The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s.

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Original Colts

The first Barrie Colts played in the junior division of the OHA from 1907 until 1910, prior to the creation of junior A and B levels. One notable alumni is Gordon Meeking who played for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto 228th of the National Hockey Association (NHA) and later in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).

The Barrie Colts were revived in 1921 and played in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1921 to 1944. The club started out as a Junior-B team, then were promoted to Junior-A around the start of World War II. The Junior B Colts won the Sutherland Cup Championship in 1934–35. One of its original players was Leighton "Hap" Emms. Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Harry Lumley played for this team in 1942–43. Other NHL alumni include Ab DeMarco and Jack Dyte.

Modern Colts

The modern Barrie Colts also started out as a Junior B team. They started in the Mid-Ontario Jr.B league, then moved to the Central Junior B Hockey League in 1978 when the Mid-Ontario league folded. This version of the Junior B Colts won the Sutherland Cup Championship in 1992–93. For the next two seasons (1993–95), the Colts played at the Junior A Tier II level. The team was granted permission to join the Ontario Hockey League as an expansion franchise on May 6, 1994, starting play during the 1995–96 season.

The Colts have been very successful since their inception. Barrie has never missed the playoffs in team history, and were the first OHL team to make the post-season in their inaugural year. The Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the 1999–2000 season, playing the seventh game on the road, defeating the Plymouth Whalers. Barrie travelled to Halifax, Nova Scotia to compete in the Memorial Cup that year, losing to the Rimouski Océanic in the championship game.

The 1999–2000 season was successful on the ice but had many off-ice problems. There was internal dissension centering around Mike Jefferson and Sheldon Keefe (both had David Frost as an agent), and Coach Bill Stewart would later be suspended by the OHL when it was found out that he smuggled an imported Russian player across the Canada-United States border in the luggage compartment of the team bus.

After a rebuilding season, the Colts made a second trip to the OHL finals in 2002, losing to the Erie Otters. Three years later, the franchise celebrated its 10th anniversary in the OHL in 2004–05.

On April 7, 2006, the Ontario Hockey League announced the approval of the transfer of 46% interest in the team, with Howie Campbell as the new majority owner of the franchise. Campbell is a partner in Superior Electric Supply (SESCO). James Massie is a minor partner in ownership, and also owns Georgian International.

On May 16, 2006 the Barrie Colts announced the resignation of the team's general manager, Mike McCann. During McCann's 25 year tenure with the team, he has also been director of player personnel, and a head scout. Mike McCann has also been inducted into the Barrie Sports Hall of Fame.

The 2007–08 season saw a return of Junior B Colts alumnus Drake Berehowsky to the team. He is currently working with them as an assistant coach.

Championships

OHL
Memorial Cup 1999-00 Finalists vs. Rimouski Océanic J. Ross Robertson Cup 1999–00 Champions vs. Plymouth Whalers 2001–02 Finalists vs. Erie Otters	Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference Champions 1999–00 and 2001–02 Emms Trophy Central Division title ''1998–99, 1999–00 and 2006–07
OHA JR. B
Sutherland Cup Junior 'B' Championship 1934–35 and 1992–93	Division Titles Central Junior 'B' 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93

Coaches

The legendary Bert Templeton was the first coach for the OHL Colts. Templeton was awarded the OHL Executive of the Year in 1995–96 for his role as general manager. Templeton built the inaugural team of the Barrie Colts, who became the first OHL expansion franchise to make the playoffs in its first season.

List of coaches with multiple seasons in parentheses.

