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2018-19 Monsters Season Reviews

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2019 CBJ Top 25 Under 25: #18 Paul Bittner has a powerful mustache

Thanks to the over 80 of you who voted in our poll! Our Top 25 Under 25 countdown continues today : #18: PAUL BITTNER Voting 18th out of 34 eligible players Writers’ Vote: 15th Readers’ Vote: 20th Highest Placement: 4th (1 vote) Most Common Placement: 24th (7 votes) Biography Birthdate: November

2019 CBJ Top 25 Under 25: #21 Calvin Thurkauf searches for offensive niche

Thurkauf has lots of room to grow following a season riddled with injury

2018-19 Cleveland Monsters Reviews : Garret Cockerill fell short of AHL caliber play

At the end of the 2017-18 season, Garret Cockerill showed signs of great potential. He was fast, skilled, smart, and a hard worker during games. My hopes for a transition to the NHL were quite high for Cockerill. A different Cockerill appeared with the start of the 2018-19 season. His

2018-19 Cleveland Monsters Reviews: Jean-Francois Berube led the goalies before getting a season ending injury

At the beginning of the 2018-19 season, it was very clear Jean-Francois Berube would be the starting netminder for the Cleveland Monsters while Brad Thiessen and Matiss Kivlenieks shared backup duties. Things were a little rough for Berube in the beginning. Prolific scorers started to realize he had a weak

2018-19 Cleveland Monsters Reviews : Another year, another brick wall performance from Brad Thiessen

The 208-19 season was supposed to be a relaxing season for Cleveland Monsters netminder, Brad Thiessen. He started out the season sharing backup duties with Matiss Kivlenieks while stepping into the role of goalie coach. Thiessen was Mr. Dependable during the first half of the season. He graciously stepped into

2018-19 Cleveland Monsters Reviews : Matiss Kivlenieks was a decent second backup but could benefit from more AHL playing time

The Cleveland Monsters started the 2018-19 season with three netminders on their roster. Jean-Fracois Berube started for the squad. While Brad Thiessen and Matiss Kivlenieks shared back-up duties. Getting to play with veterans like Berube and Thiessen proved beneficial to Kivlenieks. As the season drew on, Kivlenieks starting tightening up