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Oshawa Generals | |
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City | Oshawa, Ontario |
League | Ontario Hockey League |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | East |
Founded | 1937–38 |
Home arena | Tribute Communities Centre |
Colours | Red, blue and white |
General manager | Roger Hunt |
Head coach | Vacant |
Affiliates | Haliburton County Huskies Port Perry Lumberjacks |
Website | www |
Championships | |
Playoff championships | OHL Champions 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1997, 2015 Memorial Cups1939, 1940, 1944, 1990, 2015 |
Current uniform | |
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The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. In November 2016, the General Motors Centre changed its name to Tribute Communities Centre. Its 184 graduates to the National Hockey League are second in the OHL.[needs update] The Generals have won the Memorial Cup five times - (1939, 1940, 1944, 1990, 2015), as well as a record thirteen Ontario Hockey League Championships, the J. Ross Robertson Cup - (1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1966, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1997, 2015)
The Generals have two distinct eras in their history. The original Generals operated from 1937 to 1953. The team went on a hiatus from 1953 to 1962 due to a fire at the Hambly Arena. The team was resurrected in 1962. Famous alumni of the Generals include Hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Orr, Ted Lindsay, Alex Delvecchio, Dave Andreychuk, and Eric Lindros.