Columbus Owls

Columbus Owls
founding	1973
resolution	1977
history	Columbus Checkers 1966–1970 Columbus Golden Seals 1971–1973 Columbus Owls 1973–1977 Dayton Owls 1977 Grand Rapids Owls 1977–1980
Location	Columbus , Ohio
league	International Hockey League
Turner Cups	no

The Columbus Owls were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Columbus , Ohio .

history

The California Golden Seals from the National Hockey League sold their farm team from the International Hockey League , the Columbus Golden Seals , in 1973 , after which the franchise was named Columbus Owls by its new owners. In the first two years of their existence, the Columbus Owls reached second place in the South Division. Then they finished the season twice in fourth and thus last place in their division, but still qualified for the playoffs for the Turner Cup in the 1976/77 season , in which they were eliminated in the first round. For all those four years, Moe Bartoli was the Owls' trainer. Following the 1976/77 season, the franchise was moved to Dayton , Ohio , where it then took part in the IHL's gaming operations under the name Dayton Owls .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1973-74	76	40	32	2	-	-	82	288	270	2nd, South	Defeat in the second round
1974-75	76	40	32	4th	-	-	84	307	275	2nd, South	Defeat in the first round
1975-76	78	24	47	7th	-	-	55	251	366	4th, South	not qualified
1976-77	78	28	35	15th	-	-	71	294	309	4th, South	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games: 305 Steve Lyon

Goals: 106 Ed Kenty

Assists: 212 Steve Lyon

Points: 295 Steve Lyon

Penalty minutes: 587 Steve Lyon

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Columbus Owls
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Columbus Owls