Barrie Colts

The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League (OHL), based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The Colts play home games at the Sadlon Arena. The Colts joined the OHL in 1995, and previously competed at lower levels of junior ice hockey. During the 1999–2000 OHL season, the Colts won the J. Ross Robertson Cup and participated in the 2000 Memorial Cup.

Barrie Colts
City	Barrie, Ontario
League	Ontario Hockey League
Conference	Eastern
Division	Central
Founded	1946 (Jr. B.) May 6, 1995 (OHL)
Home arena	Sadlon Arena
Colours	Navy blue, yellow, red and white
General manager	Marty Williamson
Head coach	Marty Williamson
Website	www.barriecolts.com
Current uniform

Championships

OHL

Memorial Cup

• 1999–2000—Finalists vs. Rimouski Océanic

J. Ross Robertson Cup Ontario Hockey League Championship—1 Championship, 3 Finalists

• 1999–2000—Champions vs. Plymouth Whalers
• 2001–02—Finalists vs. Erie Otters
• 2009–10—Finalists vs. Windsor Spitfires
• 2012–13—Finalists vs. London Knights

Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference Championship—4 Championships, 2 Finalists

• 1999–2000—Champions vs. Belleville Bulls
• 2001–02—Champions vs. Toronto St. Michael's Majors
• 2005–06—Finalists vs. Peterborough Petes
• 2009–10—Champions vs. Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
• 2012–13—Champions vs. Belleville Bulls
• 2015-16—Finalists vs. Niagara IceDogs

Emms Trophy Central Division title—8 Championships

• 1998–99—105 Points (First in Eastern Conference)
• 1999–2000—93 Points (First in Eastern Conference)
• 2006–07—97 Points (First in Eastern Conference)
• 2009–10—116 Points (First in OHL)
• 2012–13—92 Points (Second in Eastern Conference)
• 2014–15—85 Points (Second in Eastern Conference)
• 2015–16—89 Points (Second in Eastern Conference)
• 2017-18—89 Points (Second in Eastern Conference)

Hamilton Spectator Trophy—1 Championship Best Record in the League

• 2009–10,—116 Points

(Finishing with a 57–9–0–2 record. #1 in Canada for the final four weeks of the season)

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

List of coaches (multiple seasons in parentheses)^{[citation needed]}

• 1995–1999 – Bert Templeton (4)
• 1999–2000 – Bill Stewart
• 2000–2004 – Bud Stefanski (4)
• 2004–2010 – Marty Williamson (6)
• 2010–2019 – Dale Hawerchuk (9)
• 2019–2020 – Warren Rychel (interim)^[1]
• 2020 – Todd Miller (interim)
• 2021–present – Marty Williamson^[2]

General managers

List of general managers:^{[citation needed]}

• 1995–1999 – Bert Templeton
• 1999–2000 – Bill Stewart
• 2000–2005 – Mike McCann
• 2005–2010 – Greg Carrigan
• 2011–2020 – Jason Ford
• 2021–present – Marty Williamson

Players

OHL award winners

List of OHL award winners:^{[citation needed]}

• 1995 – Daniel Tkaczuk – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft selection)
• 1998–1999 – Brian Finley – OHL Goaltender of the Year
• 1998–1999 – Brian Finley – Wayne Gretzky 99 Award (Playoffs MVP)
• 1998–1999 – Sheldon Keefe – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)
• 1999–2000 – Sheldon Keefe – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion)
• 1999-2000 - Sheldon Keefe – Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring right winger)
• 2000 – Erik Reitz and Sheldon Keefe – Memorial Cup All-Star Team
• 2001–2002 – Erik Reitz – Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most outstanding defenceman)
• 2003–2004 – Paulo Colaiacovo – OHL Goaltender of the Year
• 2003–2004 – Bryan Little – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)
• 2009–2010 – Bryan Cameron – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)
• 2011 – Aaron Ekblad – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft selection)
• 2011–2012 – Aaron Ekblad – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)
• 2013-2014 - Aaron Ekblad – Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most outstanding defenceman)
• 2014–2015 – Joseph Blandisi – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)
• 2015-2016 – Kevin Labanc – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion)
• 2015-2016 - Kevin Labanc – Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top scoring right winger)
• 2015–2016 – Kevin Labanc – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)
• 2015–2016 – Michael Webster – Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy (Leadership award)
• 2015–2016 – Mackenzie Blackwood – OHL Goaltender of the Year
• 2017 – Ryan Suzuki – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft selection)
• 2017-2018 – Aaron Luchuk – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion)
• 2017-2018 – Aaron Luchuk – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)
• 2017-2018 – Andrei Svechnikov – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)
• 2022-2023 – Evan Vierling – William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)^[3]

