Barrie Flyers (1966–79)

The Barrie Flyers were a Canadian senior ice hockey team from Barrie, Ontario. They were members of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and played in the OHA Senior A Hockey League from 1966 to 1979, then in the Major Intermediate A Hockey League from 1979 to 1983. The name Barrie Flyers was previously used by a junior ice hockey team from 1945 to 1960.

Barrie Flyers
City	Barrie, Ontario, Canada
League	OHA Senior "A" 1966–1979 Georgian Bay Int. "A" 1979–1980 Major Int. "A" 1980–1983 OHA Senior "A" 1983–1984
Operated	1966–1984
Home arena	Barrie Arena
Colours	Orange & White
Head coach	Harry Pidhirny, Darryl Sly, Ray Gariepy
Franchise history
1966–1983	Barrie Flyers
1983–1984	Barrie Broncos

History

The Barrie Flyers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHA Senior A League champions in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976.[1]

The Flyers won the 1974 Allan Cup as Canadian Senior A champions, beating the Cranbrook Royals 4-2 in the playdown final, and were national finalists in 1972, 1975 and 1976. They moved to the Major Intermediate A Hockey League in 1979 and played there until the league folded in 1983. Barrie returned to Senior A in 1983 as the "Broncos."

1972 Allan Cup

Barrie won its first OHA Senior A championship and travelled to Spokane, Washington to face the Spokane Jets in the Allan Cup final playdown series. Spokane won the best-of-seven series 4-2.

Game 1 - Barrie 0 at Spokane 3

Game 2 - Barrie 3 at Spokane 8

Game 3 - Barrie 4 at Spokane 2

Game 4 - Barrie 4 at Spokane 1

Game 5 - Barrie 3 at Spokane 7

Game 6 - Barrie 3 at Spokane 6

1974 Allan Cup

Barrie recaptured the OHA Senior A championship and advanced to meet the Cranbrook Royals in the Allan Cup final playdown series. All games were played in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Barrie defeated the Royals 4-2 in the best-of-seven series.

Game 1 - Barrie 4 vs Cranbrook 1

Game 2 - Barrie 2 vs Cranbrook 4

Game 3 - Barrie 5 vs Cranbrook 9

Game 4 - Barrie 5 vs Cranbrook 4 (double OT)

Game 5 - Barrie 4 vs Cranbrook 3

Game 6 - Barrie 4 vs Cranbrook 1

1975 Allan Cup

Barrie won its third OHA Senior A title in four years and met the Thunder Bay Twins in the Allan Cup final. The first three games in the best-of-seven series were played in Barrie and the remaining games were staged in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Twins won the series 4-2.

Game 1 - Barrie 8 vs Thunder Bay 5

Game 2 - Barrie 2 vs Thunder Bay 7

Game 3 - Barrie 7 vs Thunder Bay 4

Game 4 - Barrie 2 at Thunder Bay 8

Game 5 - Barrie 2 at Thunder Bay 5

Game 6 - Barrie 4 at Thunder Bay 8

1976 Allan Cup

Barrie made its fourth and final trip to the Allan Cup final after winning its third straight OHA Senior A championship and fourth in five years. Once again the Flyers travelled to Spokane, where their opponents were now also known as the Flyers. Spokane swept Barrie 4-0 in the best-of-seven series.

Game 1 - Barrie 4 at Spokane 9

Game 2 - Barrie 1 at Spokane 4

Game 3 - Barrie 4 at Spokane 7

Game 4 - Barrie 2 at Spokane 8

Season-by-Season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1966–67	40	10	27	3	150	204	23	10th OHA Sr. A
1967–68	40	17	21	2	144	171	36	6th OHA Sr. A
1968–69	39	24	12	3	208	135	51	2nd OHA Sr. A	Lost Final
1969–70	40	21	15	4	163	133	46	OHA Sr. A
1970–71	39	24	15	0	183	139	48	OHA Sr. A
1971–72	40	27	11	2	245	147	56	1st OHA Sr. A	Won League
1972–73	44	34	10	0	239	123	68	1st OHA Sr. A	Lost Final
1973–74	40	30	10	0	172	92	60	1st OHA Sr. A	Won League, Won Allan Cup
1974–75	40	29	10	1	202	131	59	1st OHA Sr. A	Won League
1975–76	44	37	6	1	273	114	75	1st OHA Sr. A	Won League
1976–77	34	19	14	1	180	149	39	5th OHA Sr. A
1977–78	40	23	16	1	185	160	47	3rd OHA Sr. A
1978–79	40	13	26	1	153	201	27	6th OHA Sr. A
1979–80	36	17	19	0	167	195	34	5th GBIAHL
1980–81	35	18	17	0	213	186	36	5th OHA Int. A
1981–82	36	12	24	0	192	267	24	6th OHA Int. A
1982–83	29	9	20	0	159	227	18	4th OHA Int. A
1983–84	38	10	28	0	183	293	20	8th OHA Sr. A

Notable alumni

• Bob Dupuis
• Bob Perani
• Darryl Sly

References

1. "Senior Series". Ontario Hockey Association. 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.