Cleveland Jr. Barons

The Cleveland Jr. Barons were the name of two junior ice hockey teams that played in the North American Hockey League.
==Original Team==
The original team was based out of the Brooklyn Indoor Recreation Center in Brooklyn, Ohio. They played in the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League, the forerunner of the NAHL. This team played from 1976 to 1979. The team withdrew from the league during the 1978-79 season and formally suspended operations prior to the 1979-80 season.
===Year by Year Record===
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T	PTS	GF 	GA 	Finish	Playoffs
1976-77 	47	10	35	2	22 	225	339	4th 	
1977-78 	46	17	25	4	38 	228	287	5th 	
1978-79 (league standing)	49	4 	45	0	8 	192	295	3rd 	
1978-79 (when folded) 	29	4 	25	0	8 	192	275	n/a 	
==Second Team==
The Jr. Barons were re-established in the fall of 1990-91 as a Jr. B team playing in the Northeastern Jr. Hockey League. They did not have a home rink in the first season and played their home games in all of the metropolitan Cleveland rinks from North Olmstead to Euclid as a way to promote the team.
The team joined the NAHL in 1993 and played out of Parma, Ohio. They were a branch of the Cleveland Barons Hockey Association. Their top accomplishment was winning the 2006 North Division playoff title, allowing them to advance to Robertson Cup tournament. However, after the 2005-2006 season, the team moved to Columbus, Ohio and transferred to the United States Hockey League, playing as the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets.
===Year-by-Year Record===
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	PTS 	GF 	GA 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
1990-91	24 	7 	14 	3 	- 	- 	17 	134 	138 	5th 	Unknown 	
1991-92	29 	20 	9 	0 	- 	- 	40 	180 	102 	3rd 	Unknown 	
1992-93	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league	Unknown results or league
1993-94	46 	23 	16 	5 	2 	- 	51 	205 	183 	3rd Eastern 	 	
1994-95	44 	25 	15 	1 	3 	- 	54 	203 	185 	4th overall 	 	
1995-96	46 	22 	19 	3 	2 	- 	49 	218 	192 	5th overall 	Lost in first round 	
1996-97	46 	17 	27 	- 	2 	- 	36 	171 	224 	6th overall 	 	
1997-98	56 	15 	38 	- 	0 	3 	33 	160 	269 	9th overall 	 	
1998-99	56 	21 	31 	- 	0 	4 	46 	182 	232 	7th overall 	Lost in first round 	
1999-00	56 	34 	19 	- 	0 	3 	71 	210 	194 	3rd East 	 	
2000-01	56 	21 	30 	- 	5 	0 	47 	180 	223 	3rd East 	 	
2001-02	56 	35 	18 	- 	3 	0 	73 	223 	196 	3rd East 	 	
2002-03	56 	21 	38 	- 	6 	0 	30 	150 	253 	6th East 	Did not qualify 	
2003-04	56 	31 	20 	- 	5 	0 	67 	192 	179 	3rd North 	 	
2004-05	56 	27 	26 	- 	3 	0 	57 	185 	178 	
5th North 	 	
2005-06	58 	35 	19 	- 	1 	3 	74 	197 	150 	2nd North 	 	
==Notable alumni==
Jim Slater, Atlanta Thrashers
Dan Fritsche, Columbus Blue Jackets
Michael Rupp, Pittsburgh Penguins (Game winning goal of 2003 Stanley Cup Finals)
Bill Thomas, Phoenix Coyotes 
Peter Harrold, Los Angeles Kings 
Peter Mannino, University of Denver (MOP of 2005 Frozen Four)
==Youth organization==
Note, there have been several Cleveland area ice hockey teams that have gone by the name Barons, including a storied team that played in the American Hockey League and a short lived National Hockey League franchise. The Cleveland Barons Hockey Association still sponsors a number of youth hockey teams named the Cleveland Barons, including U16 and U18 teams.
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:North American Hockey League team
Category:Established in 1976
Category:Disestablished in 1979
Category:Established in 1993
Category:Disestablished in 2006