Cleveland Falcons | |
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City | Cleveland, Ohio |
League | International-American Hockey League |
Operated | 1934–1937 |
Home arena | Elysium Arena |
Franchise history | |
1929–1934 | Cleveland Indians |
1934–1937 | Cleveland Falcons |
1937–1973 | Cleveland Barons |
1973–1974 | Jacksonville Barons |
1974–1975 | Syracuse Eagles |
The Cleveland Falcons were a professional ice hockey team in Cleveland, Ohio, that played home games in the Elysium Arena. The team was founded in 1929, as the Cleveland Indians as a member of the International Hockey League, where they played for five seasons, then renamed the Falcons. In 1936, the team transferred to the International-American Hockey League along with three other teams from the International Hockey League. After playing the 1936–37 season in the new league, they were renamed the Cleveland Barons, for the 1937–38 season.