The Marion Barons were a
minor league professional
ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...
team in the
International Hockey League during the 1953–54 season. The Barons were based in
Marion, Ohio
Marion is a city in and the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus.
The population was 35,999 at the 2020 census, slightly down from 36,837 at the ...
, played at
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, and were a
farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher ...
of the
Cleveland Barons The name Cleveland Barons has been used by three professional hockey teams and one junior team.
*Cleveland Barons (NHL), the National Hockey League team that played between 1976 and 1978
*Cleveland Barons (1937–1973), the original American Hockey ...
. The Barons placed second in the league their only season, and featured four players who reached the
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
;
Armand Delmonte,
Ott Heller,
Johnny Ingoldsby and
Tony Poeta
Anthony Joseph Poeta (March 4, 1933 – May 2, 2004) was a professional ice hockey player from 1950 to 1960.
Poeta played for teams in the National Hockey League, Ontario Hockey Association, American Hockey League, International Hockey League, ...
.
Results
External links
Marion Barons statisticsList of NHL alumni
International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
Marion, Ohio
Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Ice hockey clubs established in 1953
Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1954
1953 establishments in Ohio
Ice hockey teams in Ohio
1954 disestablishments in Ohio
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