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Monsters Sign Forward Miles Koules to One-Year AHL Contract, Ink Forward Dan DeSalvo to One-Year, Two-Way AHL/ECHL Deal

August 30, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Miles Koules and Dan DeSalvo
Miles Koules and Dan DeSalvo
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CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, announced Thursday that the team has signed forward Miles Koules to a one-year AHL contract and additionally signed forward Dan DeSalvo to a one-year, two-way AHL/ECHL deal for the 2018-19 season.

A 6'0", 192 lb., right-handed native of Los Angeles, CA, Koules, 24, posted 13-14-27 with ten penalty minutes and a -17 rating in 68 AHL appearances for the Monsters in 2017-18, his second season in the AHL, after splitting time in the 2016-17 season between the Monsters and Ontario Reign. In parts of two ECHL seasons spanning the 2015-16 and 2016-17 campaigns, Koules appeared in 95 games for the Quad City Mallards, Wichita Thunder, Atlanta Gladiators and Tulsa Oilers, logging 11-35-46 with 24 penalty minutes and a -7 rating.

Prior to his professional career, Koules contributed 71-79-150 with 99 penalty minutes and a +4 rating in 208 WHL appearances for the Medicine Hat Tigers and Portland Winterhawks spanning three seasons from 2012-15 and supplied 9-13-22 with 50 penalty minutes and a -24 rating in 54 USHL appearances for USA Hockey's National Team Development Program spanning portions of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. Koules also helped Team USA claim the Silver Medal at the 2011 IIHF U17 World Hockey Championships.

A 5'8", 174 lb., right-handed native of Rolling Meadows, IL, DeSalvo, 26, supplied 5-11-16 with 28 penalty minutes and a -9 rating in 44 appearances for the Hartford Wolfpack in 2017-18. Before joining the Wolfpack, DeSalvo spent two seasons with the Manitoba Moose from 2015-17, posting 23-31-54 with 34 penalty minutes and a -15 rating in 83 games. In 77 ECHL games with the Tulsa Oilers, spanning three seasons from 2015-18, DeSalvo tallied 26-46-72 with 38 penalty minutes and a +18 rating.

Prior to his professional career, DeSalvo contributed 29-73-102 with 117 penalty minutes and a -1 rating in 153 NCAA appearances for Bowling Green State University spanning four seasons from 2011-15. In 58 USHL appearances for the Des Moines Buccaneers during the 2010-11 season, DeSalvo tallied 14-28-42 with 66 penalty minutes and a +5 rating.

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! 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 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.

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