2019-20 MONSTERS SCHEDULE 10/4 at Laval W 3-2 10/5 at Laval W 4-1 10/11 SYRACUSE L 1-2 10/12 SYRACUSE L 3-6 10/18 at Rochester W (SO) 4-3 10/19 at Toronto L 0-2 10/20 at Toronto SOL 5-6 10/25 ROCKFORD W 7-1 10/26 ROCKFORD W 5-0 11/1 CHARLOTTE W (OT) 2-1 11/3 CHARLOTTE W 5-1 11/6 at Grand Rapids W 5-3 11/8 LAVAL L 1-2 11/9 LAVAL L 0-4 11/12 GRAND RAPIDS L 2-4 11/15 at Rochester OTL 2-3 11/16 at Syracuse L 2-4 11/21 CHICAGO W 5-3 11/22 CHICAGO W 3-0 11/26 at Charlotte W 3-1 11/27 at Charlotte L 2-5 11/30 ROCHESTER L 2-3 12/4 at Laval L 2-3 12/6 at Belleville W 6-2 12/7 at Belleville L 1-7 12/10 at Laval SOL 2-3 12/13 W-B/SCRANTON W 4-0 12/14 W-B/SCRANTON L 1-3 12/20 at Milwaukee 12/21 at Rockford 12/28 CHARLOTTE 12/30 CHARLOTTE 12/31 at Toronto 1/3 MILWAUKEE 1/4 MILWAUKEE 1/10 at Binghamton 1/11 at Hershey 1/12 at Lehigh Valley 1/15 at Binghamton 1/17 at Rochester 1/18 at Utica 1/22 ROCHESTER 1/24 TORONTO 1/25 TORONTO 1/31 UTICA 2/1 UTICA 2/5 ROCHESTER 2/7 BINGHAMTON 2/9 BINGHAMTON 2/11 GRAND RAPIDS 2/14 at Grand Rapids 2/15 at Rockford 2/16 at Chicago 2/21 at Syracuse 2/22 at Rochester 2/26 at Toronto 2/28 BELLEVILLE 2/29 BELLEVILLE 3/5 LAVAL 3/6 LAVAL 3/10 at Charlotte 3/11 at Charlotte 3/15 ROCHESTER 3/18 at W-B/Scranton 3/20 at W-B/Scranton 3/21 at Lehigh Valley 3/24 at Chicago 3/25 at Milwaukee 3/28 LEHIGH VALLEY 3/29 LEHIGH VALLEY 3/31 HERSHEY 4/2 HERSHEY 4/4 TORONTO 4/5 TORONTO 4/10 at Utica 4/11 at Hershey MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Brown - [email protected]- 216.630.8617 - @TonyBrownPxP NEXT HOME GAME: Sat., December 28th vs. Charlotte, 7:00 pm EST Celebrate the Holiday Season at the “Holiday Hockey Game” vs. the defending Calder Cup Champion Charlotte Checkers where the first 10,000 fans will receive Touchscreen Winter Gloves courtesy of WGU Ohio! MONSTERS BROADCAST: Tony Brown – ALT 99.1 (99.1 WMMS-FM/HD-2), AHLTV ADMIRALS BROADCAST: Aaron Sims – The Big 920 (920 WOKY-AM), AHLTV MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 1-3 home loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 13-12-1-2 on the season. With 29 points, the Monsters currently rank seventh in the AHL’s North Division standings and 13th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by LW Nathan Gerbe (7-17-24), C Kevin Stenlund (6-10-16) and D Adam Clendening (5-11-16). ADMIRALS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 2-1 home win over the San Antonio Rampage on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Admirals enter tonight’s game at 21-4-3-2 on the season. With 47 points, the Admirals currently rank first in the AHL’s Central Division standings and first in the Western Conference. Milwaukee is currently led in scoring by C Yakov Trenin (14-12-26), LW Cole Schneider (9-17-26) and C Colin Blackwell (6-17- 23). REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the first of four games between the Monsters and Admirals this season and the first of two games between the two clubs at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena this year. MONSTERS GOALTENDERS: 35 Veini Vehvilainen OVERALL: 13 GP, (5-7-1), 2 SO, 2.09 GAA, .921 S% LAST APP.: (26/28) in 1-3 L vs WBS 12/14/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A ON THE ROAD: 5 GP, (2-2-1), 0 SO, 1.99 GAA, .924 S% 80 Matiss Kivlenieks OVERALL: 13 GP, (7-4-2), 1 SO, 2.89 GAA, .894 S% LAST APP.: (23/23) in 4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A ON THE ROAD: 8 GP, (3-3-2), 0 SO, 3.80 GAA, .871 S% ADMIRALS GOALTENDERS: 1 Troy Grosenick OVERALL: 16 GP, (11-2-2), 1 SO, 2.13 GAA, .927 S% LAST APP.: (23/24) in 2-1 W vs SA 12/18/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A AT HOME: 7 GP, (5-1-1), 1 SO, 1.40 GAA, .945 S% 39 Connor Ingram OVERALL: 15 GP, (10-2-3), 0 SO, 2.20 GAA, .926 S% LAST APP.: (26/29) in 2-3 OTL at CHI 12/14/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A AT HOME: 7 GP, (6-0-1), 0 SO, 2.28 GAA, .928 S% CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES 2019-20 AHL Game #438 Friday, December 20, 2019, 7:00 PM UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA Milwaukee, WI Proud Affiliate: (21-4-3-2), 47 Pts., .783 PCT 1st in Central Division 1st in Western Conference (13-12-1-2), 29 Pts., .518 PCT 7th in North Division 13th in Eastern Conference 2019-20 MONSTERS LEADING SCORERS (REGULAR SEASON) FOLLOW THE MONSTERS: PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG OTG SOG 90 Nathan Gerbe [C] 28 7 17 24 22 -6 3 0 2 1 1 X-82 Kevin Stenlund 27 6 10 16 18 -9 1 0 1 0 0 2 Adam Clendening 24 5 11 16 28 +6 1 0 0 0 0 72 Ryan MacInnis 28 3 12 15 16 +8 0 0 1 0 0 23 Stefan Matteau 25 6 8 14 26 -2 1 1 0 0 1 X-3 Andrew Peeke 21 5 7 12 4 +3 1 1 0 0 0 20 Justin Scott [A] 28 4 8 12 30 +5 2 0 1 0 0 X-56 Marko Dano 25 3 9 12 61 0 0 1 1 0 1 MonstersHockey @MonstersHockey @MonstersHockey MonstersHockeyAHL
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2019-20 MONSTERS SCHEDULE 10/4 at Laval W 3-2 10/5 at Laval W 4-1 10/11 SYRACUSE L 1-2 10/12 SYRACUSE L 3-6 10/18 at Rochester W (SO) 4-3 10/19 at Toronto L 0-2 10/20 at Toronto SOL 5-6 10/25 ROCKFORD W 7-1 10/26 ROCKFORD W 5-0 11/1 CHARLOTTE W (OT) 2-1 11/3 CHARLOTTE W 5-1 11/6 at Grand Rapids W 5-3 11/8 LAVAL L 1-2 11/9 LAVAL L 0-4 11/12 GRAND RAPIDS L 2-4 11/15 at Rochester OTL 2-3 11/16 at Syracuse L 2-4 11/21 CHICAGO W 5-3 11/22 CHICAGO W 3-0 11/26 at Charlotte W 3-1 11/27 at Charlotte L 2-5 11/30 ROCHESTER L 2-3 12/4 at Laval L 2-3 12/6 at Belleville W 6-2 12/7 at Belleville L 1-7 12/10 at Laval SOL 2-3 12/13 W-B/SCRANTON W 4-0 12/14 W-B/SCRANTON L 1-3 12/20 at Milwaukee 12/21 at Rockford 12/28 CHARLOTTE 12/30 CHARLOTTE 12/31 at Toronto 1/3 MILWAUKEE 1/4 MILWAUKEE 1/10 at Binghamton 1/11 at Hershey 1/12 at Lehigh Valley 1/15 at Binghamton 1/17 at Rochester 1/18 at Utica 1/22 ROCHESTER 1/24 TORONTO 1/25 TORONTO 1/31 UTICA 2/1 UTICA 2/5 ROCHESTER 2/7 BINGHAMTON 2/9 BINGHAMTON 2/11 GRAND RAPIDS 2/14 at Grand Rapids 2/15 at Rockford 2/16 at Chicago 2/21 at Syracuse 2/22 at Rochester 2/26 at Toronto 2/28 BELLEVILLE 2/29 BELLEVILLE 3/5 LAVAL 3/6 LAVAL 3/10 at Charlotte 3/11 at Charlotte 3/15 ROCHESTER 3/18 at W-B/Scranton 3/20 at W-B/Scranton 3/21 at Lehigh Valley 3/24 at Chicago 3/25 at Milwaukee 3/28 LEHIGH VALLEY 3/29 LEHIGH VALLEY 3/31 HERSHEY 4/2 HERSHEY 4/4 TORONTO 4/5 TORONTO 4/10 at Utica 4/11 at Hershey
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Brown - [email protected] - 216.630.8617 - @TonyBrownPxP
NEXT HOME GAME: Sat., December 28th vs. Charlotte, 7:00 pm EST
Celebrate the Holiday Season at the “Holiday Hockey Game” vs. the defending Calder Cup Champion Charlotte Checkers where the first 10,000 fans will receive Touchscreen Winter Gloves courtesy of WGU Ohio!
