Barrie Colts 2023-24 Off-Season Thread (Part One)

[OHLColtsPuck]

I agree, it is disappointing about the Colts not selecting anyone from the u16aaa team. A consolation is taking Emerton with #50.

I still think Hawrey will be the best of the Barrie AAA kids when all is said and done but expect each of the top 3 to make a decent impact at the next level. Amazing to see just how good a lot of the Barrie and area 2008 group have developed, wishing them all success in their future.

 

[Jimmy582]

I agree, it is disappointing about the Colts not selecting anyone from the u16aaa team. A consolation is taking Emerton with #50.

I still think Hawrey will be the best of the Barrie AAA kids when all is said and done but expect each of the top 3 to make a decent impact at the next level. Amazing to see just how good a lot of the Barrie and area 2008 group have developed, wishing them all success in their future.

I watched the Barrie u16 team play 15-20 times and McLean is definitely the best hockey player outta the big guys. Would have liked to see Barrie take Elliot #19 on the colts this draft he went 7th round to the Soo and I think that’ll be a steal down the road. Getting Emerton at 50 could be a huge steal also.

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

I watched the Barrie u16 team play 15-20 times and McLean is definitely the best hockey player outta the big guys. Would have liked to see Barrie take Elliot #19 on the colts this draft he went 7th round to the Soo and I think that’ll be a steal down the road. Getting Emerton at 50 could be a huge steal also.

Fair enough, I only watched two games vs. YSE. I thought Hawrey had better overall compete & tenacity with similar skill.

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

Congratulations to our two Colt NHL Draftees Cole Beaudoin (#24 UTA) & Riley Patterson (#125, Van).

 

[AR155]

Congratulations to the draftees ! Just curious on this year's squad, alot of D returning. Has anyone seen Teague Vader play? This kid is unreal mobile great puck mover, tall and plays with some feistyness I don't believe he has signed? Who's everyone else got as Colts D for 24/25 ?

 

[dirty12]

Aitcheson - Akey
LD: Brauti, Tiller, Handsor, Blair
RD: Passmore, Gaudet-Barton, Emerton if willing to sign

 

[HockeyPops]

Emil Hemming selected

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

It sure would be something if the Colts were to bring over both Hemming and Nygaard

 

[HockeyPops]

Patrik Kerkola also selected.

 

[frontsfan67]

It sure would be something if the Colts were to bring over both Hemming and Nygaard

World be top contenders in the east if that happened

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Suomalainen NHL-lupaus poimittiin yllättäen Kanadaan – ura jatkuu SM-liigassa tai Texasissa

TPS-hyökkääjä Emil Hemming poimittiin Kanadan junioriliigojen CHL:n varaustilaisuudessa Barrie Coltsiin. Hemmingin ura jatkuu kuin TPS:ssä tai NHL-seura Dallas Starsin organisaatiossa.

www.mtvuutiset.fi

Hemming is not coming to Colts
Options are TPS or Dallas.

Patrik Kerkola also selected.

Kerkola is top ranked Finnish goalie 2025 NHL draft.
He's not getting SM liiga minutes in Kalpa this coming season so he probably is coming to Colts.

 

[Jimmy582]

Sounds like Kerkola the goalie is 99% gonna be at camp and on the team this year. Hemming is a maybe. The colts think they can get him to come over to North America to play top line minutes and get tons of time instead of playing men’s hockey and not playing as much. Claude Lemieux is his agent and his son Brendan was on the colts for 4 seasons so the connection is definitely there and it seems Claude wants him to get North American hockey experience.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

Sounds like Kerkola the goalie is 99% gonna be at camp and on the team this year. Hemming is a maybe. The colts think they can get him to come over to North America to play top line minutes and get tons of time instead of playing men’s hockey and not playing as much. Claude Lemieux is his agent and his son Brendan was on the colts for 4 seasons so the connection is definitely there and it seems Claude wants him to get North American hockey experience.

Emil Hemming's agent is Ville Koistinen not Claude Lemieux.
It was Koistinen who said in Finnish media Hemming is not reporting to OHL.

Koistinen is former Finnish NHL player
who played in NHL representing Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers during his player career.

 

[cruickshankd]

Do you think Barrie will swing big in the trade market this year??? Is this a "go for it" year?

 

[Jimmy582]

I think it’ll depend who shows up in terms of imports whether they really go for it or not I think next year when Beaudoin Aitcheson and Patterson are 19 is when they will be all in but next years team sure be pretty strong aswell. Hemming has a connection with Claude Lemieux in some capacity u just have to look it up. Colts are also trying to get Mustard a 2nd pick to Chicago to report both not very likely but could happen and in that case it would be 100% a go go year.

Emil Hemming's agent is Ville Koistinen not Claude Lemieux.
It was Koistinen who said in Finnish media Hemming is not reporting to OHL.

Koistinen is former Finnish NHL player
who played in NHL representing Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers during his player career.

They said Eduard sale was never coming either. What 1 guy says to the media one day doesn’t mean it can’t change with a little bit of money under the table lmao