AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Forward Sonny Milano Recalled By Blue Jackets

Published on November 4, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, announced Friday that the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets recalled left wing Sonny Milano from his loan to Cleveland for the second time this season. In four appearances for the Monsters this year, Milano has 1-0-1 to his credit, along with six penalty minutes and a -3 rating. Milano has yet to appear in a game for the Blue Jackets this season.

In three career NHL appearances for Columbus, all coming during the late stages of the 2015-16 NHL season, Milano, a 6'0", 199 lb. left-handed native of Massapequa, NY, supplied 0-1-1 with a +1 rating. Selected by Columbus in the first round (16th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Milano, 20, has 15-22-37 to his credit, with 28 penalty minutes and a +2 rating, in 68 career AHL appearances for the Springfield Falcons and the Monsters spanning parts of three seasons from 2014-16. Milano posted 4-4-8 with four penalty minutes and a +6 rating in 17 playoff appearances for Cleveland in 2016, helping the Monsters claim the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash vs. their Central Division rivals, the Manitoba Moose, with full coverage, live from MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB, underway at 8:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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