Monsters Announce Season Opening Roster
October 9, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
The Lake Erie Monsters have announced the American Hockey League team's season opening roster. The 2014-15 season begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. in Grand Rapids against the Griffins, and the Monsters home opener at The Q is set for 7:00 p.m. on Saturday against Grand Rapids.
Of the 28 players on the season opening roster, 18 played for the Monsters last season, while 20 have played games for the Monsters at some point during their careers. The 2014-15 Monsters roster includes 10 players with National Hockey League playing experience. The roster includes players from seven countries: the United States, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.
The roster breakdown is as follows:
Forwards (17): Andrew Agozzino (Alternate Captain), Troy Bourke, Paul Carey, Trevor Cheek, Mitchell Heard, Garrett Meurs, Reid Petryk, Kenny Ryan, Mike Sgarbossa, Colin Smith, Dan Maggio, Joey Hishon, Samuel Henley, Borna Rendulic, Michael Schumacher, Ben Street (Alternate Captain), Tomas Vincour
Defensemen (8): Gabe Beaupre, Cody Corbett, Stefan Elliott, Markus Lauridsen, Karl Stollery, Maxim Noreau, Bruno Gervais (Captain), Duncan Siemens
Goaltenders (3): Sami Aittokallio, Calvin Pickard, Roman Will
Single game tickets for the 2014-15 season are on sale now. Full season Monsters Hockey Club memberships, partial season, group ticket and birthday bash packages are also on sale now. All tickets can be purchased by visiting LakeErieMonsters.com, calling (216) 420-0000, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart.
The Lake Erie Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.
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