Lake Erie 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, blue, yellow
Owner(s):	Dan Gilbert
General Manager:	David Oliver
Head Coach:	Joe Sacco
Media:	ESPN 850 WKNR, FSN Ohio
Affiliates:	Colorado Avalanche (NHL) Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Franchise history
1994 to 1995:	Denver Grizzlies
1995 to 2005:	Utah Grizzlies
2007 to 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, USA. The team is the minor league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Contents 1 History 2 Current Roster 3 Season-by-season results 3.1 Regular season 3.2 Playoffs 4 References 5 External links

History

The Lake Erie Monsters began with the revival of the dormant Utah Grizzlies franchise. The team was relocated to Cleveland, playing as the Lake Erie Monsters in the North Division.^[1] 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.^[2] The Monsters opened their inaugural 2007-08 campaign at home against the Grand Rapids Griffins on October 6, 2007.^[3] This market was previously served by:

• Cleveland Indians (1929-34) IHL
• Cleveland Falcons (1934-36) IHL
• Cleveland Falcons (1936-37) IAHL
• 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

Current Roster

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
1		Michael Wall	L	2007	Telkwa, British Columbia	Avalanche
30		Tyler Weiman	R	2007	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Avalanche
35		Jason Bacashihua	L	2007	Garden City, Michigan	Avalanche

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of Birth	Contract Status
2		Raymond Macias	R	2007	Long Beach, California	Avalanche
3		Johnny Boychuk	R	2007	Edmonton, Alberta	Avalanche
4		Mitch Love	L	2007	Quesnel, British Columbia	Avalanche
5		Dale Purinton	L	2007	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Avalanche
6		Michael Vernace	L	2007	Toronto, Ontario	Avalanche
6		Vladimir Denisov	L	2007	Toronto, Ontario	Monsters (SPC)

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
2007–08	See 2007-08 AHL season for up-to-date standings.

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2007–08	Regular season in progress.

References

1. ^ "AHL announces division alignment for 2007-08", May 30, 2007
2. ^ "Lake Erie Monsters Announced as New Team Name", January 25, 2007
3. ^ "Monsters Announce 2007-08 Schedule", August 7, 2007

External links

• Official Website
• AHL press release

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Trophies & awards	Calder Cup · Les Cunningham Award · John B. Sollenberger Trophy · Willie Marshall Award · Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award · Eddie Shore Award · Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award · Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award · Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award · Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award · Yanick Dupre Memorial Award · Jack A. Butterfield Trophy · Richard F. Canning Trophy · Robert W. Clarke Trophy · Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy · Frank Mathers Trophy · Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy · Emile Francis Trophy · F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy · Sam Pollock Trophy · John D. Chick Trophy · James C. Hendy Memorial Award · Thomas Ebright Memorial Award · James H. Ellery Memorial Awards · Ken McKenzie Award · Michael Condon Memorial Award
Related articles: List of AHL seasons · Other Professional Hockey leagues

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Baseball	AL: Cleveland Indians • Cincinnati Reds, IL: Columbus Clippers • Toledo Mud Hens, EL: Akron Aeros, NYPL: Mahoning Valley Scrappers, SAL: Lake County Captains, ML: Dayton Dragons, FL: Chillicothe Paints
Basketball	NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers, IBL: Dayton Jets • Marysville Meteors
Football	NFL: Cincinnati Bengals • Cleveland Browns, AFL: Cleveland Gladiators • Columbus Destroyers af2: Mahoning Valley Thunder, CIFL: Marion Mayhem • Miami Valley Silverbacks, AIFA: Canton Legends
Hockey	NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets, AHL: Lake Erie Monsters, CHL: Youngstown SteelHounds, ECHL: Cincinnati Cyclones • Dayton Bombers, USHL: Ohio Junior Blue Jackets, NAHL: Mahoning Valley Phantoms, MAHL: Wooster Warriors
Soccer	MLS: Columbus Crew, USL-2: Cleveland City Stars, PDL: Cincinnati Kings • Cleveland Internationals
Softball	NPF: Akron Racers
Australian rules football	USAFL: Cincinnati Dockers
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Akron • Bowling Green • Cincinnati • Cleveland State • Dayton • Kent State • Miami • Ohio • Ohio State • Toledo • Wright State • Xavier • Youngstown State