Barrie Colts — Kingston Frontenacs: 4:7, OHL

Barrie Colts saw their hopes of a home win evaporate as Kingston Frontenacs secured a 2:2 draw in the Ontario Hockey League on Thursday evening. We had backed the hosts to take all three points, but the match refused to go our way.

By then both sides sat at the bottom of the table with zero points from their opening fixtures — Barrie having played six games, Kingston seven. The standings tell little story this early, so we looked instead at what each side had brought to the ice.

Kingston arrived with mixed recent results, including a 6:8 thriller against Erie Otters just days earlier. Barrie had bounced back from a heavy 0:6 defeat to Sault Ste. Marie Wolves with a convincing 5:3 win over Sarnia Sting on Wednesday.

The game itself found its shape in the final period. Kingston had been playing the second half a man up in terms of momentum, and when Barrie failed to score the go-ahead goal, the visitors took advantage of the space they found.

That single moment shifted everything. A match that appeared destined for a home victory ended with both sides sharing the points, and our prediction of a Barrie win joined the list of things that didn't materialise.