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1977–78 Cleveland Barons season

NHL season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	1977–78
year	1977
Team	Cleveland Barons (NHL)Cleveland Barons
Conference	Wales
ConferenceRank	8th
Division	Adams
DivisionRank	4th
Record	22–45–13
HomeRecord	14–17–9
RoadRecord	8–28–4
GoalsFor	230
GoalsAgainst	325
GeneralManager	Harry Howell
Coach	Jack Evans
Captain	Jim Neilson and Bob Stewart
AltCaptain	None
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield
GoalsLeader	Dennis Maruk (36)
AssistsLeader	Dennis Maruk (35)
PointsLeader	Dennis Maruk (71)
PIMLeader	Randy Holt (229)
PlusMinusLeader	Reg Kerr, Jeff Allan (0)
WinsLeader	Gilles Meloche (16)
GAALeader	Gilles Meloche (3.77)
prev_season	[1976–77](1976-77-cleveland-barons-season)

The 1977–78 Cleveland Barons season was the team's 11th 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 both the Buckeye State and the North Star State when the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild both began play in 2000.

Offseason

Amateur draft

Main article: 1977 NHL 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.

Round	Pick	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1		Forward	Canada	Kingston Canadians (OMJHL)	475	55	68	123	218
2		Right wing	Canada	Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)
3		Defense	Canada	Kamloops Chiefs (WHL)	263	66	94	160	169
3		Right wing	Canada	Winnipeg Monarchs (WCHL)
4		Defense	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OMJHL)
5		Defense	Canada	Medicine Hat Tigers (WCHL)
6		Defense	Canada	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
7	113	Defense	United States	Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
8	128	Left wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WCHL)

Regular season

On December 11, 1977, Tom Bladon of the Philadelphia Flyers became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 8 points in one game. He scored four goals and four assists versus the Cleveland Barons. It was 25% of his point total for the entire season.

The Barons did not qualify for the playoffs.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 12, 1977 || @ Los Angeles || 0–2 || Meloche || The Forum || 11,643 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 15, 1977 || Washington || 4–2 || Meloche || Coliseum at Richfield || 10,253 || 1–1–0 || 2 || |- | 3 || October 19, 1977 || Los Angeles || 3–1 || Meloche || Coliseum at Richfield || 3,252 || 2–1–0 || 4 || |- | 4 || October 20, 1977 || @ Minnesota || 7–4 || Meloche || Met Center || 7,270 || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 22, 1977 || @ St. Louis || 3–2 || Meloche || The Checkerdome || 10,644 || 4–1–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 23, 1977 || Pittsburgh || 2–3 || Meloche || Coliseum at Richfield || 5,910 || 4–2–0 || 8 || |- | 7 || October 25, 1977 || N.Y. Rangers || 0–5 || Meloche || Coliseum at Richfield || 4,556 || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- | 8 || October 28, 1977 || Chicago || 2–4 || Meloche || Coliseum at Richfield || 6,273 || 4–4–0 || 8 || |- | 9 || October 30, 1977 || @ Chicago || 1–6 || Meloche || Chicago Stadium || 10,505 || 4–5–0 || 8 ||

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;Detailed records

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Adams Division
Boston Bruins	0–1–2	1–2–0	1–3–2	4	17	21
Buffalo Sabres	1–2–0	1–2–0	2–4–0	4	20	38
Cleveland Barons	–	–	–	–	–	–
Toronto Maple Leafs	2–1–0	0–3–0	2–4–0	4	17	23
	3–4–2	2–7–0	5–11–2	12	54	82
Norris Division
Detroit Red Wings	1–1–1	1–1–0	2–2–1	5	15	16
Los Angeles Kings	1–1–0	0–2–1	1–3–1	3	9	12
Montreal Canadiens	1–2–0	0–2–0	1–4–0	2	11	23
Pittsburgh Penguins	0–2–0	0–3–0	0–5–0	0	12	21
Washington Capitals	1–2–0	1–1–0	2–3–0	4	14	21
	4–8–1	2–9–1	6–17–2	14	61	93

