Barries Colts OHL Official Game Puck
Sponsor on back – from Molson Centre in Barrie

The team was granted permission to join the Ontario Hockey League as an expansion franchise on May 6, 1994, starting play during the 199596 season.

The Colts have been very successful since their inception. David Graham created the modern Colts logo for the team. Barrie has missed the playoffs 2 times 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 19992000 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 Ocanic in the championship game.