MONSTERS BROADCAST: Tony Brown – ALT 99.1 (99.1 WMMS-FM/HD-2), AHLTV ADMIRALS BROADCAST: Aaron Sims – The Big 920 (920 WOKY-AM), AHLTV
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 1-3 home loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 13-12-1-2 on the season. With 29 points, the Monsters currently rank seventh in the AHL’s North Division standings and 13th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by LW Nathan Gerbe (7-17-24), C Kevin Stenlund (6-10-16) and D Adam Clendening (5-11-16). ADMIRALS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 2-1 home win over the San Antonio Rampage on Wednesday, the Milwaukee Admirals enter tonight’s game at 21-4-3-2 on the season. With 47 points, the Admirals currently rank first in the AHL’s Central Division standings and first in the Western Conference. Milwaukee is currently led in scoring by C Yakov Trenin (14-12-26), LW Cole Schneider (9-17-26) and C Colin Blackwell (6-17-23). REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the first of four games between the Monsters and Admirals this season and the first of two games between the two clubs at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
35 Veini Vehvilainen OVERALL: 13 GP, (5-7-1), 2 SO, 2.09 GAA, .921 S% LAST APP.: (26/28) in 1-3 L vs WBS 12/14/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A ON THE ROAD: 5 GP, (2-2-1), 0 SO, 1.99 GAA, .924 S% 80 Matiss Kivlenieks OVERALL: 13 GP, (7-4-2), 1 SO, 2.89 GAA, .894 S% LAST APP.: (23/23) in 4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A ON THE ROAD: 8 GP, (3-3-2), 0 SO, 3.80 GAA, .871 S%
ADMIRALS GOALTENDERS: 1 Troy Grosenick OVERALL: 16 GP, (11-2-2), 1 SO, 2.13 GAA, .927 S% LAST APP.: (23/24) in 2-1 W vs SA 12/18/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A AT HOME: 7 GP, (5-1-1), 1 SO, 1.40 GAA, .945 S% 39 Connor Ingram OVERALL: 15 GP, (10-2-3), 0 SO, 2.20 GAA, .926 S% LAST APP.: (26/29) in 2-3 OTL at CHI 12/14/19 HEAD-TO-HEAD: N/A AT HOME: 7 GP, (6-0-1), 0 SO, 2.28 GAA, .928 S%
CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES
2019-20 AHL Game #438 Friday, December 20, 2019, 7:00 PM UW-MILWAUKEE PANTHER ARENA
Milwaukee, WI
Proud Affiliate:
(21-4-3-2), 47 Pts., .783 PCT 1st in Central Division
EMERGENCY RECALLS: Cleveland has endured the recent departures of three players for the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets due to injury-induced emergency recalls, including D Gabriel Carlsson, C Kevin Stenlund and LW Marko Dano. JOINING UP: The Monsters have recently added a pair of players in D Steve Johnson, signed to a pro tryout (PTO) contract on Monday, and LW Brady Shaw, signed to a PTO contract on Friday. WAYNE TRAIN: Cleveland G Veini Vehvilainen, known to his teammates as “Wayne,” currently ranks among the AHL’s leaders in goals-against average (2.09, 2nd) and shutouts (2, T3rd) so far this season. PUCK MOVER: Cleveland D Adam Clendening currently ranks among the AHL’s leaders among defensemen in points (16, T16th) and goals (5, T4th) so far this season. CONSISTENT CONTRIBUTOR: Monsters co-captain, LW Nathan Gerbe, is scoring at a point-per-game pace in his last dozen outings (3G, 9A). SOLID WEEKEND: In a weekend home split vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on December 13th and 14th, Cleveland LW Jakob Lilja posted three points (2G, 1A). BANGED UP: The Monsters are currently without the following players, all battling lower-body injuries: D Ryan Collins (14 games out), RW Ryan Moore (28 games out), C Zac Dalpe (ten games out) and LW Markus Hannikainen (first game out).
ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – 1 CENTER ICE – CLEVELAND, OH 44115 – CLEVELANDMONSTERS.COM MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Brown – [email protected] – 216.630.8617 – @TonyBrownPxP
CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES – Dec. 20, 2019 vs. Milwaukee Admirals Pg. 2
HEAD COACH MIKE EAVES
4th AHL, 35th Season in Coaching
CAREER AHL RECORD: (109-121-38), .478 W%
DOB: June 10, 1956 (63 y/o)
HOMETOWN: Denver, CO
BIO: Originally selected by the St. Louis Blues in the seventh round (113th overall) of the 1976 NHL Entry Draft, Mike Eaves logged 324 NHL appearances spanning eight seasons with the Minnesota North Stars and Calgary Flames from 1979-86 following a spectacular collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin from 1974-78. The Badgers’ first-ever All American, Eaves captained Wisconsin to the 1977 National Championship.
In 34 seasons in the coaching ranks, Eaves has patrolled the bench in the NHL (Assistant Coach with Calgary from 1985-86, Assistant Coach with Philadelphia from 1988-90 and in 1993-94, Assistant Coach with Pittsburgh from 1997-00), the AHL (Head Coach with Hershey from 1990-93), Finland’s Liiga (Head Coach with HIFK Helsinki in 1996-97), the USHL (Head Coach of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program in 2000-01) and the collegiate ranks (Head Coach with the U. of Wisconsin from 2002-16, Head Coach at St. Olaf College from 2016-19). Eaves was especially successful at Wisconsin, coaching his alma mater to a National Championship in 2006 and leading the Badgers to the NCAA Title Game in 2010. Eaves also coached Team USA to a Gold Medal at the 2004 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships and served as Team USA’s Head Coach at the 2006 IIHF World Championships. CAREER HEAD COACHING STATS
CAREER RECORD VS. HOME AWAY TOTAL Belleville Senators 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 Binghamton Devils 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Laval Rocket 0-2-0-0 2-1-0-1 2-3-0-1 Rochester Americans 6-4-2-0 2-8-2-0 8-12-4-0 Syracuse Crunch 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-3-0-0 Toronto Marlies 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-1 0-1-0-1 Utica Comets 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 VS. NORTH DIVISION 6-8-2-0 5-12-2-2 11-20-4-2 Bakersfield Condors 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Charlotte Checkers 2-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 Chicago Wolves 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 Colorado Eagles 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Grand Rapids Griffins 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 Hartford Wolf Pack 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Hershey Bears 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Iowa Wild 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Manitoba Moose 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Milwaukee Admirals 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Ontario Reign 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Providence Bruins 1-1-0-0 0-2-0-0 1-3-0-0 Rockford IceHogs 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 San Antonio Rampage 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 San Diego Gulls 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 San Jose Barracuda 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Springfield Thunderbirds 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Stockton Heat 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Texas Stars 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Tucson Roadrunners 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 W-B/Scranton Penguins 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 VS. NON-DIVISION 8-3-0-0 2-3-0-0 10-6-0-0
Steve McCarthy, Assistant Coach A former first-round selection by the Chicago Blackhawks (23rd overall) in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, Trail, British Columbia native Steve McCarthy enters his fourth season in professional coaching with the Monsters in 2019-20. A member of the Monsters’ 2016 Calder Cup Championship team, McCarthy logged 302 career NHL appearances as a defenseman for the Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks and Atlanta Thrashers during a professional playing career that spanned 16 seasons from 2000-2016 and also featured stops in the AHL, KHL and ECHL, along with stints in the top Finnish and Swiss leagues.
Trent Vogelhuber, Assistant Coach Vogelhuber, 31, is a Dublin, Ohio, native and was the first player from the Columbus area drafted by the Blue Jackets, selected in the seventh round at the 2007 NHL Draft. He played six seasons as a pro, registering 28 goals and 45 assists for 73 points with 191 penalty minutes in 267 career AHL games with the Springfield Falcons, Lake Erie Monsters and San Antonio Rampage. Vogelhuber spent four seasons (2012-16) in the Blue Jackets organization and was a member of the Monsters’ Calder Cup championship team in 2016.
