Marion Barons
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The Marion Barons were a minor league
professional ice hockey
team in the International Hockey League during the 1953–54 season. The Barons were based in Marion, Ohio
, played at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
, and were a farm team
of the Cleveland Barons. The Barons placed second in the league their only season, and featured four players who reached the National Hockey League
; Armand Delmonte
, Ott Heller
, Johnny Ingoldsby
and Tony Poeta
.
Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities. This term is used in North America with regard to several organizations competing in...
professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the International Hockey League during the 1953–54 season. The Barons were based in Marion, Ohio
Marion, Ohio
Marion is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Marion County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio, approximately north of Columbus....
, played at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Marion)
The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena, in Marion, Ohio. It was built in 1950.It is home to the Marion Blue Racers indoor football team of the Ultimate Indoor Football League...
, and were a farm team
Farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team 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 level at a given point...
of the Cleveland Barons. The Barons placed second in the league their only season, and featured four players who reached the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
; Armand Delmonte
Armand Delmonte
Armand Romeo 'Dutch' Delmonte was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Boston Bruins during the 1945–46 NHL season.-External links:...
, Ott Heller
Ehrhardt Heller
Ehrhardt Henry "Ott" Heller was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Heller started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1931. He would his entire career with the Rangers and retire after the 1946 season. In 1941, he was a member of the NHL All-Star Team. He won 2 Stanley...
, Johnny Ingoldsby
John Gordon 'Johnny' Ingoldsby
John Gordon 'Johnny' Ingoldsby was a professional ice hockey player. A native of Toronto, Ontario, Ingoldsby played the position of right wing for teams in the NHL, AHL, OHA-B, TIHL, TNDHL, OHA-SR, IHL, EHL, Al-Cup, and the EAL hockey leagues.Ingoldsby was 188 cm tall and weighed 95 kg...
and Tony Poeta
Tony Poeta
Anthony Joseph Poeta was a professional ice hockey player from 1950 to 1960....
.
Results
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | Winning % | Goals for | Goals against | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | 64 | 40 | 24 | 0 | 80 | 0.625 | 279 | 207 | 2nd of 9 teams |