Cleveland Barons (NHL)

Cleveland Barons
First Season
1967-68
Team History
Cleveland Barons (1976-78) California Golden Seals (1970-76) Oakland Seals (1967-70) California Seals (1967)
Conference/Division
National Hockey League (1967-78) Wales Conference (1974-78) Adams Division (1974-78) West Division (1967-74)
Venue
Richfield Coliseum (1976-78)
AHL Affiliate
n/a
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

This article is about the National Hockey League team. For the former AHL team, see Cleveland Barons (1937-73).

The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1976 to 1978. They were a relocation of the California Golden Seals franchise that had played in Oakland since 1967. After just two seasons, the team merged with the Minnesota North Stars. As a result, the NHL operated with 17 teams during the 1978-79 NHL season.

Seasons[edit]

Cleveland Barons (NHL) publications by season
1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78

National Hockey League
Eastern Conference	Atlantic	Metropolitan
Eastern Conference	Boston Bruins (TD Garden) Buffalo Sabres (KeyBank Center) Detroit Red Wings (Little Caesars Arena) Florida Panthers (Amerant Bank Arena) Montreal Canadiens (Bell Centre) Ottawa Senators (Canadian Tire Centre) Tampa Bay Lightning (Amalie Arena) Toronto Maple Leafs (Scotiabank Arena)	Carolina Hurricanes (PNC Arena) Columbus Blue Jackets (Nationwide Arena) New Jersey Devils (Prudential Center) New York Islanders (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum) New York Rangers (Madison Square Garden) Philadelphia Flyers (Wells Fargo Center) Pittsburgh Penguins (PPG Paints Arena) Washington Capitals (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference	Central	Pacific
Western Conference	Chicago Blackhawks (United Center) Colorado Avalanche (Ball Arena) Dallas Stars (American Airlines Center) Minnesota Wild (Xcel Energy Center) Nashville Predators (Bridgestone Arena) St. Louis Blues (Enterprise Center) Utah Hockey Club (Delta Center) Winnipeg Jets (Canada Life Centre)	Anaheim Ducks (Honda Center) Calgary Flames (Scotiabank Saddledome) Edmonton Oilers (Rogers Place) Los Angeles Kings (Crypto.com Arena) San Jose Sharks (SAP Center at San Jose) Seattle Kraken (Climate Pledge Arena) Vancouver Canucks (Rogers Arena) Vegas Golden Knights (T-Mobile Arena)
Defunct Franchises	Arizona Coyotes • Cleveland Barons • Hamilton Tigers • Montreal Maroons • New York Americans • Ottawa Senators
Related	League publications • All-Star Games • Goal Magazine • League records • Seasons • Venues

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