CLE HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF Chris Clark…………………………………..…General Manager John Hamre..…………………………………….….Video Coach Kevin Schmalzried………...…..Strength & Conditioning Coach Dustin Halstead…………………………….Equipment Manager Tom Bourdon………………………………Head Athletic Trainer Gregory Campbell……………………..…..Development Coach Jarkko Ruutu…………..European Player Development Coach Jim Corsi……………………..Goaltending Development Coach Jared Boll………………….…….Assistant Development Coach
PLAYER, POS. ACTION DATE Marko Dano, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 12/20/19 Brady Shaw, LW Signed PTO w/ CLE (AHL) 12/20/19 Gabriel Carlsson, D Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 12/19/19 Kole Sherwood, RW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 12/18/19 Steve Johnson, D Signed PTO w/ CLE (AHL) 12/16/19 Jason Binkley, D Released by CLE (AHL) 12/15/19 Marko Dano, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 12/15/19 Kevin Stenlund, C Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 12/15/19 Jason Binkley, D Signed PTO w/ CLE (AHL) 12/2/19 Andrew Peeke, D Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 12/2/19 Matiss Kivlenieks, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/26/19 Elvis Merzlikins, G Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/26/19 Elvis Merzlikins, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/26/19 Matiss Kivlenieks, G Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/26/19 Maxime Fortier, RW Reassigned to CLE (AHL) 11/24/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/19/19 Nikita Korostelev, RW Released from AHLSPC 11/18/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/14/19 Derek Barach, C Recalled by CLE (AHL) 11/14/19 Jason Binkley, D Released by CLE (AHL) 11/14/19 Adam Clendening, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/12/19 Jason Binkley, D Signed PTO w/ CLE (AHL) 11/11/19 Elvis Merzlikins, G Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/10/19 Matiss Kivlenieks, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/10/19 Eric Robinson, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/10/19 Michael Prapavessis, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/7/19 Derek Barach, C Loaned to JAX (ECHL) 11/7/19 Elvis Merzlikins, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/6/19 Matiss Kivlenieks, G Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/6/19 Adam Clendening, D Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/6/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/5/19 Jakob Lilja, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 11/2/19 Kole Sherwood, RW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 11/2/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 10/31/19 Maxime Fortier, RW Reassigned to JAX (ECHL) 10/23/19 Michael Prapavessis, D Reassigned to JAX (ECHL) 10/23/19 Nikita Korostelev, RW Loaned to JAX (ECHL) 10/23/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 10/19/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 10/11/19 Andrew Peeke, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 10/1/19 Marko Dano, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 10/1/19 Eric Robinson, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/30/19 Eric Robinson, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/28/19 Nathan Gerbe, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Anton Karlsson, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Nikita Korostelev, RW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Veini Vehvilainen, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Gabriel Carlsson, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Kole Sherwood, RW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Kevin Stenlund, C Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Zac Dalpe, C Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Paul Bittner, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Markus Hannikainen LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/26/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Nathan Gerbe, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Anton Karlsson, D Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Nikita Korostelev, RW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Veini Vehvilainen, G Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Gabriel Carlsson, D Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Kole Sherwood, RW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Kevin Stenlund, C Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Zac Dalpe, C Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Paul Bittner, LW Recalled by CBJ (NHL) 9/25/19 Ryan MacInnis, C Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/24/19 Markus Hannikainen, LW Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/24/19 Zac Dalpe, C Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/24/19 Adam Clendening, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/24/19 Veini Vehvilainen, G Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/23/19 Doyle Somerby, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/23/19 Dillon Simpson, D Assigned by CBJ (NHL) 9/23/19
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ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – 1 CENTER ICE – CLEVELAND, OH 44115 – CLEVELANDMONSTERS.COM MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Brown – [email protected] – 216.630.8617 – @TonyBrownPxP
CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES – Dec. 20, 2019 vs. Milwaukee Admirals Pg. 3 2019-20 SCORING BY PERIOD
TEAM 1 2 3 OT SO TOT CLE 31 23 26 1 1 82 OPP 23 29 20 1 2 75
2019-20 GOAL BREAKDOWN
2019-20 MONSTERS RECORD WHEN…
SITUATION CLE OPP HOME 41 31 AWAY 41 44 FIVE-ON-FIVE 50 46 FIVE-ON-FOUR 16 12 FIVE-ON-THREE 2 4 FOUR-ON-FOUR 1 3 FOUR-ON-THREE - - THREE-ON-THREE - 1 THREE-ON-FOUR - - THREE-ON-FIVE - - FOUR-ON-FIVE 6 1 SIX-ON-FIVE 1 - SIX-ON-FOUR - - SIX-ON-THREE - - FOUR-ON-SIX - 1 FIVE-ON-SIX 4 4 POWER PLAY 18 16 SHORTHANDED 7 2 PENALTY SHOT 1 1 EMPTY NET 4 5 FIRST MINUTE 1 2 FIRST TEN MINUTES 13 14 LAST TEN MINUTES 12 13 LAST MINUTE 3 5 OVERTIME 1 1 SHOOTOUT 1 2 UNASSISTED 3 12 ONE ASSIST 20 9 TWO ASSISTS 57 52
2019-20 MULTI-GOAL GAMES
2019-20 MULTI-POINT GAMES PLAYER 2G 3G 4+G
Stefan Matteau 2 0 0 Zac Dalpe 1 0 0 Marko Dano 1 0 0 Markus Hannikainen 1 0 0 Jakob Lilja 1 0 0 Justin Scott 1 0 0 Kole Sherwood 1 0 0
2019-20 GAME-WINNING GOALS TEAM LEADERS Z. Dalpe, N. Gerbe (2)
POWER PLAY Z. Dalpe, N. Gerbe, K. Stenlund (1)
EVEN-STRENGTH D. Barach, R. Collins, M. Dano, T. Fix-Wolansky, R. MacInnis, J. Scott, D. Simpson (1)
SHORTHANDED Z. Dalpe (1) EX. ATTACKER - OVERTIME N. Gerbe (1) SHOOTOUT N. Gerbe (1)
AT HOME 7-7-0-0 ON THE ROAD 6-5-1-2 OVERTIME 1-1 SHOOTOUT 1-2 SCORING FIRST GOAL 9-2-1-2 ALLOWING FIRST GOAL 4-10-0-0 LEAD AFTER ONE PERIOD 6-1-1-1 LEAD AFTER TWO PERIODS 8-0-0-1 TRAIL AFTER ONE PERIOD 1-6-0-0 TRAIL AFTER TWO PERIODS 1-10-1-0 TIED AFTER ONE PERIOD 6-5-0-1 TIED AFTER TWO PERIODS 4-2-0-1 ONE-GOAL GAMES 3-4-1-2 TWO-GOAL GAMES 3-4-0-0 COMEBACK WINS 5 OUTSHOOTING OPPONENT 10-3-1-0 OUTSHOT BY OPPONENT 3-9-0-2 SHOTS TIED - GAMES FOLLOWING A WIN 7-6-0-0 GAMES FOLLOWING A LOSS 5-6-1-2 RECORD IN OCTOBER 5-3-0-1 RECORD IN NOVEMBER 6-6-1-0 RECORD IN DECEMBER 2-3-0-1 RECORD IN JANUARY - RECORD IN FEBRUARY - RECORD IN MARCH - RECORD IN APRIL - RECORD ON MONDAY - RECORD ON TUESDAY 1-1-0-1 RECORD ON WEDNESDAY 1-2-0-0 RECORD ON THURSDAY 1-0-0-0 RECORD ON FRIDAY 7-2-1-0 RECORD ON SATURDAY 2-7-0-0 RECORD ON SUNDAY 1-0-0-1 ZERO DAYS REST 3-7-0-1 ONE DAY’S REST 2-1-0-0 TWO-PLUS DAYS REST 8-4-1-1 WEARING WHITE JERSEYS 2-4-0-0 WEARING BLACK JERSEYS 6-5-0-2 WEARING JACKETS JERSEYS 4-3-0-0 WEARING SPECIALTY JERSEYS 1-0-1-0 IN FRONT OF 10,000-PLUS 0-2-0-0 PRE ALL-STAR BREAK 13-12-1-2 POST ALL-STAR BREAK 0-0-0-0
BARACH HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 BINKLEY HAS A GOAL - BITTNER HAS A GOAL 2-1-0-0 CARLSSON HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 CLENDENING HAS A GOAL 3-2-0-0 COLLINS HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 DALPE HAS A GOAL 3-1-1-1 DANO HAS A GOAL 2-0-0-0 FIX-WOLANSKY HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 FORTIER HAS A GOAL - GALLANT HAS A GOAL - GERBE HAS A GOAL 5-1-0-1 HANNIKAINEN HAS A GOAL 2-1-0-0 JOHNSON HAS A GOAL - KARLSSON HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 KIVLENIEKS HAS A GOAL - KOROSTELEV HAS A GOAL -
