Hanover Barons

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Canadian junior ice hockey team

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FieldValue
team_nameHanover Barons
leagueProvincial Junior Hockey League
conferenceNorth
divisionPollock
bg_colorred
logoHanover Barons logo.png
foundedCirca 1964
history1964-1972: Hanover Hurricanes
1972-Present: Hanover Barons
arenaP&H Centre
cityHanover, Ontario
coloursRed, Yellow, and White
head_coachBrady Anderson
gmPete Irwin
league_champions1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2024, 2025
cs_cup1991, 2025
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|team_name = Hanover Barons |league = Provincial Junior Hockey League |conference = North |division = Pollock |bg_color = red |text_color = |logo = Hanover Barons logo.png

|founded = Circa 1964 |history = 1964-1972: Hanover Hurricanes 1972-Present: Hanover Barons |alternate = |arena = P&H Centre |city = Hanover, Ontario |affiliate = |colours = Red, Yellow, and White |head_coach = Brady Anderson |gm = Pete Irwin |league_champions = 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2024, 2025 |cs_cup = 1991, 2025 |dudley_cup = |oha_cup = The Hanover Barons are a junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out of the Provincial Junior Hockey League - Pollock Division. The Barons spent the 2009–10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario 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. In 1968, they made the jump to the Western Junior D Hockey League, 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 dominated the league and were champions that year. According to the Owen Sound Sun Times, 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 Bradford Bulls 4-games-to-2. In 1991, the Barons won their first Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Champions, defeating the Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-3. In 1993, the Barons made it to the Final again and lost out to the Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-2.

In recent years, the Barons have been stuck behind two very powerful teams. The Wingham Ironmen and the Kincardine Bulldogs 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 Kincardine Bulldogs who defeated them 4-games-to-1.

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 Kincardine Bulldogs. 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 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 Kincardine Bulldogs but lost the series 4-games-to-1.

For the 2009–10 season, the Barons played in neighbouring Durham, Ontario while awaiting the building of their new arena in Hanover.

Season-by-season standings

::data[format=table] | 2024-25 | 42 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 97 | 75 | 1st of 8 Pollock Div 2nd of 16 North Conf 3rd of 35 -PJHL | Won Div quarter-final 4-0 (Flyers) Won Div semi-final 4-0 (Capitals) Won Div. Final 4- 1 (Whalers) Won North Conference 4-1 (Terriers) Won CSC semi-final 4-3 (Raiders) Won CSC Final 4-0 (73's) Schmalz Cup Champions (2nd) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ::

(*) The 1999–00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates. 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: Bradford Bulls defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2 :1991: Hanover Barons defeated Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-3 :1993: Napanee Raiders defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2 :2025: Hanover Barons defeated Essex 73's 4-games-to-0

Notable alumni

References

References

  1. [http://www.hanoverbarons.ca/Main.aspx Welcome To The Home of the Hanover Barons]
  2. , [[Durham, Ontario]] (2009-10 Only)[https://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/HanoverBarons.htm Hanover Barons]
  3. [http://www.ohahockey.org/page/show/15331 Western C Teams. Western Junior C Hockey League. Junior C. Leagues. Ontario Hockey Association] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-09)
  4. '''London Free Press''' Sports Section, February 1965
  5. [https://www.officialgamepuck.com/TownIndex/Canadian/OntarioTowns/HanoverHurricanes.htm HanoverHurricanes]
  6. '''Owen Sound Sun Times''' Sports section final standings
  7. '''Owen Sound Sun Times''' Sports section, February 1977
  8. '''Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition''' by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
  9. [http://www.ohahockey.org Home. Ontario Hockey Association]{{Dead link. (August 2025)
  10. '''Owen Sound Sun Times''' Sports Section, November 1999.
  11. '''Owen Sound Sun Times''' Sports Section final standings
  12. '''London Free Press''' Sports Section final standings
  13. '''Mount Forest Confederate''' Sports Section final standings
  14. '''Owen Sound Sun Times''' Sports Section for Goal totals
  15. [http://www.ohahockey.org/ Home. Ontario Hockey Association]{{Dead link. (August 2025)
  16. [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=19484 Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Jeff MacMillan]
  17. [http://www.legendsofhockey.net:8080/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=18353 Legends of Hockey – NHL Player Search – Player – Jordan Willis]
  18. "National Hockey League Officials Association – Members".
  19. "Kyle Maloney - Stats, Contract, Salary & More".

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