Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)

Cleveland Barons (19371973)
Cleveland Barons
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City Cleveland, Ohio
League American Hockey League
Operated 1937February 1973
Home arena Cleveland Arena
Colors Royal Blue & White
Franchise history
19291934 IHL Cleveland Indians
19341936 IHL:
19361937 AHL
Cleveland Falcons
1937
February, 1973
Cleveland Barons
February, 1973
197374 season
Jacksonville Barons
Championships
Regular season titles eight (193738, 194344, 194445, 194647, 194748, 194950, 195051, 195253)
Division Championships ten (193738, 194041,
194344, 194445, 194647, 194748, 194950, 195051, 195253, 196162)
Calder Cups nine (193839, 194041,
194445, 194748, 195051, 195253, 195354, 195657, 196364)

The Cleveland Barons were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Cleveland, Ohio, USA at the Cleveland Arena. The most successful team in AHL history, the original incarnation of the Barons played in the AHL from 1937 to 1973. In that time they won ten division titles and nine Calder Cups, which although the team had been defunct for over three decades, remained a record until 2009 when the Hershey Bears won their 10th Calder Cup. In 1973 they relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where they were known as the Jacksonville Barons; they lasted only through the 19731974 season before folding.

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History

Barons alternate logo.

The team traces its roots back to the 192930 season of the International Hockey League, as the "Cleveland Indians." The Indians played for five seasons, until being renamed the Cleveland Falcons for the 193435 season. The Falcons played for three more years, when they became the Barons in 193738.

For many years, the team was owned by Al Sutphin, who was also an owner of the Braden-Sutphin Ink Company in Cleveland.[1] Sutphin, a true sportsman, was known to often pay better salaries than NHL teams at the time ('30s and '40s), and some players preferred to remain in "minor league" Cleveland instead of playing in the "major" NHL. Sutphin built the Cleveland Arena, at the time one of the largest and most beautiful hockey facilities in North America. It was rumored that the dormant Montreal Maroons franchise would be transferred to Cleveland but nothing came of it.[2]

Sutphin sold the team and arena in 1949. The Barons sought acceptance into the National Hockey League during the early 1950s, but purported financing irregularities caused the NHL to turn down the bid. The Barons then challenged the NHL for the right to play for the Stanley Cup, which was also rejected. During the '40s and '50s, the Barons played to standing-room-only audiences.

The preeminent star of the franchise was Fred Glover, the team's career leader in goals, assists, points, penalty minutes and seasons, (and second in league history in all those categories). Also notable was Hall of Famer goaltender Johnny Bower, who before he starred in the NHL played brilliantly for the Barons for nine seasons and is the AHL's career shutout leader. The longtime general manager for the franchise was James C. Hendy, a Hall of Fame Builder and the first prominent statistician in the history of the sport. Other notable players included Les Cunningham, a five-time league All-Star for whom the AHL's MVP award is named, Jack Gordon, Norm Beaudin, Bill Needham (the team's career leader in games played), Cal Stearns, Fred Thurier and Les Binkley.

In 1972 Barons owner Nick Mileti became the owner of a new team in the World Hockey Association (WHA), which had been founded as a second major league in competition with the NHL. The appearance of this new team, the Cleveland Crusaders, saw the market for the minor league product vanish almost overnight. The Barons could not compete with the WHA practice of hiring ex-NHL players whose contracts had expired, and consequently lost many fans. In addition, creation of the new "major league" drew much of the established talent away from the AHL. Mileti decided the teams could not co-exist, and moved the Barons mid-season in January 1973 to Jacksonville, Florida.[3] The Jacksonville Barons, as they were then known, played in the Jacksonville Coliseum, which had previously been home to the Jacksonville Rockets of the Eastern Hockey League. The Barons drew a crowd of 9,189 to their first game in the Jacksonville, but attendance declined afterward. They played one further season in Jacksonville before Mileti determined the franchise was not viable. Stating that he had lost around $1 million, he folded the team and sold it to a group in Syracuse, New York, thus ending the franchise's long and illustrious history.[3]

The team was replaced in this market by:

Team records

Single season
Goals: Lou Trudel, 45, 1945
Assists: Fred Glover, 69, 1960
Points: Glover, 107, 1960
Career
Career goals: Glover, 410
Career assists: Glover, 695
Career points: Glover, 1105
Career penalty minutes: Glover, 2164
Career goaltending Wins: Johnny Bower, 284
Career shutouts: Bower, 38
Career games: Bill Needham, 981

Season-by-season results

  • Cleveland Indians 19291934 (International Hockey League)
  • Cleveland Falcons 19341936 (International Hockey League)
  • Cleveland Falcons 19361937 (International-American Hockey League)
  • Cleveland Barons 19371940 (International-American Hockey League)
  • Cleveland Barons 19401972
  • Cleveland / Jacksonville Barons 19721973
  • Jacksonville Barons 19731974