LILJA HAS A GOAL 2-1-0-0 MACINNIS HAS A GOAL 2-0-1-0 MATTEAU HAS A GOAL 3-1-0-0 MERZLIKINS HAS A GOAL - MOORE HAS A GOAL - PEEKE HAS A GOAL 4-1-0-0 PRAPAVESSIS HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 ROBINSON HAS A GOAL 3-0-0-0 SCOTT HAS A GOAL 2-0-0-1 SHAW HAS A GOAL - SHERWOOD HAS A GOAL 0-1-0-1 SIMPSON HAS A GOAL 3-2-0-0 SOMERBY HAS A GOAL 1-0-0-0 STENLUND HAS A GOAL 4-1-0-1 THIESSEN HAS A GOAL - THURKAUF HAS A GOAL 2-0-0-0 VEHVILAINEN HAS A GOAL - VIGNEAULT HAS A GOAL 2-1-0-1 BARACH HAS A POINT 1-0-0-0 BINKLEY HAS A POINT 0-1-0-0 BITTNER HAS A POINT 3-2-0-0 CARLSSON HAS A POINT 5-2-1-0 CLENDENING HAS A POINT 8-5-1-2 COLLINS HAS A POINT 2-1-0-0 DALPE HAS A POINT 5-1-1-1 DANO HAS A POINT 7-2-1-0 FIX-WOLANSKY HAS A POINT 1-0-0-0 FORTIER HAS A POINT - GALLANT HAS A POINT - GERBE HAS A POINT 10-6-0-2 HANNIKAINEN HAS A POINT 3-4-0-2 JOHNSON HAS A POINT - KARLSSON HAS A POINT 3-0-0-0 KIVLENIEKS HAS A POINT - KOROSTELEV HAS A POINT - LILJA HAS A POINT 5-2-0-0 MACINNIS HAS A POINT 8-3-1-0 MATTEAU HAS A POINT 9-1-0-0 MERZLIKINS HAS A POINT - MOORE HAS A POINT - PEEKE HAS A POINT 6-2-0-1 PRAPAVESSIS HAS A POINT 1-0-0-0 ROBINSON HAS A POINT 4-0-0-1 SCOTT HAS A POINT 8-1-0-1 SHAW HAS A POINT - SHERWOOD HAS A POINT 1-1-0-1 SIMPSON HAS A POINT 4-2-0-0 SOMERBY HAS A POINT 3-0-0-0 STENLUND HAS A POINT 8-4-0-1 THIESSEN HAS A POINT - THURKAUF HAS A POINT 5-3-0-0 VEHVILAINEN HAS A POINT - VIGNEAULT HAS A POINT 4-1-0-1
PLAYER 2P 3P 4+P Nathan Gerbe 4 1 0 Ryan MacInnis 1 1 0 Dillon Simpson 0 1 0 Calvin Thurkauf 0 1 0 Stefan Matteau 4 0 0 Zac Dalpe 3 0 0 Andrew Peeke 3 0 0 Kevin Stenlund 3 0 0 Marko Dano 2 0 0 Anton Karlsson 2 0 0 Jakob Lilja 2 0 0 Justin Scott 2 0 0 Paul Bittner 1 0 0 Gabriel Carlsson 1 0 0 Markus Hannikainen 1 0 0 Kole Sherwood 1 0 0 Sam Vigneault 1 0 0
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CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES – Dec. 20, 2019 vs. Milwaukee Admirals Pg. 4 2019-20 SEASON HIGHS/LOWS
LAST TIME IT HAPPENED…
CLE GAME HIGHS POINTS 18 7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19 GOALS 7 7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19 ASSISTS 11 Two Times SHOTS ON GOAL 43 5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19 SAVES 34 2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19 PENALTIES 12 7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19 PENALTY MINUTES 51 7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19 OPP. GAME HIGHS POINTS 16 Two Times GOALS 7 1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19 ASSISTS 10 3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19 SHOTS ON GOAL 39 2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19 SAVES 40 2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19 PENALTIES 11 2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19 PENALTY MINUTES 49 2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19 CLE GAME LOWS POINTS 0 Two Times GOALS 0 Two Times ASSISTS 0 Two Times SHOTS ON GOAL 20 4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19
SAVES 16 3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19
PENALTIES 2 Three Times PENALTY MINUTES 4 Three Times OPP. GAME LOWS POINTS 0 Three Times GOALS 0 Three Times ASSISTS 0 Four Times SHOTS ON GOAL 16 3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19 SAVES 16 4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19
PENALTIES 2 Three Times PENALTY MINUTES 4 Three Times
CLE EARNED SHUTOUT 4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19 CLE WERE SHUTOUT 0-4 L vs LAV 11/9/19 PENALTY SHOT FOR 2-1 OTW vs CHA 11/1/19
(N. Gerbe, Goal) PENALTY SHOT AGAINST 1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19
(M. Kivlenieks – Goal) CLE WON IN OVERTIME 2-1 OTW vs CHA 11/1/19 CLE LOST IN OVERTIME 2-3 OTL at ROC 11/15/19 CLE WON IN SHOOTOUT 4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19 CLE LOST IN SHOOTOUT 2-3 SOL at LAV 12/10/19 CLE SCORED E.N. GOAL 4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19 CLE ALLOWED E.N. GOAL 1-3 L vs WBS 12/14/19 CLE SCORED WITH E.A. 4-5 L at BNG 1/12/19 OPP. SCORED WITH E.A. 5-3 W at SYR 4/19/19 CLE SCORED 5+ GOALS 6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19 CLE ALLOWED 5+ GOALS 1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19 CLE POSTED 40+ SHOTS 2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19 (42) CLE ALLOWED 40+ SHOTS 3-4 OTL vs CHA 4/11/19 (40) CLE POSTED <20 SHOTS 4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19 (20)
CLE ALLOWED <20 SHOTS 3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19 (16) CLE WON 5+ STRAIGHT 5-3 W at GR 11/6/19 (5th) CLE WON 10+ STRAIGHT N/A CLE LOST 5+ STRAIGHT 2-4 L at SYR 11/16/19 (0-4-1-0)
CLE LOST 10+ STRAIGHT N/A CLE SCORED 3+ PPG 5-6 SOL at TOR 10/20/19 (3) CLE ALLOWED 3+ PPG 2-3 L at LAV 12/4/19 OVERCAME 2G DEFICIT (W-REG) 5-3 W at GR 11/6/19 (0-2) OVERCAME 2G DEFICIT (W-OT) 6-5 SOW vs TOR 1/23/19 (1-4)
CLE BLEW 2G LEAD (L-REG) 4-5 L vs LAV 2/28/19 CLE BLEW 2G LEAD (L-OT/SO) 2-3 SOL at LAV 12/10/19 TALLIED <5 SHOTS IN A PERIOD 2-3 SOL at LAV 12/10/19
(4 in 2nd, 5 in 3rd) ALLOWED <5 SHOTS IN A PERIOD 1-3 L vs WBS 12/14/19
(5 in 1st)
2019-20 REGULAR SEASON RECORD RECORD VS. HOME AWAY TOTAL Belleville Senators 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 Binghamton Devils 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Charlotte Checkers 2-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 3-1-0-0 Chicago Wolves 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 Grand Rapids Griffins 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 Hershey Bears 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Laval Rocket 0-2-0-0 2-1-0-1 2-3-0-1 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Milwaukee Admirals 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Rochester Americans 0-1-0-0 1-0-1-0 1-1-1-0 Rockford IceHogs 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 Syracuse Crunch 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-3-0-0 Toronto Marlies 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-1 0-1-0-1 Utica Comets 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 W-B/Scranton Penguins 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 2019-20 RECORD 7-7-0-0 6-5-1-2 13-12-1-2
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Division Championships 0 Overall regular season point championships 0 Most points in one season 97 (2015-16) Fewest points in one season 60 (2017-18) Most wins in one season 44 (2010-11) Fewest wins in one season 25 (2017-18) Most losses in one season (L+OTL) 51 (2017-18) Fewest losses in one season 31 (2010-11) Most shootout losses in one season 10 (2013-14) Fewest shootout losses in one season 5 (Three Times) Most goals scored in one season 234 (2009-10) Fewest goals scored in one season 189 (2011-12) Most goals allowed in one season 276 (2007-08) Fewest goals allowed in one season 188 (2015-16) Most penalty minutes in one season 1,622 (2013-14) Fewest penalty minutes in one season 994 (2017-18) Longest winning streak overall 8 games (3/11/11 – 3/26/11) Longest winning streak at home 7 games (Twice) Longest winning streak away 8 games (3/11/11 – 4/2/11) Longest losing streak (L+OTL) overall 7 games (1/10/14 – 1/25/14) Longest losing streak (L+OTL) at home 7 games (10/6/07 – 11/11/07) Longest losing streak (L+OTL) away 7 games (12/8/10 – 1/7/11) Longest winless streak overall 8 games (Twice) Longest winless streak at home 7 games (10/6/07 – 11/11/07) Longest winless streak away 8 games (Twice) Most points (individual) in one season 70 (Two players) Most goals in one season 33 (Zac Dalpe, 2018-19) Most assists in one season 50 (T.J. Hensick, 2009-10) Most penalty minutes in one season 215 (Daniel Maggio, 2014-15) Most appearances in one season (G) 51 (Anton Forsberg, 2016-17) Most minutes played in one season (G) 2,977 (Anton Forsberg, 2016-17) Most wins in one season (G) 27 (Anton Forsberg, 2016-17) Most shutouts in one season 8 (Tyler Weiman, 2008-09)
CLEVELAND MONSTERS GAME NOTES – Dec. 20, 2019 vs. Milwaukee Admirals Pg. 5 2019-20 MONSTERS GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS
DATE OPPONENT RESULT GWG RECORD STANDINGS CLE GOALIE OPP GOALIE SF SA ATTD. 10/4 at Laval Rocket W, 3-2 Fix-Wolansky 1-0-0-0 T1st, North Kivlenieks (W) Lindgren (L) 23 29 9,075 10/5 at Laval Rocket W, 4-1 Dalpe (PP) 2-0-0-0 1st, North Vehvilainen (W) Primeau (L) 33 31 5,503 10/11 SYRACUSE CRUNCH L, 1-2 Abbondonato (PP) 2-1-0-0 3rd, North Kivlenieks (L) Wedgewood (W) 32 24 11,676 10/12 SYRACUSE CRUNCH L, 3-6 Abbondonato (PP) 2-2-0-0 5th, North Vehvilainen (L) Domingue (W) 33 37 7,126 10/18 at Rochester Americans SOW, 4-3 Gerbe (SO) 3-2-0-0 4th, North Kivlenieks (W) Hammond (OT) 20 31 3,070 10/19 at Toronto Marlies L, 0-2 Archibald 3-3-0-0 4th, North Vehvilainen (L) Kaskisuo (W, SO) 30 26 5,612 10/20 at Toronto Marlies SOL, 5-6 Korshkov (SO) 3-3-0-1 4th, North Kivlenieks (OT) Woll (W) 26 31 4,925 10/25 ROCKFORD ICEHOGS W, 7-1 MacInnis 4-3-0-1 4th, North Kivlenieks (W) Delia (L) 28 25 8,877 10/26 ROCKFORD ICEHOGS W, 5-0 Collins 5-3-0-1 4th, North Vehvilainen (W, SO) Tomkins (W) 43 29 7,090 11/1 CHARLOTTE CHECKERS OTW, 2-1 Gerbe (OTPS) 6-3-0-1 5th, North Kivlenieks (W) Nedeljkovic (OT) 33 21 7,317 11/3 CHARLOTTE CHECKERS W, 5-1 Simpson 7-3-0-1 4th, North Vehvilainen (W) Forsberg (L) 28 23 7,889 11/6 at Grand Rapids Griffins W, 5-3 Dalpe (SH) 8-3-0-1 2nd, North Kivlenieks (W) Pickard (L) 25 26 6,018 11/8 LAVAL ROCKET L, 1-2 Brook 8-4-0-1 2nd, North Merzlikins (L) Primeau (W) 25 30 8,918 11/9 LAVAL ROCKET L, 0-4 Lynch 8-5-0-1 5th, North Vehvilainen (L) Lindgren (W, SO) 25 29 8,734 11/12 GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS L, 2-4 Veleno 8-6-0-1 5th, North Vehvilainen (L) Pickard (W) 42 23 4,624 11/15 at Rochester Americans OTL, 2-3 Oglevie (OT) 8-6-1-1 