The club missed payroll twice in February, and only a loan from the league and NHLPA kept the team afloat.
Following the season, minority owner George Gund III purchased a controlling interest in the club.
[1] The franchise participated in the 1976 Amateur Draft as the California Golden Seals, the move to Cleveland not being approved until mid-July.
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes [85] †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Barons.
‡Traded/released mid-season Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Seals.