Teams coached by Owchar have won eight Briers, one Olympic gold, two silvers, and one bronze; two world championships, 24 Slam titles and 34 conference championship gold medals, as of March 2019 when he was named to Curling Canada's Hall of Fame.

[2] Owchar was officially listed as the alternate for the Kevin Martin team, which he coached, at the 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, and 1997 Briers.

Owchar began his career at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) as a physical education instructor in 1969.

[4] Most recently, he coached the NAIT men's curling team to their first national college championship.

[7] More recently, Owchar coached Martin to a bronze medal finish at the 2011 Tim Hortons Brier.

[8] After Martin's retirement at the end of the 2014 season, Owchar was recruited by 2006 Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue to coach his Newfoundland and Labrador team.