Grand Rapids Owls

This article is about the 1993–2010 Central States Hockey League franchise. For the defunct IHL franchise, see Grand Rapids Owls (1977–80).

Ice hockey team in Byron Center, Michigan

Grand Rapids Owls

City| Byron Center, Michigan
League| CSHL
Home arena| Southside Community Ice Center
Colors| Red, Black, White

General manager| Jeff Laing
Head coach| Greg Geldart
Franchise history
1993–2010| Grand 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.

## External links

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* Official Team Website Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
* Official League Website

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

* Kent County
* Mayors
* People
* Police department

History|

* 1911 furniture workers' strike
* 2011 shooting spree
* 2013 flood
* Carroll v. United States
* Killing of Patrick Lyoya

Geography|

* Belknap Hill
* Belknap Lookout
* Cherry Hill
* Eastown
* Grand River
* Heartside
* Heritage Hill
* Medical Mile

Landmarks|

* Tallest buildings
* Abram Pike House
* Aldrich Building
* Aldrich Godfrey and White Block
* Amway Grand Plaza Hotel
* Civil War Monument
* Clearwater Place
* Exhibitors Building
* Gerald R. Ford Jr. Boyhood Home
* Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
* JW Marriott Grand Rapids
* Keeler Building
* Klingman Lofts
* Lexington School
* The Lit
* The Lofts Apartments
* Loraine Building
* Marywood Academy
* Mayflower Place
* McKay Tower
* Meyer May House
* Mt. Mercy Apartments
* Paddock Place
* Peck Block
* Plaza Towers
* River House Condominiums
* Rood Building
* Saint Joseph Seminary
* Sixth Street Bridge
* St. Cecilia Music Center
* Steelcase Plants No. 2 and 3
* Temple Emanuel
* Third Reformed Church
* Trust Building
* Turner House
* Villa Maria
* Willard Building
* Woodbridge N. Ferris Building

Transportation|

* The Rapid
* Rapid Central Station
* Silver Line
* Laker Line
* Vernon J. Ehlers Station (Amtrak)
* Gerald R. Ford International Airport (in Cascade Township)

Education|

* Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
* Grand Rapids Art Museum
* Grand Rapids Public Library
* Grand Rapids Public Museum
* Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium

| Grand Rapids Public|

* City High-Middle
* Innovation Central High School
* Ottawa Hills High School
* Union High School
* Creston High School (closed)

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Private|

* Grand Rapids Christian
* High School
* Catholic Central High School
* West Catholic High School
* Wellspring Prep
* The Potter's House (K-8 campus)

Tertiary|

* Aquinas College
* Calvin University
* Cornerstone University
* Davenport University
* Grace Christian University
* Grand Rapids Community College
* Grand Valley State University Pew Campus
* Kendall College
* WMCAT

Media|

* El Vocero Hispano
* Grand Rapids Business Journal
* The Grand Rapids Press
* Media Mouse (defunct)

Economy|

* DeVos Place
* Welsh Auditorium
* Fulton Street Farmers Market
* Shops at CenterPoint
* Woodland Mall

| Businesses/Companies|

* Baker Publishing Group
* Celebration Cinema
* De Vaux (defunct)
* De Vaux Continental (defunct)
* Eberhard's (defunct)
* Family Christian Stores
* Gordon Food Service
* Herpolsheimer's (defunct)
* HopCat
* Lake Michigan Credit Union
* Meijer
* National Heritage Academies
* Schuler Books & Music
* Terryberry
* Turnstone (company)
* Yesterdog
* Zondervan

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Organizations|

* Acton Institute
* Christian Labor Association
* Our Daily Bread Ministries
* Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
* Basilica of St. Adalbert
* Cathedral of Saint Andrew
* Noorthoek Academy
* Van Andel Institute

Culture|

* ArtPrize
* Celebration on the Grand
* Festival of the Arts
* Grand Rapids Civic Theatre
* Grand Rapids Symphony
* La Grande Vitesse
* Wealthy Theatre

Sports|

* Amway River Bank Run
* Grand Rapids Marathon
* Houseman Field
* Van Andel Arena

| Teams|

| Active|

* Grand Rapids Gold
* Grand Rapids Griffins
* Midwest United FC
* West Michigan Whitecaps

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Defunct|

* Grand Rapids Alliance
* Grand Rapids Blizzard
* Grand Rapids Chicks
* Grand Rapids Cyclones
* Grand Rapids Danger
* Grand Rapids Dragonfish
* Grand Rapids FC
* Grand Rapids Flight
* Grand Rapids Hoops
* Grand Rapids Owls (1977–1980)
* Grand Rapids Owls (1993-2010)
* Grand Rapids Rampage
* Grand Rapids Rockets
* Kansas City Monarchs
* West Michigan Edge
* West Michigan ThunderHawks

Recreation|

| Parks|

* Crescent Park
* Frederik Meijer Gardens
* John Ball Zoo
* Millennium Park
* Rosa Parks Circle

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Trails|

* Frederik Meijer
* Kent
* Paul Henry–Thornapple
* White Pine

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