Monsters Weekly: February 24, 2020

February 24, 2020 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release

The Cleveland Monsters picked up two points in the standings on Saturday night after defeating the Rochester Americans 3-2 in overtime. Rookie Trey Fix-Wolansky contributed three points to the game with one goal and two assists marking a personal best multi-point record. Forward Sam Vigneault notched the game-winning tally at 1:35 of overtime while Markus Hannikainen added a goal to complete a four-point weekend after posting three points (2G, 1A) on Friday against the Syracuse Crunch. Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo joined the Cleveland Monsters for a conditioning stint playing in his first game since returning from a knee injury and stopped 32 shots in the victory.

The Cleveland Monsters host the Belleville Senators this weekend kicking off the homestand with WWE Night on Friday, February 28th, followed by a Leap Day matchup on Saturday, February 29th. The first 10,000 fans on Friday will receive a WWE Championship Belt Fanny Pack while Jerry 'The King' Lawler will be making a special appearance at the game. This weekend's games marks the final meeting between the two teams in 2019-20 with the Monsters currently holding a 1-1-0-0 record against the Senators this season and a 6-4-0-0 record in franchise history.

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American Hockey League Stories from February 24, 2020

• Blue Jackets Add Matiss Kivlenieks to Roster on Emergency Recall - Cleveland Monsters
• Chicago Wolves Insider: No News Is Good News - Chicago Wolves
• Marlies Acquire Miles Gendron in Trade with Belleville - Toronto Marlies
• Sens Trade for Baptiste - Belleville Senators
• Ontario Reign Announce Roster Moves - Ontario Reign
• Coyotes Recall Ness from Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners
• T.J. Brennan Returns to IceHogs in Trade for Nathan Noel - Rockford IceHogs
• Flames Assign Alexander Yelesin to Stockton - Stockton Heat
• Ottawa Recalls Balcers from Belleville - Belleville Senators
• Red Wings Assign Lindstrom - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Devils Acquire Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson, Draft Pick from Carolina for Sami Vatanen - Binghamton Devils
• Anaheim Ducks Acquire Joel Persson from Edmonton - San Diego Gulls
• Coyotes Assign Hill and Ness to Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners
• Islanders Acquire Schmaltz from Toronto - Bridgeport Islanders
• Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Forward Mitchell Stephens to Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
• Amerks Weekly - Rochester Americans
• Blue Jackets Trade Forward Markus Hannikainen to Arizona Coyotes, Add Forward Calvin Thurkauf to Roster on Emergency Recall - Cleveland Monsters
• Devils Acquire Goaltender Zane McIntyre from Vancouver - Binghamton Devils
• Manitoba Moose Weekly: February 24, 2020 - Manitoba Moose
• Coyotes Acquire Markus Hannikainen from Columbus - Tucson Roadrunners
• Roadrunners Weekly: February 25 - Tucson Roadrunners
• Anaheim Ducks Acquire Sonny Milano from Columbus - San Diego Gulls
• Capitals Acquire Forward Daniel Sprong from Anaheim - Hershey Bears
• Anaheim Ducks Acquire Christian Djoos from Washington - San Diego Gulls
• T.J. Brennan Traded to Chicago Blackhawks for Nathan Noel - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Goaltender Hunter Miska Reassigned to Eagles - Colorado Eagles
• Wolf Pack Weekly, February 24-March 1 - Hartford Wolf Pack
• Griffins Recall Charle-Edouard D'Astous from Toledo - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Dallas Stars Acquire Sixth-Round Selection in the 2020 NHL Draft from the Florida Panthers in Exchange for Defenseman Emil Djuse - Texas Stars
• Anaheim Ducks Claim Andrew Agozzino on Waivers - San Diego Gulls
• Panthers Acquire D Emil Djuse from Dallas Stars - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Labrie Proud to Sign NHL Contract - Belleville Senators
• Joel Farabee and Connor Bunnaman Return to Lehigh Valley - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Defenseman Cameron Gaunce to Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
• Max Comtois Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week - San Diego Gulls
• San Diego's Max Comtois Named CCM/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
• Flyers Trade Kyle Criscuolo to Anaheim Ducks - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Anaheim Ducks Acquire Kyle Criscuolo and 2020 Fourth-Round Pick from Philadelphia - San Diego Gulls
• Flames Assign Buddy Robinson to Stockton - Stockton Heat
• Jets and Moose Gender Equality Games Celebrate Females in Sport as Part of NHL's "This Is Hockey" - Manitoba Moose
• Panthers Acquire F's Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark, Eetu Luostarinen & D Chase Priskie from Hurricanes - Springfield Thunderbirds
• Monsters Weekly: February 24, 2020 - Cleveland Monsters
• Coyotes Recall Darcy Kuemper from Tucson - Tucson Roadrunners

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