The Hanover Barons are a

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team based in

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, Canada.,

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(2009-10 Onl
Hanover Barons
/ref> They play out of the Provincial Junior Hockey League - Pollock Division.Western C Teams , Western Junior C Hockey League , Junior C , Leagues , Ontario Hockey Association
The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of

while their new arena was being built in Hanover.

History

The Hanover Hurricanes originated in the Western Junior C Hockey League in the mid-1960s.London Free Press Sports Section, February 1965 In 1968, they made the jump to the Western Junior D Hockey League,HanoverHurricanes
/ref> only to return not long after. The Barons had no shortage of tough competition in the 1970s, in the 1976-77 season the Barons were completely winless as the

Listowel Cyclones The Listowel Cyclones are a junior ice hockey team based in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Mid-Western division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. They currently play at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex. History and The E ...

dominated the league and were champions that year. According to the

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, on February 16, 1977 the Barons were defeated by the New Hamburg Hahns by a score of 34-0 and outshot 109 to 13. In the 1980s, the league became the Grey-Bruce Junior "C" Hockey League. In 1984-85, the Barons came together and had a perfect season. With 28 wins in 30 games and 2 ties, the Barons went on to win their first league title since 1971. In 1985, the Barons took over the league and held them hostage for the next nine seasons. In 1988, the league became the Western Junior "C" Hockey League. In 1989, the Barons made it to the All-Ontario Final and lost to the

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4-games-to-2.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006) In 1991, the Barons won their first and only

Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The champions of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) are awarded the Cup. The PJHL was formed in 2016 from the forme ...

as All-Ontario Champions, defeating the

Orangeville Crushers The Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. History Founded in 1975, ...

4-games-to-3. In 1993, the Barons made it to the Final again and lost out to the

Napanee Raiders The Napanee Raiders are a Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History The current Napanee Junior C hockey team found its genesis in the 1 ...

4-games-to-2. In recent years, the Barons have been stuck behind two very powerful teams. The

Wingham Ironmen The Wingham Ironmen are a Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They began play in the Northern Junior D Hockey League and eventually moved up to the Western Junior C Hockey League where they played until the 2016-17 season ...

and the

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do not leave a lot of breathing room for the other teams in the league and for at least the past few seasons have kept the Barons out of those top two spots. In the 2004-05 regular season, the Barons finished in third place. In the playoff semi-final they drew the

who defeated them 4-games-to-1.Home , Ontario Hockey Association
/ref> The 2005-06 season saw the Barons finish off in third place, they drew the sixth seeded Mount Forest Patriots in a best-of-3 series for the league quarter-final. The Barons finished off the Patriots 2-games-to-none. In the semi-final, the Barons found themselves against the second seeded

. The Barons were defeated 4-games-to-none by the eventual league champions. In 2006-07, the Barons finished the regular season in fourth place as a late season surge by the

Walkerton Hawks The Walkerton Capitals are a Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Western Junior C Hockey League. until the 2016-17 season when the league became a division became the Pollock Division of the Provincial ...

displaced them from their characteristic third seed. In a best-of-5 quarter-final, the Barons drew the Mount Forest Patriots and defeated them 3-games-to-1. In the semi-final, the Barons were put up against the top seeded

but lost the series 4-games-to-1. For the 2009-10 season, the Barons played in neighbouring

while awaiting the building of their new arena in Hanover.

Season-by-season standings

(*) ''The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the

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. As a disproportionate number of games had been played by each team against Lakeshore, all history of these games were erased.'' *1974-1981 & 1982-1996 *1981-1982 *1996-2004 *2004–Present

Clarence Schmalz Cup appearances

:''1989'':

defeated Hanover Barons ''4-games-to-2'' :''1991'': Hanover Barons defeated

''4-games-to-3'' :''1993'':

defeated Hanover Barons ''4-games-to-2''

Notable alumni

Jeff MacMillan Jeff MacMillan (born March 30, 1979) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. At the height of his career he briefly played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Career MacMillan began his career in 1996, icing for the junior ...

* Jordan Willis *

Kevin Pollock Kevin Pollock (born February 7, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey official. He has worked in the National Hockey League since the 1999–2000 NHL season, and officiated in ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's tournament. Career Kevi ...

National Hockey League Officials Association – Members
/ref> (NHL referee) *

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( NLL Player)

References

External links

Barons Webpage
{{OHA-C Ice hockey teams in Ontario