Knights forward Ryan Rupert watches Barrie Colts goaltender Mathias Niederberger deflects a shot wide in London, Ont., on May 13, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley

By The Canadian Press

Jul 31, 2026 | 9:20 AM

TORONTO — The Barrie Colts have a new owner.

The Ontario Hockey League announced Friday that the club has been transferred to John Careri.

The Toronto-area entrepreneur, investor and sports executive serves as president and chief executive officer of JONVIC Capital Inc., the OHL said in a statement following a board of governors meeting.

Careri is also the owner of the defending Buckland Cup champion Toronto Patriots of the second-tier Ontario Junior Hockey League and of Everest Academy, a private athletic and academic school in Vaughan, Ont.