Barrie Jr. Colts win OMHA Championship, four teams clinch OHL Cup spots

The OMHA Championship belongs to the Barrie Jr. Colts in 2023-24.

Barrie defeated last year’s U16 AAA champion, the Peterborough Minor Petes by a score of 5-2 in Sunday’s Championship Final in Brampton. James Elliott and Troy Patton both scored twice in the Championship victory while Alex MacLean had a goal and two helpers. MacLean led the Championship tournament in scoring with eight points (1-7–8) in three games.

Barrie went 3-0 in Brampton to capture U16 AAA supremacy, this after spending most of the season in the #2 slot on the weekly OHL Cup Top 10 Rankings.

The Jr. Colts went wire-to-wire in first place in the OMHA East standings, finishing up the season at 33-2-0. Finalist Peterborough joins Barrie at the OHL Cup following a 20-13-1-1 regular season for fifth place in the standings.

The Oakville Rangers and Oshawa Minor Generals also emerge from the eight-team OMHA Championships to clinch OHL Cup berths. Oakville lost 5-0 to Barrie in Sunday’ morning’s semi-final game while Oshawa dropped a 5-3 decision against Peterborough, also finishing in the top-four.

The Niagara North Stars placed fifth over the weekend, skating to a key 3-2 win over the York-Simcoe Express to round-out preliminary play. They secure an OHL Cup Wild Card play-in spot, hitting the ice on Monday, March 25th as they look to secure a spot in the showcase.

For full 2024 OMHA Championship results, visit omhachampionships.ca.

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— Ontario Minor Hockey (@HometownHockey) March 17, 2024