2022 Cleveland Monsters Offseason Player Tracker

SEASON SYNOPSIS

The 2021-22 season was a bit of a roller coaster for the Cleveland Monsters. “Inconsistency” was the word players and coaches often used to describe the team throughout the season. There were weeks when they struggled to put points on the scoreboard. Then, the next week, Cleveland would dramatically find its scoring touch, putting up five or more goals multiple games in a row. When all was said and done, the Monsters had a paltry record of 28-35-8-5, giving them a .454 win % and placing them 29th in the league out of 31 teams. Despite the AHL having extended playoffs, Cleveland missed out on making the 2022 Calder Cup Playoffs.

Defender Jake Christiansen was a bright spot for the Monsters last season. He was Cleveland’s leading point scorer (45) and led the team in assists (32). From March 5-19, 2022, Christiansen went on an eight-game assist streak, notching eight assists over those eight games. At the end of the season, he earned the honor of being named to the 2021-22 AHL Second All-Star Team.

The Monsters saw five goalies take the ice during the 2021-22 season. Linden Marshall, Jet Greaves, Daniil Tarasov, Cam Johnson, and Jean-Francois Berube suited up and took their place between the pipes for Cleveland. However, only Greaves met the 1,440 minutes requirement to be considered a qualified goaltender. During the 2021-22 season, he had a record of 12-12-2, boasted a .905 sv%, and led the team with a 2.84 GAA.

(List accurate as of February 9th, 2023 at 2:00pm CT)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Tyler Angle – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Roman Ahcan – Signed a PTO plus one year AHL contract on March 10
• Owen Sillinger – Signed an ATO plus one year AHL contract on March 25
• Robbie Payne – Signed a one-year AHL contract on March 25
• Liam Foudy – Signed a two-year NHL contract extension on June 17 (21-22 is two-way, 22-23 is one-way)
• Brendan Gaunce – Signed at two-year, two-way NHL contract extension on June 18
• Josh Dunne – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract extension on July 1
• Carson Meyer – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on July 2
• Trey Fix-Wolansky – Signed one-year, two-way qualifying offer with the Columbus Blue Jackets on July 23
• Cole Clayton – Signed two-year AHL contract on July 27
• Cole Fonstad – Signed one-year AHL contract on August 4
• Jake Gaudet – Signed a two-year AHL contract on August 10
• Brett Gallant – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 23

Defensemen

• Tim Berni – Last year of entry-level contract
• Jake Christiansen – Last year of entry-level contract
• Dillon Simpson – Last year of three-year AHL contract
• Billy Sweezey – Signed two-year, two-way NHL contract on March 7
• Olivier LeBlanc – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract extension on July 19

Goaltenders

• Jet Greaves – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Daniil Tarasov – Signed three-year, one-way NHL contract extension on June 15

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Kirill Marchenko – Signed a two-year, entry-level contract on May 3 (played for SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL and SKA-Neva St. Petersburg of the VHL in 2021-22)
• Mikael Pyyhtiä – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract on May 5 (played for TPS of Liiga in 2021-22)
• Joona Luoto – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract on June 1 (played for Tappara of Liiga in 2021-22)
• Mathieu Olivier – Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets from the Nashville Predators for a 2022 fourth round draft pick on June 30 (played for Nashville and the Milwaukee Admirals in 2021-22)
• Erik Bradford – Signed one-year AHL contract on August 16 (played with the Grand Rapids Griffins and ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings in 2021-22)
• Justin Richards – Signed a one-year AHL contract on August 29 (played for the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2021-22)
• Tyler Irvine – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract on September 1 (played for the Utica Comets and ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder in 2021-22)

Defensemen

• Marcus Bjork – Signed one-year, two-way entry-level NHL contract on May 24 (played for Brynas IF of the SHL in 2021-22)

Goaltenders

• Pavel Cajan – Signed two-year AHL contract on July 12 (played for Kitchener Rangers of OHL in 2021-22)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Adam Helewka – Signed one-year contract with HC Innsbruck of ICEHL on June 22
• Justin Scott – Signed one-year AHL contract with the Colorado Eagles on July 12
• Kevin Stenlund – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Winnipeg on July 13 (not extended qualifying offer by Columbus Blue Jackets on July 11)
• Zach Jordan – Signed one-year AHL contract with the Hartford Wolf Pack on July 14
• Cole Cassels – Signed with Belleville on October 31; originally signed with Södertälje SK of HockeyAllsvenskan on July 26
• Nathan Gerbe – Retired; accepted position as Forward Development Coach with Nashville on September 14
• Tristan Mullin – Signed an AHL contract with the Coachella Valley Firebirds on September 27
• Tyler Sikura – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on October 3
• Jake Slaker  – Retired (listed as “Former Professional Hockey Player” on his personal Instagram)

Defensemen

• Gabriel Carlsson – Signed one-year, two-way NHL contract with Washington on July 20 (not extended qualifying offer by Columbus Blue Jackets on July 11)
• Thomas Schemitsch – Signed a one-year contract with the Malmö Redhawks of the SHL on August 17
• Scott Harrington – Signed a PTO with the San Jose Sharks on September 9

Goaltenders

• Cam Johnson – Signed one-year, two-way AHL contract with the Charlotte Checkers  on July 20
• Jean-François Bérubé – Signed a PTO with Florida on September 15

(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)

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Other 2022 AHL Off Season Trackers :

Pacific

• Abbotsford Canucks

• Bakersfield Condors

• Calgary Wranglers

• Coachella Valley Firebirds

• Colorado Eagles

• Henderson Silver Knights

• Ontario Reign

• San Diego Gulls

• San Jose Barracuda

• Tucson Roadrunners

 

Central

• Chicago Wolves

• Grand Rapids Griffins

• Iowa Wild

• Manitoba Moose

• Milwaukee Admirals

• Rockford IceHogs

• Texas Stars

 

North

• Belleville Senators

• Cleveland Monsters

• Laval Rocket

• Rochester Americans

• Syracuse Crunch

• Toronto Marlies

• Utica Comets

 

Atlantic

• Bridgeport Islanders

• Charlotte Checkers

• Hartford Wolf Pack

• Hershey Bears

• Lehigh Valley Phantoms

• Providence Bruins

• Springfield Thunderbirds 
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins