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Cooper Dennis opened the scoring before Adam Benak added a power play marker to double the lead. Charlie Paquette then found the back of the net late in the frame, giving the Bulldogs a 3\u20130 advantage after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"833\">The Colts responded in the second period, earning a power play opportunity that saw <em><strong>Emil Hemming<\/strong><\/em> bury his ninth of the playoffs, with Kashawn Aitcheson and Cole Beaudoin picking up the assists to cut into the deficit. However, the Bulldogs answered quickly, as Dennis recorded his second of the night before Paquette added another to restore Brantford\u2019s commanding lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"1007\">In the third, Brantford continued to capitalize on their chances, with Caleb Malhotra converting on the power play to extend the lead further and put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1219\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Despite the setback, the Colts will look to regroup quickly as the series shifts back to Brantford. Barrie aims to bounce back on the road Thursday night as they continue their playoff battle with the Bulldogs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brantford Bulldogs at Barrie Colts - Game Four, Round 3 - April 28th, 2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnCbtDm3WMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Barrie Colts dropped a home contest to the Brantford Bulldogs after a strong opening period from the visitors set the tone. 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His offensive production, paired with strong play in his own zone, saw him finish among the league leaders with a +46 rating, while his six game-winning goals highlighted his ability to rise to the occasion in key moments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"1084\">A constant presence in all situations, Aitcheson\u2019s 15 power play goals were the most among OHL defencemen this season, further showcasing his impact on the man advantage. Under first-year Head Coach Dylan Smoskowitz, the 6-foot-2, 203-pound blueliner was relied upon in every facet of the game, consistently delivering in high-pressure situations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1289\">With his record-setting campaign, Aitcheson also etched his name into the Barrie Colts record book, finishing his tenure as the franchise\u2019s all-time leader in goals (63) and points (171) by a defenceman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1637\"><em>\u201cWe\u2019re very proud of Kash,\u201d said Colts Vice President and General <strong>Manager Marty Williamson<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019ve seen first-hand how hard this guy works. He\u2019s the first guy in here every day and we have to drag him off the ice. To see him take it to another level this year and really be as dominant and effective as he\u2019s been really puts a smile on our faces.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1969\">Aitcheson\u2019s recognition marks a significant achievement for both himself and the organization, as he becomes the latest Colt to earn one of the league\u2019s top individual honours. His development, leadership, and consistent performance throughout the season have solidified his reputation as one of the premier defencemen in the OHL.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"2114\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As the Colts continue their pursuit of postseason success, Aitcheson\u2019s impact remains central to the team\u2019s identity on both sides of the puck.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kashawn Aitcheson caps off a historic season with the Barrie Colts by being named the OHL\u2019s Defenceman of the Year and recipient of the Max Kaminsky Trophy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":32046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[751],"tags":[{"term_id":984,"name":"Defenceman of the Year","slug":"defenceman-of-the-year","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":984,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"4"},{"term_id":985,"name":"New York Islanders","slug":"new-york-islanders","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":985,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"5"},{"term_id":904,"name":"Ontario Hockey League","slug":"ontario-hockey-league","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":904,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":38,"filter":"raw","term_order":"83"},{"term_id":892,"name":"Kashawn Aicheson","slug":"kashawn-aicheson","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":892,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":7,"filter":"raw","term_order":"94"},{"term_id":95,"name":"barrie colts","slug":"barrie-colts","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":95,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":85,"filter":"raw","term_order":"366"},{"term_id":114,"name":"max kaminsky trophy","slug":"max-kaminsky-trophy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":114,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"708"}],"class_list":["post-32044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-defenceman-of-the-year","tag-new-york-islanders","tag-ontario-hockey-league","tag-kashawn-aicheson","tag-barrie-colts","tag-max-kaminsky-trophy","category-751","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/27152117\/kashawn-1.jpg",1440,784,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":32040,"date":"2026-04-27T02:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T06:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/?p=32040"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:26:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T19:26:51","slug":"barrie-colts-vs-brantford-bulldogs-game-3-recap-april-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-colts\/article\/barrie-colts-vs-brantford-bulldogs-game-3-recap-april-27-2026","title":{"rendered":"Bulldogs Take Game 3 Despite Hrebik\u2019s Heroics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"205\">The Barrie Colts battled through a wild and physical Game 3 but came up short, falling 2\u20130 to the Brantford Bulldogs in a contest defined by momentum swings, standout goaltending, and special teams battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"604\">The game opened chaotically, as Brantford appeared to strike just 15 seconds in on a broken play that saw the puck trickle past Ben Hrebik after multiple deflections. However, the Colts immediately challenged the play for offside, and after a review from Head Coach Dylan Smoskowitz and the video team, the goal was overturned to keep the game scoreless \u2014 a massive early swing in momentum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"606\" data-end=\"1056\">From there, the first period turned into a goaltending duel and a shot-heavy frame for Brantford. Hrebik was outstanding, turning aside chance after chance, including a key glove stop on a breakaway from Vanacker and a highlight 4-on-1 save to keep the game tied. Barrie had their moments on the power play and generated pressure late, including a post from McCormick out of the box, but the Bulldogs carried a 21\u201311 shot advantage into intermission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1058\" data-end=\"1676\">The second period saw Brantford continue to tilt the ice early, with Barrie held without a shot for over 12 minutes. The Bulldogs finally broke through on a 2-on-1, as O\u2019Brien set up Luchanko for the game\u2019s first official goal to make it 1\u20130. Moments later, Brantford went back on the power play, but Barrie\u2019s penalty kill stood strong, highlighted by blocked shots from Zebeski and key defensive structure. Hrebik continued to shine, while Barrie narrowly missed on a pair of excellent chances, including a post and a missed top-shelf opportunity. After two periods, Brantford led 1\u20130 and held a 30\u201314 shot advantage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1678\" data-end=\"2170\">Barrie came out with improved pace in the third, generating early zone time and forcing an icing, but struggled to consistently regain possession as Brantford controlled large stretches of play. The Colts penalty kill delivered again, successfully navigating a late opportunity while improving to a perfect night shorthanded. Despite a push and a couple late looks with the empty net, Brantford capitalized on a Barrie turnover in the final 32 seconds to seal the game with an empty-net goal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2386\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Brantford outshot Barrie 39\u201322 on the night, while the Colts were led by a resilient defensive effort and an outstanding performance from Hrebik, who kept Barrie within reach throughout. Final score: 2\u20130 Brantford.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NOIuWp1W828[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Hrebik delivered a standout 37-save performance, but the Barrie Colts were unable to generate enough offense in a 2\u20130 loss to the Brantford Bulldogs in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":146,"featured_media":32041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[751],"tags":[{"term_id":988,"name":"Game 3 recap","slug":"game-3-recap","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":988,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"1"},{"term_id":982,"name":"Eastern Conference 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Conference Final Game Three Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3e1161da-887e-4766-9e2a-c82fd5c72600\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"341\">The Eastern Conference Final shifts back to Barrie for a crucial Game Three, with the series tied and everything still to play for as the Colts host Brantford in a high-stakes matchup 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He was named the OHL\u2019s Most Sportsmanlike Player, recipient of the William Hanley Trophy, and earned multiple distinctions in the Eastern Conference Coaches Poll, including recognition as one of the league\u2019s top defensive forwards, faceoff specialists, penalty killers, and hardest-working players.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"1986\">Internationally, Beaudoin also represented Canada\u2019s National Junior Team, continuing to build a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that reflects his status as one of the most complete forwards in Canadian junior hockey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"1988\" data-end=\"2184\">The Red Tilson Trophy is voted on by members of the Ontario Hockey Writers\u2019 Association and is awarded to the player deemed most outstanding in the Ontario Hockey League during the regular season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"2186\" data-end=\"2342\">The Barrie Colts congratulate Cole Beaudoin on this 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