Posts About "Cleveland Barons"

Hockey History - the NHL "Second Six"

July 5th, 2017 ** Originally published on April 2010 by Bruce Wilkie/THW The 1950s and 60s were a time of great growth for professional sports in the United States. Three of the four "major" sports had expanded to become nationwide entities. The National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball had expanded or had...

Cleveland Loses Youth Hockey Legend

February 3rd, 2016 Webster's Dictionary defines "legend" as "a famous or important person who is known for doing something extremely well". It is also defined as "a person or thing that inspires". You can easily replace the word "legend" with the name of Cleveland Barons' coach "Tim Alexander" and get the same definition. Unfortunately, a youth hockey...

Top 5 Defunct NHL Jerseys

April 15th, 2015 The NHL has long been recognized as the league, among the "big four", with the best looking jerseys. From the Chicago Blackhawks to the New York Rangers, the NHL's list of great sweaters just goes on and on. But while everyone talks about the best looking jerseys of the current teams in the league, many forget about the threads of...

Q & A with Steve Bernier of the New Jersey Devils

December 2nd, 2014 Every player’s journey to the NHL is always unique and for a large majority of them once they are in the league their careers are filled with ups and downs. Steve Bernier is no different but the 29-year-old has shown a lot of perseverance to stick around in the NHL after many had written him off. With the New Jersey Devils, the Quebec...

Will the NHL in Cleveland Become a Reality?

May 19th, 2014 Whether future expansion occurs or not, the idea of the NHL in Cleveland makes more sense than not. With the Phoenix Coyotes toiling in bankruptcy, and a once proud New York Islanders franchise relocating to Brooklyn, the Comeback City continues to not even receive a single thought. There are reasons, I suppose. But are they legitimate...