The Screech Owls is a Canadian mystery television series based on Roy MacGregor's The Screech Owls book series, that originally aired on YTV from September 1, 2000, to February 10, 2002. It was nominated for Best Children's or Youth Series or Program at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001.[3] Jonathan Malen was nominated at the Young Artist's Awards. In the USA, it was aired alongside other Canadian imports on Discovery Kids. The series follows a hockey team consisting of four kids, better known as the titular Screech Owls, who solve various mysteries that are occurring in their hometown of Tamarack, always occurring between their hockey games.