronto Marlboros">Toronto Marlboros</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Native%20Sons%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Native%20Sons%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Native%20Sons%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Toronto_Native_Sons" title="Toronto Native Sons">Toronto Native Sons</a> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Toronto%20Lions%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Toronto%20Lions%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BToronto%20Lions%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="1763-15871134405dee8d2c23982" href="/wiki/Toronto_Lions" title="Toronto Lions">Toronto Lions</a>. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key icehockey:rte-parser-cache:3307 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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