1944-45 Cleveland Barons Roster
American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 34-16-10 - 78 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bun Cook (34-16-10)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1944-45 Cleveland Barons StatisticsTeam Record: 34-16-10 - 78 points
in the AHL's Western Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Bun Cook (34-16-10)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
The Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League ended the 1944-45 season with a record of 34 wins and 16 losses and 10 ties for 78 points in the AHL's Western Division.
The Barons netted 256 goals and gave up 199. Lou Trudel scored 45 goals for Cleveland, while Earl Bartholomew, Les Cunningham and Tom Burlington each tallied 30 or more, too. Tom Burlington accounted for 60 assists. Harvey Teno earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 3.24 goals against average, topping qualifying goaltenders.
Bun Cook coached the team. The 1944-45 Cleveland Barons won the League Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Adolph | R | November 11, 1915 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Lestock, SASK Canada |
| George Agar | C | May 3, 1919 | 5'9" | 150 | L | Saskatoon, SASK |
| Earl Bartholomew | R | June 21, 1914 | 5'11" | 210 | R | Valley City, ND USA |
| Pete Bessone | D | January 13, 1913 | 5'11" | 200 | L | New Bedford, MA USA |
| Tom Burlington | C | August 8, 1920 | 5'10" | 140 | L | Mount Dennis, ON |
| Murray Comfort | W | 5'8" | 145 | Smithville, ON | ||
| Les Cunningham | C | October 4, 1913 | 5'8" | 165 | L | Calgary, AB Canada |
| Tom Forgie | L | November 1, 1916 | 6'1" | 205 | L | Glasgow, Scotland UK |
| Harvey Fraser | C | October 14, 1918 | 5'10" | 168 | R | Souris, MB Canada |
| Leo Gasparini | L | December 20, 1922 | 5'11" | 180 | L | Sudbury, ONT Canada |
| Paul Gauthier | G | March 6, 1915 | 5'5" | 125 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| John Horeck | R | February 8, 1923 | 5'10" | 187 | R | Capreol, ONT Canada |
| Virgil Johnson | D | March 4, 1912 | 5'9" | 165 | L | Minneapolis, MN USA |
| Roy Kelly | RW | September 16, 1925 | 5'9" | 154 | L | Calgary, AB CAN |
| Bill MacKenzie | D | December 12, 1911 | 5'11" | 175 | R | Winnipeg, MB Canada |
| Harvey McClelland | R | 5'11" | 158 | Toronto, ON | ||
| Gord Pettinger | C | November 11, 1911 | 6'0" | 175 | L | Regina, SK Canada |
| Ed Prokop | R | June 17, 1910 | 6'0" | 190 | R | Hamilton, ON |
| Leo Richard | D | March 14, 1919 | 5'10" | 190 | R | Campbell's Bay, ONT Canada |
| Mike Shabaga | L | August 19, 1922 | 5'8" | 160 | L | Rosthern, SASK |
| Edward Speaker | ||||||
| Danny Sprout | C | May 22, 1915 | 5'11" | 190 | L | Walpole, SASK Canada |
| Lloyd Storie | G | |||||
| Harvey Teno | G | February 15, 1915 | 5'7" | 175 | L | Windsor, ON Canada |
| Lou Trudel | L | July 21, 1912 | 5'11" | 167 | L | Salem, MA USA |
| Orville Waldriff | D | January 21, 1918 | 5'11" | 175 | L | South River, ON |
