The name Barrie Flyers was previously used by a junior ice hockey team from 1945 to 1960.

The Barrie Flyers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHA Senior A League champions in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1976.

[1] The Flyers won the 1974 Allan Cup as Canadian Senior A champions, beating the Cranbrook Royals 4-2 in the playdown final, and were national finalists in 1972, 1975 and 1976.

Barrie recaptured the OHA Senior A championship and advanced to meet the Cranbrook Royals in the Allan Cup final playdown series.

Barrie won its third OHA Senior A title in four years and met the Thunder Bay Twins in the Allan Cup final.