The Barrie Flyers were a Canadian men's

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team from

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically ...

, Ontario. They were members of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and played in the

OHA Senior A Hockey League The OHA Senior A Hockey League was a top tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league in Ontario from 1975 until 1987. The league was sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and competed for the Allan ...

from 1966 to 1979, then in the Major Intermediate A Hockey League from 1979 to 1983. The name

Barrie Flyers The Barrie Flyers were a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association from 1945 to 1960, from Barrie, Ontario. The Flyers played home games at the Barrie Arena from 1945 to 1960. History The Barrie Flyers junior team was founded ...

was previously used by a junior ice hockey team from 1945 to 1960.

History

The Barrie Flyers won the

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as OHA Senior A League champions in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976. The Flyers won the 1974

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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

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to face the

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in the

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

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

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in the

final. The first three games in the best-of-seven series were played in Barrie and the remaining games were staged in

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. 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

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

Notable alumni

* Bob Dupuis * Bob Perani * Darryl Sly

References

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