Cleveland Barons

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The Cleveland Barons were a short-lived National Hockey League team that played in the late 1970s after relocating from the California Golden Seals.

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Cleveland Barons (NHL) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct National Hockey League team
professional ice hockey team
abbreviation CLE NERFINISHED
captain Jim Neilson NERFINISHED
city Cleveland NERFINISHED
conference Campbell Conference NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division Adams Division NERFINISHED
endTime 1978
fanBaseSize small
foundedAs California Seals NERFINISHED
generalManager Harry Howell NERFINISHED
governingBody National Hockey League NERFINISHED
headCoach Jack Evans NERFINISHED
homeArena Richfield Coliseum NERFINISHED
homeVenue Richfield Coliseum NERFINISHED
jerseyColor black
red
white
league National Hockey League
locatedIn Cleveland NERFINISHED
Ohio
marketType mid-sized U.S. market
mergedWith Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED
NHLFranchiseStatus folded
notablePlayer Al MacAdam NERFINISHED
Chuck Arnason NERFINISHED
Dennis Maruk NERFINISHED
Gilles Meloche NERFINISHED
owner Melvin Swig NERFINISHED
playedHomeGamesIn Richfield Township, Ohio NERFINISHED
playedSeason 1976–77 NHL season
1977–78 NHL season
predecessor California Golden Seals NERFINISHED
professionalLevel major league
reasonForDemise financial difficulties
reasonForRelocation poor attendance in Oakland
region Greater Cleveland NERFINISHED
relocatedFrom California Golden Seals NERFINISHED
seasonCount 2
shortLived true
sport ice hockey
startTime 1976
state Ohio
successor Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED
uniqueFact last NHL franchise to cease operations

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Jean Potvin playedFor Cleveland Barons
Jean Potvin memberOfSportsTeam Cleveland Barons
California Golden Seals relocatedTo Cleveland Barons
California Golden Seals successorTeam Cleveland Barons
Cleveland Crusaders successorTeamInMarket Cleveland Barons
this entity surface form: Cleveland Barons (NHL)