Member of Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame. Scored over 100 goals for Cleveland Blues between 1919 and 1924. When the team disbanded he joined the old Montreal Maroons of the National Hockey League and became the first NHL player to score over 300 goals in a career. Also played with Boston and closed career with the New York Americans at close to age 40 with 324 NHL goals.
Forward with Chicago Blackhawks 1939-43. Wounded and captured in service but recovered to become a star with Barons from 1946 through 1950, except for brief stint with Montreal. Served as American Hockey League Linesman and later ran Parma hockey program for 15 years. Still a Cleveland resident. In Barons Hall of Fame.
One of the best “point” defensemen in Barons history. Played two seasons for Cleveland in the late 1940s, then was sold to the New York Rangers where he starred for several seasons. Also played one season with Detroit.
Goalie for the Cleveland all-star team which won the National AAU Championship at New Haven, Connecticut in 1939. Starred in amateur circles from 1929 to 1940, competing for strong Blepp-Coombs, Pepsi-Cola and Fisher Foods teams, once putting together a string of eight consecutive shutouts.
One of a mere handful of Northeastern Ohio native sons to ever star in the National Hockey League, Parma-born Brian Holzinger launched his career in this area’s increasingly productive high school program, leading Padua Franciscan High to a pair of Ohio state high school championships in 1988 and 1989. After piling up 72 goals and 65 assists for 137 points in just 35 games, he honed his game for two years in Junior A hockey in Detroit before enrolling at Bowling Green State University in 1991. He netted 14 goals and 8 assists as a BGSU freshman and also earned a berth on the U.S. Junior National team that won the bronze medal in the 1992 World Junior Hockey Association Tournament. He became a second team CCHA All-Star as a sophomore and as a senior his 35 goals and 68 total points earned him first team CCHA All-Star and Player-of-the Year plaudits and NCAA West First Team All-American honors, and culminated with his selection for the 1995 Hobey Baker Award as the top collegiate player in the United States. Picked by the Buffalo Sabres as the 124th selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he made his NHL debut in April 1995, scoring two goals and an assist in four playoff games. He continued to play for the Sabres through 2000, enjoying his best years in 1996-97 with 51 pts. (22-29) in 81 games and 1998-99 when he helped the team to the Stanley Cup finals. Traded to Tampa Bay in March, 2000, he later played with Pittsburgh and Columbus, retiring at the end of the 2003-04 season having scored 93 goals and 145 assists in 547 games. He currently lives in Broadview Heights.