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

[frontsfan67]

They are not flawless, but they are the only CHL franchise to have a 1st or 2nd round NHL pick the past 7 years (5 1st round, 2 2nd round). Aitcheson could be 8 in a row in 2025, and if you go back to Aaron Ekblad (2014), it is 10 of the last 11 years.
2024- Cole Beaudoin
2023- Beau Akey
2022- Hunter Haight
2021- Brandt Clarke
2020- Tyson Foerster
2019- Ryan Suzuki
2018- Andrei Svechnikov

2016-Givani Smith
2015-Rasmus Andersson, Mackenzie Blackwood
2014-Aaron Ekblad, Brendan Lemieux

“Props”

 

[mattommy98]

If it’s true eliasson will be traded from Niagara to barrie , what would you think the deal would be

 

[Kingpin794]

If it’s true eliasson will be traded from Niagara to barrie , what would you think the deal would be

Looking at what Barrie has left and what Niagara does in trades, 2nd + couple 3rds.

 

[Jimmy582]

Looking at what Barrie has left and what Niagara does in trades, 2nd + couple 3rds.

From some of the stuff I’ve seen Barrie may be trading the rights to the import goalie they drafted this year Kerkola and a mid round pick for Eliasson. Don’t think Kerkola wanted to be a 1B this year so he’ll go to Niagara next year after he’s drafted and Barrie’s gets Eliasson which for that price would be amazing cause Hillebrandt is your number 1 the next 2 years no doubt

 

[dirty12]

From some of the stuff I’ve seen Barrie may be trading the rights to the import goalie they drafted this year Kerkola and a mid round pick for Eliasson. Don’t think Kerkola wanted to be a 1B this year so he’ll go to Niagara next year after he’s drafted and Barrie’s gets Eliasson which for that price would be amazing cause Hillebrandt is your number 1 the next 2 years no doubt

I think it could help recruit some imports to the league if riules were amended to allow this.

 

[frontsfan67]

From some of the stuff I’ve seen Barrie may be trading the rights to the import goalie they drafted this year Kerkola and a mid round pick for Eliasson. Don’t think Kerkola wanted to be a 1B this year so he’ll go to Niagara next year after he’s drafted and Barrie’s gets Eliasson which for that price would be amazing cause Hillebrandt is your number 1 the next 2 years no doubt

That makes more sense

Because a 5th round pick for an NHL drafted import just from an onlookers perspective looks really shady.

That’s the grey area where I wish teams would open up about their plans.

 

[Generalsupdates]

I think it could help recruit some imports to the league if riules were amended to allow this.

But then every year Niagara (or whoever is bad 5 years from now) drafts a stud because London told them to and they give them a 3rd for whoever that years Dvorsky is. Import draft is all about connections and if you allow this, the teams with connections draft 55th overall but get the best player every year

 

[dogs777]

From some of the stuff I’ve seen Barrie may be trading the rights to the import goalie they drafted this year Kerkola and a mid round pick for Eliasson. Don’t think Kerkola wanted to be a 1B this year so he’ll go to Niagara next year after he’s drafted and Barrie’s gets Eliasson which for that price would be amazing cause Hillebrandt is your number 1 the next 2 years no doubt

He might still be a 1B here next year if the IceDogs decide to keep Robertson as an OA

 

[Sam14]

He might still be a 1B here next year if the IceDogs decide to keep Robertson as an OA

Exactly! Acquiring the Import goalie’s rights makes little sense. IceDogs used a high 3rd pick (44th overall) to select 08 G M.Humphrey (part of the Wassilyn deal), as the goalie they plan to tandem with Robertson probably this year or for sure next year, before he takes over as the number one. IceDogs need 07 D not a goalie. That can’t be the trade.

 

[puck11]

Barrie sloppy….defensively they still need a lot work!!! Jodoin looked good and Newton looked good and that’s pretty much it…

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

Hopefully they show better tonight! Looking forward to seeing the young lads step up in the absence of our veteran's away at camps.

 

[cruickshankd]

Some of the end result last night had to do with Owen Sound playing well....

 

[frontsfan67]

Some of the end result last night had to do with Owen Sound playing well....

And lots of guys at camps for barrie that too lol

 

[cruickshankd]

And lots of guys at camps for barrie that too lol

Yep..and owen sound as well

 

[Jimmy582]

Yep..and owen sound as well

Lmao not nearly as many

 

[cruickshankd]

Lmao not nearly as many

No...but 4 pieces

 

[Jimmy582]

No...but 4 pieces

3 imo Barlow won’t touch the ice for Owen sound this season he’ll be traded next week

 

[cruickshankd]

3 imo Barlow won’t touch the ice for Owen sound this season he’ll be traded next week

Still four assets until he is trades and new player(s) come in

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

Checking in on the Colts away at pro camps:

Bad news for Colts according to Dan Protash and Rob Rossi on Twitter/X/whaterver you call it these days - Beau Jelsma was injured at Pittsburgh Camp. They are calling it longer term - upper body.

Had a look at Dallas camp, Gardiner is Returning but both Hemming and Bertucci are going to see some pre-season action tonight.

Patterson is returning from Vancouver.

Cole Beaudoin was +1 in his pre-season Debut in Utah last night vs. the blues. He has been making a lot of noise in their camp (as I would have expected).

Not much info on Akey in Edmonton, he hasn't suited up yet in any of their games, still listed as injured.

Good luck to the colts the rest of the way and welcome back to the colts who are on their way back.

 

[Jimmy582]

Checking in on the Colts away at pro camps:

Bad news for Colts according to Dan Protash and Rob Rossi on Twitter/X/whaterver you call it these days - Beau Jelsma was injured at Pittsburgh Camp. They are calling it longer term - upper body.

Had a look at Dallas camp, Gardiner is Returning but both Hemming and Bertucci are going to see some pre-season action tonight.

Patterson is returning from Vancouver.

Cole Beaudoin was +1 in his pre-season Debut in Utah last night vs. the blues. He has been making a lot of noise in their camp (as I would have expected).

Not much info on Akey in Edmonton, he hasn't suited up yet in any of their games, still listed as injured.

Good luck to the colts the rest of the way and welcome back to the colts who are on their way back.

Hopefully the rumours are true and Eliasson is a Colt on Thursday

 

[Sam14]

 

[OHLColtsPuck]

Looks like Eliasson Trade now official

 

[Jimmy582]

Looks like Eliasson Trade now official

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what a steal for the colts

 

[Sam14]

IceDogs owner/GM Darren Dedobbalaer is a complete embarrassement to the OHL (and Niagara)!

 

[Sam14]

what a steal for the colts

This must be the Part II in the Frolov trade...another "beating behind the woodshed" but this time by Marty Williamson. Mark Hunter should be up next!