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Barrie Colts ice Niagara to clinch a spot in the playoffs

The morale was high in Niagara on Saturday night as the Barrie Colts skated their way into the playoffs.

The team completed their regular season with a final finish of 6-3 against the Niagara Icedogs.

Marty Williamson, General Manager and Coach for the Barrie Colts, says the much-needed win capped off a seven-game losing streak.

“We leaked some oil coming down the stretch here,” Williamson says. “We hit a rough little stretch right at the end, and to get the win, get a couple days off and then get prepared for a real tough first round.”

The Colts will now begin training to prepare for the first round of a best-of-seven playoff series against the Mississauga Steelheads.

“We’re hopefully going to get a little healthier for the first round than we have been for the last couple of weeks and get a couple of guys back, and that obviously gives us some good inspiration,” Williamson says.

After two years of pandemic-impacted games, the Colts were able to…

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