5th, North Kivlenieks (OT) Johansson (W) 27 23 5,446 11/16 at Syracuse Crunch L, 2-4 Witkowski 8-7-1-1 6th, North Vehvilainen (L) Wedgewood (W) 24 26 5,782 11/21 CHICAGO WOLVES W, 5-3 Barach 9-7-1-1 6th, North Kivlenieks (W) Dansk (L) 39 27 4,587 11/22 CHICAGO WOLVES W, 3-0 Gerbe (PP) 10-7-1-1 6th, North Vehvilainen (W, SO) Sparks (L) 25 16 9,297 11/26 at Charlotte Checkers W, 3-1 Dano 11-7-1-1 4th, North Merzlikins (W) Forsberg (L) 33 29 4,240 11/27 at Charlotte Checkers L, 2-5 Gauthier 11-8-1-1 6th, North Kivlenieks (L) Nedeljkovic (W) 22 39 6,008 11/30 ROCHESTER AMERICANS L, 2-3 Oglevie 11-9-1-1 7th, North Vehvilainen (L) Johansson (W) 26 27 9,150 12/4 at Laval Rocket L, 2-3 Ouellet (PP) 11-10-1-1 7th, North Kivlenieks (L) Lindgren (W) 28 30 4,910 12/6 at Belleville Senators W, 6-2 Scott 12-10-1-1 7th, North Vehvilainen (W) Gustavsson (L) 26 19 1,986 12/7 at Belleville Senators L, 1-7 Veronneau 12-11-1-1 7th, North Kivlenieks (L) Hogberg (W) 30 32 3,278 12/10 at Laval Rocket SOL, 2-3 Weise (SO) 12-11-1-2 7th, North Vehvilainen (OT) Lindgren (W) 23 31 5,265 12/13 W-B/SCRANTON PENGUINS W, 4-0 Stenlund (PP) 13-11-1-2 7th, North Kivlenieks (W, SO) DeSmith (L) 30 23 8,536 12/14 W-B/SCRANTON PENGUINS L, 1-3 Angello 13-12-1-2 7th, North Vehvilainen (L) Tokarski (W) 28 29 11,567 12/20 at Milwaukee Admirals 12/21 at Rockford IceHogs 12/28 CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 12/30 CHARLOTTE CHECKERS 12/31 at Toronto Marlies 1/3 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 1/4 MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS 1/10 at Binghamton Devils 1/11 at Hershey Bears 1/12 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms 1/15 at Binghamton Devils 1/17 at Rochester Americans 1/18 at Utica Comets 1/22 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 1/24 TORONTO MARLIES 1/25 TORONTO MARLIES 1/31 UTICA COMETS 2/1 UTICA COMETS 2/5 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 2/7 BINGHAMTON DEVILS 2/9 BINGHAMTON DEVILS 2/11 GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 2/14 at Grand Rapids Griffins 2/15 at Rockford IceHogs 2/16 at Chicago Wolves 2/21 at Syracuse Crunch 2/22 at Rochester Americans 2/26 at Toronto Marlies 2/28 BELLEVILLE SENATORS 2/29 BELLEVILLE SENATORS 3/5 LAVAL ROCKET 3/6 LAVAL ROCKET 3/10 at Charlotte Checkers 3/11 at Charlotte Checkers 3/15 ROCHESTER AMERICANS 3/18 at W-B/Scranton Penguins 3/20 at W-B/Scranton Penguins 3/21 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3/24 at Chicago Wolves 3/25 at Milwaukee Admirals 3/28 LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS 3/29 LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS 3/31 HERSHEY BEARS 4/2 HERSHEY BEARS 4/4 TORONTO MARLIES 4/5 TORONTO MARLIES 4/10 at Utica Comets 4/11 at Hershey Bears ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE – 1 CENTER ICE – CLEVELAND, OH 44115 – CLEVELANDMONSTERS.COM
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#2 Adam Clendening – D klehn-DEHN-ihng NHL DRAFT: CHI 2011 (2, 36) BORN: 1992-10-26 AGE: 27 HOMETOWN: Niagara Falls, NY HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 196 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: 8th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Five Times A: 1, 11 Times PTS: 1, 16 Times S: 4, Three Times +/-: +2 (3-2 W at LAV 10/4/19) PIM: 6 (2-3 L at LAV 12/4/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/12/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 11/6/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/24/19…LAST SEASON: Posted a +1 rating in four appearances for Columbus (NHL) and added 0-1-1 with two penalty minutes and a +1 rating in seven Stanley Cup Playoff appearances for Columbus (NHL)…Supplied 4-33-37 with 98 penalty minutes and a +18 rating in 45 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…AQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way in 2019-20, one-way in 2020-21) contract extension with Columbus (NHL) 6/25/19.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 4-20-24 with 42 penalty minutes and a +11 rating in 90 appearances for Chicago (NHL), Vancouver (NHL), Pittsburgh (NHL), Edmonton (NHL), New York Rangers (NHL), Arizona (NHL) and Columbus (NHL) spanning parts of five seasons from 2014-19…Contributed 32-166-198 with 365 penalty minutes and a +49 rating in 306 appearances for Rockford (AHL), Utica (AHL), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), Tucson (AHL) and Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of six seasons from 2012-16 and 2017-19…Named to 2014 AHL First All-Star Team…Participated in 2013 AHL All-Star Game…Named to 2013 AHL Second All-Star Team...AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 9-50-59 with 144 penalty minutes and a +19 rating in 77 appearances for Boston University (NCAA-Hockey East) spanning two seasons from 2010-12…Posted 4-13-17 with 44 penalty minutes and a +16 rating in 26 appearances for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USHL) in 2009-10…Represented Team USA in the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/22/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 9-22-31 with 21 penalty minutes and a +9 rating in 50 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added a -3 rating in five Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 8/20/15.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 18-34-52 with 48 penalty minutes and a -13 rating in 135 appearances for Lake Erie/Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2015-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 78-86-164 with 112 penalty minutes and a +68 rating in 199 appearances for Portland (WHL) spanning four seasons from 2012-16…Helped Portland (WHL) claim 2013 WHL Championship.
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#6 Ryan Collins – D KAH-lihnz NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2014 (2, 47)
BORN: 1996-05-06 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: Bloomington, MN HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 212 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: 4th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19) A: 1, Two Times PTS: 1, Two Times S: 3 (5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19) +/-: +2 (5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19) PIM: 2, Three Times
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 3-6-9 with 32 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 60 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 1-0-1 with four penalty minutes and a +5 rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 4/5/17.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 3-17-20 with 73 penalty minutes and a -19 rating in 122 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2016-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 4-18-22 with 77 penalty minutes and a +15 rating in 98 appearances for Minnesota (NCAA-Big Ten) spanning three seasons from 2014-17…Supplied 0-6-6 with 22 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 64 appearances for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USHL) spanning two seasons from 2012-14…Represented Team USA in the 2015 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
#7 Paul Bittner – LW BIHT-nuhr NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2015 (2, 38) BORN: 1996-11-04 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: Crookston, MN
HEIGHT: 6-4 WEIGHT: 208 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 4th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Three Times
A: 1, Three Times PTS: 2 (5-1 W vs CHA 11/3/19) S: 5 (2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19) +/-: +3 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PIM: 2, Three Times --- REGULAR SEASON --- ---- PLAYOFFS ----
2019-20 NOTES: Signed PTO with Cleveland (AHL) 12/16/19...Tallied 1-11-12 with six penalty minutes and -6 rating in 25 appearances for Wheeling (ECHL)…LAST SEASON: Posted 0-1-1 with -6 rating in nine appearances for Hershey (AHL)...Contributed 7-17-24 with six penalty minutes and -15 rating in 55 appearances for Reading (ECHL) and South Carolina (ECHL)...Added 0-1-1 with two penalty minutes and +2 rating in five Kelly Cup Playoff appearances for South Carolina (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed PTO with Cleveland (AHL) 12/16/19.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 0-1-1 with a -6 rating in 13 appearances for Ontario (AHL) and Hershey (AHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2017-19...Notched 8-28-36 with 12 penalty minutes and -9 rating in 80 appearances for Reading (ECHL), South Carolina (ECHL) and Wheeling (ECHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2018-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 22-46-68 with 24 penalty minutes and a -17 rating in 50 appearances for Plymouth (OHL) 6-34-40 with 28 penalty minutes and a +6 rating in 199 appearances for Minnesota (NCAA-Big Ten) spanning four seasons from 2014-18...Contributed 5-26-31 with six penalty minutes and a +23 rating in 56 appearances for Omaha (USHL) during 2013-14 season.
