Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Stefan Matteau to a Two-Year, Two-Way NHL/AHL Contract Through 2020-21

February 19, 2020 - COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Stefan Matteau to a two-year, two-way NHL/AHL contract through the 2020-21 season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Matteau, who signed an AHL contract and has spent this season with the Cleveland Monsters, the club's American Hockey League affiliate, is expected to join the Blue Jackets prior to Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Nationwide Arena. Matteau, 25, has recorded three goals and fou... Full Story

Blue Jackets Loan Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to Monsters for Conditioning Purposes, Assign Forward Kole Sherwood to Cleveland

February 19, 2020 - CLEVELAND - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters, top affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Wednesday that the Blue Jackets loaned goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to Cleveland for conditioning purposes and assigned forward Kole Sherwood to the Monsters. In 32 appearances for Columbus this season, Korpisalo went 17-10-4 with two shutouts, a 2.49 goals-against average (GAA) and .913 save percentage (S%) and was named a 2020 NHL All-Star. In three appearances for Columbus this season, Sherw... Full Story

Monsters Weekly: February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020 - The Cleveland Monsters finished their longest homestand of the season with a 6-2 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins last Tuesday night. Fourteen Monsters skaters recorded points in the win including multi-point outings from Adam Clendening (2A), Jakob Lilja (1G, 1A), and Ryan MacInnis (2A) with goaltender Brad Thiessen stopping 37 shots. Following the end of the homestand, the Monsters hit the road beginning with a rematch in Grand Rapids that resulted in a 4-2 loss to the Griffins on Friday... Full Story

Monsters Earn Point in 3-2 Overtime Loss to Wolves

February 16, 2020 - CHICAGO - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters fell to the Chicago Wolves 3-2 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at Allstate Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 23-25-3-2 and are currently in eighth place in the AHL's North Division standings with 51 points. Following a scoreless first period, Calvin Thurkauf notched at tally at 3:35 of the middle frame off feeds from Branden Troock and Adam Clendening giving the Monsters a 1-0 lead. Cleveland's lead doubled following Troock's marker at 12:17... Full Story

• Monsters Earn Point in 3-2 Overtime Loss to Wolves - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 16
• Blue Jackets Recall Forward Kole Sherwood from Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 16
• Monsters Held off by IceHogs in 4-1 Loss - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 15
• Monsters Sign Forward Branden Troock to Pro Tryout Contract - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 15
• Monsters Comeback Stalled in 4-2 Loss to Griffins - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 14
• Blue Jackets Recall Forward Jakob Lilja from Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 14
• Rock Hall and Cleveland Monsters Fan Weekend February 14-16 - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 12
• Blue Jackets Recall Defenseman Gabriel Carlsson from Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 12
• Monsters Take Down Griffins with 6-2 Win - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 11
• Blue Jackets Assign Defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 10
• Monsters Weekly: February 10, 2020 - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 10
• Blue Jackets Recall Defenseman Gabriel Carlsson from Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 10
• Monsters Stopped by the Devils, 4-0 - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 9
• Monsters Sign Forward Abbott Girduckis to PTO Contract - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 9
• Blue Jackets Assign Center Ryan MacInnis to Monsters - Cleveland Monsters (AHL) February 8
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February 16	AHL	Cleveland 2 at Chicago 3	Final (OT)
February 15	AHL	Cleveland 1 at Rockford 4	Final
February 14	AHL	Cleveland 2 at Grand Rapids 4	Final
February 11	AHL	Grand Rapids 2 at Cleveland 6	Final
February 9	AHL	Binghamton 4 at Cleveland 0	Final
February 7	AHL	Binghamton 0 at Cleveland 3	Final
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• Monsters lose in OT at Chicago - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 17)
• Chicago Wolves get key two points with overtime win over Cleveland - AHL Chicago Sun Times (February 17)
• Monsters fall to Rockford, 4-1 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 16)
• Monsters lose at Rockford, 4-2 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 15)
• Evgeny Svechnikov on a hot streak with Griffins despite knee concerns - AHL Grand Rapids Press (February 15)
• Monsters throttle Griffins, 6-2 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 12)
• Coach Mike Eaves cancels day off after Monsters' ugly 4-0 loss to Binghamton - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 9)
• Monsters slow and sloppy in 4-2 loss to Rochester - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 6)
• Comets fall victim to Monsters' special teams - AHL Rome Sentinel (February 3)
• Monsters down Utica, 3-2 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 2)
• Utica's DiPietro blanks Monsters in Cleveland - AHL Rome Sentinel (February 1)
• Disallowed goal key moment in Monsters 3-0 loss to Utica - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (February 1)
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