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.

Championships

1. OHL

Memorial Cup

• 1999–2000—Finalists vs. Rimouski Océanic

J. Ross Robertson Cup Ontario Hockey League Championship — 1 Championship, 4 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

• 2025–26—Finalists vs. Kitchener Rangers

Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference Championship — 5 Championships, 3 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

• 2024–25—Finalists vs. Oshawa Generals

• 2025–26—Champions vs. Brantford Bulldogs

Emms Trophy Central Division title—9 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)

• 2024–25 — 88 points (Second in Eastern Conference)

• 2025–26 — 99 points (Second in Eastern Conference)

Hamilton Spectator Trophy—1 Championship Best Record in the League

• 2009–10,—116 points

• 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

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 (multiple seasons in parentheses):

• 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)

• 2020 – Todd Miller (interim)

• 2021–2025 – Marty Williamson (4)

• 2025–present – Dylan Smoskowitz

General managers

List of general managers:

• 1995–1999 – Bert Templeton

• 1999–2000 – Bill Stewart

• 2000–2005 – Mike McCann

• 2005–2010 – Greg Carrigan

• 2011–2021 – Jason Ford

• 2021–present – Marty Williamson

Players

OHL award winners

List of OHL award winners:

• 1995 – Daniel Tkaczuk – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft 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)

• 1999–2000 – Sheldon Keefe – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion); Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top Scoring right winger)

• 2000 – Erik Reitz and Sheldon Keefe – Memorial Cup All-Star Team

• 2001–02 – Erik 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)

• 2009–10 – Bryan Cameron – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)

• 2011 – Aaron Ekblad – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft selection)

• 2011–12 – Aaron Ekblad – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)

• 2013–14 – Aaron Ekblad – Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most outstanding defenceman)

• 2014–15 – Joseph Blandisi – Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)

• 2015–16 – Kevin Labanc – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion); Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (Top scoring right winger); Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)

• 2015–16 – Michael Webster – Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy (Leadership award)

• 2015–16 – Mackenzie Blackwood – OHL Goaltender of the Year

• 2017 – Ryan Suzuki – Jack Ferguson Award (First overall draft selection)

• 2017–18 – Aaron Luchuk – Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Scoring champion); Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Overage player of the year)

• 2017–18 – Andrei Svechnikov – Emms Family Award (Rookie of the year)

• 2022–23 – Evan Vierling – William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)

• 2025–26 – Cole Beaudoin – William Hanley Trophy (Most Sportsmanlike Player)

• 2025–26 – Kashawn Aitcheson – Max Kaminsky Trophy (Most outstanding defenceman)

• 2025–26 – Brad Gardiner – Roger Neilson Memorial Award (Top Academic Post-Secondary student)

CHL award winners

List of CHL award winners:

• 2017–2018 – Andrei Svechnikov – CHL Top Draft Prospect Award

• 2022–2023 – Evan Vierling – CHL Sportsman of the Year Award

• 2025–2026 – Cole Beaudoin – CHL Sportsman of the Year Award

NHL alumni

As of the 2025–26 NHL season, there were 74 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League: 63 from the OHL Colts, and 11 from the Junior B Colts.

1. Junior B Colts

2. Drake Berehowsky

3. Shayne Corson

4. Bruce Gardiner

5. Mike Hoffman

6. John Madden

7. Mike Prokopec

8. Craig Rivet

9. Darren Rumble

10. Darrin Shannon

11. Darryl Shannon

12. Shayne Stevenson

13. OHL Colts

14. Rasmus Andersson

15. Andreas Athanasiou

16. Darren Archibald

17. Ryan Barnes

18. Mackenzie Blackwood

19. Joseph Blandisi

20. Darryl Bootland

21. T. J. Brodie

22. Evan Brophey

23. Brad Brown

24. Jan Bulis

25. Alexander Burmistrov

26. Ethan Cardwell

27. Brandt Clarke

28. Kyle Clifford

29. Richard Clune

30. Jeff Cowan

31. B. J. Crombeen

32. Mike Danton

33. Stefan Della Rovere

34. Jake Dotchin

35. Curtis Douglas

36. Aaron Ekblad

37. Brian Finley

38. Tyson Foerster

39. Daniel Girardi

40. Jet Greaves

41. Hunter Haight

42. Ryan Hamilton

43. Ben Harpur

44. Michael Hutchinson

45. Sheldon Keefe

46. Kevin Labanc

47. Dan LaCosta

48. Brian Lashoff

49. Brendan Lemieux

50. Bryan Little

51. Andrew Mangiapane

52. Mike Minard

53. Oskar Olausson

54. Adam Payerl

55. Tanner Pearson

56. Brendan Perlini

57. Jakub Petruzalek

58. Alex Pietrangelo

59. Dalton Prout

60. Eric Reitz

61. Zac Rinaldo

62. Mark Scheifele

63. Michael Sgarbossa

64. Denis Shvidki

65. Arturs Silovs

66. Martin Skoula

67. Givani Smith

68. Nick Smith

69. Ryan Strome

70. Ryan Suzuki

71. Andrei Svechnikov

72. Joey Tenute

73. Daniel Tkaczuk

74. Tyler Tucker

75. Alexander Volchkov

76. Mike Weber

Team captains

List of captains with the number of seasons in parentheses.

• 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)

• 2019–20 – Luke Bignell (0.5)

• 2021–23 – Brandt Clarke (2.5)

• 2022–23 – Declan McDonnell (0.5)

• 2023–24 – Connor Punnett (0.5)

• 2024–25 – Beau Jelsma (1.5)

• 2025–26 – Cole Beaudoin (1)

• 2025–26 – Kashawn Aitcheson (1)

Retired numbers

The Colts have retired three numbers in its history: Bryan Little (18), the franchise's all-time points leader; Kyle Clifford (13), a two-time Stanley Cup champion in & ; and Dale Hawerchuk (10), the team's Head coach for nine seasons.

Season-by-season results

Regular season and playoffs results:

• 1960s–1978 (Mid-Ontario Junior B Hockey League)

• 1978–1993 (Central Junior B Hockey League)

• 1993–1995 (Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League)

• 1995–present (Ontario Hockey League)

Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SL = Shoot-out losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

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.

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.

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".

See also

• List of ice hockey teams in Ontario

References

External links

• www.barriecolts.com Official web site

• Ontario Hockey League Official web site

• Canadian Hockey League Official web site