Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League , based in Barrie , Ontario , Canada . There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association , one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s . Original Colts . The first Barrie Colts played in the junior division of the OHA from 1907 until 1910 , prior to the creation of junior A and B levels . One notable alumni is Gordon Meeking who played for the Ottawa Senators and Toronto 228th Battalion of the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) and later in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( PCHA ) . The Barrie Colts were revived in 1921 and 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 C team in the Georgia Bay league . In 1970 they moved up to Junior B hockey 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 – 05 . 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 . The 2007 – 08 season saw a return of Junior B Colts alumnus Drake Berehowsky to the team . He is currently working with them as an assistant coach . Championships . Memorial Cup J . Ross Robertson Cup Ontario Hockey League Championship Bobby Orr Trophy Eastern Conference Championship Emms Trophy Central Division title Hamilton Spectator Trophy Best Record in the League ( Finishing with a 57 – 9 – 0 – 2 record . # 1 in Canada for the final four weeks of the season ) Sutherland Cup Junior ' B ' Championship Division Titles Central Junior ' B ' 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 . " Players . NHL Drafted Colts . There have been 34 players who were drafted by the National Hockey League while playing for the Colts . There have been 3 players who have signed as free agents in the National Hockey League while playing for the Colts . NHL alumni . There are 53 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League : 42 from the OHL Colts , and 11 from the Junior B Colts . 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 . < br > < br clear = " all " > Yearly results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss 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 have 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 will be wearing 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 – 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 . There is a Horsepower 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 . Arena profiles from " The OHL Arena & Travel Guide "