Cleveland Barons (1976-1978)

Cleveland Barons
founding	1967
resolution	1978
history	California Seals 1967 Oakland Seals 1967 - 1970 California Golden Seals 1970 - 1976 Cleveland Barons 1976 - 1978
Stadion	Richfield Coloseum
Location	Richfield , Ohio
Team colors	Red, black, white
Stanley Cups	no
Conference title	no
Division title	no

The Cleveland Barons ( IPA : [ˈkliːvlənd b'ærəns] ) were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL), which played from 1976 to 1978 in Richfield , near Cleveland , Ohio . The team was originally formed in California and played as the California Golden Seals before moving to Oakland .

history

Barons home shirt on display in the Hockey Hall of Fame .

As Cleveland Barons, the team played at the Richfield Coloseum in the Cleveland suburb of Richfield . The Coloseum was built for the Cleveland Crusaders in the World Hockey Association and at that time had the largest audience capacity in the NHL. But luck was not granted to the barons either. After two seasons, the Barons merged with the Minnesota North Stars . The brothers George and Gordon Gund , the owners of the Barons, now became owners of the North Stars.

The Cleveland Barons were the last team in the four major North American sports profile leagues to cease playing.

In 1991 the Gunds wanted to move the North Stars to the Bay Area, but the NHL vetoed it. However, as a kind of separation of the connection between North Stars and Barons, some players from Minnesota were allowed to join the newly formed San Jose Sharks .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime , SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	space	Playoffs
1976/77	80	25th	42	13	-	-	63	240	292	1011	4th, Adams Division	not qualified
1977/78	80	22nd	45	13	-	-	57	230	325	1010	4th, Adams Division	not qualified
total	160	47	87	26th	-	-	120	470	617	2021		no playoff participation