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Blue Jackets extend Liam Foudy

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to a two-year $1.5 million contract extension with forward Liam Foudy. Foudy’s deal will be a two-way for this upcoming season while 2023-24 is strictly one-way.

Liam Foudy spent the majority of his time last season with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters with just one lone appearance in Columbus. In 29 games Foudy scored seven goals and assisted on 12 others before his season came to a premature end due to injury. Foudy is still just 22 years old and has a lot of hockey in front of him. That being said being able to take that next step into becoming a NHL regular will be crucial. Foudy has been significantly more productive in Cleveland than Columbus (as expected). At some point a determination will have to come if the 2018 18th overall pick will be a key player for the Blue Jackets or the Monsters. The former is the preference while the latter is still useful for their AHL outfit.

Trey Fix-Wolansky assigned to Cleveland

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced they have assigned Trey Fix-Wolansky to the Cleveland Monsters. Fix-Wolansky returns to the AHL after just over four minutes of ice time in Sunday’s win over Vegas.

Trey Fix-Wolansky has appeared in six games with Columbus this season, with one goal and one assist during the time. Cleveland is where Fix-Wolansky spends most of his time, with 11 goals and assists in 32 games for the Monsters this season.

Blue Jackets sign Billy Sweezey to two-year deal

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced that they have signed defenseman Billy Sweezey to a two-year two-way deal. The deal will begin starting with the 2022-23 season.

Billy Sweezey has appeared in 45 games for the Cleveland Monsters, Columbus’ AHL affiliate. Sweezey has totaled 10 points on four goals and six assists. These are AHL-highs for Sweezey after spending the 2020-21 season in Wilkes-Barre/Scanton.

Jean-Francois Berube assigned to Cleveland

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Berube to the Cleveland Monsters. Columbus activated Jake Bean and Joonas Korpisalo off injured reserve and sent Berube to Cleveland in a corresponding move.

Jean-Francois Berube started four games for the Blue Jackets, allowing 13 goals across three wins. Berube has appeared in 17 games for Cleveland this season with a 3.37 GAA and 0.891 save percentage. Surprisingly Berube’s numbers were better in his four NHL starts (3.25 GAA, 0.924 save percentage).

Monsters-Marlies postponed Thursday

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The scheduled contest between the Cleveland Monsters and Toronto Marlies set to take place Thursday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse has been postponed due to weather. The American Hockey League also announced that the game will be rescheduled for March 6th.

Monsters swept at home

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It was a rough weekend of hockey for the Cleveland Monsters as they lost all three games at home by a combined 12-4 score.

Based off their matchup earlier in the week, the Cleveland Monsters were going to have a tough time with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Cleveland lost 5-1 earlier in the week on the road and similar results would follow for their two games at home.

Their first matchup resulted in a 4-0 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scanton while accumulating 31 total penalty minutes. The second game was not much a better, a 5-2 loss with goals coming after the game was essentially already decided. Cleveland scored their first after being down 3-0 and their second down 4-1.

When the Monsters hosted Utica things actually appeared to be heading on a different trajectory. Down 2-0 early in the 2nd, Cleveland rallied to tie the game at 2 midway in the period. It was a Utica goal 4:15 into the final period which resulted in the Comets being victorious.

These results are disappointing, but not unexpected. Cleveland has allowed 126 goals this season, third-most in the Eastern Conference while scoring just 104 times which is 10th overall. Cleveland has 33 points in 37 games this season and is in seventh place due to percentage in the AHL North Division. The Monsters have a few days off before taking on the Toronto Marlies to Thursday as they continue their home stand.

Monsters lose to Crunch 3-1

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The Cleveland Monsters were not able to get back into the win column, losing to the Syracuse Crunch 3-1.

All it takes to change the game is a power play goal. That was the case twice in Wednesday’s contest, but unfortunately the Cleveland Monsters were on the penalty kill both times. This would result in Cleveland losing to the Syracuse Crunch 3-1 as they ended their brief road trip.

