With Quicken Loans Arena established as the team's home venue, the Colorado Avalanche was announced on December 17, 2006, as the franchise's first NHL parent club with a five-year agreement.[2]. A new AHL team was awarded to Cleveland following the departure of the Cleveland Barons to Worcester, Massachusetts, after the 2005–06 season. Franchise First Playoff Win: April 16, 2011 (Monsters 6. On both nights the Monsters become the Lumberjacks, the team will take on the Milwaukee Admirals. The Monsters play home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland and have one Calder Cup championship, after winning their first title in 2016. [3] The Monsters do not recognize any past links to the Grizzlies (including the Grizzlies' two Turner Cups) and promote themselves as having begun in 2007. JSchudel@News-Herald.com Franchise First Hat Trick: November 17, 2007. 4-, Franchise Most Wins in a Season: 44 (2010–11), Franchise Most Home Wins in a Season: 25 (2015–16), Franchise Most Points in a Season: 97 (2015–16), Franchise Most Games Won in a Row: 8 (2010–11), Franchise First Playoff Game: April 16, 2011. “I think it solidifies their belief in each other. Franchise First Shutout: November 15, 2007. The first two minutes of overtime clearly belonged to Milwaukee. Manage Profile. [4], At the end of the 2010–11 season, the Monsters qualified for the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time in team history. The Monsters advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals to play the Grand Rapids Griffins in a best-of-seven series, defeating them 4–2 in six games. They then swept the defending Calder Cup Champion Ontario Reign in the Western Conference Finals to reach their first Calder Cup Final in franchise history. There was a year gap between the Barons departure and the arrival of the Lake Erie Monsters. The team began play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters and since 2015 has served as the top affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2017–18 season, the Monsters were the first team eliminated from playoff contention, failing to make the post-season for the ninth time in 11 seasons, and earned last place in the Western Conference.
From left, fans Tom Crane of Euclid, joe Varga from Streetsboro and Joe Varga Jr. of Stow at the Monsters game Jan. 3. Franchise First Calder Cup Championship: June 11, 2016 (Monsters win series 4-0, This page was last edited on 18 September 2020, at 08:25. The game was scoreless until a shot from Monsters defenseman Anton Karlsson squirted between the pads of Admirals goalie Connor Ingram with 1:28 left in the first period. AHL. [20] Also featured are the "Monsters Hockey Girls" cheerleaders. [11] Under their new name and coach John Madden, the Monsters failed to qualify for the playoffs in the 2016–17 season. Jeff Schudel has worked at The News-Herald and Morning Journal since 1972.