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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 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).

Blue Jackets assign Christiansen to Cleveland

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The Columbus Blue Jackets announced Friday that they have assigned defenseman Jake Christiansen to the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL. This is the second defenseman that has been assigned to Cleveland on Friday, the other being Scott Harrington.

Jake Christiansen has been one of the more productive members of the Monsters this season. Christiansen has 18 points on the year on the strength of 13 assists and five goals. Christiansen made his NHL debut January 6th in the Blue Jackets loss to New Jersey before returning back to Cleveland.

 

Scott Harrington assigned to Cleveland

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have reassigned the defenseman from their Taxi Squad.

Scott Harrington is returning to the Cleveland Monsters after being on the Taxi Squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets. The move comes Friday prior to their matchup with Milwaukee.

Scott Harrington has appeared in three games for Cleveland this season and seven for Columbus where he has resisted his lone point of the season on an assist.

Two Monsters added to Blue Jackets Taxi Squad

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Two members of the Monsters have been added to the Taxi Squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets while another was reassigned to Cleveland.

Just one day after a couple of roster moves were made in Cleveland, two more Monsters have been added to the Taxi Squad of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Liam Foudy and Jake Christiansen are now on the Taxi Squad while Columbus has assigned Cam Johnson back to Cleveland.

The Blue Jackets are currently navigating an injury and COVID situation which has resulted in the club sending players up and down from the Taxi Squad. Columbus plays their next game Thursday in New Jersey while Cleveland will play Friday in Milwaukee. Making these type of moves now provides flexibility for the parent club while their AHL affiliate has to make things work on the fly.

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.

Three more Monsters games postponed

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Three additional Cleveland Monsters games have been postponed by the American Hockey League due to COVID-19 protocols.

Monday December 27th was already an idle day for the Cleveland Monsters as their game against the Grand Rapids Griffins was postponed previously. Now it will be even longer before Cleveland takes the ice as the American Hockey League announced that their next three games have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.

With the additional postponements the next time Cleveland is scheduled to play is Friday January 7th in Milwaukee against the Admirals. That is unless that game is postponed as well, which going off the recent track record seems to be a likely possibility.

Daniil Tarasov recalled by Blue Jackets

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The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled the goaltender from the Cleveland Monsters.

Daniil Tarasov will be returning to the Columbus Blue Jackets after returning to the Cleveland Monsters earlier in the month. Columbus has recalled the young goaltender from their AHL affiliate Sunday.

Daniil Tarasov has appeared in three games for the Blue Jackets, allowing five goals in two starts. Most of Tarasov’s time has been with the Monsters, saving 89.3% of shots on goal with a GAA of 3.016. The last two starts for Tarasov in Cleveland have not gone well, allowing seven goals in two games.

Cleveland’s scheduled game for Monday with Grand Rapids has been postponed due to COVID issues impacting the Monsters.

Monsters – Griffins postponed Monday

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The Monsters upcoming matchup with the Grand Rapids Griffins for Monday December 28th has been postponed due to COVID issues impacting Cleveland.  The American Hockey League made the announcement Sunday afternoon.

This is the third straight game postponed for Cleveland and fourth in their last five, but the first where it was COVID related issues impacting the Monsters. Cleveland has games scheduled at this time for Wednesday and Friday for the time being.