An interference penalty from Cole Fonstad late in the 1st period resulted in Syracuse’s first goal. Cleveland was almost successful in killing the penalty, but with 12 seconds left the Crunch were able to score. The 2nd  period was a similar set of circumstances. This time it was a delay of game penalty on Brendan Gaunce and just 54 seconds later Syracuse doubled their lead. These two goals were the only goals allowed by Jet Greaves, who saved 23 of 25 shots in the loss.

After setting up the Crunch with a power play in the 2nd, it was Gaunce who gave the Monsters a brief glimmer of hope late in the 3rd with this 15th goal of the season. Trey Fix-Wolansky (7) and Jake Christiansen (16) were each credited with assists on the play.

Just a minute and a half later it was the Crunch taking advantage of an empty net, scoring an insurance goal with a little over two minutes remaining. The third and final goal from Syracuse sealed the deal and handed Cleveland their second consecutive loss.

The Monsters will return home this weekend and take on their opponent from earlier this week, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

 

Monsters iced by Penguins 5-1

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The Cleveland Monsters had their hands full with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Monday, losing by a score of 5-1.

It was not a good day at the office for the Cleveland Monsters as their trip to take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins went about as well as Michael Scott at his nighttime telemarking job. The Penguins were able to race out to a comfortable 5-0 lead with less than 5 minutes remaining in the 2nd period and would not be threatened by the Monsters whatsoever. Jean-Francois Berube started in net for Cleveland, allowing three goals on nine shots in less than 20 minutes of ice time. Jet Greaves would play the final 40 minutes, allowing two goals on 14 shots.

The Monsters were able to avoid being shut out with a goal from Justin Scot early in the 3rd period. It was Scott’s sixth goal of the season with Tristan Mullin (2) and Dillon Simpson (7) registering assists on the play.

This game did not come down to shots as Cleveland held a 32-23 advantage in that department. Wilkes-Barre/Scanton was just able to execute better than Cleveland, a common theme this season.

The Monsters have 33 points in 33 games this season, sitting in sixth place in the AHL North Division. Cleveland has gone 3-5-2 in their last 19 games with losses in three of their last four. It will be just one off day on Tuesday as a trip to Syracuse is on the schedule for Wednesday to take on the Crunch.

 

Monsters lose to Griffins 5-3

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The Cleveland Monsters took on the Grand Rapids Griffins, losing their third game over their last five.

It was a Tuesday evening matchup between the Cleveland Monsters and Grand Rapids Griffins. Cleveland has split their last two matchups with Grand Rapids and the Monsters were looking to take a 2-1 lead in their season series.

The 1st period saw both teams scoring in the first 8+ minutes. Grand Rapids struck first and Cleveland tied the game back up just a few minutes later. Tyler Angle (3) scored the first Monsters goal of the game being assisted by Tyler Sikura (9) and Tim Berni (8).

Grand Rapids took a comfortable 3-1 lead in the 2nd period as the Griffins tallied two goals. The second goal came 4:36 into the period as the Monsters were on their first of three penalty kills.

Cleveland was able to draw within one early in the 3rd as Angle scored again for his fourth goal of the year. Carson Meyer (3) was the lone player credited with an assist on the player. Unfortunately this was as close as Cleveland would get as the Griffins would score two more goals in the period increasing their total to 5. The Monsters were able to score once more, Adam Helewka (6) added Cleveland’s final goal with Dillion Simpson (4) and Thomas Schemitsch (5) assisting on the play.

Jean-Francois Berube was Cleveland’s goaltender and it was not a good outing. Berube allowed five goals on 31 shots in the loss. The last time Berube allowed less than three goals in a game was back on November 6 in a 3-2 shootout loss to Belleville.

The Monsters now sit in sixth place in the AHL North Division with 31 points in 30 games. Cleveland will have a chance to regroup this weekend as they head out on the road to face the Utica Comets for a weekend series. 

Jake Christiansen recalled by Blue Jackets

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled the defenseman from the American Hockey League.

Due to two players entering COVID-19 protocols, the Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled Jake Christiansen from the Cleveland Monsters.

Jake Christiansen previously appeared in one game for the Blue Jackets on January 6th attempting one shot. Most of Christiansen’s time has been with the Cleveland Monsters, tallying 20 points in 25 games (five goals, 15 assists).