Monsters Forward Luca Del Bel Belluz Named 2026 AHL All-Star

January 15, 2026 - CLEVELAND - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters, top affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Thursday that Cleveland forward Luca Del Bel Belluz, the team's top scorer this season, was named to the North Division roster for the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic presented by BMO at Rockford, IL's BMO Center, home of the AHL's Rockford IceHogs, from February 10-11. Del Bel Belluz will represent the Monsters as an AHL All-Star for the second consecutive season and currently leads Cleveland in goal... Full Story

Crushers Pick up Options, Re-Sign Gomez, Gonzalez, and Campbell

January 14, 2026 - Avon, OH - The Lake Erie Crushers have exercised player options and re-signed three returning players to the upcoming 2026 roster: CF Dario Gomez, C/1B Alfredo Gonzalez, and UTIL Zach Campbell. Crushers roster updates are presented by BCT Alarm Services, Inc. Dario Gomez was the primary catalyst both offensively and defensively for the Crushers in 2025. He was signed in late May and immediately made a monumental impact. After a historic 2024 season with the Northern Colorado Owlz where he ach... Full Story

Charge Acquire Rights to Minix

January 13, 2026 - CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Charge have acquired the rights to F Riley Minix from the Austin Spurs in a three-team trade. Cleveland has sent their 2027 first and second round NBA G League Draft picks to the Westchester Knicks as part of the deal. The Charge have also waived F Isaiah Hawthorne. Minix (6-7, 230, Morehead St.) previously was a two-way player with the San Antonio Spurs after going undrafted in 2024, playing in four career NBA games. In 11 total games with the Austin Spurs this ... Full Story

Monsters Edge Bears 3-2 in Overtime Thriller

January 11, 2026 - HERSHEY, PA - The Cleveland Monsters beat the Hershey Bears (17-14-2-0) 3-2 in overtime on Sunday evening at the Giant Center. With the win, the Monsters are now 17-12-4-1 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL's North Division standings. Ivan Miroshnichenko started the scoring for Hershey just 1:37 into the first period for an early 1-0 Bears lead. Cleveland's Luca Del Bel Belluz capitalized on the power play at 11:25 with Jordan Dumais and Luca Pinelli on the assists to make it a 1-1 g... Full Story

• Monsters Edge Bears 3-2 in Overtime Thriller - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) January 11
• Charge Defeated in Texas - Cleveland Charge (G League) January 11
• Monsters Fall 3-2 in Hard-Fought Battle with Bears - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) January 10
• Charge Assist Record Falls Again in Loss - Cleveland Charge (G League) January 9
• Crushers Re-Acquire Christian Scafidi in Trade with Trois-Rivieres - Lake Erie Crushers (FL) January 9
• Hayes Sets Assists Record in Charge Defeat - Cleveland Charge (G League) January 8
• Monsters Complete Comeback to Knock Marlies 5-4 in Shootout - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) January 7
• Lake Erie Crushers 2026 Coaching Staff Takes Final Form - Lake Erie Crushers (FL) January 7
• Hayes Named NBA G League Player of the Week - Cleveland Charge (G League) January 6
• Monsters Jump Checkers in 3-1 Victory - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) January 5
• Monsters Come out on Top of Battle with Checkers in 6-3 Win - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) January 3
• Charge Cut Down Nets in OT - Cleveland Charge (G League) January 2
• Monsters Come up Short in 2-1 Loss to Marlies - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) December 30
• Charge Tame the Herd - Cleveland Charge (G League) December 30
• Monsters Late Rally Falls Short in 4-3 Overtime Loss to Amerks - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) December 29
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January 17	AHL	Cleveland at Providence	7:05 p.m.
January 11	G League	Cleveland 112 at Texas 114	Final
January 11	AHL	Cleveland 3 at Hershey 2	Final (OT)
January 10	AHL	Cleveland 2 at Hershey 3	Final
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January 7	AHL	Cleveland 5 at Toronto 4	Final (SO)
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• Blue Jackets activate veteran defenseman from injured reserve following 38-game absence - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 15)
• Blue Jackets president and general manager Don Waddell updates the injury status of Denton Mateychuk - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 13)
• Police investigating after youth hockey brawl at AHL game - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 12)
• Williams’ overtime goal lifts Monsters over Bears, 3-2 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (January 12)
• Youth hockey brawl at intermission of minor league hockey game goes viral: ‘Getting AFTER it’ - AHL Harrisburg Patriot-News (January 11)
• Shorthanded goal lifts Hershey Bears over Cleveland Monsters 3-2 - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 11)
• Hershey’s short-handed goal dooms Monsters, 3-2 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (January 11)
• Monsters start five-game trip with shootout victory over Marlies - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (January 8)
• Monsters rally from early deficit to defeat Marlies in shootout - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 8)
• Blue Jackets place top-6 forward on IR, call up Monsters forward - AHL Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 7)
• Monsters earn 3-1 victory over Charlotte to end homestand - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (January 6)
• Should Public Hall host OHSAA basketball tournament games? Cleveland’s stage is ready - G League Cleveland Plain Dealer (January 5)
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