• 1995–99 - Bert Templeton (4)
• 1999–00 - Bill Stewart
• 2000–04 - Bud Stefanski (4)
• 2004– present - Marty Williamson (4)

Players

Award winners

• 1995 - Daniel Tkaczuk Jack Ferguson Award (First Overall Priority Selection)
• 1998–99 - Brian Finley OHL Goaltender of the Year, Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (Playoffs MVP)
• 1998–99 - Sheldon Keefe Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)
• 1999–00 - Sheldon Keefe Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring Champion), Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring Right Winger),
• 2001–02 - Eric Reitz Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most Outstanding Defenceman)
• 2003–04 - Paulo Colaiacovo OHL Goaltender of the Year
• 2003–04 - Bryan Little Emms Family Award (Rookie of the Year)

NHL alumni

There are 26 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League: 15 from the OHL Colts, and 11 from the Junior B Colts.

;Junior B Colts

Drake Berehowsky Shayne Corson Bruce Gardiner

Mike Hoffman John Madden Mike Prokopec

Craig Rivet Darren Rumble Darrin Shannon

Darryl Shannon Shayne Stevenson

;OHL Colts

Ryan Barnes Darryl Bootland Brad Brown Jan Bulis Jeff Cowan

Mike Danton Brian Finley Daniel Girardi Sheldon Keefe Bryan Little

Mike Minard Eric Reitz Denis Shvidki Martin Skoula

Nick Smith Joey Tenute Daniel Tkaczuk Alexandre Volchkov B. J. Crombeen

Team records

The longest playoff game in Barrie Colts history lasted 103 minutes, and 3 seconds, on April 20, 2006 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre. The Peterborough Petes defeated the Barrie Colts 4 to 3 in the third overtime of game one of the eastern conference finals.

Team records for a single season
Statistic	Total	Season
Most points	104	1998–99
Most wins	49	1998–99
Most goals for	343	1998–99
Least goals for	196	2003–04
Least goals against	171	2003–04
Most goals against	266	1995–96

Individual player records for a single season
Statistic	Player	Total	Season
Most goals	Sheldon Keefe	48	1998–99
Most assists	Sheldon Keefe	73	1998–99
Most points	Sheldon Keefe	121	1998–99
Most points, rookie	Denis Shvidki	94	1998–99
Most points, defenseman	Luch Nasato	69	1997–98
Best GAA (goalie)	Paulo Colaiacovo	2.34	2003–04
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Yearly results

Regular season

• 196x–78 Mid-Ontario Junior B League
• 1978–93 Central Junior B League
• 1993–95 OPJHL Junior A
• 1995–Present OHL

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SL	Points	Pct %	Goals For	Goals Against	Standing
1970–71	33	14	15	4
32	0.485	168	179	6th MOJBHL
1971–72	40	19	17	4
42	0.525
4th MOJBHL
1972–73	40	19	16	5
43	0.538	205	194	3rd MOJBHL
1973–74	40	24	13	3
51	0.638	249	177	3rd MOJBHL
1974–75	40	11	25	4
26	0.325	179	235	5th MOJBHL
1975–76	36	17	13	6
40	0.556	142	138	2nd MOJBHL
1976–77	40	16	19	5
37	0.463	172	176	4th MOJBHL
1977–78	32	17	10	5
39	0.609	176	145	2nd MOJBHL
1978–79	44	15	27	2
32	0.364
10th CJBHL
1979–80	44	14	21	9	-
37	0.420	219	261	8th CJBHL
1980–81	44	10	29	5	-
25	0.284	215	296	11th CJBHL
1981–82	40	19	20	1	-
39	0.488	239	233	6th CJBHL
1982–83	42	22	14	6	-
50	0.595	222	177	4th CJBHL
1983–84	40	22	12	6	-
50	0.625	183	160	3rd CJBHL
1984–85	40	23	10	7	-
53	0.663	231	165	1st CJBHL
1985–86	48	28	15	5	-
61	0.635	273	197	1st CJBHL
1986–87	42	33	6	3	-
69	0.821	282	120	1st CJBHL
1987–88	44	38	1	5	-
81	0.920	325	127	1st CJBHL
1988–89	42	27	12	3	-
57	0.679	269	175	4th CJBHL
1989–90	42	32	4	6	-
70	0.833	241	125	1st CJBHL
1990–91	42	21	17	4	-
46	0.548	178	148	7th CJBHL
1991–92	42	37	1	4	-
78	0.929	319	129	1st CJBHL
1992–93	48	47	0	1	-
95	0.990	436	145	1st CJBHL
1993–94	40	22	16	2	-
47	0.588	175	145	8th OPJHL
1994–95	48	34	8	6	-
74	0.771	285	155	2nd OPJHL
1995–96	66	28	31	7	-
63	0.477	258	266	5th Central
1996–97	66	33	23	10	-
76	0.576	272	236	3rd Central
1997–98	66	38	23	5	-
81	0.614	236	215	2nd Central
1998–99	68	49	13	6	-
104	0.765	343	192	1st Central
1999–00	68	43	18	6	1
93	0.676	306	212	1st Central
2000–01	68	29	28	7	4
69	0.478	214	230	4th Central
2001–02	68	38	19	9	2
87	0.625	226	192	2nd Central
2002–03	68	29	26	4	9
71	0.456	228	223	3rd Central
2003–04	68	31	21	12	4
78	0.544	196	171	3rd Central
2004–05	68	33	23	9	3
78	0.551	232	210	2nd Central
2005–06	68	43	21
1	3	90	0.662	258	194	2nd Central
2006–07	68	48	19
0	1	97	0.713	273	193	1st Central
2007–08	68	28	34
3	3	62	0.456	185	223	4th Central
2008–09	68	30	33
3	2	65	0.478	214	207	3rd Central

