BARRIE COLTS

The 'Barrie Colts' are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There was also another unrelated Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association from the 1920s to 1940s.

Contents

Original Colts

Modern Colts

Championships

Coaches

Players

Award Winners

NHL Alumni

Current Roster

Team records

Yearly Results

Regular Season

Playoffs

Uniforms & Logos

Arenas

See also

External links

Original Colts

The original Barrie Colts 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 2004-2005.
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.

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 & 2001-02'''Emms Trophy' Central Division title ★ ''1998-99, 1999-00 & 2006-07
'OHA JR. B'
'Sutherland Cup' Junior 'B' Championship ★ ''1934-35 & 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)

★ '2004-07' - Marty Williamson (2)

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

★ Mike Minard ★ Eric Reitz ★ Denis Shvidki ★ Martin Skoula

★ Nick Smith ★ Joey Tenute ★ Daniel Tkaczuk ★ Alexandre Volchkov

Current Roster

''as of December 13, 2006.''
Goaltenders

★ 1 -- Michael Hutchinson (Barrie, Ontario)

★ 70 -- Andrew Perugini (King City, Ontario)
Defencemen

★ 3 -- Kyle van de Bospoort (Pickering, Ontario)

★ 4 -- Brian Lashoff (Albany, New York)

★ 8 -- Nicolas Plastino (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario)

★ 24 -- Mike Weber (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

★ 44 -- Tyson Aitcheson (Stratford, Ontario)

★ 52 -- Ryan Gottschalk (Markham, Ontario)

★ 55 -- Andrew Marshall (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
Forwards

★ 5 -- Tomas Marcinko (Poprad, Slovakia) ~ NYI 2006

★ 9 -- Shawn Frank (Thornhill, Ontario)

★ 10 -- Alex Hutchings (Burlington, Ontario)

★ 17 -- Hunter Tremblay (Timmins, Ontario)

★ 18 -- Bryan Little (Cambridge, Ontario) ~ ATL 2006

★ 19 -- Stefan Della Rovere (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

★ 22 -- Richard Clune (Toronto, Ontario) ~ DAL 2005

★ 23 -- Ryan Bellows (St. Catharines, Ontario)

★ 39 -- Daniel Minor (Dunnville, Ontario)

★ 45 -- Matthew Bragg (Newman's Cove, Newfoundland)

★ 51 -- Kris Sparre (Mississauga, Ontario)

★ 71 -- Vladimir Nikiforov (Hauppauge, New York)

★ 79 -- George Lovatsis (Markham, Ontario)

★ 93 -- Joe Pleckaitis (Markham, Ontario)

★ 94 -- Michael Lombardi (Richmond Hill, Ontario)

★ 96 -- Thomas Battani (Armada, Michigan)

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: T' = Tie (2004-05 & previous), 'SL' = Shoot Out Loss (2005-06 & onward)

'Season'	'Games'	'Won'	'Lost'	'T/SL'	'OTL'	'Points'	'Pct %'	'Goals For'	'Goals Against'	'Standing'
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	Central Jr. B Standings Not Available
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	3	3	90	0.662	258	194	2nd Central
2006-07	68	48	19	0	1	97	0.713	273	193	'1st 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.

Uniforms & 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.

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 is located in downtown Barrie and was formerly home to the Barrie Flyers OHA team from 1945-1960 and other senior hockey teams.
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 Casey's Bar and Grill 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.
:'Capacity' = 4,195
:'Ice Size' = 200' x 85'
Arena profiles from "The OHL Arena & Travel Guide"

★ Barrie Arena

★ Barrie Molson Centre

See also

★ List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

External links

★ www.barriecolts.com Official web site

★ Ontario Hockey League Official web site

★ Canadian Hockey League Official web site

★ Barrie Colts Booster Club Official web site