Cleveland Monsters

American Hockey League team in Cleveland, Ohio

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 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.