1976–77 Cleveland Barons | |
Division | 4th Adams |
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Conference | 7th Prince of Wales |
1976–77 record | 25-42-13 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 292 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill McCreary, Sr. |
Coach | Jack Evans |
Captain | Jim Neilson Bob Stewart |
Arena | Richfield Coliseum |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dennis Maruk (28) |
Assists | Dennis Maruk (50) |
Points | Dennis Maruk (78) |
Penalty minutes | Len Frig (213) |
Plus/minus | Jim Pappin (+5) |
Wins | Gilles Meloche (19) |
Goals against average | Gilles Meloche (3.47) |
The 1976–77 Cleveland Barons season was the 1st season for this franchise in Cleveland, after nine seasons in the Bay Area as the Oakland Seals/California Golden Seals. The Barons displaced the World Hockey Association's Cleveland Crusaders who elected to relocate to Minnesota. The Barons finished 4th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Off-season[]
Draft Picks[]
- The franchise participated in the 1976 Amateur Draft as the California Golden Seals, the move to Cleveland not being announced until late August.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 5. | Bjorn Johansson | ![]() |
HK Örebro (Sweden Division 1) |
2 | 23. | Vern Stenlund | ![]() |
London Knights (OMJHL) |
3 | 41. | Mike Fidler | ![]() |
Boston University Terriers (ECAC) |
4 | 59. | Warren Young | ![]() |
Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) |
5 | 77. | Darcy Regier | ![]() |
Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
5 | 79. | Cal Sandbeck | University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA) | |
6 | 95. | Jouni Rinne | ![]() |
Lukko (SM-liiga) |
Regular Season[]
The Barons played in the tough Adams Division and spent most of the season in last place. Midway through the season, majority owner Mel Swig announced the team might have trouble finishing the season. The club missed payroll twice in February, and only a loan from the league and NHLPA kept the team afloat. Following the season, minority owner George Gund III purchased a controlling interest in the club.[1]
Final Standings[]
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 312 | 240 | 106 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 301 | 220 | 104 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 301 | 285 | 81 |
Cleveland Barons | 80 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 240 | 292 | 63 |
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
Game Log[]
Regular Season Results | |||||
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No. | R | Date | Score | Opponent | Record |
1 | T | October 6, 1976 | 2–2 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 0–0–1 |
2 | W | October 9, 1976 | 6–3 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 1–0–1 |
3 | L | October 10, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 1–1–1 |
4 | L | October 13, 1976 | 2–4 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 1–2–1 |
5 | T | October 16, 1976 | 4–4 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 1–2–2 |
6 | W | October 19, 1976 | 3–0 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 2–2–2 |
7 | W | October 21, 1976 | 6–2 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 3–2–2 |
8 | L | October 26, 1976 | 2–5 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 3–3–2 |
9 | L | October 28, 1976 | 1–3 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 3–4–2 |
10 | L | October 30, 1976 | 3–4 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 3–5–2 |
11 | L | November 1, 1976 | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 3–6–2 |
12 | L | November 3, 1976 | 2–4 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 3–7–2 |
13 | W | November 5, 1976 | 6–4 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 4–7–2 |
14 | T | November 7, 1976 | 2–2 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 4–7–3 |
15 | W | November 10, 1976 | 2–1 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 5–7–3 |
16 | T | November 12, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 5–7–4 |
17 | W | November 14, 1976 | 3–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 6–7–4 |
18 | T | November 16, 1976 | 0–0 | @ Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 6–7–5 |
19 | T | November 17, 1976 | 3–3 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 6–7–6 |
20 | L | November 19, 1976 | 2–5 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 6–8–6 |
21 | L | November 24, 1976 | 1–8 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 6–9–6 |
22 | L | November 26, 1976 | 1–3 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 6–10–6 |
23 | L | November 28, 1976 | 1–5 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 6–11–6 |
24 | L | December 1, 1976 | 3–5 | @ Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 6–12–6 |
25 | T | December 3, 1976 | 2–2 | St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 6–12–7 |
26 | L | December 5, 1976 | 2–6 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 6–13–7 |
27 | L | December 6, 1976 | 0–1 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 6–14–7 |
28 | L | December 8, 1976 | 1–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 6–15–7 |
29 | W | December 10, 1976 | 7–1 | Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 7–15–7 |
30 | W | December 11, 1976 | 4–2 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 8–15–7 |
31 | W | December 15, 1976 | 7–3 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 9–15–7 |
32 | L | December 16, 1976 | 4–5 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 9–16–7 |
33 | W | December 18, 1976 | 6–4 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 10–16–7 |
34 | L | December 19, 1976 | 2–3 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 10–17–7 |
35 | W | December 22, 1976 | 4–3 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 11–17–7 |
36 | L | December 26, 1976 | 3–6 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 11–18–7 |
37 | L | December 27, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 11–19–7 |
38 | L | December 29, 1976 | 2–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 11–20–7 |
39 | L | December 31, 1976 | 2–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 11–21–7 |
40 | L | January 1, 1977 | 2–7 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 11–22–7 |
41 | L | January 5, 1977 | 2–3 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 11–23–7 |
42 | W | January 7, 1977 | 8–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 12–23–7 |
43 | L | January 9, 1977 | 4–7 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 12–24–7 |
44 | W | January 12, 1977 | 3–1 | Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 13–24–7 |
45 | W | January 15, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 14–24–7 |
46 | T | January 19, 1977 | 3–3 | New York Rangers (1976–77) | 14–24–8 |
47 | L | January 21, 1977 | 2–5 | Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 14–25–8 |
48 | W | January 23, 1977 | 3–0 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 15–25–8 |
49 | L | January 29, 1977 | 3–4 | @ Detroit Red Wings (1976–77) | 15–26–8 |
50 | L | January 30, 1977 | 3–9 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 15–27–8 |
