Cleveland Barons (NHL; fictionalized)

The Cleveland Barons are a professional ice hockey team based in,. They compete in the (NHL) as a member of the  in the. Owned by Rokita Sports & Entertainment, they play their home games at the Sherwin-Williams Center.

The Barons were established as the as part of the. The team relocated to Cleveland in 1976 and were renamed the "Barons" in honor of in the  (AHL) that played in the city from 1929 to 1973, winning nine Calder Cups. After struggling through their first season in Cleveland, businessman and media entrepreneur Vern Murphy purchased the team from owner and helped turn the team around, especially with the help of his television station WMTN-TV (now WBOB-TV). Murphy sold the team to billionaire green energy mogul John Rokita in 2006.

Minor league affiliates
The Barons currently have two minor league affiliates - the Akron Barons of the (AHL) and the Kentucky Stallions of the. The Akron Barons have been owned by their parent club since 2017.