Brantford would be the smallest OHL arena with 2,952 seats compared to Owen Sounds 2,983 seats, and that is before any other renovations that could drop Brantford’s seating even further. Owen Sound is financially solvent because they sellout their seats nearly every game. Not sure Brantford would be able to do that.
Owen Sound won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
In recent seasons since 2000 and again in 2011 the team has consistently shown that although the building is 30+ years old the ownership group and team has consistently been maxing out the building capacity to the point of where they had to cap season ticket sales for the past 2 seasons to comply with the fire and safety code set by the city.
Since then the league has seen small market clubs shuffle around Belleville to Hamilton and Plymouth to Flint as well as Brampton to North Bay.
Going back to the recent shuffling of the Bulls to the Bulldogs and Whalers to Firebirds, the Owen Sound Attack owners and president addressed any concerns that the local fan base had voiced.
In the announcement given by the team's president Dr. Bob Severs, he has stated that there has and never was any communication between the club and any other city in Ontario that would suggest that the Attack would be moved.
Since that statement was released by the team the ownership group had set plans in place for the building to be once again renovated and improved by the team's on financial pocket that was completed 2 seasons ago with the addition 6 private boxes on the south end of the concourse giving the building close to 10 private boxes in the building.
Along with the additional boxes that where put in the team had also purchased the video board and have a longstanding relationship with PepsiCo and the City of Owen Sound to stay in the facility for the next 2 decades.
As a fan I have yet to see any indication that the Attack and the city would not continue to be a around as the primary tennant's of the Bayshore and in the OHL for close to another 30 years as the Attack are about to see OHL reach the 3 decade mark this coming fall