Question: Which of the team for which Vern Stenlund briefly played were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1976 to 1978?

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Kevin Stenlund: Kevin Stenlund (born 20 September 1996) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward.  He is currently playing with HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) as a prospect of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL).  Stenlund was drafted by the Blue Jackets 58th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Antoine Roussel: Antoine Roussel (born 21 November 1989) is a French/Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL).  Born in France, Roussel first played hockey there before moving to Quebec at the age of 16.  After four years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), he turned professional and played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL, minor leagues in North America.  Signed by the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2012, he made his NHL debut in 2013 for the club.  Regarded as a physical player, Roussel has consistently been one of the NHL's leaders in penalty minutes throughout his career, though he has also scored at least 10 goals and 20 points in every season he has played in the NHL, except for his rookie season in 2012-13.  Internationally Roussel has represented the French national team both at the junior and senior level, including multiple World Championships.

Tom Hirsch: Thomas William Hirsch (born January 27, 1963 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a retired professional ice hockey player, who played 31 games in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1988 for the Minnesota North Stars.  He was also a member of the United States national hockey team in the 1984 Winter Olympics, 1984 Canada Cup and 1982 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.  His career was ended by persistent shoulder injury problems.  Tom's daughter Casey played forward and was the captain of the Maple Grove Senior High School Girls Hockey Team her senior year.  She also played for the Syracuse University Orange, Women's Hockey Team starting fall of 2011.

Vern Stenlund: Dr. Vern Stenlund (born April 11, 1956 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a retired former professional hockey player who has become known in retirement as a university professor, author and coach.  He played briefly in the NHL for the Cleveland Barons during the 1976–77 NHL season.  A former second round NHL draft pick of the California Golden Seals in 1976, Stenlund played professionally with the Barons, as well as both the Salt Lake City Golden Eagles and Phoenix Roadrunners of the Central Hockey League.  Also a standout junior player, Stenlund enjoyed a tremendous junior career in the Ontario Hockey League with the London Knights where he led the team in scoring with 119 points in the 1975-76 season.

List of Montreal Canadiens seasons: The Montreal Canadiens (French: "Les Canadiens de Montréal" ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec.  They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league.  The club is officially known as "le Club de hockey Canadien ".  Founded in 1909, they have played a total of 107 seasons, 8 with the National Hockey Association (NHA) and 99 with the NHA's successor, the NHL.  They are the only club to have played every season for both leagues and the only active NHL team to pre-date the founding of that league.  They have won the Stanley Cup 24 times, once under the NHA and 23 times since the founding of the NHL, and have also won 11 O'Brien Cup titles, 24 division championships, and 8 conference championships.  Overall they have the most games played, most wins, most ties, most points, highest points percentage, most years in the playoffs, most division championships, and most Stanley Cup championships of any team in the NHL.

Ronald Petrovický: Ronald Petrovický (born February 15, 1977 in Žilina, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey right wing formerly playing for Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team Dinamo Riga.  He is currently with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League.  He has played professionally in Europe and in North America in the National Hockey League (NHL) as well as international play for the Slovak national ice hockey team.  Ronald last played in the NHL with the Vancouver Canucks in National Hockey League preseason games on the basis of a try-out to obtain a contract, he failed to make the cut and was released by the team on September 24, 2009.

Wes Walz: Wesley Walz (born May 15, 1970) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player and former assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL).  Wes currently works as a sports analyst on Fox Sports North for the Minnesota Wild Hockey Club.  Walz volunteered as head coach with the Raptors of East Ridge High School, Woodbury, Minnesota.  There he coached his son, Kelvin, on the boys varsity ice hockey team and a few years later he coached his daughter, Jaedyn, on the girls varsity hockey team.  Previously, he played centre for the Minnesota Wild of the NHL and served as team captain.  Walz played in 607 NHL games in 11 seasons with Boston, Philadelphia, Calgary, Detroit, and Minnesota.  He had 260 points (109 goals, 151 assists) and 343 penalty minutes and earned 40 career multi-point games.

Chicago Cardinals (ice hockey): The Chicago Cardinals were a professional ice hockey team playing in the American Hockey Association.  The team only played one season in the league.  It was notable because it was founded by Eddie Livingstone, a Toronto businessman, who had owned an ice hockey team in the National Hockey Association (NHA) and whose actions led the owners of the NHA to disband the league and form the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1917.  The Cardinals were formed by Livingstone in an attempt to bring about a rival league to the NHL.  Because of the Cardinals, the NHL attacked the AHA and attempted to steal its players.  The Cardinals would fold under the pressure placed on the league and the team.  Livingstone would attempt to recoup his losses by selling the team, but this was denied.  He later tried to sue for damages.

Cleveland Barons (NHL): The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1976 to 1978.  They were a relocation of the California Golden Seals franchise, which had played in Oakland since 1967.  After only two seasons, the team merged with the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars).  As a result the NHL operated with 17 teams during the 1978–79 season.

Doug Palazzari: Douglas John Palazzari (born November 3, 1952 in Eveleth, Minnesota) is a former professional ice hockey player and USA Hockey executive.  He is the son of former NHL player Aldo Palazzari.  Too small to become a regular in the National Hockey League, Doug Palazzari played a total of 108 games for the St. Louis Blues in 1974–79 but he spent most of his professional career in the minors with the Providence Reds, Kansas City Blues and Salt Lake Golden Eagles where he was a major star.  Before turning professional, he was an accomplished player for the Colorado College men's ice hockey team and he also played for the United States national team at the 1973 and 1974 Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments.  Palazzari was also a member of the United States team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup.

Supporting paragraphs: Vern Stenlund Cleveland Barons (NHL)
Answer: Cleveland Barons