The team is playing in the recently renamed Canadian Baseball League, which is now a fully professional circuit.

And that was on full display in the Baycats’ season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who fielded disgraced former MLB All-Star Yasiel Puig.

Puig, who is preparing for sentencing in the U.S. in a high-profile sports gambling case, was held hitless by the Baycats, who walked away with a dominant 6-1 win.

But the Baycats would stumble in Game 2 on the road against London, falling 4-2.

Next up is a home game tonight against Welland.

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The team advanced to the OHL championship after downing the top seed in the East Brantford in a thrilling seven-game series.

But facing off against the Western champions Kitchener, Barrie was unable to get traction, losing four games straight to exit the postseason.

With the win, Kitchener advances to the Memorial Cup in Kelowna, where they will face off against the champions of the other major junior hockey leagues in Canada.

Despite the defeat, Barrie had one of the most successful seasons in franchise history, winning the East for the first time since 2012-13.

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The Colts downed Brantford 5-0 in a dominating performance in Game 7 on Monday, booking a spot in the title series and keeping alive their bid for a Memorial Cup.

It marked an exclamation point on a remarkable come from behind effort from Barrie, who was down 3-1 to Brantford before rattling off to two 4-3 overtime victories to force the deciding game.

Barrie is facing Kitchener in the OHL championship series. Game 1 goes tomorrow.

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Barrie heads back to Brantford for a pivotal Game 5 Thursday night, and will need a win to keep their season alive.

The Eastern Conference finals’ series lived up to expectations through the first three games.

First place Brantford took a close Game 1, while Barrie evened the series in Game 2.

But when the series moved to Barrie, goal scoring started to dry up for the Colts.

They fell 2-0 in Game 3, before getting blown out 6-1 in Game 4 on Tuesday.

Over four games, Brantford has outscored Barrie 15 to 9.

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

Game 6, if needed, will be held in Barrie on Saturday.

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The Brantford Bulldogs, Barrie Colts and Ottawa 67’s occupied the top three spots in the OHL’s Eastern Conference nearly all year long.

And unsurprisingly, they all made it into the conference’s semifinals.

The Colts, the second-seed, needed five games to dispense of the 67’s, while the top-seed Bulldogs swept North Bay.

The Eastern Conference final series opened earlier this week, with Brantford taking Game 1 4-3. Game 2 is set for tomorrow.

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The Colts took the first two games of the series back in Barrie, but Ottawa clawed back with a win in Game 3 on home ice on Tuesday.

A win by Barrie tonight will give the Colts the chance to put away the 67’s at home on Saturday. But a 67’s win ensures the series returns to Ottawa for Game 6 on Sunday.

Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

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The teams finished second and third, all but ensuring they would face off if they won their first round playoff series.

They did that in style.

The second-seed Barrie Colts eliminated Niagara in five games. The third-place Ottawa 67’s swept Kingston in four.

And with first-place Brantford cruising past their competition, the Colts and 67’s will play in the second-round of the playoffs, with Game 1 in Barrie set to go Thursday night.

The winner of the best-of-seven series will play either Brantford or fifth-seed North Bay in the conference championship, with a spot in the OHL title on the line.

The winner of the OHL championship will play in the Memorial Cup.

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They will do so as the conference’s second seed, ensuring home ice advantage for the first round as well as the second — if Barrie gets that far.

The Colts enter the series as heavy favourites against the seven-seed Ice Dogs, who Barrie beat in the first round of the playoffs last year.

Barrie won that series in five.

Game 2 goes Saturday, also at Sadlon Arena.

The series shifts to St. Catharines for games three and four.

The best-of-seven series will return to Barrie next Saturday for game five if it goes that far.

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On the penultimate weekend of the season, Ottawa went a perfect 3-0, starting with a massive 3-2 overtime win on Thursday over the second-place Barrie Colts, who sit a point ahead of them in the conference standings.

Ottawa followed that win with a 5-1 drubbing of the Brampton Steelheads on Friday and closed out the weekend by shutting out the Niagara IceDogs in a 6-0 romp on Sunday.

Sitting third in the conference, Ottawa is six points behind Brantford with only three games left in the regular season. Even if Ottawa were to track down Barrie, the 67’s still wouldn’t nab second in the conference because the first two seeds are reserved for the division winners.

Ottawa plays in the East division with Brantford. Barrie has already clinched the Central division.

The 67’s only chance to take first would involve winning all their remaining games and having Brantford lose their final three matchups all in regulation.

The Colts followed up their loss to Ottawa with a convincing 5-2 win Saturday over Sudbury, which will finish in the eight and final playoff spot in the East. Barrie then ended the weekend with a 6-5 overtime win Sunday over the league-worst Oshawa Generals.

Barrie’s final three games are all against playoff teams. They hit the road to take on Kingston on Wednesday, visit nearby Peterborough on Thursday and close out the regular season at home against Niagara on Saturday.

Ottawa’s final stretch isn’t nearly as daunting. They host the Generals on Wednesday before closing the home-and-home with a trip to Oshawa on Friday.

The 67’s close out the regular season hosting Kingston on Saturday afternoon.

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The Colts finished the weekend with a win over North Bay on Saturday but still sit five points behind Brantford at the top of the conference.

At 93 points, the Colts have already locked up the Central Division, meaning they can’t finish lower than second place in the conference.

Barrie only has six games left in the regular season and will need some help to catch up to Brantford.

It won’t be easy, however. The Colts only play two teams below .500 and have dates left against the Ottawa 67’s, the Peterborough Petes and Niagara Ice Dogs, which occupy the third, fourth and six spots in the Eastern Conference, respectively.

At 90 points, Ottawa is the only team that can catch up to Brantford or Barrie in the race for first in the conference.

The 67’s had an uneven weekend, starting with a 1-0 loss in overtime to Peterborough on Thursday.

Ottawa then lost 2-1 in overtime to lowly Brampton on Saturday but recovered to beat Peterborough 6-3 in a rematch on Sunday.

Still, the 67’s officially clinched home-ice for the first round of the playoffs over the weekend. The team announced that Game 1 and 2 of the playoffs would be played at home on March 27 and 29.

Even if Ottawa has more points, it won’t leapfrog the Colts for second in the conference because Barrie has won its division.

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