CHL award winners

List of CHL award winners:^{[citation needed]}

• 2017-2018 – Andrei Svechnikov – CHL Top Draft Prospect Award
• 2022-2023 – Evan Vierling – CHL Sportsman of the Year Award

Team captains

Players known to have captained the Barrie Colts^[4]

• Brad Brown - 1995-1996
• Jeff Cowan - 1995-1996
• Daniel Tkaczuk - 1996-1999
• Sheldon Keefe - 1999-2000
• Matt Dzieduszycki - 2000-2001
• Erik Reitz - 2001-2002
• Jeremy Swanson - 2002-2004
• B. J. Crombeen - 2004-2005
• Tomas Marcinko - 2007-2008
• Stefan Della Rovere - 2008-2010
• Dalton Prout - 2010-2011
• Colin Behenna - 2011-2012
• Ryan O'Connor - 2012-2013
• Aaron Ekblad - 2013-2014
• Michael Webster - 2015-2016
• Cordell James - 2016-2017
• Justin Murray - 2017-2018
• Jason Willms - 2018-2020
• Luke Bingell - 2019-2020
• Brandt Clarke - 2021-2022
• Connor Punnett - 2023-2024

NHL alumni

As of the 2022-23 NHL Season, there were 70 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League: 59 from the OHL Colts, and 11 from the Junior B Colts.^{[citation needed]}

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

• Rasmus Andersson
• Andreas Athanasiou
• Darren Archibald
• Ryan Barnes
• Mackenzie Blackwood
• Joseph Blandisi
• Darryl Bootland
• T. J. Brodie
• Evan Brophey
• Brad Brown
• Jan Bulis
• Alexander Burmistrov
• Brandt Clarke
• Kyle Clifford
• Richard Clune
• Jeff Cowan
• B. J. Crombeen
• Mike Danton
• Stefan Della Rovere
• Jake Dotchin
• Aaron Ekblad
• Brian Finley
• Tyson Foerster
• Daniel Girardi
• Jet Greaves
• Ryan Hamilton
• Ben Harpur
• Michael Hutchinson
• Sheldon Keefe
• Kevin Labanc
• Dan LaCosta
• Brian Lashoff
• Brendan Lemieux
• Bryan Little
• Andrew Mangiapane
• Mike Minard
• Oskar Olausson
• Adam Payerl
• Tanner Pearson
• Brendan Perlini
• Jakub Petruzalek
• Alex Pietrangelo
• Dalton Prout
• Eric Reitz
• Zac Rinaldo
• Mark Scheifele
• Michael Sgarbossa
• Denis Shvidki
• Arturs Silovs
• Martin Skoula
• Givani Smith
• Nick Smith
• Ryan Strome
• Andrei Svechnikov
• Joey Tenute
• Daniel Tkaczuk
• Tyler Tucker
• Alexandre Volchkov
• Mike Weber

Team captains

List of captains with the number of seasons in parentheses.^[5]

• 1995–96 Brad Brown (1)
• 1995–96 Jeff Cowan (1)
• 1996–99 Daniel Tkaczuk (3)
• 1999–2000 Sheldon Keefe (1)
• 2000–01 Matt Dzieduszycki (1)
• 2001–02 Eric Reitz (1)
• 2002–04 Jeremy Swanson (2)
• 2004–05 B. J. Crombeen (1)
• 2005–07 Bryan Little (2)
• 2007–08 Tomas Marcinko (1)
• 2008–10 Stefan Della Rovere (2)
• 2010–11 Dalton Prout (1)
• 2011–12 Colin Behenna (1)
• 2012–13 Ryan O'Connor (1)
• 2013–14 Aaron Ekblad (1)
• 2014–15 Joseph Blandisi (1)
• 2015–16 Michael Webster (1)
• 2016–17 Cordell James (1)
• 2017–19 Justin Murray (2)
• 2019–20 Jason Willms (1) ^[6]
• 2019–20 Luke Bignell (0.5) ^[7]
• 2021–23 Brandt Clarke (2.5) ^[8]
• 2022–23 Declan McDonnell (0.5) ^[9][10]
• 2023–24 Connor Punnett (0.5)

