Hanover Barons

The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada., Durham, Ontario (2009-10 Only)Hanover Barons They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League afer playing in the Western Junior C Hockey League.Western C Teams | Western Junior C Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | Ontario Hockey Association The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.
==History==
The Hanover Hurricanes originated in the Western Junior C Hockey League in the mid-1960s.London Free Press Sports Section, February 1965 In 1968, they made the jump to the Western Junior D Hockey League,HanoverHurricanes only to return not long after.
The Barons had no shortage of tough competition in the 1970s, in the 1976-77 season the Barons were completely winless as the Listowel Cyclones dominated the league and were champions that year.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section final standings According to the Owen Sound Sun Times, on February 16, 1977 the Barons were defeated by the New Hamburg Hahns by a score of 34-0 and outshot 109 to 13.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports section, February 1977
In the 1980s, the league became the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League. In 1984-85, the Barons came together and had a perfect season. With 28 wins in 30 games and 2 ties, the Barons went on to win their first league title since 1971. In 1985, the Barons took over the league and held them hostage for the next nine seasons. In 1988, the league became the Western Junior "C" Hockey League.
In 1989, the Barons made it to the All-Ontario Final and lost to the Bradford Bulls 4-games-to-2.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006) In 1991, the Barons won the their first and only Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Champions, defeating the Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-3. In 1993, the Barons made it to the Final again and lost out to the Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-2.
In recent years, the Barons have been stuck behind two very powerful teams. The Wingham Ironmen and the Kincardine Bulldogs do not leave a lot of breathing room for the other teams in the league and for at least the past few seasons have kept the Barons out of those top two spots.
In the 2004-05 regular season, the Barons finished in third place. In the playoff semi-final they drew the Kincardine Bulldogs who defeated them 4-games-to-1.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
The 2005-06 season saw the Barons finish off in third place, they drew the sixth seeded Mount Forest Patriots in a best-of-3 series for the league quarter-final. The Barons finished off the Patriots 2-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Barons found themselves against the second seeded Kincardine Bulldogs. The Barons were defeated 4-games-to-none by the eventual league champions.
In 2006-07, the Barons finished the regular season in fourth place as a late season surge by the Walkerton Hawks displaced them from their characteristic third seed. In a best-of-5 quarter-final, the Barons drew the Mount Forest Patriots and defeated them 3-games-to-1. In the semi-final, the Barons were put up against the top seeded Kincardine Bulldogs but lost the series 4-games-to-1.
For the 2009-10 season, the Barons played in neighbouring Durham, Ontario while awaiting the building of their new arena in Hanover.
==Season-by-season standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1964-65 	30 	7 	23 	0 	- 	110 	195 	14 	10th CJCHL 	 	 	
1965-66 	32 	18 	11 	3 	- 	164 	145 	39 	4th CJCHL 	 	 	
1966-67 	24 	12 	9 	3 	- 	141 	107 	27 	3rd WJCHL 	 	 	
1967-70 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	
1970-71 	32 	21 	9 	2 	- 	-- 	-- 	44 	2nd WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
1971-72 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	Statistics Not Available 	
1972-73 	30 	12 	17 	1 	- 	-- 	-- 	25 	7th CJCHL 	 	 	
1973-74 	33 	9 	19 	5 	- 	140 	185 	23 	6th CJCHL 	 	 	
1974-75 	30 	17 	8 	5 	- 	162 	139 	39 	2nd CJCHL II 	 	 	
1975-76 	31 	2 	27 	2 	- 	117 	252 	6 	5th CJCHL II 	 	 	
1976-77 	36 	0 	35 	1 	- 	70 	529 	1 	7th CJCHL 	 	 	
1977-78 	34 	7 	26 	1 	- 	114 	255 	15 	5th CJCHL 	 	 	
1978-79 	30 	5 	22 	3 	- 	112 	199 	13 	7th CJCHL 	 	 	
1979-80 	28 	8 	18 	2 	- 	121 	168 	18 	6th CJCHL 	 	 	
1980-81 	30 	9 	17 	4 	- 	157 	209 	22 	7th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1981-82 	30 	3 	26 	1 	- 	80 	178 	7 	7th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1982-83 	30 	14 	14 	2 	- 	130 	134 	30 	3rd GBJCHL 	 	 	
1983-84 	30 	15 	12 	3 	- 	168 	138 	34 	4th GBJCHL 	 	 	
1984-85 	30 	28 	0 	2 	- 	207 	106 	58 	1st GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
