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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 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. 

Two roster moves for Monsters

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The Cleveland Monsters have announced two roster moves with one player heading up to Columbus.

An announcement by the Cleveland Monsters sees the goaltending position continue to change on the fly. Jean-Francois Berube has been added to the Taxi Squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets due to Daniil Tarasov landing on injured reserve and Elvis Merzlikins being temporarily unavailable.

In order to fill the now vacant roster spot in Cleveland, the Monsters have signed goaltender Evan Moyse to a professional tryout contract. The Olmsted Falls native has played for the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL in addition to the Vermillion County Bobcats and Knoxville Ice Bears of the SPHL this season. Should Moyse make an appearance for the Monsters, it would be his first action in the AHL.

Monsters fall to Comets 3-1

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The Cleveland Monsters traveled to Utica to take on the Comets, but they were no match for the AHL North Division leaders.

Coming to Utica to face the Comets was also going to be a difficult matchup for the Cleveland Monsters. There is a reason why Utica leads the division while Cleveland sits 11 points back while playing two more games. The Comets demonstrated throughout the contest why the lead the AHL North as the Monsters were handed a 3-1 loss on the road.

Utica scored three times, twice in the 1st and once in the 2nd to cement their lead as Cleveland was unable to find the scoreboard until late in the contest. Liam Foudy scored his sixth goal of the season with just 1:34 left to play. Assisting on Foudy’s goal was Justin Scott (4) and Olivier LeBlanc (1).

The Monsters only had one power play opportunity in the contest and they were unable to take advantage. Meanwhile Utica had three chances, converting in the 2nd period.

Jean-Francois Berube was in net for Cleveland, saving 29 of 32 shots on goal in the loss. This was the third consecutive game in which Berube gave up three goals.

The Monsters have a quick turnaround as they travel to Lehigh Valley to take on the 3-11-4-1 Phantoms Saturday, a good opportunity to get a much needed win. 

Monsters crush Crunch 8-3

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The Cleveland Monsters got a much needed win as they dominated the Syracuse Crunch.

Losers of four straight, the Cleveland Monsters desperately needed to get back in the win column. Lucky for Cleveland their opponent was someone who they have had some success against this season, the Syracuse Crunch. The Monsters had back-to-back wins against the Crunch in mid-November and were able to enforce their will yet again in a dominant victory.

It was a four goal onslaught from Cleveland in the 1st period as they were able to build an insurmountable lead. The Monsters were even able to build their lead up to five before temporarily letting the Crunch back into the game. Cleveland surrendered three power play goals in just over five minutes as Syracuse cut the lead to two. The Mosnters were able to regain their composure in the 3rd period, scoring three more times in the 3rd period to cement their 8-3 win.

The impressive aspect of this win is that Cleveland attempted just 16 shots on goal compared to Syracuse’s 35. Cleveland also managed to go 2-4 on power plays while Syracuse went 3-7 in the contest.

Game notes

Goal scorers for the Monsters included Trey Fix-Wolansky (5), Cole Fonstad (2), Adam Helewka (3,4,5), Billy Sweezey (2), Justin Scott (5), and Josh Dunne (4). Helewka’s hat trick earned 1st star honors in the win.

Assisting on goals were Tim Berni (3,4), Sweezey (3), Liam Foudy (9), Kevin Stenlund (8,9), Fix-Wolanksy (3), Helewka (10), Fonstad (1,2), Brendan Gaunce (9), and Cole Clayton (3,4).

Jean-Francois Berube started in net for Cleveland, saving 32 of 35 shots on goal. This was the second straight game for Berube allowing three goals, allowing a total of 18 goals over his past five games.

The Monsters currently sit in third place in the AHL North Division with 25 points with a 5-4-1 record over their past 10 games. Cleveland will travel to Utica to face the Comets Friday as they look to defeat the division leader and close the gap in the standings.

Monsters lose to Griffins 4-1

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The Cleveland Monsters found themselves down early yet again and were not able to end their losing streak against Grand Rapids.

It was deja vu for the Cleveland Monsters as they were down big yet again in the 1st period. After losses to Milwaukee Friday and Saturday which found Cleveland being down three goals or more in both contests, in happened yet again Monday evening against the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Grand Rapids scored three times in the 1st period, all around five or so minutes apart. Cleveland was just not able to keep the Griffins off the scoreboard in the 1st. The Monsters were able to avoid the shutout in the 2nd period as Tyler Sikura scored his fifth goal of the year. Sikura was assisted by Liam Foudy (8) and Giovanni Vallati (1) in the lone highlight for Cleveland.

