Oshawa Generals

The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

Related Topics:
Ice hockey - Ontario Hockey League - OHL - Oshawa, Ontario - Canada

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:Founded: 1937-1938 named the Generals (because then sponsored by General Motors), team goes back to 1908-1909

Related Topics:
1937 - 1938 - General Motors - 1908 - 1909

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:Arena: Oshawa Civic Auditorium (capacity: 4,025)

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:Uniform Colours: Blue, White, Red

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:Logo Design: "Oshawa" written in red script with "GENERALS" underscore

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:Division titles won: 3 (1987, 1990, 1991)

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:J. Ross Robertson Cup final appearances: 15 (1935 (lost by default), 1938 (won), 1939 (won), 1940 (won), 1941 (won), 1942 (won), 1943 (won), 1944 (won), 1946 (lost), 1966 (won), 1983 (won), 1987 (won), 1990 (won), 1991 (lost), 1997 (won))

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:Memorial Cup final appearances: 10 (1938 (lost), 1939 (won), 1940 (won), 1942 (lost), 1943 (lost), 1944 (won), 1966 (lost), 1983 (lost), 1987 (lost), 1990 (won))

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The first Oshawa team in the Ontario Hockey Association junior division began play in the 1908-1909 season. This team was later known as the Shamrocks, the Majors, the Generals, the Red Devils, and the Junior G Men. In 1937 the team settled on the name Generals, with General Motors of Canada as sponsor. The team played in OHA Junior A, the top tier of junior competition, through the 1952-1953 season. In September, 1953, the team's arena (Hambly's Arena) burned down, and the team was disbanded. Oshawa was not represented in junior hockey again till 1960, when the team was reactivated in the Metro Junior A league, a step below the OHA Junior A circuit. In 1963 the Metro Junior A league was disbanded, and Oshawa returned to OHA Junior A, which eventually became the Ontario Hockey League.

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