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What team did the California Golden Seals turn into?
California Golden Seals
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Conference championships
Division championships
Who did the Thrashers become?
Winnipeg Jets
Who did Cleveland Barons become?
Cleveland Barons
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Founded
History
Home arena
City
Who did the California Golden Seals turn into?
Cleveland Barons
Who did the California Golden Seals become?
California Golden Seals
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Founded
Why did the Thrashers relocate?
The Thrashers moved because AOL Time Warner sold them to a dysfunctional ownership group that were only interested in basketball and arena rights.
Where did the California Golden Seals go?
NHL season
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1974–75
1975–76
Relocated to Cleveland
Total
When did the Atlanta Thrashers leave the NHL?
April 10, 2011
Who are the California Golden Seals now?
Two teams from the expansion—the California Golden Seals and the Minnesota North Stars—relocated to other cities. The Golden Seals moved to Cleveland after nine seasons in the San Francisco Bay Area to become the Cleveland Barons; this was the first time in four decades the NHL approved a franchise relocation.
Who owned the Oakland Seals?
Barry Van Gerbing
What happened to the Cleveland Crusaders?
After the proposed move fell through, the Crusaders relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota, becoming the second incarnation of the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Where did the original Winnipeg Jets move to?
Phoenix
Where did the first Winnipeg Jets go?
Arizona
Where did the Hartford Whalers relocate to?
The Whalers moved to Hartford in 1974 and joined the NHL in the NHL–WHA merger of 1979. In 1997, the Whalers franchise relocated to North Carolina, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes.
What happened to the Cleveland Barons?
After just two seasons, the team merged with the Minnesota North Stars (now the Dallas Stars). As a result, the NHL operated with 17 teams during the 1978–79 season. As of 2021, the Barons remain the last franchise in the four major North American sports leagues to cease operations.
Where did the Cleveland Barons move to?
Cleveland Barons
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Home arena
City
Colors
Are the Cleveland Monsters allowing fans?
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers and Monsters will be able to host more fans at their games beginning Friday after the state approved a variance allowing increased capacity.
Where did California Golden Seals move to?
Cleveland
When did the Jets leave Winnipeg?
In 2011 the franchise was sold to a Winnipeg-based company that moved the team to Canada. The team’s name was changed to the Jets in honour of the professional hockey team of that name that played in Winnipeg from 1972 to 1996 before becoming the Phoenix Coyotes.
What were the Winnipeg Jets called before?
The original Winnipeg Jets moved to Arizona in 1996 and became the Coyotes. The original Winnipeg Jets were given their name by their owner, Ben Hatskin, who was reportedly a huge NFL New York Jets fan.
