Cleveland Monsters
| Cleveland Monsters | |
|---|---|
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1994 (IHL) |
| Operated | 2007–present |
| Home arena | Rocket Arena |
| Colors | Teal, black, gold, white |
| Owner | Dan Gilbert |
| General manager | Chris Clark |
| Head coach | Trent Vogelhuber |
| Captain | Brendan Gaunce |
| Media | Radio: WMMS-HD2/W256BT WTAM (select games) TV: WUAB RESN - encompassing: WTCL-LD Cleveland WOHZ-CD Canton W28FG-D Akron Online: AHL.TV |
| Affiliates | Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1994–1995 | Denver Grizzlies |
| 1995–2005 | Utah Grizzlies |
| 2007–2016 | Lake Erie Monsters |
| 2016–present | Cleveland Monsters |
| Championships | |
| Division titles | 1 (2023–24) |
| Conference titles | 1 (2015–16) |
| Calder Cups | 1 (2015–16) |
| Current season | |
The Cleveland Monsters are a professional ice hockey team based in Cleveland. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Monsters play home games at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland and have one Calder Cup championship, after winning their first title in 2016. The team has ever since held one of the highest attendance averages in the AHL, leading the league in the COVID-19 pandemic-shortened 2019–20 AHL season and all seasons since 2022-23.