2019-20 NOTES: Scored first-career AHL goal in 3-0 win vs. Chicago (AHL) 11/22/19…Tallied first-career AHL point (an assist) in 5-3 win vs. Chicago (AHL) 11/21/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/2/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 12-25-37 with 18 penalty minutes and a +3 rating in 52 appearances for Djurgårdens IF (SHL) and added 3-5-8 with six penalty minutes and a +2 rating in 19 playoff appearances for Djurgårdens IF (SHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 6/15/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 48-51-99 with 71 penalty minutes and a +14 rating in 222 appearances for Rögle BK (SHL), Linköpings HC (SHL) and Djurgårdens IF (SHL) spanning parts of five seasons from 2012-13 and 2015-19…AMATEUR CAREER:
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#10 Steve Johnson – D JAHN-sihn NHL DRAFT: LAK 2014 (4, 120) BORN: 1994-06-27 AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: Excelsior, MN
HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 185 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 2nd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G:
#14 Jakob Lilja – LW JAY-kuhb LIHL-yuh NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1993-07-23 AGE: 26 HOMETOWN: Malmo, SWE HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 194 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 6th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19) A: 2 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) PTS: 2, Two Times S: 4 (3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19) +/-: +2 (4-0 W vs WBS 12/13/19) PIM: --- REGULAR SEASON --- ---- PLAYOFFS ----
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #16 Bryan Moore – LW MOHR NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1994-05-25 AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 203 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 5th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: A: PTS: S: +/-: PIM:
2019-20 NOTES…LAST SEASON: Posted four penalty minutes in two appearances for Grand Rapids (AHL)…Supplied 18-24-42 with 246 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 56 appearances for Toledo (ECHL) and added 8-4-12 with 78 penalty minutes and a +7 rating in 24 Kelly Cup Playoff appearances for Toledo (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (two-way) contract with Cleveland (AHL) 7/15/19.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 3-6-9 with 57 penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 42 appearances for San Diego (AHL), San Jose (AHL), Manitoba (AHL) and Grand Rapids (AHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2015-19…Contributed 74-90-164 with 646 penalty minutes and a +30 rating in 182 appearances for Utah (ECHL), Orlando (ECHL), Allen (ECHL) and Toledo (ECHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2015-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 59-82-141 with 255 penalty minutes and a +32 rating in 181 appearances for Sarnia (OHL) and Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) spanning three seasons from 2012-15…Posted 17-19-36 with 101 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in 92 appearances for Sioux Falls (USHL) spanning two seasons from 2010-12.
#18 Dillon Simpson – D [A] SIHMP-sihn NHL DRAFT: EDM 2011 (4, 92)
BORN: 1993-02-10 AGE: 26 HOMETOWN: Edmonton, AB HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 205 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 6th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Five Times A: 2 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) PTS: 3 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) S: 4, Two Times +/-: +2 (4-1 W at LAV 10/5/19) PIM: 4 (2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/23/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 3-14-17 with 16 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 75 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 1-3-4 with four penalty minutes and an even rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way) contract with Columbus (NHL) 7/1/18.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied two penalty minutes in three appearances for Edmonton (NHL) during the 2016-17 season…Notched 17-66-83 with 94 penalty minutes and a +12 rating in 317 appearances for Oklahoma City (AHL), Bakersfield (AHL) and Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of five seasons from 2014-19...AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 16-59-75 with 48 penalty minutes and a +22 rating in 156 appearances for North Dakota (NCAA-WCHA/NCHC) spanning four seasons from 2010-14…Wore captain’s “C” during senior season at North Dakota in 2013-14…Named to 2014 NCHC First All-Star Team.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #20 Justin Scott – C [A] SKAHT NHL DRAFT: N/A
BORN: 1995-08-13 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: Burlington, ON HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 198 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 4th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (5-6 SOL at TOR 10/20/19) A: 1, Eight Times PTS: 2, Two Times S: 5 (5-6 SOL at TOR 10/20/19)
+/-: +2, Three Times PIM: 17 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/22/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 13-11-24 with 61 penalty minutes and a +4 rating in 67 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 2-1-3 with a +2 rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (two-way) contract with Columbus (NHL) 7/10/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 32-33-65 with 189 penalty minutes and a -5 rating in 190 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning three seasons from 2016-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 69-78-147 with 152 penalty minutes and a +65 rating in 251 appearances for Barrie (OHL) spanning four seasons from 2012-16.
BORN: 1995-09-07 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: Baie-Comeau, QC HEIGHT: 6-5 WEIGHT: 203 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 3rd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Four Times
A: 1, Three Times PTS: 2 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) S: 3 (5-1 W vs CHA 11/3/19) +/-: +2, Three Times PIM: 4, Two Times
2019-20 NOTES…LAST SEASON: Posted 4-16-20 with 32 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 61 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 0-1-1 with a +1 rating in three Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 1-5-6 with two penalty minutes and a +4 rating in three appearances for Jacksonville (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year contract with Cleveland (AHL) 7/1/19.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 14-33-47 with 82 penalty minutes and a -10 rating in 133 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2016-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 30-45-75 with 79 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in 106 appearances for Clarkson (NCAA-ECAC) spanning three seasons from 2014-17.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #23 Stefan Matteau – C steh-FAHN muh-TOH NHL DRAFT: NJD 2012 (1, 29)
BORN: 1994-02-23 AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: Chicago, IL HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 220 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 7th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2, Two Times A: 2, Two Times
PTS: 2, Three Times S: 5, Two Times +/-: +2, Two Times PIM: 6 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19)
2019-20 NOTES…LAST SEASON: Posted 5-8-13 with 78 penalty minutes and a -9 rating in 55 appearances for Chicago (AHL) and added 3-5-8 with 22 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 21 Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Chicago (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year contract with Cleveland (AHL) 8/22/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 3-4-7 with 27 penalty minutes and a -14 rating in 64 appearances for New Jersey (NHL), Montreal (NHL) and Vegas (NHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2012-13, from 2014-16 and from 2017-18…Notched 57-61-118 with 367 penalty minutes and a +9 rating in 311 appearances for Albany (AHL), St. John (AHL) and Chicago (AHL) spanning parts of six seasons from 2013-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 18-10-28 with 70 penalty minutes and a +19 rating in 35 appearances for Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL) during the 2012-13 season…Tallied 10-9-19 with 140 penalty minutes and a +4 rating in 46 appearances for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2010-12…Represented Team USA at the 2014 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
#24 Michael Prapavessis – D prap-uh-VEH-sihs NHL DRAFT: DAL 2014 (4, 105) BORN: 1996-01-07 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: Oakville, ON HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 181 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 2nd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) A: PTS: 1 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) S: 3 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) +/-: +2 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) PIM: 2 (1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Reassigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) from Jacksonville (ECHL) 11/7/19…Reassigned by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) to Jacksonville (ECHL) 10/23/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 1-5-6 with six penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 26 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 9/27/18.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 0-2-2 with six penalty minutes and a +2 rating in 11 appearances for Cincinnati (ECHL) in 2017-18…AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 7-55-62 with 80 penalty minutes and a -46 rating in 154 appearances for RPI (NCAA-ECAC) spanning four seasons from 2014-18…Wore captain’s “C” during senior season with RPI in 2017-18.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #25 Derek Barach – C buh-RHASH NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1995-02-27 AGE: 24 HOMETOWN: Glenmont, NY HEIGHT: 5-8 WEIGHT: 165 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: ROOKIE 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) A: PTS: 1 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) S: 3 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) +/-: +1 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) PIM: 2, Three Times
2019-20 NOTES: Recalled by Cleveland (AHL) from Jacksonville (ECHL) 11/14/19…Loaned by Cleveland (AHL) to Jacksonville (ECHL) 11/7/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 7-4-11 with six penalty minutes and a +6 rating in 15 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 1-0-1 with two penalty minutes and a -2 rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 15-22-37 with 28 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 38 appearances for Mercyhurst (NCAA-AHA)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year contract with Cleveland (AHL) 4/20/19.
CAREER NOTES…AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 49-95-144 with 160 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 150 appearances for Mercyhurst (NCAA-AHA) spanning four seasons from 2015-19…Wore captain’s “C” for Mercyhurst during senior season in 2018-19…Contributed 11-7-18 with 32 penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 55 appearances for Green Bay (USHL) during 2014-15 season.
#26 Doyle Somerby – D SUHM-uhr-bee NHL DRAFT: NYI 2012 (5, 125) BORN: 1994-07-04 AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: Marblehead, MA HEIGHT: 6-6 WEIGHT: 222 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 3rd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (5-1 W vs CHA 11/3/19) A: 1, Two Times PTS: 1, Three Times S: 3, Two Times +/-: +4 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PIM: 12 (5-3 W at GR 11/6/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/23/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 8-12-20 with 37 penalty minutes and a +15 rating in 66 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added six penalty minutes and a +4 rating in seven Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (two-way) contract with Columbus (NHL) 6/29/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 9-19-28 with 70 penalty minutes and a -4 rating in 104 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning two seasons from 2017-19... AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 8-19-27 with 156 penalty minutes and a +11 rating in 151 appearances for Boston University (NCAA-Hockey East) spanning four seasons from 2013-17...Wore captain’s “C” for Boston University (NCAA-Hockey East) during 2016-17 season...Posted 2-0-2 with six penalty minutes and an even rating in ten appearances for Muskegon (USHL) during 2012-13 season.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #27 Calvin Thurkauf – LW TUHR-kahf NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2016 (7, 185)
BORN: 1997-06-27 AGE: 22 HOMETOWN: Zug, SUI HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 212 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 3rd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Two Times A: 2 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PTS: 3 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) S: 4 (5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19) +/-: +3 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PIM: 5 (1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 2-0-2 with 24 penalty minutes and a -4 rating in 26 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 12/30/16.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 13-13-26 with 64 penalty minutes and a -16 rating in 101 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning two seasons from 2017-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Supplied 51-64-115 with 141 penalty minutes and a +53 rating in 121 appearances for Kelowna (WHL) spanning two seasons from 2015-17...Twice represented Switzerland at the IIHF U20 World Junior Championships (2016, 2017), serving as team captain in 2017.
