Hanover Barons
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| City | Hanover, Ontario |
| League | Provincial Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pollock |
| Founded | Circa 1964 |
| Home arena | P&H Centre |
| Colors | Red, Yellow, and White |
| General manager | Andy McAskill |
| Head coach | Terry Whiteside |
| League Champions | 1971, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2001, and 2003 |
| Clarence Schmalz Cups | 1991 |
| Franchise history | |
| 1964-1972: Hanover Hurricanes 1972-Present: Hanover Barons |
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The Hanover Barons are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Hanover, Ontario, Canada. They play out of the Provincial Junior Hockey League - Pollock Division. The Barons spent the 2009-10 season in the neighbouring town of Durham, Ontario while their new arena was being built in Hanover.
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, on February 16, 1977 the Barons were defeated by the New Hamburg Hahns 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 4-games-to-2. In 1991, the Barons won their first and only Clarence Schmalz Cup as All-Ontario Champions, defeating the Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-3. In 1993, the Barons made it to the Final again and lost out to the Napanee Raiders 4-games-to-2.
In recent years, the Barons have been stuck behind two very powerful teams. The Wingham Ironmen and the Kincardine Bulldogs 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.
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