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Cleveland Barons
Cleveland Barons
City	Cleveland, Ohio
League	American Hockey League
Operated	2001 to 2006
Home arena	Gund Arena
Colors	teal and black
Affiliates	San Jose Sharks
Franchise history
1996 to 2001	Kentucky Thoroughblades
2001 to 2006	Cleveland Barons
2006 to present	Worcester Sharks

For the 1976–1978 NHL team, see Cleveland Barons (NHL).

For the earlier AHL team, see Cleveland Barons (1937–1973).

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 afficiate, 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 2006–07 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 in monocle and top hat, was originally designed as an alternate logo for the San Jose Sharks before being modified with formal wear for the Barons.[1]

[edit] History

This market was previously served by:

Cleveland Indians/Falcons/Barons (1929–73) IHL/IAHL/AHL

This market is now the home to:

Lake Erie Monsters (2007-present)

[edit] Season-by-season results

[edit] Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2001–02	80	29	40	7	4	—	69	223	268	4th, Central
2002–03	80	22	48	5	5	—	54	203	286	5th, Central
2003–04	80	37	28	8	7	—	89	235	220	4th, North
2004–05	80	35	37	6	2	—	78	200	226	7th, North
2005–06	80	27	48	—	2	3	59	210	302	7th, North