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 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 2026–27 NHL season, there were 75 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League: 64 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
Rasmus Andersson Andreas Athanasiou Darren Archibald Ryan Barnes Cole Beaudoin Mackenzie Blackwood Joseph Blandisi Darryl Bootland T. J. Brodie Evan Brophey Brad Brown Jan Bulis Alexander Burmistrov Ethan Cardwell Brandt Clarke Kyle Clifford Richard Clune Jeff Cowan B. J. Crombeen Mike Danton Stefan Della Rovere Jake Dotchin Curtis Douglas Aaron Ekblad Brian Finley Tyson Foerster Daniel Girardi Jet Greaves Hunter Haight 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 Ryan Suzuki Andrei Svechnikov Joey Tenute Daniel Tkaczuk Tyler Tucker Alexander Volchkov 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) 2026–present – Evan Passmore
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.
Barrie Colts retired jersey numbers No. Player Position Career Date of retirement 10 Dale Hawerchuk Head coach 2010–2019 October 8, 2022 13 Kyle Clifford LW/RW 2007–2010 February 27, 2025 18 Bryan Little C 2003–2007 January 25, 2020
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
Memorial Cup championsOHL championsOHL finalists