YSMHL U18 MD Champs, News, U18, 2021-2022, MD (Barrie Minor Hockey)

This Team is part of the 2021-2022 season, which is not set as the current season.
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Apr 04, 2022 | Lisa Barnes | 222 views
YSMHL U18 MD Champs
Congratulations to the YSMHL Champion U18 MD Barrie Colts!

What an incredible journey this team embarked upon this season.  It began with a sense of optimism knowing that we were taking the first steps back from Covid.  Back to the game that we love and back to a routine that has been familiar to these young men for most of their lives.  Hockey at last!

The season began with a 6-6 tie against a Markham (1) team that appeared to be a very talented group.  a team that would end up being our arch nemesis. This Markham team was an exceedingly confident, skilled team built of players that came from "A" and "AA" and was purely built of players from 2004 with their sights on a championship - and so began the saga.  
 
We met Markham (1) at our first tournament of the year in the round robin and won that game 1-0, eliminating them.    We would meet Markham (1) at our very next tournament in the finals, losing a very hard-fought battle 3-1.  Fast forward through the rest of the regular season where these teams met 5 times with Markham (1) taking the season series with 3 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie.  Markham finishing the regular season in 1st place and Barrie in 2nd place.  

The table was set for the playdowns where once again, Markham (1) seeded in first and Barrie seeded in 2nd.  Markham defeated Stoufville in the semis 2-1 and Barrie defeated Markham (2) 4-3 in 3 on 3 overtime.  
 
Barrie, riding a big overtime win in the semis, carried their strong play to the finals where we defeated the Markham (1) team 6-4.  This game was insane.  Barrie scored 1-0 / Markham scored 1-1 / Barrie scored 2-1 / Markham scored 2-2 / Markham scored 3-2 / Barrie scored 3-3 / Barrie scored 4-3 / Markham scored 4-4 / Barrie scored 5-4 before putting the puck in the empty net to seal the Championship 6-4.
 
This team is made up of a group of hard working, resilient and talented young men who gave everything they had to bring the league championship home.  We couldn't be prouder of the way these men conducted themselves on the ice.  What a great send off for our 2004 players Cam Parkin and Maguire Miller.  
 
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