Lake Erie Monsters
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Arena | Quicken Loans Arena |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Team Colors | wine, black, blue, yellow |
| Logo Design | Bessie peeking out from under the water |
| Franchise History | Denver Grizzlies (1994-95 IHL) Utah Grizzlies (1995-2001 IHL) (2001-2005) Lake Erie Monsters (2007 - present) |
| Local Media Affiliates | The Plain Dealer |
| Owner | Dan Gilbert |
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| Head Coach | |
| Team Affiliations | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (2007-???) |
| Regular Season Titles | none |
| Division Championships | none |
| Conference Championships | none |
| Calder Cups | none |
The Lake Erie Monsters will be an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They will begin play in the 2007-08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The team name, referring to Bessie, a creature of local folklore, was announced at a press conference by Dan Gilbert, owner of the Monsters and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team[1]. The team will be the minor league affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.
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[edit] History
- Previous franchise names are located in franchise history to the right.
The market was previously served by:
- Cleveland Indians (1929-34) IHL
- Cleveland Falcons (1934-36) IHL
- Cleveland Falcons (1936-37) IAHL
- Cleveland Barons (1937-72) AHL
- Cleveland Crusaders (1972-76) WHA
- Cleveland Barons (NHL) (1976-78)
- Cleveland Lumberjacks (1992-2001) IHL
- Cleveland Barons (2001-06) AHL
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[edit] References
- ^ "Lake Erie Monsters Announced as New Team Name", January 25, 2007
