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The Collingwood Colts organization have announced their first acquisition since the club was awarded tenancy at the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena in Collingwood. The Colts announced via their twitter account on March 20th 2019 that Dermot Anderson will become the General Manager for the Collingwood Colts hockey team which will operate in the Ontario Junior … Continue reading Collingwood Colts Announce Their GM!

The junior “A” bid has officially been approved; after a vote today by the Collingwood council members junior "A" hockey is back in Collingwood. The town council members deliberated on the two proposed bids, evidently they ultimately decided to approve the Ontario Junior Hockey League bid. This grant of approval allows the now Collingwood Colts … Continue reading Collingwood Council Approves Jr “A” Bid! OJHL Collingwood Colts to begin play for 2019-2020 season.

The encroachment policy and what it means for both ownership groups going forward. The junior “A” bid is headed by Howie Campbell and Dave Steele. The junior “B” bid is spearheaded by Terry Geddes and Andy Pritchard. The two teams are subject to complying with the encroachment policy as it has been stated by the … Continue reading Encroachment Could Be Enforced On Both Junior Hockey Bids In Collingwood.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dave Steele part owner of the Junior “A” ownership group that hopes to have the Collingwood Colts bid approved by council members on March 12th when the entire council will render a decision on the matter, Mr. Steele took the time to talk with me. After the March 4th council meeting I asked  … Continue reading OJHL, Kingston Voyageurs Have Been Sold, Dave Steele Confirms!

Junior hockey in Collingwood will have to wait another week before its ultimately decided on which team will call the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena home. The two ownership groups presented their proposals and had time to give speeches before the council members. The Collingwood council was impressed and had questions for both ownership groups. The … Continue reading Encroachment Issues For Junior “B” A Topic During Collingwood Council Vote.

  The time of year has come; NHL teams will begin to offer their unsigned, previously drafted prospects entry level contracts, as well NHL teams can now sign undrafted free agents for next season. The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of those teams that will be looking to secure a couple prospects that will see … Continue reading 2 Maple Leafs OHL Prospects Remain Unsigned From 2017 Draft Class

At a recent Ontario Hockey League game on Rogers TV between the Barrie Colts and the Owen Sound Attack, the topic of junior hockey in Collingwood was discussed. The question for the trio that held the discussion was if they had to pick today who would they pick? The general consensus was the Barrie Colts … Continue reading OHL Panel, Say Yes To The Junior “A” Bid

The biggest topic of discussion resides around the fact that there are too many teams in junior hockey. With not enough talent to go around it contributes to the reason why you have a few dominate teams and a bunch of teams who can barely break even in the junior "B" and "C" levels. The … Continue reading The Effects Of A Junior Hockey Team In Collingwood.

The town of Collingwood deliberates as they prepare to vote on which junior hockey bid will receive approval to call Collingwood home. The vote is set for March 4th as the two ownership groups wait for the decision. Who do you think Collingwood should pick to play in the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena? Junior B … Continue reading Who Should Get The Collingwood Junior Hockey Bid?

AHG released a press release the other day regarding the recent news in relation to the similar Admirals logos. One is the logo currently used by Ontario Junior Hockey League team Brampton Admirals which is owned by David Arsenault. The second may become the new logo for the Collingwood Admirals which if given approval to … Continue reading No Issue With Logo From AHG & Brampton Admirals