The Cleveland Barons were a professional ice hockey team based in Richfield, Ohio. They competed in the National Hockey League as a member of the Adams Division in the Prince of Wales Conference. The
1976–77 Cleveland Barons home jersey at the Hockey Hall of Fame
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con
Cleveland Barons (NHL)
…during the 1978–79 season. Until 2024, the Barons were the last franchise in the NHL to cease operations. Ohio did not have another NHL team until the Columbus Blue Jackets joined the league 22 years later in 2000. The Barons originated as the California Golden Seals in the 1967 NHL expansion. Based at the Oakland-Alameda…
Doug MacLean was the general manager for the Blue Jackets from 1998 to 2007, and head coach from 2002 to 2004.
Fredrik Norrena in net for the Blue Jackets during the 2006–07 season. The Blue Jackets acquired Norrena during the 2006 off-season, in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Named team captain on March 12, 2008, Rick Nash served in that role until he was traded to the New York Rangers on July 23, 2012.
Nathan Horton during the 2013–14 season. As a result of a postponed game, Horton became the only player in NHL history to have registered a goal, without suiting up for that game.