1977–78 Cleveland Barons season



The 1977–78 Cleveland Barons season was the team's second and final season in the NHL. The Barons finished 4th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Regular Season
On December 11, 1977, Tom Bladon became the first defenceman in NHL history to score 8 points in one game. He scored four goals and four assists versus the Cleveland Barons. It was 25% of his point total for the entire season.

The relocation to Cleveland had not cured the attendance problems that had plagued the franchise from its inception in Oakland as the Seals in 1967. In June 1978, with both the Barons and the Minnesota North Stars on the verge of folding, the league approved an arrangement in which the two teams were permitted to merge under the ownership of Barons owner George Gund. The merged franchise continued as the Minnesota North Stars, but assumed the Barons old place in the Adams Division. Fifteen seasons later, the North Stars relocated to their current home of Dallas and became the Stars, bringing the NHL to Texas for the first time.

Playoffs

 * The Barons did not qualify for the post season.

Skaters
Note: GP= Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; +/- = Plus/minus †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Barons. Stats reflect time with the Barons only. ‡Traded mid-season.

Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Awards and Records

 * The Barons did not receive any awards during the season.

Transactions
The Barons were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season:

Video
Over 30 minutes of the October 23, 1977 Pittsburgh-Cleveland game.