Cleveland Jr. Barons

Cleveland Jr. Barons
City	Parma, Ohio
League	North American Hockey League
Founded	1990
Folded	2008
Home arena	Barons Ice Arena
Colors	Red, black and gold
Franchise history
1990–2006	Cleveland Jr. Barons
2006–2008	Ohio Junior Blue Jackets

The Cleveland Jr. Barons were a junior ice hockey team that played in the North American Hockey League 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. ^[1] 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.

NHL alumni

• John Albert: Winnipeg Jets
• Carter Camper: Boston Bruins ^[2]
• Sean Collins: Washington Capitals ^[3]
• Dan Fritsche: Columbus Blue Jackets ^[4]
• Peter Harrold: Los Angeles Kings ^[5]
• Mike Rupp: New Jersey Devils, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, and Minnesota Wild (Scored game winning goal of 2003 Stanley Cup Finals) ^[6]
• Ben Simon: Atlanta Thrashers and Columbus Blue Jackets ^[7]
• Jim Slater: Atlanta Thrashers and Winnipeg Jets ^[8]
• Bill Thomas, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Florida Panthers ^[9]

Youth organization

The Cleveland Barons Hockey Association still sponsors a number of youth hockey teams named the Cleveland Barons, including U16 and U18 teams. ^[10]

References

1. "Barons win North Division title, advance to Finals". April 29, 2006.
2. "Eliteprospects.com - Carter Camper". Elite Prospects.
3. "Sean Collins".
4. Dan Fritsche's profile at hockeydb.com
5. Peter Harrold's profile at hockeydb.com
6. "Eliteprospects.com - Cleveland Barons". Elite Prospects.
7. "Eliteprospects.com - Ben Simon". Elite Prospects.
8. Jim Slater's profile at hockeydb.com
9. Bill Thomas's profile at hockeydb.com
10. "Home". clevelandbarons.com.

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