#28 Zac Dalpe – C [C-ROAD] DHAL-pee NHL DRAFT: CAR 2008 (2, 45) BORN: 1989-11-01 AGE: 30 HOMETOWN: Paris, ON HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 194 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: 10th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (4-1 W at LAV 10/5/19) A: 2 (5-0 W vs RFD 10/26/19) PTS: 2, Three Times S: 7 (2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19) +/-: +2, Two Times PIM: 2, Two Times
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/24/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 0-1-1 with a +1 rating in one appearance for Columbus (NHL)…Supplied 33-22-55 with 43 penalty minutes and a +17 rating in 55 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 2-1-3 with 16 penalty minutes and an even rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Set new Cleveland (AHL) single-season franchise record with 33 goals in 2018-19 season…Named 2019 AHL All-Star…Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week and CCM/AHL Player of the Month on April 1, 2019…Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week 11/4/18…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way) contract extension with Columbus (NHL) 2/27/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 12-13-25 with 36 penalty minutes and a -30 rating in 141 appearances for Carolina (NHL), Vancouver (NHL), Buffalo (NHL), Minnesota (NHL) and Columbus (NHL) spanning parts of nine seasons from 2010-19…Notched 141-129-270 with 176 penalty minutes and a +18 rating in 360 appearances for Albany (AHL), Charlotte (AHL), Utica (AHL), Rochester (AHL), Iowa (AHL) and Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of ten seasons from 2009-19…Named to 2011 AHL All-Rookie Team… AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 34-36-70 with 44 penalty minutes and a +19 rating in 76 appearances for Ohio State University (NCAA-CCHA) spanning two seasons from 2008-10.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #35 Veini Vehvilainen – G VAY-nee vay-vuh-LYE-nihn NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2018 (6, 173) BORN: 1997-02-13 AGE: 22 HOMETOWN: Jyväskylä, FIN HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 183 CATCHES: L PRO EXP.: 5th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS SVS: 31 (3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19) SF: 37 (3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19) GA: 6 (3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/23/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 25-8-5 record with six shutouts, a 1.58 GAA and .930 S% in 38 appearances for Kärpät (Liiga)…Named to 2019 Liiga All-Star Team…Claimed 2019 Urpo Ylönen Award as Liiga’s top goaltender…Helped Kärpät claim 2019 Liiga Silver Medal…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 6/4/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 64-21-30 record with 13 shutouts, a 1.83 GAA and .926 S% in 199 appearances for JYP (Liiga), SportsVaasa (Liiga) and Kärpät (Liiga) spanning parts of five seasons from 2014-19…Named to 2018 Liiga All-Star Team…Claimed 2018 Urpo Ylönen Award as Liiga’s top goaltender…Helped Kärpät claim 2018 Liiga Championship…AMATEUR CAREER: Represented Finland at 2019 IIHF World Championships…Helped Finland claim Gold Medal at 2019 IIHF World Championships…Represented Finland at 2016 and 2017 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships…Helped Finland claim Gold Medal at 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships..
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#37 Markus Hannikainen – LW han-uh-KYE-nihn NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1993-03-26 AGE: 26 HOMETOWN: Helsinki, FIN HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 200 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 9th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (2-3 L at LAV 12/4/19) A: 1, Six Times PTS: 2 (2-3 L at LAV 12/4/19) S: 7 (1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19) +/-: +2, Two Times PIM: 2, Two Times
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/19/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 11/14/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/5/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from loan to Cleveland (AHL) 10/31/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 10/19/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 10/11/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/24/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 4-3-7 with two penalty minutes and a -5 rating in 44 appearances for Columbus (NHL) and appeared in one Stanley Cup Playoff game for Columbus (NHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (one-way) contract with Columbus (NHL) 6/17/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 8-7-15 with 14 penalty minutes and a -8 rating in 91 appearances for Columbus (NHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2015-19…Notched 26-34-60 with 42 penalty minutes and a +13 rating in 115 appearances for Lake Erie/Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2015-18…Contributed 3-7-10 with two penalty minutes and a +12 rating in 16 Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Lake Erie (AHL) in 2016, helping Lake Erie claim the 2016 Calder Cup as AHL Playoff Champions…Tallied 22-31-53 with 67 penalty minutes and a +26 rating in 117 appearances for Jokerit (Liiga), HPK (Liiga) and JyP (Liiga) spanning parts of four seasons from 2011-15…Helped JyP claim 2015 Liiga Bronze Medal…AMATEUR CAREER: Represented Finland in 2012 and 2013 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships…Represented Finland in 2017 IIHF World Championships.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #38 Brady Shaw – LW SHAW NHL DRAFT: N/A
BORN: 1992-10-02 AGE: 27 HOMETOWN: Ottawa, ON HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 201 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 3rd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: A: PTS: S: +/-: PIM:
2019-20 NOTES: Signed PTO with Cleveland (AHL) 12/20/19…LAST SEASON: Posted two penalty minutes in two appearances for Chicago (AHL)…Added 14-25-39 with 12 penalty minutes and a -6 rating in 45 appearances for Fort Wayne (ECHL) with 3-2-5 and a -3 rating in six Kelley Cup Playoff appearances for Fort Wayne (ECHL)…Supplied 13-12-25 with 22 penalty minutes and a +7 rating in 23 appearances for Orlando (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed PTO with Cleveland (AHL) 12/20/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 1-0-1 with two penalty minutes and an even rating in 13 appearances for San Antonio (AHL) and Chicago (AHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2017-19…Notched 52-71-123 with 125 penalty minutes and a +9 rating in 137 appearances for Colorado (ECHL), Orlando (ECHL) and Fort Wayne (ECHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2017-19…Helped Colorado (ECHL) claim 2018 Kelly Cup as ECHL Playoff Champions…AMATEUR CAREER: Supplied 37-40-77 with 128 penalty minutes and a -7 rating in 142 appearances for Vermont (NCAA-Hockey East) spanning four seasons from 2013-17.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #39 Brad Thiessen – G TEE-sihn NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1986-03-19 AGE: 33 HOMETOWN: Aldergrove, BC HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 181 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 11th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS SVS: SF: GA:
2019-20 NOTES…LAST SEASON: Posted 12-8-4 record with two shutouts, a 2.36 GAA and .913 S% in 26 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added a 3-5 record with one shutout, a 2.57 GAA and .902 S% in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year contract with Cleveland (AHL) 6/26/19.
CAREER NOTES: Posted a record of 3-1-0 with a 3.72 GAA and .858 S% in five appearances for Pittsburgh (NHL) during the 2011-12 season…Contributed a record of 139-91-19 with 28 shutouts, a 2.48 GAA and .910 S% in 270 appearances for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), Norfolk (AHL), Adirondack (AHL) and Lake Erie/Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of ten seasons from 2009-19…Helped Lake Erie (AHL) claim 2016 Calder Cup as AHL Playoff Champions…Claimed the 2013 Harry Holmes Memorial Award as part of the AHL’s top goaltending duo…Named AHL Player of the Week for February 13, 2011…Named AHL Goaltender of the Month for October 2010 and February 2011…Named to 2011 AHL First All-Star Team…Claimed the 2011 Harry Holmes Memorial Award as part of the AHL’s top goaltending duo…Awarded the 2011 Baz Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL’s top goaltender…Named AHL Player of the Week for March 28, 2010…Supplied a record of 18-7-4 with one shutout, a 2.29 GAA and a .923 S% in 31 appearances for Cincinnati (ECHL) and Wheeling (ECHL) spanning parts of the 2009-10, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons…Appeared in 15 games for HIFK Helsinki (Liiga) during the 2013-14 season…AMATEUR CAREER: Posted a record of 52-46-12 with nine shutouts, a 2.40 GAA and .922 S% in 111 appearances for Northeastern (NCAA-Hockey East) spanning three seasons from 2006-09…Thiessen holds Northeastern program records for career GAA (2.40), career S% (.922) and career shutouts (9, T1st)…Named a finalist for 2009 Hobey Baker Award as top NCAA player…Named 2008-09 Hockey East Player of the Year…Named to 2008-09 Hockey East First All-Star Team…Named 2008-09 NCAA (East) First-Team All-American…Named to 2006-07 Hockey East All-Rookie Team.
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#41 Maxime Fortier – RW mak-SEEM FOHR-chay NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1997-12-15 AGE: 22 HOMETOWN: Montreal, QC HEIGHT: 5-10 WEIGHT: 183 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: 2nd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: A: PTS: S: +/-: -1 (2-3 L vs ROC 11/30/19) PIM:
2019-20 NOTES: Reassigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) from Jacksonville (ECHL) 11/24/19…Reassigned by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) to Jacksonville (ECHL) 10/23/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 1-4-5 with two penalty minutes and a -2 rating in 20 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 12-13-25 with four penalty minutes and a +3 rating in 24 appearances for Jacksonville (ECHL) and added 4-3-7 with a +1 rating in six Kelly Cup Playoff appearances for Jacksonville (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 11/5/17.
CAREER NOTES...AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 104-166-270 with 118 penalty minutes and a -5 rating in 263 appearances for Halifax (QMJHL) spanning parts of five seasons from 2013-18.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #44 Brett Gallant – LW guh-LANT NHL DRAFT: N/A
BORN: 1988-12-28 AGE: 30 HOMETOWN: Summerside, PE HEIGHT: 6-0 WEIGHT: 192 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 11th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: A: PTS: S: 1 (3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19) +/-: 0 (3-0 W vs CHI 11/22/19)
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2019-20 NOTES…LAST SEASON: Posted 2-2-4 with 65 penalty minutes and a -3 rating in 38 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year contract extension with Cleveland (AHL) 4/3/19.
