1977–78 Cleveland Barons season
The 1977–78 Cleveland Barons season was the team's second and final season in the NHL. The relocation to Cleveland did not cure the attendance problems that 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 III. The merged franchise continued as the Minnesota North Stars, and assumed the Barons' old place in the Adams Division. Fifteen seasons later, the North Stars relocated to Dallas and became the Stars, bringing the NHL to Texas for the first time. The NHL returned to the Buckeye State when the Columbus Blue Jackets began play in 2000.
1977–78 Cleveland Barons (NHL) | |
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Division | 4th Adams |
Conference | 8th Wales |
1977–78 record | 22–45–13 |
Goals for | 230 |
Goals against | 325 |
Team information | |
General manager | Harry Howell |
Coach | Jack Evans |
Captain | Jim Neilson and Bob Stewart |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Dennis Maruk (36) |
Assists | Dennis Maruk (35) |
Points | Dennis Maruk (71) |
Penalty minutes | Randy Holt (229) |
Plus/minus | Reg Kerr, Jeff Allan (0) |
Wins | Gilles Meloche (16) |
Goals against average | Gilles Meloche (3.77) |
Offseason
Amateur draft
Cleveland's picks at the 1977 NHL amateur draft, which was held at the NHL's office in Montreal on June 14, 1977.[1][2]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | W | L | T | GAA |
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1 | 5 | Mike Crombeen | Forward | Canada | Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) | 475 | 55 | 68 | 123 | 218 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 23 | Dan Chicoine | Right Wing | Canada | Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL) | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 41 | Reg Kerr | Defense | Canada | Kamloops Chiefs (WHL) | 263 | 66 | 94 | 160 | 169 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 42 | Guy Lash | Right Wing | Canada | Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 59 | John Baby | Defense | Canada | Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 77 | Owen Lloyd | Defense | Canada | Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 95 | Jeff Allan | Defense | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 113 | Mark Toffolo | Defense | United States | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 128 | Grant Eakin | Left Wing | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Regular season
On December 11, 1977, Tom Bladon of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first defenceman in NHL history to score 8 points in one game.[3] He scored four goals and four assists versus the Cleveland Barons. It was 25% of his point total for the entire season.
Final standings
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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Boston Bruins | 80 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 333 | 218 | 113 |
Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 288 | 215 | 105 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 271 | 237 | 92 |
Cleveland Barons | 80 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 230 | 325 | 57 |
[4]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.[5]
Schedule and results
Regular season
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Player stats
Skaters
Note: GP= Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; +/- = Plus/minus
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Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | ||
Dennis Maruk | 76 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 50 | −26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Mike Fidler | 78 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 38 | −13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Kris Manery | 78 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 14 | −15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Al MacAdam | 80 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 42 | −19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Dave Gardner | 75 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 10 | −16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Bob Murdoch | 71 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 27 | −18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Greg Smith | 80 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 92 | −26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Rick Hampton | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 19 | −24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Chuck Arnason† | 40 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 8 | −2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Walt McKechnie† | 53 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | −8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Jim Neilson | 68 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 20 | −25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
J. P. Parise† | 40 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 27 | −15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Rick Shinske | 47 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | −12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Jean Potvin† | 40 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 30 | −4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Bob Stewart | 72 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 84 | −25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Ken Kuzyk | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | −1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
John Baby | 24 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 26 | −10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Fred Ahern‡ | 36 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 48 | −16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Mike Crombeen | 48 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Wayne Merrick‡ | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Mike Christie‡ | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 49 | −14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Rick Jodzio† | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Randy Holt† | 48 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 229 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Bob Girard‡ | 25 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Ralph Klassen‡ | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Dennis O'Brien†‡ | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | −13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Reg Kerr | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Darcy Regier‡ | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Gary Edwards | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Jeff Allan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Bjorn Johansson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Dan Chicoine | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Gilles Meloche | 27 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
†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
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Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
Gilles Meloche | 27 | 54 | 3100 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 195 | 1 | 3.77 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | ||
Gary Edwards | 30 | 1700 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 128 | 0 | 4.52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Transactions
The Barons were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season:
Trades
August 17, 1977 | To Cleveland Barons rights to Mike Eaves |
To St. Louis Blues Len Frig |
November 23, 1977 | To Cleveland Barons Randy Holt |
To Chicago Black Hawks Reg Kerr |
December 9, 1977 | To Cleveland Barons Walt McKechnie |
To Washington Capitals Bob Girard 2nd round pick in 1978 Draft (Paul MacKinnon) |
January 9, 1978 | To Cleveland Barons Chuck Arnason Rick Jodzio |
To Colorado Rockies Fred Ahern Ralph Klassen |
January 10, 1978 | To Cleveland Barons J. P. Parise Jean Potvin 4th round pick in 1978 Draft (cancelled by Barons-North Stars merger) |
To New York Islanders Wayne Merrick Darcy Regier |
January 12, 1978 | To Cleveland Barons Dennis O'Brien |
To Colorado Rockies Mike Christie |
Additions and subtractions
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Playoffs
The Barons did not qualify for the playoffs.
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- "Cleveland Barons Draft History at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
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