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing
192930 42 24 9 9 57 125 78 1st, IHL
193031 48 24 18 6 54 131 112 3rd, IHL
193132 48 15 25 8 38 110 142 7th, IHL
193233 42 10 27 5 25 100 147 6th, IHL
193334 44 16 24 4 36 104 121 6th, IHL
193435 44 20 23 1 40 115 132 4th, IHL
193536 48 25 19 4 54 149 146 2nd, West
193637 48 13 27 8 34 113 152 3rd, West
193738 48 25 12 11 61 126 114 1st, West
193839 54 23 22 9 55 145 138 3rd, West
193940 56 24 24 8 56 127 130 4th, West
194041 56 26 21 9 61 177 162 1st, West
194142 56 33 19 4 70 174 152 3rd, West
194243 56 21 29 6 48 190 196 4th, West
194344 54 33 14 7 73 224 176 1st, West
194445 60 34 10 16 78 256 199 1st, West
194546 62 28 26 8 64 269 254 3rd, West
194647 64 38 18 8 84 272 215 1st, West
194748 68 43 13 12 98 332 197 1st, West
194849 68 41 21 6 88 286 251 3rd, West
194950 70 45 15 10 100 357 230 1st, West
195051 71 44 22 5 93 281 221 1st, West
195152 68 44 19 5 93 265 166 2nd, West
195253 64 42 20 2 86 248 164 1st, AHL
195354 70 38 32 0 76 269 227 3rd, AHL
195455 64 32 29 3 67 254 222 2nd, AHL
195556 64 26 31 7 59 225 231 4th, AHL
195657 64 35 26 3 73 249 210 2nd, AHL
195758 70 39 28 3 81 232 163 2nd, AHL
195859 70 37 30 3 77 261 252 2nd, AHL
195960 72 34 30 8 76 267 229 4th, AHL
196061 72 36 35 1 73 231 234 3rd, AHL
196162 70 39 28 3 81 255 203 1st, West
196263 72 31 34 7 69 270 253 2nd, West
196364 72 37 30 5 79 239 207 3rd, West
196465 72 24 43 5 53 228 285 4th, West
196566 72 38 32 2 78 243 217 2nd, West
196667 72 36 27 9 81 284 230 3rd, West
196768 72 28 30 14 70 236 255 4th, West
196869 74 30 32 12 72 213 245 2nd, West
196970 72 23 33 16 62 222 255 4th, West
197071 72 39 26 7 85 272 208 2nd, West
197172 76 32 34 10 74 269 263 4th, West
197273 76 23 44 9 55 251 329 5th, West
197374 76 24 44 8 56 244 334 5th, South

Playoffs

Season 1st round 2nd round Finals
192930 W, 20, London W, 31, Buffalo
193031 3rd place in double round robin.
193132 Out of playoffs
193233 Out of playoffs
193334 Out of playoffs
193435 L, 02, London
193536 L, 13, Buffalo
193637 Data unavailable
193738 Data unavailable
193839 ?? ?? W, 31, Philadelphia
193940 Out of playoffs
194041 W, 31, Providence bye W, 32, Hershey
194142 W, 20, Washington L, 12, Hershey
194243 W, 20, Providence L, 02, Indianapolis
194344 W, 43, Hershey L, 04, Buffalo
194445 W, 42, Buffalo W, 42, Hershey
194546 W, 20, Providence W, 21, Pittsburgh L, 34, Buffalo
194647 L, 04, Hershey
194748 W, 41, Providence bye W, 40, Buffalo
194849 W, 21, Springfield L, 02, Hershey
194950 W, 41, Buffalo bye L, 04, Indianapolis
195051 W, 40, Buffalo bye W, 43, Pittsburgh
195152 L, 23, Providence
195253 W, 31, Syracuse W, 43, Pittsburgh
195354 W, 30, Buffalo W, 42, Hershey
195455 L, 13, Buffalo
195556 W, 31, Pittsburgh L, 04, Providence
195657 W, 43, Hershey W, 41, Rochester
195758 L, 34, Springfield
195859 L, 34, Hershey
195960 L, 34, Rochester
196061 L, 04, Springfield
196162 L, 24, Springfield
196263 W, 20, Rochester L, 23, Hershey
196364 W, 20, Rochester W, 30, Hershey W, 40, Quebec
196465 Out of playoffs
196566 W, 30, Pittsburgh W, 30, Springfield L, 24, Rochester
196667 L, 23 Rochester
196768 Out of playoffs
196869 L, 23, Quebec
196970 Out of playoffs
197071 W, 31, Hershey L, 13, Springfield
197172 L, 24, Baltimore
197273 Out of playoffs
197374 Out of playoffs

References

  1. ^ George Condon (1995). "Chapter 7, Sutphin's Surprise". The Man in the Arena: The Life and Times of A.C. Sutphin. The A.C. Sutphin Foundation. pp5167. ISBN 0-9649900-1-6. 
  2. ^ Condon, op.cit. p.75-77
  3. ^ a b Basch, Mark (November 8, 2004). "Hockey's future a lot brighter in Jacksonville". The Florida Times-Union. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/110804/bus_17107357.shtml. Retrieved December 16, 2010. 

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