CAREER NOTES: Contributed 17 penalty minutes in four appearances for NY Islanders (NHL) during the 2013-14 season…Supplied 12-12-24 with 1272 penalty minutes and a -47 rating in 359 appearances for Syracuse (AHL), Bridgeport (AHL) and Lake Erie/Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of ten seasons from 2009-19...Helped Lake Erie claim 2016 Calder Cup as AHL Champions posting 0-1-1 with a +1 rating in one postseason appearance…Logged 2-3-5 with 317 penalty minutes in 63 career ECHL appearances for Elmira and Reading spanning parts of two seasons from 2009-11…AMATEUR CAREER: Posted 8-4-12 with 439 penalty minutes and a -10 rating in 131 appearances for Saint John (QMJHL) spanning parts of three seasons from 2005-08.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #47 Anton Karlsson – D KAHRL-sihn NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1993-05-20 AGE: 26 HOMETOWN: Vetlanda, SWE HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 194 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 7th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) A: 2 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) PTS: 2, Two Times S: 5 (5-3 W vs CHI 11/21/19) +/-: +4 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PIM: 2, Six Times
2019-20 NOTES: Posted first-career North American professional and first-career AHL goal and point (1-1-2) in Cleveland’s 7-1 home win over Rockford (AHL) 10/25/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 4-9-13 with 51 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in 47 appearances for Linköpings HC (SHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year contract with Cleveland (AHL) 4/25/19. CAREER NOTES: Supplied 12-28-40 with 143 penalty minutes and a +14 rating in 247 appearances for Linköpings HC (SHL) spanning parts of six seasons from 2012-13 and 2014-19…AMATEUR CAREER:
#56 Marko Dano – LW MAHR-koh DAN-oh NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2013 (1, 27) BORN: 1994-11-30 AGE: 25 HOMETOWN: Eisenstadt, AUS HEIGHT: 5-11 WEIGHT: 212 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 8th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (3-1 W at CHA 11/26/19) A: 2 (2-4 L vs GR 11/12/19) PTS: 2, Two Times S: 5, Two Times +/-: +2 (6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19) PIM: 14 (5-1 W vs CHA 11/3/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 12/20/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 12/15/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 10/1/19…LAST SEASON: Posted seven penalty minutes and a -1 rating in eight appearances for Colorado (NHL)…Supplied 12-18-30 with 75 penalty minutes and a -6 rating in 51 appearances for Manitoba (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed one-year (two-way) contract with Columbus (NHL) 8/8/19.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 19-26-45 with 47 penalty minutes and a +2 rating in 138 appearances for Columbus (NHL), Chicago (NHL), Winnipeg (NHL) and Colorado (NHL) spanning parts of five seasons from 2014-19…Contributed 29-51-80 with 157 penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 140 appearances for Springfield (AHL), Rockford (AHL) and Manitoba (AHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2014-17 and 2018-19…Tallied 6-6-12 with 67 penalty minutes and a -7 rating in 78 appearances for HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2012-14…AMATEUR CAREER: Represented Slovakia in 2012, 2013 and 2014 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships and 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019 IIHF World Championships.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #64 Trey Fix-Wolansky – RW FIHKS-wuh-LAN-skee NHL DRAFT: CBJ 2018 (7, 204)
BORN: 1999-05-26 AGE: 20 HOMETOWN: Edmonton, AB HEIGHT: 5-6 WEIGHT: 176 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: ROOKIE 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1 (3-2 W at LAV 10/4/19) A: PTS: 1 (3-2 W at LAV 10/4/19) S: 3 (1-2 L vs SYR 10/11/19) +/-: +1 (3-2 W at LAV 10/4/19) PIM: 2, Four Times
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 1-1-2 with a -3 rating in three Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 37-65-102 with 52 penalty minutes and a +36 rating in 65 appearances for Edmonton (WHL) and added 6-8-14 with 14 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in 16 playoff appearances for Edmonton (WHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 3/15/19.
CAREER NOTES...AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 93-152-245 with 202 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in 206 appearances for Edmonton (WHL) spanning three seasons from 2016-19…Wore captain’s “C” for Edmonton (WHL) during 2018-19 season.
#72 Ryan MacInnis – C muh-KIHN-ihs NHL DRAFT: ARI 2014 (2, 43) BORN: 1996-02-14 AGE: 23 HOMETOWN: St. Louis, MO HEIGHT: 6-3 WEIGHT: 185 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 4th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Three Times A: 2, Two Times PTS: 3 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) S: 4, Two Times +/-: +4 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PIM: 4 (2-3 SOL at LAV 12/10/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/24/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 4-20-24 with 39 penalty minutes and a +2 rating in 71 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 1-2-3 with two penalty minutes and a +2 rating in eight Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…ACQUIRED: Accepted one-year (two-way) qualifying offer from Columbus (NHL) 7/16/19.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 18-37-55 with 111 penalty minutes and a -17 rating in 200 appearances for Springfield (AHL), Tucson (AHL) and Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2016-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Notched 79-101-180 with 95 penalty minutes and a -21 rating in 192 appearances for Kitchener (OHL) spanning three seasons from 2013-16…Wore captain’s “C” for Kitchener (OHL) during 2015-16 season…Logged 8-6-14 with six penalty minutes and a -13 rating in 41 appearances for USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USHL) during 2012-13 season…Represented Team USA at 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships…Helped Team USA claim Bronze Medal at 2016 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships.
2019-20 CLEVELAND MONSTERS PLAYER BIOS #80 Matiss Kivlenieks – G muh-TEESE kihv-LEHN-ihks NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1996-08-26 AGE: 22 HOMETOWN: Riga, LAT HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 180 CATCHES: L PRO EXP.: 3rd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS SVS: 34 (2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19) SF: 39 (2-5 L at CHA 11/27/19) GA: 7 (1-7 L at BEL 12/7/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 11/26/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 11/10/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 11/6/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/22/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 4-4-1 record with one shutout, a 3.71 GAA and .873 S% in 14 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 5-3-0 record with a 2.71 GAA and .923 S% in eight appearances for Kalamazoo (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 5/25/17.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 18-25-5 record with two shutouts, a 3.33 GAA and .887 S% in 57 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2017-19...AMATEUR CAREER: Posted 36-7-2 record with five shutouts, a 1.85 goals-against average, and a .932 save percentage in 49 appearances for Sioux City (USHL) in 2016-17 helping Sioux City capture the 2017 Anderson Cup as USHL regular-season champions...Named 2017 USHL Player and Goaltender of the Year and named to 2016-17 USHL First All-Star Team...Finished 2016-17 season as USHL league-leader in wins (1st), shutouts (T1st), goals-against average (1st) and save percentage (1st)…Represented Latvia at 2018 IIHF World Championships.
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#88 Kole Sherwood – RW SHUHR-wuhd NHL DRAFT: N/A BORN: 1997-01-22 AGE: 22 HOMETOWN: New Albany, OH HEIGHT: 6-1 WEIGHT: 199 SHOOTS: R PRO EXP.: 2nd Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 2 (3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19) A: 1 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19) PTS: 2 (3-6 L vs SYR 10/12/19) S: 4, Two Times +/-: +1, Three Times PIM: 12 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 12/18/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 11/2/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/21/19…LAST SEASON: Appeared in two games for Columbus (NHL)…Posted 16-9-25 with 73 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 56 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) and added 0-1-1 with 13 penalty minutes and an even rating in six Calder Cup Playoff appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Supplied 1-0-1 with four penalty minutes and a +2 rating in three appearances for Jacksonville (ECHL)…ACQUIRED: Signed three-year (two-way) entry-level contract with Columbus (NHL) 7/7/15.
CAREER NOTES: Notched 16-9-25 with 73 penalty minutes and a +1 rating in 58 appearances for Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of two seasons from 2016-17 and 2018-19…AMATEUR CAREER: Contributed 75-104-179 with 169 penalty minutes and a +33 rating in 180 appearances for London (OHL), Flint (OHL) and Kitchener (OHL) spanning three seasons from 2015-18…Helped London (OHL) claim 2016 OHL Championship…Supplied 1-1-2 with a +2 rating in three appearances for Youngstown (USHL) during 2014-15 season.
#90 Nathan Gerbe – LW [C-HOME] GUHR-bee NHL DRAFT: 2005 BUF (5, 142) BORN: 1987-07-24 AGE: 32 HOMETOWN: Oxford, MI HEIGHT: 5-4 WEIGHT: 176 SHOOTS: L PRO EXP.: 12th Year 2019-20 AHL GAME HIGHS G: 1, Seven Times A: 3 (4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19) PTS: 3 (4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19) S: 5, Three Times
+/-: +2 (4-3 SOW at ROC 10/18/19) PIM: 12 (7-1 W vs RFD 10/25/19)
2019-20 NOTES: Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/26/19…Recalled by Columbus (NHL) from Cleveland (AHL) 9/25/19…Assigned by Columbus (NHL) to Cleveland (AHL) 9/22/19…LAST SEASON: Posted 10-22-32 with 40 penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 41 appearances for Cleveland (AHL)…Wore captain’s “C” for Cleveland last season…Named to 2019 AHL All-Star Team…ACQUIRED: Signed two-year (two-way) contract extension with Columbus (NHL) 3/15/18.
CAREER NOTES: Supplied 58-80-138 with 172 penalty minutes and a -22 rating in 396 appearances for Buffalo (NHL), Carolina (NHL), and Columbus (NHL) spanning parts of nine seasons from 2008-18… Notched 55-89-144 with 165 penalty minutes and a -15 rating in 166 appearances for Portland (AHL) and Cleveland (AHL) spanning parts of four seasons from 2008-10 and 2017-19…Named to 2010 AHL All-Star Team…Claimed 2009 Dudley (Red) Garrett Memorial Award as AHL Rookie of the Year…Named to 2009 AHL All-Rookie Team…Contributed 13-22-35 with 107 penalty minutes and a -2 rating in 45 appearances for Genève Servette HC (NLA) spanning parts of two seasons from 2016-18...AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 71-62-133 with 216 penalty minutes and a +43 rating in 123 appearances for Boston College (NCAA-Hockey East) spanning three seasons from 2005-08…Helped Boston College claim 2008 National Championship…Named 2008 NCAA Tournament MVP…Named 2008 NCAA First-Team All American…Named 2008 Hobey Baker Award Finalist…Represented Team USA in 2006 and 2007 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships, helping Americans claim Bronze Medal in 2007 tournament.