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| 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 | Dylan Smoskowitz |
| Website | www.barriecolts.com |
| Current uniform | |
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TheBarrie Colts are ajunior ice hockey team inOntario Hockey League (OHL), based inBarrie,Ontario, Canada. The Colts play home games at theSadlon Arena. The Colts joined the OHL in 1995, and previously competed at lower levels of junior ice hockey. During the1999–2000 OHL season, the Colts won theJ. Ross Robertson Cup and participated in the2000 Memorial Cup.
J. Ross Robertson Cup Ontario Hockey League Championship—1 Championship, 3 Finalists
Bobby Orr TrophyEastern Conference Championship—4 Championships, 3 Finalists
Emms TrophyCentral Division title—9 Championships
Hamilton Spectator Trophy—1 ChampionshipBest Record in the League
Sutherland CupJunior 'B' Championship
Division titlesCentral Junior 'B'
Bert Templeton was the first coach for the OHL Colts. Templeton was awarded theOHL 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]
List of general managers:[citation needed]
List of OHL award winners:[citation needed]
List of CHL award winners:[citation needed]
As of the2025–26 NHL season, there were 74 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in theNational Hockey League: 63 from the OHL Colts, and 11 from the Junior B Colts.[citation needed]
List of captains with the number of seasons in parentheses.[5]
The Colts have retired three numbers in its history:Bryan Little (18), the franchise's all-time points leader;Kyle Clifford (13), a two-timeStanley Cup champion in2012 &2014; andDale Hawerchuk (10), the team's Head coach for nine seasons.
| No. | Player | Position | Career | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dale Hawerchuk | Head Coach | 2010–2019 | October 8, 2022[12] |
| 13 | Kyle Clifford | LW/RW | 2007–2010 | February 27, 2025[13] |
| 18 | Bryan Little | C | 2003–2007 | January 25, 2020[14] |
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 |
| 2024–25 | 68 | 42 | 22 | - | 2 | 2 | 88 | 0.647 | 250 | 219 | 1st Central |
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 theRbk Edge uniforms with a new template.[citation needed]
The Barrie Colts played at theBarrie 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.[15]
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 ofPark Place, close toHighway 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".[16][17]