1976–77 Cleveland Barons season
The 1976–77 Cleveland Barons season was the first season for this franchise in Cleveland, after nine seasons in the San Francisco 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 and become the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
1976–77 Cleveland Barons (NHL) | |
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Division | 4th Adams |
Conference | 7th Wales |
1976–77 record | 25–42–13 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 292 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill McCreary |
Coach | Jack Evans |
Captain | Jim Neilson and Bob Stewart |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
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 Barons played in the tough Adams Division and spent most of the season in last place. Midway through the season, majority owner Melvin 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]
Offseason
Amateur Draft
The franchise participated in the 1976 Amateur Draft as the California Golden Seals, the move to Cleveland not being approved until mid-July.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 5. | Bjorn Johansson | Sweden | HK Örebro (Sweden Division 1) |
2 | 23. | Vern Stenlund | Canada | London Knights (OMJHL) |
3 | 41. | Mike Fidler | United States | Boston University Terriers (ECAC) |
4 | 59. | Warren Young | Canada | Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) |
5 | 77. | Darcy Regier | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) |
5 | 79. | Cal Sandbeck | United States | University of Denver Pioneers (WCHA) |
6 | 95. | Jouni Rinne | Finland | Lukko (SM-liiga) |
Regular season
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 |
[2]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.[3]
Schedule and results
Regular season
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- Detailed records
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Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
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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 | - | - | - | - | - |
†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
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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
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
- http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nhl/cleveland/barons.html
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 151. ISBN 9781894801225.
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