Opponent	Home	Away	Total	Pts.	Goals scored	Goals allowed
Patrick Division
Atlanta Flames	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	16	23
New York Islanders	1–0–1	0–1–1	1–1–2	4	14	14
New York Rangers	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	9	18
Philadelphia Flyers	0–1–1	0–3–0	0–4–1	1	9	29
	2–3–3	1–7–1	3–10–4	10	48	84
Smythe Division
Chicago Black Hawks	1–1–0	0–2–0	1–3–0	2	7	17
Colorado Rockies	1–0–1	0–1–1	1–1–2	4	15	15
Minnesota North Stars	1–0–1	2–0–0	3–0–1	7	20	12
St. Louis Blues	0–1–1	1–1–0	1–2–1	3	9	11
Vancouver Canucks	2–0–0	0–1–1	2–1–1	5	16	11
	5–2–3	3–5–2	8–7–5	21	67	66

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP= Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes; +/- = Plus/minus

		Regular season		Playoffs	#	Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP
21	Dennis Maruk	C	76	36	35	71	50	−26	–	–	–	–	–	–
12	Mike Fidler	LW	78	23	28	51	38	−13	–	–	–	–	–	–
24	Kris Manery	C	78	22	27	49	14	−15	–	–	–	–	–	–
25	Al MacAdam	LW	80	16	32	48	42	−19	–	–	–	–	–	–
7	Dave Gardner	C	75	19	25	44	10	−16	–	–	–	–	–	–
20	Bob Murdoch	RW	71	14	26	40	27	−18	–	–	–	–	–	–
5	Greg Smith	D	80	7	30	37	92	−26	–	–	–	–	–	–
2	Rick Hampton	D	77	18	18	36	19	−24	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	Chuck Arnason†	RW	40	21	13	34	8	−2	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Walt McKechnie†	C	53	12	22	34	12	−8	–	–	–	–	–	–
15	Jim Neilson	D	68	2	21	23	20	−25	–	–	–	–	–	–
23	J. P. Parise†	LW	40	9	13	22	27	−15	–	–	–	–	–	–
22	Rick Shinske	RW	47	5	12	17	6	−12	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Jean Potvin†	D	40	3	14	17	30	−4	–	–	–	–	–	–
4	Bob Stewart	D	72	2	15	17	84	−25	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Ken Kuzyk	RW	28	5	4	9	6	−1	–	–	–	–	–	–
19	John Baby	D	24	2	7	9	26	−10	–	–	–	–	–	–
16	Fred Ahern‡	RW	36	3	4	7	48	−16	–	–	–	–	–	–
14	Mike Crombeen	C	48	3	4	7	13	−26	–	–	–	–	–	–
9	Wayne Merrick‡	C	18	2	5	7	13	−10	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Mike Christie‡	D	34	1	6	7	49	−14	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Rick Jodzio†	LW	38	2	3	5	43	−9	–	–	–	–	–	–
28	Randy Holt†	D	48	1	4	5	229	−24	–	–	–	–	–	–
26	Bob Girard‡	LW	25	0	4	4	11	−8	–	–	–	–	–	–
10	Ralph Klassen‡	C	13	2	1	3	6	−2	–	–	–	–	–	–
3	Dennis O'Brien†‡	D	23	0	3	3	31	−13	–	–	–	–	–	–
18	Reg Kerr	LW	7	0	2	2	7	−	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Darcy Regier‡	D	15	0	1	1	28	−5	–	–	–	–	–	–
1	Gary Edwards	G	30	0	1	1	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
29	Jeff Allan	D	4	0	0	0	2	−	–	–	–	–	–	–
13	Bjorn Johansson	D	5	0	0	0	6	−2	–	–	–	–	–	–
8	Dan Chicoine	RW	6	0	0	0	0	−2	–	–	–	–	–	–
27	Gilles Meloche	G	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

		Regular season		Playoffs	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	1	30	1700	6	18	5	128	0	4.52	–	–	–	–	–	–	-.--

Transactions

The Barons were involved in the following transactions during the 1977–78 season:

Trades

January 12, 1978	To Cleveland Barons Dennis O'Brien	To Colorado Rockies Mike Christie

Additions and subtractions

Kris Manery	University of Michigan (NCAA)	free agency (1977–10)

Dennis O'Brien	Boston Bruins	waivers (1978-03-10)

References

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