Adam Clendening was the lone representative of the Cleveland Monsters at the AHL All-Star Classic taking place in Ontario, California.
Adam Clendening appeared in three events during the skills competition. The Monsters defenseman also appeared in the North Division’s three losses Monday night.
Skills competition
Adam Clendening appeared in the Accuracy Shooting, Pass and Score challenge, and Breakaway Relay events.
During the accuracy challenge, Clendening managed to hit all four targets, but needed eight attempts in order to do so. This put Clendening in 4th place for this competition behind Charles Hudon, Chris Terry, and Gerald Mayhew.
While participating in the Pass and Score event, Clendening was teamed up with Jeremy Braccco and Alex Barre-Boulet. This trio converted 2 of 3 shot attempts against Cal Petersen.
Clendening failed to score on his attempt in the Breakaway Relay. Facing Cal Petersen again, he managed to stop his attempt.
Games
Adam Clendening appeared in all three games that the North Division All-Stars participated in. Unfortunately, they lost all three. Clendening tallied 1 assist across all three games.
The North All-Stars lost Game 1 to the Pacific All-Star 6-5 in a shootout. The North All-Stars had more shots on goal than the Pacific All-Stars (12-10).
Their second game was also a 6-5 final, but was final in their 2 period regulation format. The North All-Stars led in shots (16-14), but that did not help them when it comes to the final score.
Game 3 was not close. The Atlantic All-Stars won the game in a decisive manner 5-2. This was the only game that the North All-Stars did not lead in shots, being outshot by the Atlantic All-Stars 17-13.
Adam Clendening will return to the Monsters as they prepare to for a six-game home stand.