The Griffins would score a cheap empty net goal with 16 seconds left to make it 4-1, the only goal that did not count against Jean-Francois Berube. Berube would save 25 of 28 shots on goal, the fourth straight game allowing three goals or more.

Cleveland continues to sit in fourth place in the AHL North Division with 23 points in 20 games. The Monsters are 5-4-1-0 in their last 10 as they found themselves in a holding pattern. A trip to Syracuse to take on the seventh place Crunch Wednesday could provide the elusive win they are in search of.

Monsters drop first of two to Milwaukee

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The Cleveland Monsters returned home to take on the Milwaukee Admirals and were not able to come away with a victory.

Looking to get back in the win column, the Cleveland Monsters took on the Milwaukee Admirals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Unfortunately the Admirals had other ideas as it was a decisive 4-1 final score that did not go Cleveland’s way.

Milwaukee scored just 1:25 into the game, an ominous sign that the Monsters were going to have a tough time Friday night. While Cleveland kept Milwaukee off the scoreboard for the reminder of the 1st, this trend did not carry over to the 2nd. The Admirals scored three times in the first five minutes of the 2nd increasing their lead to four.

Late in the 3rd the Monsters finally got on the board, but the game was already over. Tyler Angle scored his second goal of the season, assisted by Thomas Schemtisch (3) and Jet Greaves (1). It was a not so common goalie assist for Greaves as he replaced Jean-Francois Berube early in the 2nd period. Greaves saved all 11 shots on goal while Berube allowed four goals on 18 shots.

After the loss, Cleveland is now in 3rd place in the AHL North Division with 23 points in 18 games. The Monsters have a chance to get back in the win column as they face the Admirals again Saturday at 7:00 P.M.

Monsters lose in shootout to Senators 3-2

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The Cleveland Monsters lost their second straight game against the Belleville Senators.

Friday night did not provide a particularly close contest as the Cleveland Monsters lose by four goals to the Belleville Senators. While the final score on Saturday was a lot closer, Cleveland was still on the losing end. Cleveland found themselves in their fourth shootout in six games and like two of the others, it was a loss. Belleville’s Jake Lucchini scored the only shootout goal, getting the puck by Jean-Francois Berube. Excluding the shootout, Berube saved 31 of 33 shots on goal in the 3-2 loss.

After a scoreless 1st period, both Cleveland and Belleville managed to score in the 2nd. Cole Cassels gave the Monsters a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season. Justin Scott (2) was credited with an assist on the goal. Belleville would answer less than five minutes later to tie the game.

The Senators took the lead about five minutes into the 3rd period, applying some pressure to the Monsters. With just over two minutes left in the 3rd it was Brendan Gaunce who scored the game-tying goal for Cleveland. Justin Danforth (3) and Tyler Angle (9) both registered assists on the goal.

The Monsters have Gaunce, Adam Helewka, and Cassels participate in the shootout with all three coming up empty.

Cleveland is currently in fourth place in the AHL North Division with 12 points, but behind on winning percentage. The Monsters will travel to Rochester to face the Americans next weekend in a crucial back-to-back against a divisional opponent. 

Monsters defeat Bears in shootout

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After losing their two previous games via shootout, the Cleveland Monsters changed their fortunes Saturday night in Hershey.

The previous two games did not end well for the Cleveland Monsters, losing back-to-back games to the Marlies and Crunch in shootouts. Luckily Saturday night provided Cleveland the opportunity to turn things around in that department and that is just what they did. It took eight rounds, but Kevin Stenlund scored the game-winning gaol giving the Monsters the shootout victory.

Before the lengthy shootout, the Monsters took a 1-0 lead in the 1st on a goal from Liam Foudy. It was the second goal of the season for Foudy, assisting on the gaol was Brendan Gaunce (2) and Tyler Angle (7). Hershey was able to level the score 15:00 into the 2nd. The Bears took advantage of a power-play opportunity to even the score.

Prior to heading to the shootout it was a low-scoring affair between the two teams. Hershey did hold a 35-30 advantage in the shots on goal department, the differential was closed by the Monsters thanks to a 5-0 shot advantage in overtime.

Jean-Francois Berube started in net for the Monsters, saving 34 of 35 shots on goal and all eight during the shootout. Berube has allowed three goals in the last three games after allowing four against Syracuse on October 16th.

The Monsters have one more game in Hershey against the Bears in the final game of their road trip. Cleveland will then return home to face Belleville next weekend.