What league does Cleveland Monsters play in?

Cleveland Monsters play in the AHL.

When was Cleveland Monsters founded?

Cleveland Monsters was founded in 2007 in Cleveland, OH, USA, USA.

Where is Cleveland Monsters based?

Cleveland Monsters is based in Cleveland, OH, USA.

Who is the head coach of Cleveland Monsters?

The head coach of Cleveland Monsters is John Madden.

Who is the captain of Cleveland Monsters?

The captain of Cleveland Monsters is Ryan Craig.

What arena does Cleveland Monsters play in?

Cleveland Monsters play their home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH, USA.

Who is the general manager of Cleveland Monsters?

The general manager of Cleveland Monsters is Bill Zito.

What are the team colors of Cleveland Monsters?

The team colors of Cleveland Monsters are Blue + Black + Gold.

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2016-2017 Season

Cleveland Monsters were 39-29-8 in the 2016-17 AHL season with 86 points, 4th in the Western Conference: Central Division and 13th overall.

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2016-2017 Cleveland Monsters Player Stats

All Positions

Cleveland Monsters — 2016-2017 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.		Sonny Milano (LW)	63	18	29	47	24	-5
2.		T.J. Tynan (C/RW)	72	12	29	41	34	14
3.		Markus Hännikäinen (LW/RW)	57	19	18	37	22	6
4.		Daniel Zaar (RW)	55	8	22	30	24	-13
5.		Dean Kukan (D)	72	4	25	29	43	-7
6.		Oliver Bjorkstrand (RW)	37	14	12	26	6	-1
7.		Alex Broadhurst (C)	52	11	14	25	23	0
8.		John Ramage (D)	69	4	21	25	67	1
9.		Justin Scott (C)	58	13	10	23	55	0
10.		Jordan Maletta (C)	76	12	11	23	69	3
11.		Ryan Craig (C/LW)	71	11	11	22	25	-6
12.		Joe Pendenza (C)	62	9	12	21	6	-6
13.		Jaime Sifers (D)	74	6	14	20	74	-5
14.		Nick Moutrey (C/W)	61	8	9	17	42	-8
15.		Zac Dalpe (C/RW)	20	8	6	14	22	-2
16.		Marc-André Bergeron (D)	22	5	8	13	8	-2
17.		Aaron Palushaj (RW/LW)	28	3	9	12	24	3
18.		Ryan Stanton (D)	33	1	7	8	40	12
19.		Cody Goloubef (D)	16	2	5	7	22	4
20.		Blake Siebenaler (D)	43	3	3	6	10	-14
21.		Alex Petan (C/RW)	14	2	4	6	6	-2
22.		Dillon Heatherington (D)	38	1	5	6	30	-8
23.		Oleg Yevenko (D)	49	0	6	6	90	6
24.		Akim Aliu (W/C/D)	13	3	2	5	19	1
25.		Brett Gallant (LW)	50	3	2	5	128	-7
26.		Samuel Vigneault (C)	16	1	4	5	8	0
27.		Vitaly Abramov (RW/LW)	4	1	3	4	2	3
28.		Paul Bittner (LW)	31	0	3	3	10	-11
29.		Kyle Thomas (RW)	12	1	1	2	4	-3
30.		Joe Devin (RW)	17	1	1	2	2	-1
31.		Jacob Graves (D)	19	1	1	2	29	-1
32.		Dalton Prout (D)	7	0	2	2	6	4
33.		Dante Salituro (C/RW)	5	1	0	1	2	-3
34.		Shawn Szydlowski (RW)	7	1	0	1	2	3
35.		Miles Koules (C/RW)	7	1	0	1	6	1
36.		Gabriel Carlsson (D)	3	0	1	1	2	2
37.		Frank Hora (D)	3	0	1	1	4	0
38.		Ryan Collins (D)	5	0	1	1	2	4
39.		Sheldon Brookbank (D)	6	0	1	1	2	-1
40.		Scott Harrington (D)	2	0	0	0	0	1
41.		Kole Sherwood (RW)	2	0	0	0	2	0
42.		Scott Savage (D)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
43.		Keith Aulie (D)	3	0	0	0	2	-1
44.		Mike Brown (RW)	11	0	0	0	2	-2

Cleveland Monsters — 2016-2017 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.		Anton Forsberg (G)	51	2.28	.926	27	17	6	4	2976:52	1413
2.		Brad Thiessen (G)	12	2.34	.924	5	6	1	3	665:49	318
3.		Joonas Korpisalo (G)	16	2.69	.907	7	6	5	0	935:28	409
4.		Michael Houser (G)	1	3.00	.750	0	0	0	0	20:00	3
5.		Steven Summerhays (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Cleveland Monsters Staff

Head CoachJohn Madden
Asst. CoachSteve McCarthy
Asst. CoachToby Petersen
Goaltending CoachManny Legace
General ManagerBill Zito
Asst. General ManagerBlake Geoffrion
Dir. of BroadcastingTony Brown
Equipment ManagerDustin Halstead
Franchise OwnerDan Gilbert
Head Athletic TrainerTom Bourdon
Media ManagerJeff Elston
Physical TherapistJoe Bandura
Strength & Conditioning CoachJeff Conkle
Video CoachDarryl Seward
VP. of CommunicationsPam Frasco

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Cleveland Monsters Captains

"C"

Ryan Craig

"A"

Team Captaincy History

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2016-2017 Cleveland Monsters Demographics

Cleveland Monsters Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Black + Gold
Town: Cleveland, OH, USA Map
Founded: 2007

2016-2017 Cleveland Monsters Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Cleveland Monsters: 2 360 GP
NHL: 2 525 GP
WC: 83 GP
SHL: 346 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 118 GP
Liiga: 234 GP
KHL: 125 GP
AHL: 6 827 GP
DEL: 154 GP
NL: 137 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)
Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Location: Cleveland, OH, USA
Capacity: 19 941
Construction Year: 1994

Cleveland Monsters Games

Cleveland Monsters — 2016-2017 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 01:00 PM GMT-5	Belleville Senators	Cleveland Monsters	-	AHL
11/14/2026 04:00 PM GMT-5	Belleville Senators	Cleveland Monsters	-	AHL
11/07/2026 03:00 PM GMT-5	Laval Rocket	Cleveland Monsters	4 - 2	AHL
11/06/2026 07:00 PM GMT-5	Laval Rocket	Cleveland Monsters	6 - 2	AHL
11/04/2026 07:05 PM GMT-5	Rochester Americans	Cleveland Monsters	4 - 1	AHL

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Latest Transactions

Cleveland Monsters — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/06/2026	Up/Down	joining	Emil Andrae (D)	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
11/06/2026	Up/Down	joining	Danton Heinen (F)	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
11/06/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Steven Lorentz (F)	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
11/06/2026	Up/Down	leaving	Jack Williams (F)	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
11/03/2026	Up/Down	joining	Carson Soucy (D)	Columbus Blue Jackets	Details
10/28/2026	Confirmed	joining	Denis Smirnov (F)	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	Details
09/26/2026	Confirmed	joining	Craig Armstrong (F)	Wheeling Nailers	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	joining	Adam Clendening (D)	Shanghai Dragons	Details

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Cleveland Monsters History and Standings

Cleveland Monsters — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
Cleveland Monsters
2026-2027	AHL	13	6	-	0	7	12	40	50	0.92	8	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	37	-	9	26	83	217	227	1.15	3	Division Final loss
2024-2025	AHL	72	35	-	11	26	81	206	225	1.13	5	Division Semifinal loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	40	-	8	24	88	233	238	1.22	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	AHL	72	33	-	7	32	73	220	254	1.01	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	AHL	76	28	-	13	35	69	207	262	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	AHL	29	16	-	3	10	35	101	86	1.21	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	62	24	-	7	31	55	159	192	0.89	8	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	37	-	10	29	84	232	234	1.11	4	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	AHL	76	25	-	10	41	60	190	258	0.79	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	AHL	76	39	-	8	29	86	195	198	1.13	5	Did not make playoffs
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2015-2016	AHL	76	43	-	11	22	97	211	188	1.28	2	Champion
2014-2015	AHL	76	24	11	12	29	82	211	240	1.08	4	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	AHL	76	32	-	11	33	75	197	232	0.99	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	24	11	10	31	80	211	220	1.05	3	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	AHL	76	26	11	10	29	84	189	210	1.11	3	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	AHL	80	44	3	5	28	96	223	206	1.2	2	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	AHL	80	26	8	9	37	77	234	257	0.96	6	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	AHL	80	30	4	8	38	76	199	218	0.95	6	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	19	7	13	41	65	209	276	0.81	6	Did not make playoffs

Cleveland Monsters Retired Numbers

#27 Dave Michayluk (F)

Cleveland Monsters Stars And Cult Players

Matiss Kivlenieks (G)

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Cleveland Monsters — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Dante Salituro (F)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	16	19	10	29	12
2.	Colin Smith (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	14	9	17	26	10
3.	Brady Shaw (F)	2026-2027	Black Wings Linz	ICEHL	17	12	11	23	2
4.	Tyler McNeely (F)	2026-2027	Hannover Indians	Oberliga	14	11	8	19	31
5.	Cole Fonstad (F)	2026-2027	Bietigheim Steelers	DEL 2	14	12	6	18	12
6.	Adam Helewka (F)	2026-2027	Dresdner Eislöwen	DEL 2	14	4	14	18	11
7.	Kent Johnson (F)	2026-2027	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	16	8	8	16	6
8.	Gavin Brindley (F)	2026-2027	Colorado Eagles	AHL	13	6	10	16	0
9.	Jakob Lilja (F)	2026-2027	Vienna Capitals	ICEHL	15	8	7	15	6
10.	Liam Foudy (F)	2026-2027	Hamilton Hammers	AHL	15	5	10	15	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Cleveland Monsters — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.12
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.00
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.19
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	24.58
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.09

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	289	112	147	259
2.	Andrew Agozzino (F)	225	67	98	165
3.	Owen Sillinger (F)	284	53	105	158
4.	Luca Del Bel Belluz (F)	174	58	84	142
5.	Jake Christiansen (D)	202	40	100	140

Franchise All-Time Goals

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	289	112	147	259
2.	Andrew Agozzino (F)	225	67	98	165
3.	Zac Dalpe (F)	133	62	48	110
4.	Luca Del Bel Belluz (F)	174	58	84	142
5.	Brendan Gaunce (F)	146	58	63	121

Franchise All-Time Assists

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	289	112	147	259
2.	Owen Sillinger (F)	284	53	105	158
3.	Jake Christiansen (D)	202	40	100	140
4.	Andrew Agozzino (F)	225	67	98	165
5.	T.J. Hensick (F)	120	39	92	131

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brett Gallant (F)	307	18	26	663
2.	Daniel Maggio (D)	119	2	10	522
3.	Patrick Bordeleau (F)	215	9	31	435
4.	Mitchell Heard (F)	137	11	28	376
5.	Cameron Gaunce (D)	264	12	84	368

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Justin Scott (F)	336	56	65	121
2.	Brett Gallant (F)	307	18	8	26
3.	Roman Ahcan (F)	292	54	45	99
4.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	289	112	147	259
5.	Owen Sillinger (F)	284	53	105	158

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Kent Johnson (F)	10	5	15	1.50
2.	Emil Bemström (F)	33	26	47	1.42
3.	Kirill Marchenko (F)	16	8	19	1.19
4.	Egor Chinakhov (F)	11	7	13	1.18
5.	T.J. Hensick (F)	120	39	131	1.09

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	2022-2023	AHL	61	29	42	71	1.16	40
2.	Ben Walter (F)	2010-2011	AHL	77	23	47	70	0.91	24
3.	T.J. Hensick (F)	2009-2010	AHL	58	20	50	70	1.21	25
4.	Andrew Agozzino (F)	2014-2015	AHL	74	30	34	64	0.86	55
5.	Darren Haydar (F)	2009-2010	AHL	66	23	41	64	0.97	60

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Zac Dalpe (F)	2018-2019	AHL	55	33	22	55	1.00	43
2.	Andrew Agozzino (F)	2014-2015	AHL	74	30	34	64	0.86	55
3.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	2022-2023	AHL	61	29	42	71	1.16	40
4.	Luca Del Bel Belluz (F)	2024-2025	AHL	61	27	26	53	0.87	12
5.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	2023-2024	AHL	58	26	34	60	1.03	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	T.J. Hensick (F)	2009-2010	AHL	58	20	50	70	1.21	25
2.	Ben Walter (F)	2010-2011	AHL	77	23	47	70	0.91	24
3.	Trey Fix-Wolansky (F)	2022-2023	AHL	61	29	42	71	1.16	40
4.	Darren Haydar (F)	2009-2010	AHL	66	23	41	64	0.97	60
5.	Rocco Grimaldi (F)	2024-2025	AHL	66	17	41	58	0.88	20

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Cleveland Monsters — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Daniel Maggio (D)	2014-2015	AHL	48	1	3	4	0.08	215
2.	Mitch Love (D)	2007-2008	AHL	59	2	5	7	0.12	213
3.	Guillaume Desbiens (F)	2013-2014	AHL	62	8	6	14	0.23	200
4.	Daniel Maggio (D)	2013-2014	AHL	46	0	2	2	0.04	197
5.	Dale Purinton (D)	2007-2008	AHL	35	0	4	4	0.11	193

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

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