Monsters Win Third Straight, Best Bears 4-1

CLEVELAND - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters defeated the Hershey Bears in front of 10,894 fans on Sunday at The Q by a final score of 4-1. With the win, the Monsters' third consecutive victory, Cleveland is now 33-26-7-1 overall this season and with 74 points currently occupies fourth place in the AHL's North Division standings, in position for the division's final playoff spot with nine games remaining in the regular season. After a scoreless opening period, Tommy Cross provided Cleveland w... Full Story

Atlanta Stays Hot at Home as They Fend off Greenville in 3-2 Win

DULUTH, GA - The Gladiators closed out the season series with Greenville with the 14th, and final, matchup of the year against the Swamp Rabbits at home on Sunday afternoon. After a slow start for the home side, Matt Lane led the way for the Glads with a goal and an assist as Atlanta held on for a 3-2 win. A lethargic start to the Sunday afternoon affair picked up when the visiting Swamp Rabbits began to push the pace in the latter stages of the opening frame. Brendan Harms was denied on a breakaway by Sean Bonar on two occasions, including a diving, stacked-pad save that brought the crowd ... Full Story

Checkers Keep Rolling with 6-2 Win over Hartford

The Checkers wrapped up their six-game home stand with a resounding 6-2 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack. Charlotte's offense continued to fire with five different skaters tallying goals, which extended the team's point streak to seven games (6-0-1). Tomas Jurco opened the scoring early, followed by a Jake Bean rip from the blue line and an Aleksi Saarela snipe from the dot to give the Checkers a 3-0 lead at the end of the first 20 minutes. After a short stretch in the middle frame - where Hartford managed to claw back to within one - a goal-line save by Dennis Robertson swung the momentu... Full Story

Monarchs Storm Past Mariners, 6-2

PORTLAND, M.E. - The Monarchs rattled off three straight goals to start the game and never looked back, defeating the Maine Mariners by a score of 6-2 Sunday afternoon at the Cross Insurance Arena. Manchester (35-27-2-2) received 39 saves from Charles Williams and won their fifth straight game against the Mariners (35-27-2-1), 6-2. The Monarchs got on the board first when Tony Cameranesi scored his 22nd goal of the season on the power play at 8:27 of the first period. David Kolomatis slid a pass to Cameranesi at the top of the right circle, where he wristed a shot past Mariners goaltende... Full Story

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Tommy Cross receives congratulations from the Cleveland Monsters bench

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6. North Bay Battalion - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
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