Cleveland Monsters

Lake Erie Monsters
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Western Conference
Division:	North Division
Founded:	2007
Home Arena:	Quicken Loans Arena
Colors:	Wine, black, white, blue, yellow
Owner(s):	Dan Gilbert
General Manager:	David Oliver
Head Coach:	David Quinn
Media:	ESPN 850 WKNR ESPN 1540 KNR2 WUAB My 43 FS Ohio
Affiliates:	Colorado Avalanche (NHL) Charlotte Checkers (ECHL)
Franchise history
1994 -- 1995:	Denver Grizzlies
1995 -- 2005:	Utah Grizzlies
2007 -- present:	Lake Erie Monsters

The Lake Erie Monsters are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The team is the minor league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

History

The Lake Erie Monsters began with the revival of the dormant Utah Grizzlies franchise. The team was relocated to Cleveland to replace the former Cleveland Barons, who had moved to Massachusetts. Playing as the Lake Erie Monsters in the North Division.

The team name, referring to Bessie, a creature of local folklore, was announced at a press conference by Dan Gilbert, owner of the Monsters, Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team and Quicken Loans.

The Monsters opened their inaugural 2007–08 campaign at home against the Grand Rapids Griffins on October 6, 2007.

This market was previously served by:

• Cleveland Indians (1929–34) IHL
• Cleveland Falcons (1934–36) IHL
• Cleveland Falcons (1936–37) AHL
• Cleveland Barons (1937–72) AHL
• Cleveland Crusaders (1972–76) WHA
• Cleveland Barons (NHL) (1976–78) NHL
• Cleveland Lumberjacks (1992–2001) IHL
• Cleveland Barons (2001–06) AHL

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2007–08	80	26	41	6	7	65	209	276	6th, North
2008–09	80	34	38	3	5	76	199	218	6th, North
2009–10	80	34	37	1	8	77	234	257	6th, North

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2007–08	Did Not Make AHL Playoffs
2008–09	Did Not Make AHL Playoffs
2009–10	Did Not Make AHL Playoffs

Current roster

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
31		John Grahame	L	2010	Denver, Colorado	Avalanche
35		Trevor Cann	L	2009	Oakville, Ontario	Avalanche

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
2		Wes O'Neill	L	2007	Essex, Ontario	Avalanche
4		Brett Skinner	L	2009	Brandon, Manitoba	Avalanche
6		Derek Peltier	L	2008	Plymouth, Minnesota	Avalanche
8		Kevin Shattenkirk	R	2010	Greenwich, Connecticut	Avalanche
25		Colby Cohen	R	2010	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Avalanche
47		Raymond Macias	R	2007	Long Beach, California	Avalanche
56		Kevin Montgomery	L	2008	Rochester, New York	Avalanche

Forwards
#		Player	Pos	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
9		Philippe Dupuis	C	R	2008	Laval, Quebec	Avalanche
14		Mike Carman	C	L	2010	Apple Valley, Minnesota	Avalanche
18		Brian Willsie - C	RW	R	2008	London, Ontario	Avalanche
20		Darren Haydar - A	RW	R	2009	Milton, Ontario	Avalanche
22		Harrison Reed	RW	R	2010	Newmarket, Ontario	Avalanche
23		Matthew Ford	RW	R	2008	West Hills, California	Checkers
26		Marty Sertich	C	L	2008	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Avalanche
39		Mark Olver	C	L	2010	Burnaby, British Columbia	Avalanche
43		Justin Mercier	LW	L	2009	Erie, Pennsylvania	Avalanche
49		Dustin Sylvester	C	L	2010	Kelowna, British Columbia	Monsters
51		Tom Fritsche	LW	L	2008	Parma, Ohio	Avalanche
53		Josh Aspenlind	RW	R	2009	Langley, British Columbia	Monsters
58		Patrick Bordeleau	LW	L	2009	Montreal, Quebec	Monsters
59		Zach Cohen	F	L	2010	Schaumburg, Illinois	Avalanche

As of July 12, 2010.

Team records

• Franchise First Game: October 6, 2007. Grand Rapids Griffins 3, Lake Erie Monsters 2
• Franchise First Win: October 20, 2007. Lake Erie Monsters 3, Syracuse Crunch 2.
• Franchise First Goal: October 6, 2007. Grand Rapids Griffins 3, Lake Erie Monsters 2. Goal scored by Matt Hussey
• Franchise First Shutout: November 15, 2007. Jason Bacashihua. Lake Erie Monsters 2, Quad City Flames 0.
• Franchise First Hat Trick: November 17, 2007. Chris Stewart. Lake Erie Monsters 5, Toronto Marlies 3.

Single season

Goals: 26 Brian Willsie (2009-10)

Assists: 50 T.J. Hensick (2009-10)

Points: 70 T.J. Hensick (2009-10)

Penalty Minutes: 213 Mitch Love (2007-08)

GAA: 2.46 Tyler Weiman (2008-09)

SV%: .915 Tyler Weiman (2008-09)

Wins: 21 Tyler Weiman (2008-09, 2009-10)

Shutouts: 8 Tyler Weiman (2008-09)

• Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender

Career

Career Goals: 39 T.J. Hensick

Career Assists: 92 T.J. Hensick

Career Points: 131 T.J. Hensick

Career Penalty Minutes: 213 Mitch Love

Career Goaltending Wins: 51 Tyler Weiman

Career Shutouts: 13 Tyler Weiman

Career Games: 159 Wes O'Neill

External links

• Official Website
• AHL press release