Cleveland Barons (2001β06)
Cleveland Barons | |
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City | Cleveland, Ohio |
League | American Hockey League |
Operated | 2001β2006 |
Home arena | Gund Arena |
Colors | Teal and Black |
Affiliates | San Jose Sharks |
Franchise history | |
1996β2001 | Kentucky Thoroughblades |
2001β2006 | Cleveland Barons |
2006β2015 | Worcester Sharks |
2015β | San Jose Barracuda |
The Cleveland Barons were a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cleveland, Ohio, USA at the Gund Arena between 2001 and 2006.
The team was named in honor of the popular Barons team that played in the AHL and its forerunners from 1929 to 1973. The Barons name was revived in 2001 when the San Jose Sharks purchased their AHL affiliate, the Kentucky Thoroughblades, and relocated them to Cleveland, where they would play at the arena which was owned and operated by Sharks owners George and Gordon Gund. The Gunds had also owned the most recent incarnation of the Barons, who played in the NHL in the late 1970s (the Barons merged with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978, and the Sharks spun off from the North Stars in 1991).
The franchise relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts for the 2006β07 season and became the Worcester Sharks. Dan Gilbert, the owner of the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, purchased the inactive Utah Grizzlies AHL franchise and moved it to Cleveland. Renamed the Lake Erie Monsters, the club began play in Cleveland in 2007.
The team logo, a shark holding a hockey stick, was originally designed as an alternate logo for the San Jose Sharks before being modified with a top hat, a monocle, and formal wear for the Barons.
History
This market was previously served by:
- Cleveland Indians/Falcons/Barons (1929β1973) IHL/IAHL/AHL
- Cleveland Crusaders (1972β1976) WHA
- Cleveland Barons (NHL) (1976β1978)
- Cleveland Lumberjacks (1992β2001) IHL
This market is now the home to:
- Lake Erie Monsters (2007βpresent)
Affiliates
- San Jose Sharks (2001-2006)
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Avg. Attendance |
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2001β02 | 80 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 4 | β | 69 | 223 | 268 | 4th, Central | 3,226 |
2002β03 | 80 | 22 | 48 | 5 | 5 | β | 54 | 203 | 286 | 5th, Central | 3,561 |
2003β04 | 80 | 37 | 28 | 8 | 7 | β | 89 | 235 | 220 | 4th, North | 4,212 |
2004β05 | 80 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 2 | β | 78 | 200 | 226 | 7th, North | 4,178 |
2005β06 | 80 | 27 | 48 | β | 2 | 3 | 59 | 210 | 302 | 7th, North | 3,548 |
Playoffs
Season | Prelim | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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2001β02 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
2002β03 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
2003β04 | W, 2β1, Toronto | L, 2β4, Hamilton | β | β | β |
2004β05 | Out of Playoffs | ||||
2005β06 | Out of Playoffs |
Team records
Single Season
- Goals: 35 Mike Craig (2001β02), Miroslav Zalesak (2003β04)
- Assists: 48 Jeff Nelson (2002β03)
- Points: 75 Miroslav Zalesak (2003β04)
- Points, Defenseman: 46 Garrett Stafford (2003-04)
- Penalty Minutes: 335 Matt Carkner (2001β02)
- Wins: 19 Vesa Toskala (2001β02)
- GAA: 2.34 Nolan Schaefer (2003β04)
- SV%: .925 Seamus Kotyk (2003β04), Nolan Schaefer (2003β04)
Career
- Career Goals: 84 Miroslav Zalesak
- Career Assists: 117 Patrick Rissmiller
- Career Points: 181 Patrick Rissmiller
- Career Penalty Minutes: 948 Matt Carkner
- Career Goaltending Wins: 34 Vesa Toskala
- Career Shutouts: 7 Nolan Schaefer
- Career Games: 315 Matt Carkner