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Monsters Sign Brad Thiessen, Garret Cockerill to One-Year AHL Contracts

July 1, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Sunday that the Monsters signed veteran goaltender Brad Thiessen and defenseman Garret Cockerill to one-year AHL contracts for the 2018-19 campaign. Last season, Thiessen posted a 4-2-3 record with a 2.86 goals-against average (GAA), and .884 save percentage (S%) in nine appearances for Cleveland while Cockerill supplied 3-11-4 with 32 penalty minutes and a -4 rating in 40 appearances for the Monsters and added 1-5-6 with 11 penalty minutes and a +5 rating in eight appearances for the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings in the professional action of his career.

A 6'0", 181 lb., left-catching native of Aldergrove, BC, Thiessen, 32, notched a 3-1-0 record with a 3.72 GAA and a .858 S% in five NHL appearances for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2011-12 season, and contributed a record of 127-83-15 with 26 shutouts, a 2.49 GAA, and a .910 S% in 244 career AHL games played spanning parts of nine seasons from 2009-18 with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Norfolk Admirals, Adirondack Flames, and the Monsters. In 2010-11, Thiessen was named to the AHL's First All-Star Team and claimed both the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL's Goaltender of the Year and the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award as a member of the league's top goaltending tandem. Thiessen again claimed a share of the Holmes Award in 2013.

In 33 ECHL appearances for the Wheeling Nailers and Cincinnati Cyclones spanning parts of the 2009-10, 2015-16, and 2016-17 seasons, Thiessen supplied a record of 18-7-4-2 with one shutout, a 2.29 GAA, and a .923 S%. In three collegiate seasons with Northeastern University from 2006-09, Thiessen supplied a 52-46-12 record with nine shutouts, a 2.40 GAA, and a .922 S% in 111 appearances for the Huskies and maintains career program-record marks in GAA, S%, and shutouts (T1st). A Hobey Baker Award Finalist in 2009, Thiessen also competed for HIFK Helsinki in Finland's Liiga during the 2013-14 season and spent three seasons in the BCHL during his junior career from 2003-06.

A 6'0", 201 lb., right-handed native of Brighton, MI, Cockerill, 24, is entering his first full professional season in 2018-19 and contributed 19-65-84 with 106 penalty minutes and a +10 rating in 122 NCAA appearances for Northeastern spanning four seasons from 2014-18. Prior to his collegiate career, Cockerill supplied 12-22-34 with 194 penalty minutes and a -24 rating in 103 USHL appearances for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, the Des Moines Buccaneers, and the Sioux City Musketeers spanning parts of four seasons from 2011-14.

2018-19 Monsters Hockey Club Memberships, providing fans the ability to lock in the lowest ticket prices, the best seat locations to each game, custom member benefits and an exclusive Monsters' jersey, are now available for as little as $32 per month! Group outing and birthday bash packages for 10 or more people are also on sale now. All tickets can be purchased by visiting ClevelandMonsters.com, calling (216) 420-0000, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Chairman 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 G League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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