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).

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.

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

Alumni

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]