frontsfan2005
Registered User
I didn't misread anything. Here, let me help you remember:
The above is factually incorrect, and that was what I was responding to. In a subsequent post you made the comparison to the 67s.
Owen Sound is in a remote part of the province, whether you want to believe it or not. It's hard to get to, have you ever driven up highway 6 in the winter months? It's called the "snow belt" for a reason. The population of Owen Sound is just over 20,000, by far the smallest OHL city. The closest "big" city to Owen Sound would be Guelph, a two hour trek along highway 6. A nice drive through places like Chatsworth, Durham, Mt. Forest, Arthur and Fergus along a single lane highway (although in some parts they created "passing" lanes for a few kilometres). Some close by towns are Wiarton (pop. 2,000), Southampton (pop. 3,000) and Meaford (14,000).
By comparision, Ottawa is a city of over a million people, has the city of Gatineau just across the Ottawa River, and the city of Montreal (population 3,5000,000) about two hours away. Ottawa has the 416 and 417 running through the city, and is easy to get to via the 401. The closest OHL city to Ottawa is Kingston, which is two hours away via the 401 and 416, two major highways. Other towns close by are Cornwall (pop. 50,000) and Aylmer, Quebec (pop. 42,000). Ottawa also has a major international airport, numerous trains and buses coming from Toronto, Montreal, etc... every day.
Divisional opponents travel time (using Google Maps):
Owen Sound to Guelph (1hr 52 mins along hwy 6)
Owen Sound to Kitchener (2 hr 1 min along hwy 6 to Fergus, then county road 17 into KW)
Owen Sound to London (2 hr 50 min along hwy 6 to Mt. Forest, hwy 89 through Minto, hwy 23 to hwy 7, then hwy 4 into London)
Owen Sound to Erie (5+ hours along Hwy 6 into Hamilton, QEW through St. Catharines into Niagara Falls, wait at border, get on to I-90 in Buffalo and follow into Erie)
Yea, that's not remote...
Ottawa to Kingston (1 hr 57 min along Hwy 416 to Hwy 401)
Ottawa to Belleville (2 hr 35 min along Hwy 416 to Hwy 401)
Ottawa to Oshawa (3 hr 41 min along Hwy 416 to Hwy 401)
Ottawa to Peterborough (3 hr 45 min along Hwy 416 to Hwy 401, then to Hwy 7) or (3 hr 20 min along Hwy 417 to Hwy 7)
I think most people would rather have Ottawa's travel schedule than Owen Sound if given the option, might be a bit further (not in the case with Erie) but a lot more direct and easier to get to.