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
1999–2000	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
2009–10	68	57	9	-	0	2	116	0.853	327	186	1st Central
2010–11	68	15	49	-	2	2	34	0.250	232	352	5th Central
2011–12	68	40	23	-	3	2	85	0.625	248	210	2nd Central
2012–13	68	44	20	-	2	2	92	0.676	245	185	1st Central
2013–14	68	37	28	-	1	2	77	0.566	266	218	2nd Central
2014–15	68	41	24	-	1	2	85	0.625	278	227	1st Central
2015–16	68	43	22	-	0	3	89	0.654	295	207	1st Central
2016–17	68	17	44	-	6	1	41	0.301	192	291	5th Central
2017–18	68	42	21	-	4	1	89	0.654	297	229	1st Central
2018–19	68	26	38	-	3	1	56	0.412	221	245	5th Central
2019–20	63	29	28	-	4	2	64	0.508	220	261	2nd Central
2020–21	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Cancelled
2021–22	68	34	27	-	6	1	75	0.551	245	236	3rd Central
2022–23	68	42	17	-	6	3	93	0.684	284	239	2nd Central
2023–24	68	28	36	-	4	0	60	0.441	234	283	4th 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.
• 1999–2000 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.
• 2009–10 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  Defeated Mississauga St.Michaels Majors 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
  Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in Finals.
• 2010–11 Did not qualify.
• 2011–12 Defeated Mississauga St. Michaels Majors 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
• 2012–13 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 0 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 3 in the conference finals.
  Lost to London Knights 4 games to 3 in Finals.
• 2013–14 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
• 2014–15 Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
• 2015–16 Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 3 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Defeated North Bay Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
  Lost to Niagara IceDogs 4 games to 0 the conference finals.
• 2016–17 Did not qualify.
• 2017–18 Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
• 2018–19 Did not qualify.
• 2019–20 OHL Playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2020–21 OHL Regular Season and Playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2021–22 Lost to Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
• 2022–23 Defeated Hamilton Bulldogs 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals.
  Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 3 in the conference semi-finals.
• 2023–24 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 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 has 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 wore the Rbk Edge uniforms with a new template.^{[citation needed]}

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 to 1960 and other senior hockey teams. The Arena was torn down in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

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. The Horsepower Grill restaurant is 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. The arena has since been renamed "The Barrie Colts Centre" and then, pursuant to a 10-year naming rights agreement with Paul Sadlon Motors Inc. for $170,121 per year (for a total of $1,701,210), beginning in the Colts' 2021-22 season, the "Sadlon Arena".^[11][12]

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

References

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2. "Barrie Colts Announce New GM, Head Coach and Coaching Staff". OurSports Central. July 27, 2021.
3. "Colts' Vierling awarded William Hanley Trophy as OHL's Most Sportsmanlike Player". Ontario Hockey League. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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6. ADAMS, BLAIR (15 January 2019). "Kitchener native named captain of Barrie Colts". CityNews-Kitchener, a division of Rogers Sports & Media. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
7. BOWE, RAYMOND (10 January 2020). "Bignell named 21st captain in Colts franchise history". BarrieToday.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
8. WEESE, LUKAS (20 November 2021). "Inside the OHL: Brandt Clarke (with a C) leads the Colts and breaks the ice with the Kings". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
9. PEREIRA, GENE (9 December 2022). "McDonnell Ends Scoring 'Curse,' Leads Colts Over Saginaw". Barrie 360. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
10. BROWN, JOSH (26 January 2023). "Ex-Ranger Declan McDonnell heating up and so are the Colts". The Waterloo Region Record, c/o Metroland Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
11. GOLDFINGER, DAINA (29 November 2019). "Former Barrie Molson Centre building changes name to Sadlon Arena". Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
12. MOMNEY, CRAIG (5 March 2021). "Colts' home arena now showing off its new name". CTV News - Barrie, a division of Bell Media Inc. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

External links

• www.barriecolts.com Official web site
• Ontario Hockey League Official web site
• Canadian Hockey League Official web site