Playoffs

• 1969–70 Defeated Woodstock Navy-Vets 4-games-to-3 for George S. Dudley Trophy Super "C" Championship
• 1992–93 Defeated Kitchener Dutchmen 4-games-to-none for Sutherland Cup

• 1995–96 Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3 in division quarter-finals.
• 1996–97 Defeated Owen Sound Platers 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in quarter-finals..
• 1997–98 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
• 1998–99 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
• 1999–00 Defeated North Bay Centennials 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
  Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
  Defeated Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 3 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS
  Finished Memorial Cup round-robin in third place (1 win, 2 losses).
  Defeated Halifax Mooseheads 6-3 in semi-final game.
  Lost to Rimouski Oceanic 6-2 in championship game.
• 2000–01 Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2001–02 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
  Defeated St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 in conference finals.
  Lost to Erie Otters 4 games to 1 in finals.
• 2002–03 Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2003–04 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Mississauga IceDogs 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
• 2004–05 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2005–06 Defeated St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
  Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
• 2006–07 Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
• 2007–08 Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
• 2008–09 Lost to Mississauga Majors 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.

Uniforms and logos

The Barrie Colts logo displays an angry horse holding a hockeystick, surrounded by a horseshoe. The Colts colours are red, white, navy blue & gold. The home uniforms are a white background, with red, navy blue and gold trim. The away uniforms are a navy blue background, with red, white & gold trim. Barrie also briefly used a third jersey which was a red background, with white, navy blue & gold trim.

For the 2007–08 season, the Colts have worn a new third jersey. It have a navy blue blackground with white, red and gold trim along the bottom, with the word "Colts" diagonally across the front. For the 2009-10 season the colts will be wearing the Rbk Edge uniforms with a new template.

Arenas

The Barrie Colts played at the Barrie Arena during their tenure in the Junior B days and Junior A Tier II days, and also for a portion of their inaugural OHL season until their new arena was completed. The Barrie Arena was located in downtown Barrie and was formerly home to the Barrie Flyers OHA team from 1945–1960 and other senior hockey teams. The Arena was torn down in 2008.

Barrie Molson Centre was completed during the early portion of the 1995–96 season. The layout of the arena served as a blueprint for many new OHL arenas built shortly thereafter. There is a Horsepower restaurant located at the west end of the arena. The Barrie Molson Centre is located near the southern entrance of Park Place, close to Highway 400.



Arena profiles from "The OHL Arena & Travel Guide"

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario