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2022-2023 Cleveland Monsters Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#30	Pavel Cajan (G)	23	2002	Pribram, CZE	6'3"	185	L
	#31	Eric Dop (G)	27	1998	Lewis Center, OH, USA	5'10"	159	L
	#32	Jon Gillies (G)	31	1994	Concord, NH, USA	6'6"	223	L
	#73	Jet Greaves (G)	24	2001	Cambridge, ON, CAN	6'0"	187	L
	#31	Darion Hanson (G)Loan	28	1997	East Bethel, MN, USA	6'3"	181	L
	#31	Joonas Korpisalo (G)	31	1994	Pori, FIN	6'4"	201	L
	#40	Daniil Tarasov (G)	26	1999	Novokuznetsk, RUS	6'5"	196	L
	#31	Jake Theut (G)Loan	32	1993	Washington, MI, USA	6'3"	190	L
	#31	Hunter Vorva (G)Loan	30	1995	Kalamazoo, MI, USA	5'11"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#7	Gavin Bayreuther (D)	31	1994	Concord, NH, USA	6'2"	209	L
	#96	Tim Berni (D)	25	2000	Männedorf, SUI	6'0"	181	L
	#88	Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm (D)	23	2002	Oslo, NOR	6'3"	198	L
	#14	Marcus Björk (D)	28	1997	Umeå, SWE	6'3"	203	R
	#4	Corson Ceulemans (D)	22	2003	Regina, SK, CAN	6'2"	198	R
	#23	Jake Christiansen (D)	26	1999	West Vancouver, BC, CAN	6'0"	198	L
	#34	Cole Clayton (D)	25	2000	Strathmore, AB, CAN	6'2"	198	R
	#8	Brandon Davidson (D)	34	1991	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#55	David Jiricek (D)	22	2003	Klatovy, CZE	6'3"	209	R
	#20	Samuel Knazko (D)	23	2002	Trencin, SVK	6'1"	190	L
	#3	Olivier LeBlanc (D)	29	1996	Québec, QC, CAN	6'0"	172	L
	#5	Brenden Miller (D)Loan	31	1994	Orangeville, ON, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#28	Andrew Nielsen (D)Loan	29	1996	Red Deer, AB, CAN	6'4"	225	L
	#18	Dillon Simpson (D)"C"	32	1993	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'2"	192	L
	#19	Stanislav Svozil (D)	22	2003	Prerov, CZE	6'0"	181	L
	#6	Billy Sweezey (D)"A"	29	1996	Hanson, MA, USA	6'1"	205	R
FORWARDS
	#37	Roman Ahcan (LW/C)	26	1999	Savage, MN, USA	5'9"	170	L
	#77	Tyler Angle (C/LW)	25	2000	Niagara Falls, ON, CAN	5'11"	176	L
	#52	Emil Bemström (C/W)	26	1999	Nyköping, SWE	5'10"	194	R
	#22	Erik Bradford (C)	31	1994	Orangeville, ON, CAN	6'0"	185	L
	#19	Luka Burzan (C/W)Loan	25	2000	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'0"	183	L
	#36	Cameron Butler (RW/LW)	23	2002	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'4"	209	R
	#59	Yegor Chinakhov (RW/LW)	24	2001	Omsk, RUS	6'1"	203	L
	#59	Ben Copeland (C)	26	1999	Edina, MN, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#21	Josh Dunne (C/LW)	26	1998	O'Fallon, MO, USA	6'4"	207	L
	#64	Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW/LW)	26	1999	Edmonton, AB, CAN	5'7"	194	R
	#42	Cole Fonstad (C/LW)	25	2000	Estevan, SK, CAN	5'11"	168	L
	#44	Brett Gallant (LW)	36	1988	Summerside, PE, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#25	Jake Gaudet (C)	29	1996	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#10	Brendan Gaunce (C/LW)	31	1994	Sudbury, ON, CAN	6'3"	214	L
	#43	Patrick Grasso (RW)Loan	29	1996	Des Moines, IA, USA	5'8"	170	R
	#11	Tyler Irvine (RW)	29	1996	Livonia, MI, USA	5'11"	170	R
	#71	Joona Luoto (LW/RW)	28	1997	Tampere, FIN	6'3"	201	L
	#86	Kirill Marchenko (RW/LW)	25	2000	Barnaul, RUS	6'3"	201	R
	#17	Carson Meyer (RW/LW)	28	1997	Powell, OH, USA	5'11"	183	R
	#29	Robbie Payne (C)	32	1993	Gaylord, MI, USA	5'10"	194	R
	#82	Justin Pearson (LW/RW)	27	1998	Nashua, NH, USA	6'1"	185	L
	#43	Mikael Pyyhtiä (LW/C)	23	2001	Turku, FIN	6'0"	176	L
	#16	Justin Richards (C)	27	1998	Orlando, FL, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#33	Cole Sillinger (C/LW)	22	2003	Columbus, OH, USA	6'0"	203	L
	#12	Owen Sillinger (C/LW)	28	1997	Regina, SK, CAN	5'10"	183	L
	#8	Alex Whelan (RW)	28	1997	Ramsey, NJ, USA	6'0"	212	R
	#59	Chad Yetman (C/RW)Loan	25	2000	Ajax, ON, CAN	5'11"	179	R

Position: G: 7, D: 13, F: 23Av Age: 25.16 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2022-2023 Cleveland Monsters Staff

Head CoachTrent Vogelhuber
Assoc. CoachMike Haviland
Asst. CoachMark Letestu
Goaltending CoachBrad Thiessen
General ManagerChris Clark
Asst. Athletic TrainerSeth Campbell
Asst. Equipment ManagerJeremy Lascko
Asst. Equipment ManagerJeremy Lasko
Development CoachDerek Dorsett
Development CoachJarkko Ruutu
Dir. of BroadcastingTony Brown
Franchise OwnerDan Gilbert
Head Athletic TrainerTom Bourdon
Head Equipment ManagerMitch MacLeod
Physical TherapistSeth Campbell
PresidentMike Ostrowski

2022-2023 Cleveland Monsters Captains

"C"

Dillon Simpson

"A"

Billy Sweezey

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Cleveland Monsters Facts

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

2022-2023 Cleveland Monsters Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Cleveland Monsters: 2 844 GP
NHL: 1 433 GP
WC: 54 GP
OG: 7 GP
SHL: 281 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 94 GP
Liiga: 421 GP
KHL: 164 GP
Czechia: 138 GP
AHL: 4 849 GP
NL: 146 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL)

Arena Information

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

Cleveland Monsters Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
12/10/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Charlotte Checkers	Cleveland Monsters	-	AHL
12/06/2025 05:30 PM UTC	Cleveland Monsters	Syracuse Crunch	-	AHL
12/05/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Cleveland Monsters	Syracuse Crunch	4 - 1	AHL
12/04/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Cleveland Monsters	4 - 1	AHL
11/30/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Cleveland Monsters	Hartford Wolf Pack	2 - 3	AHL

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Cleveland Monsters History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Cleveland Monsters
2025-2026	AHL	18	7	7	-	-	4	44	51	18	1	6	-
2024-2025	AHL	72	35	26	-	-	11	206	225	81	1.13	5	Division Semifinal loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	40	24	-	-	8	233	238	88	1.22	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	AHL	72	33	32	-	-	7	220	254	73	1.01	6	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	AHL	76	28	35	-	-	13	207	262	69	0.91	7	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	AHL	29	16	10	-	-	3	101	86	35	1.21	2	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	62	24	31	-	-	7	159	192	55	0.89	8	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	37	29	-	-	10	232	234	84	1.11	4	Conference SF loss
2017-2018	AHL	76	25	41	-	-	10	190	258	60	0.79	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	AHL	76	39	29	-	-	8	195	198	86	1.13	5	Did not make playoffs
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2015-2016	AHL	76	43	22	-	-	11	211	188	97	1.28	2	Champion
2014-2015	AHL	76	24	29	-	11	12	211	240	82	1.08	4	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	AHL	76	32	33	-	-	11	197	232	75	0.99	4	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	AHL	76	24	31	-	11	10	211	220	80	1.05	3	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	AHL	76	26	29	-	11	10	189	210	84	1.11	3	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	AHL	80	44	28	-	3	5	223	206	96	1.2	2	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	AHL	80	26	37	-	8	9	234	257	77	0.96	6	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	AHL	80	30	38	-	4	8	199	218	76	0.95	6	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	AHL	80	19	41	-	7	13	209	276	65	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?

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Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2015-Present - Columbus Blue Jackets AHL Affiliate
2007-2015 - Colorado Avalanche AHL Affiliate