51 | L | February 1, 1977 | 3–7 | Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 15–28–8 |
52 | T | February 3, 1977 | 0–0 | Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 15–28–9 |
53 | W | February 5, 1977 | 3–2 | Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 16–28–9 |
54 | W | February 9, 1977 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Kings (1976–77) | 17–28–9 |
55 | W | February 11, 1977 | 3–0 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 18–28–9 |
56 | L | February 13, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Boston Bruins (1976–77) | 18–29–9 |
57 | L | February 16, 1977 | 3–5 | Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 18–30–9 |
58 | T | February 18, 1977 | 3–3 | Colorado Rockies (1976–77) | 18–30–10 |
59 | L | February 20, 1977 | 1–4 | @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1976–77) | 18–31–10 |
60 | L | February 23, 1977 | 3–5 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 18–32–10 |
61 | L | February 25, 1977 | 1–2 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 18–33–10 |
62 | L | February 26, 1977 | 3–5 | @ Montreal Canadiens (1976–77) | 18–34–10 |
63 | W | February 28, 1977 | 5–2 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 19–34–10 |
64 | W | March 2, 1977 | 4–1 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 20–34–10 |
65 | W | March 5, 1977 | 2–1 | @ Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 21–34–10 |
66 | L | March 6, 1977 | 3–4 | @ New York Rangers (1976–77) | 21–35–10 |
67 | L | March 10, 1977 | 2–7 | @ Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 21–36–10 |
68 | L | March 12, 1977 | 3–8 | @ New York Islanders (1976–77) | 21–37–10 |
69 | W | March 15, 1977 | 5–1 | @ Washington Capitals (1976–77) | 22–37–10 |
70 | L | March 16, 1977 | 2–6 | Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 22–38–10 |
71 | T | March 18, 1977 | 2–2 | Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 22–38–11 |
72 | W | March 20, 1977 | 5–4 | Atlanta Flames (1976–77) | 23–38–11 |
73 | W | March 21, 1977 | 7–2 | @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1976–77) | 24–38–11 |
74 | L | March 23, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Buffalo Sabres (1976–77) | 24–39–11 |
75 | T | March 25, 1977 | 4–4 | Vancouver Canucks (1976–77) | 24–39–12 |
76 | L | March 27, 1977 | 3–6 | New York Islanders (1976–77) | 24–40–12 |
77 | L | March 29, 1977 | 2–4 | @ Minnesota North Stars (1976–77) | 24–41–12 |
78 | T | March 30, 1977 | 3–3 | Philadelphia Flyers (1976–77) | 24–41–13 |
79 | L | April 2, 1977 | 2–9 | @ St. Louis Blues (1976–77) | 24–42–13 |
80 | W | April 3, 1977 | 4–2 | @ Chicago Black Hawks (1976–77) | 25–42–13 |
Playoffs[]
- The Barons did not qualify for the post season.
Player Stats[]
Skaters[]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
Dennis Maruk | 80 | 28 | 50 | 78 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Al MacAdam | 80 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Wayne Merrick | 80 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Bob Murdoch | 57 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Rick Hampton | 57 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Dave Gardner | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mike Fidler | 46 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mike Christie | 79 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Ralph Klassen | 80 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Greg Smith | 74 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Frank Spring | 26 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Bob Girard | 68 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Brent Meeke | 49 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jim Neilson | 47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gary Sabourin | 33 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jim Moxey‡ | 35 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Juha Widing† | 29 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Bob Stewart | 73 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 108 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Jim Pappin | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Len Frig | 66 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 213 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Fred Ahern | 25 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Phil Roberto | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Glenn Patrick | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Ken Kuzyk | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Angie Moretto | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gilles Meloche | 51 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Charlie Simmer | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Bjorn Johansson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gary Holt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gary Edwards† | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Lyle Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Tom Price‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Vern Stenlund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Rick Shinske | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Gary Simmons‡ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
[2] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Barons. Stats reflect time with the Barons only. ‡Traded/released 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
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Gilles Meloche | 51 | 2961 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 171 | 2 | 3.47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | |||
Gary Simmons‡ | 15 | 840 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 3.64 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- | |||
Gary Edwards† | 17 | 999 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 4.08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -.-- |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals. Stats reflect time with the Seals only. ‡Traded mid-season
Awards and Records[]
- The Barons did not win any awards this season.
Transactions[]
The Barons were involved in the following transactions during the 1976–77 season:
Trades[]
January 22, 1977 | To Cleveland Barons Gary Edwards Juha Widing |
To Los Angeles Kings Jim Moxey Gary Simmons |
Additions and Subtractions[]
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References[]
Cleveland Barons | |
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History | WHL years • California Golden Seals |
Franchise | Cleveland Barons • Players • Draft Picks |
Key Personnel | Owner: Gordon Gund • Coaches: Jack Evans • Fred Glover |
Arena | Richfield Coliseum |
Seasons | 1975-76 (California) • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978-79 (Minnesota) |
1976–77 NHL season by team | |
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Patrick | Atlanta • NY Islanders • NY Rangers • Philadelphia |
Adams | Boston • Buffalo • Cleveland • Toronto |
Norris | Detroit • Los Angeles • Montreal • Pittsburgh • Washington |
Smythe | Chicago • Colorado • Minnesota • St. Louis • Vancouver |
See also | 1976 NHL Amateur Draft • All-Star Game • 1977 Stanley Cup Finals |
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