1985-86 	30 	24 	2 	4 	- 	226 	96 	52 	1st GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
1986-87 	25 	23 	2 	0 	- 	262 	75 	46 	1st GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
1987-88 	30 	25 	2 	3 	- 	204 	111 	53 	1st GBJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
1988-89 	30 	21 	6 	3 	- 	190 	122 	45 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1989-90 	30 	22 	6 	2 	- 	209 	100 	46 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
1990-91 	30 	24 	4 	2 	- 	205 	89 	50 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Won CSC 	 	
1991-92 	30 	25 	2 	3 	- 	202 	71 	53 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC QF 	 	
1992-93 	29 	26 	1 	2 	- 	240 	78 	54 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC Final 	 	
1993-94 	32 	13 	12 	7 	- 	-- 	-- 	33 	3rd WJCHL 	 	 	
1994-95 	30 	18 	8 	4 	- 	148 	127 	40 	2nd WJCHL 	 	 	
1995-96 	30 	22 	5 	3 	- 	163 	113 	47 	1st WJCHL 	 	 	
1996-97 	29 	14 	9 	6 	- 	142 	116 	34 	4th WJCHL 	 	 	
1997-98 	36 	20 	14 	2 	- 	164 	113 	42 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
1998-99 	36 	22 	11 	3 	- 	152 	94 	47 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1999-00*	33 	18 	14 	1 	- 	134 	102 	37 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2000-01 	39 	34 	3 	2 	- 	257 	84 	70 	1st WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2001-02 	35 	26 	7 	2 	- 	171 	96 	54 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2002-03 	35 	22 	11 	- 	2 	142 	103 	48 	3rd WJCHL 	Won League, Lost CSC SF 	 	
2003-04 	34 	16 	16 	2 	0 	112 	124 	34 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2004-05 	40 	15 	22 	3 	0 	164 	181 	33 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2005-06 	39 	17 	15 	4 	3 	163 	148 	41 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2006-07 	40 	20 	18 	0 	2 	160 	157 	42 	4th WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2007-08 	39 	23 	12 	- 	4 	210 	155 	50 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2008-09 	36 	23 	11 	- 	2 	178 	116 	48 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2009-10 	36 	23 	7 	- 	6 	155 	97 	52 	2nd WJCHL 	Lost Final 	 	
2010-11 	36 	17 	16 	- 	3 	178 	165 	37 	5th WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2011-12 	36 	21 	10 	- 	5 	148 	128 	47 	3rd WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2012-13 	36 	12 	22 	- 	2 	147 	176 	26 	6th WJCHL 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
2013-14 	35 	7 	25 	- 	3 	105 	194 	17 	6th WJCHL 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
2014-15 	36 	19 	16 	1 	- 	144 	131 	39 	3rd WJCHL 	Won Quarters - 4-0 - (Flyers)Lost - Semi's - 1-4 - (Hawks) 	 	
2015-16 	36 	14 	22 	0 	- 	138 	143 	28 	6th of 7 WJCHL 	Lost Quarters - 3-4 - (Patriots) 	 	
2016-17 	36 	17 	19 	0 	- 	121 	147 	34 	5th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Won Div Quarters - 4-2 (Bulldogs)Lost Div Semifinal 0-4 (Hawks)	 	
2017-18 	40 	6 	31 	0 	3 	77 	190 	15 	7th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Lost Div Quarterfinal 1-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2018-19 	42 	15 	21 	2 	4 	127 	135 	36 	4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	Lost Div Quarters - 2-4 (Hawks) 	 	
2019-20 	42 	23 	16 	1 	2 	156 	135 	49 	4th of 7Pollock Div-PJHL 	 	 	
2020-21 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22 	32 	25 	4 	2 	1 	154 	60 	53 	1st 	Lost Division Final 	 	
2022-23 	42 	26 	12 	2 	2 	151 	105 	56 	3rd 	Lost Division Final 	 	
2023-24 	42 	36 	4 	2 	0 	208 	94 	74 	1st 	 	 	
(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. As a disproportionate amount of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section, November 1999.
*1974-1981 & 1982-1996Owen Sound Sun Times Sports Section final standings
*1981-1982London Free Press Sports Section final standings
*1996-2004Mount Forest Confederate Sports Section final standingsOwen Sound Sun Times Sports Section for Goal totals
*2004–PresentHome | Ontario Hockey Association
==Clarence Schmalz Cup Appearances==
:1989: Bradford Bulls defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2
:1991: Hanover Barons defeated Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-3
:1993: Napanee Raiders defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2
==Notable alumni==
*Jeff MacMillanLegends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Jeff MacMillan
*Jordan WillisLegends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Jordan Willis
*Kevin PollockNational Hockey League Officials Association - Members (NHL referee)
*Rob Hellyer (National Lacrosse League player)
==References==
==External links==
*Barons Webpage
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Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams