[citation needed] The team played home games in the J. D. McArthur Arena at the Bayshore Community Centre.

[citation needed] Dave Siciliano coached the Platers to 39 wins in 68 games during the 1998–99 season, and a third-place finish in the Western Conference.

[3] The 1998–99 season marked the first time which the Platers advanced to the third round of the playoffs during the franchise's history in Owen Sound.

[citation needed] Andrew Brunette won the 1992–93 Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as the top scorer in the OHL with 62 Goals, 100 Assists and 162 Points.

The Ontario Hockey League renamed its Humanitarian of the Year award posthumously in honour of Dan Snyder, who died from injuries suffered in a vehicular accident with teammate Dany Heatley in 2003.

[citation needed] Nineteen alumni of the Owen Sound Platers graduated to play in the National Hockey League (NHL).