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.[citation needed]
List of coaches (multiple seasons in parentheses)[citation needed]
As of the 2022-23 NHL Season, there were 70 Barrie Colts alumni who have played in the National Hockey League: 59 from the OHL Colts, and 11 from the Junior B Colts.[citation needed]
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.
1999–2000 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.
2007–08 Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. Lost to Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
2008–09 Lost to Mississauga Majors 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
2009–10 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. Defeated Brampton Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals. Defeated Mississauga St.Michaels Majors 4 games to 1 in conference finals. Lost to Windsor Spitfires 4 games to 0 in Finals.
2010–11 Did not qualify.
2011–12 Defeated Mississauga St. Michaels Majors 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals. Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3 in conference semi-finals.
2012–13 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 0 in the conference quarter-finals. Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals. Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 3 in the conference finals. Lost to London Knights 4 games to 3 in Finals.
2013–14 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 1 in the conference quarter-finals. Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
2014–15 Defeated Belleville Bulls 4 games to 0 in the conference quarter-finals. Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
2015–16 Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 3 in the conference quarter-finals. Defeated North Bay Battalion 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals. Lost to Niagara IceDogs 4 games to 0 the conference finals.
2016–17 Did not qualify.
2017–18 Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals. Lost to Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
2018–19 Did not qualify.
2019–20 OHL Playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 OHL Regular Season and Playoffs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Lost to Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
2022–23 Defeated Hamilton Bulldogs 4 games to 2 in the conference quarter-finals. Lost to North Bay Battalion 4 games to 3 in the conference semi-finals.
2023–24 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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".[11][12]
