The Hanover Barons are a Canadian

Canada

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 junior ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team based in Hanover

Hanover, Ontario

Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover marks the border between Grey County and Bruce County.-History:...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They play out in the Western Junior C Hockey League

Western Junior C Hockey League

The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....

. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario

Durham, Ontario

Durham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula.-Location:...

 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

Owen Sound Sun Times

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, on February 16, 1977 the Barons were defeated by the New Hamburg Hahns

New Hamburg Firebirds

The New Hamburg Firebirds are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Western Division of the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...

 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

Bradford Rattlers

The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League...

 4-games-to-2. In 1991, the Barons won the their first and only Clarence Schmalz Cup

Clarence Schmalz Cup

The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...

 as All-Ontario Champions, defeating the Orangeville Crushers

Orangeville Crushers

The Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 4-games-to-3. In 1993, the Barons made it to the Final again and lost out to the Napanee Raiders

Napanee Raiders

The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...

 4-games-to-2.

In recent years, the Barons have been stuck behind two very powerful teams. The Wingham Ironmen

Wingham Ironmen

The Wingham Ironmen are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:Founded in 1975, the Ironmen started out in Northern Junior D Hockey League...

 and the Kincardine Bulldogs

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 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

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 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

Mount Forest Patriots

The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League .-History:...

 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

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

. 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

Walkerton Hawks

The Walkerton Hawks are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.- History :The Walkerton Blackhawks entered the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League in 1976...

 displaced them from their characteristic third seed. In a best-of-5 quarter-final, the Barons drew the Mount Forest Patriots

Mount Forest Patriots

The Mount Forest Patriots are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League .-History:...

 and defeated them 3-games-to-1. In the semi-final, the Barons were put up against the top seeded Kincardine Bulldogs

Kincardine Bulldogs

The Kincardine Bulldogs are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Kincardine, Ontario. They play in the Western Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 but lost the series 4-games-to-1.

For the 2009-10 season, the Barons played in neighbouring Durham, Ontario

Durham, Ontario

Durham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula.-Location:...

 while awaiting the building of their new arena in Hanover.

Season-by-Season Standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1964-65	30	7	23	0
110	195	14	10th CJCHL
1965-66	32	18	11	3
164	145	39	4th CJCHL
1966-67	24	12	9	3
141	107	27	3rd WJCHL
1967-70	Statistics Not Available
1970-71	32	21	9	2
44	2nd WJCHL	Won League
1971-72	Statistics Not Available
1972-73	30	12	17	1
25	7th CJCHL
1973-74	33	9	19	5
140	185	23	6th CJCHL
1974-75	30	17	8	5
162	139	39	2nd CJCHL II
1975-76	31	2	27	2
117	252	6	5th CJCHL II
1976-77	36	0	35	1
70	529	1	7th CJCHL
1977-78	34	7	26	1
114	255	15	5th CJCHL
1978-79	30	5	22	3
112	199	13	7th CJCHL
1979-80	28	8	18	2
121	168	18	6th CJCHL
1980-81	30	9	17	4
157	209	22	7th GBJCHL
1981-82	30	3	26	1
80	178	7	7th GBJCHL
1982-83	30	14	14	2
130	134	30	3rd GBJCHL
1983-84	30	15	12	3
168	138	34	4th GBJCHL
1984-85	30	28	0	2
207	106	58	1st GBJCHL	Won League
1985-86	30	24	2	4
226	96	52	1st GBJCHL	Won League
1986-87	25	23	2	0
262	75	46	1st GBJCHL	Won League
1987-88	30	25	2	3
204	111	53	1st GBJCHL	Won League
1988-89	30	21	6	3
190	122	45	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...  Final
1989-90	30	22	6	2
209	100	46	1st WJCHL	Won League
1990-91	30	24	4	2
205	89	50	1st WJCHL	Won League, Won CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
1991-92	30	25	2	3
202	71	53	1st WJCHL	Won League
1992-93	29	26	1	2
240	78	54	1st WJCHL	Won League, Lost CSC Clarence Schmalz Cup The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...  Final
1993-94	32	13	12	7
33	3rd WJCHL
1994-95	30	18	8	4
148	127	40	2nd WJCHL
1995-96	30	22	5	3
163	113	47	1st WJCHL
1996-97	29	14	9	6
142	116	34	4th WJCHL
1997-98	36	20	14	2
164	113	42	3rd WJCHL
1998-99	36	22	11	3
152	94	47	3rd WJCHL
1999-00*	33	18	14	1
134	102	37	3rd WJCHL
2000-01	39	34	3	2
257	84	70	1st WJCHL	Won League
2001-02	35	26	7	2
171	96	54	2nd WJCHL
2002-03	35	22	11
2	142	103	48	3rd WJCHL	Won League
2003-04	34	16	16	2	0	112	124	34	3rd WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2004-05	40	15	22	3	0	164	181	33	3rd WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2005-06	39	17	15	4	3	163	148	41	3rd WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2006-07	40	20	18	0	2	160	157	42	4th WJCHL	Lost Semi-final
2007-08	39	23	12
4	210	155	50	3rd WJCHL
2008-09	36	23	11
2	178	116	48	3rd WJCHL
2009-10	36	23	7
6	155	97	52	2nd WJCHL	Lost Final
2010-11	36	17	16
3	178	165	37	5th WJCHL	Lost Semi-final

(*) The 1999-00 Season was altered drastically due to the folding of the Lakeshore Pirates

Brussels Bulls

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. As a disproportionate amount 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

Bradford Rattlers

The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League...

defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2

1991: Hanover Barons defeated Orangeville Crushers

Orangeville Crushers

The Orangeville Crushers were a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey team from Orangeville, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Junior Hockey League, Midwestern Junior B Hockey League, and Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...

 4-games-to-3

1993: Napanee Raiders

Napanee Raiders

The Napanee Raiders are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...

defeated Hanover Barons 4-games-to-2