The Lake Erie Monsters clinch their first Calder Cup Championship with a sweep over the Hershey Bears, winning 1-0 in OT Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Lake Erie’s Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the OT game winning goal, his third post-season OT goal. Bjorkstrand won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, awarded to the MVP. Lake Erie’s Anton Forsberg made 23 saves in the shutout. Only 4 penalties were called in the game. The Calder Cup was won in front of the biggest crowd in history to see a professional hockey game in Ohio, coming in at 19,665. The Calder Cup has not been won by a Cleveland franchise since 1964, the last being by the original Cleveland Barons. (Rachel Lewis – Inside Hockey)
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- Josh Anderson (LEM – 77) and Kerby Rychel (LEM – 16) sandwich Madison Bowey (HER – 4) into the boards.
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- Tyler Lewington (HER – 2) knocks over Oliver Bjorkstrand (LEM – 29).
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- Sonny Milano (LEM – 22) skates the puck past Garrett Mitchell (HER – 22).
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- Riley Barber (HER – 19) collides with Lukas Sedlak (LEM – 28).
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- Tyler Lewington (HER – 2) skates the puck away from Markus Hannikainen (LEM – 37).
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- The largest crowd in history to attend a professional hockey game in Ohio. The attendance was announced as 19,665.
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- Anton Forsberg (LEM – 31) makes a save against Nathan Walker (HER – 12).
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- Chandler Stephenson (HER – 21) skates the puck in the neutral zone.
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- The Lake Erie Monsters wear stickers honoring their late Assistant Equipment Manager Phil Simon who passed away June 9, 2016 after a 6 year battle with leukemia.
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- Former Miami RedHawks players Trent Vogelhuber (LEM – 13) and Riley Barber (HER – 19) .
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- Nathan Walker (HER – 12) skates the puck past Alex Broadhurst (LEM – 25) as Steve Eminger (LEM – 23) prepares to defend.
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- Justin Peters (HER – 35) makes a glove save against Alex Broadhurst (LEM – 25).
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- Oliver Bjorkstrand (LEM – 29) scores the game winning goal in OT to clinch the Calder Cup for the Lake Erie Monsters.
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- Nick Moutrey (LEM – 7) lifts up TJ Tynan (LEM – 18) in celebration.
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- Oliver Bjorkstrand (LEM – 29) receives the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, awarded to the MVP.
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- The Mullet Brothers and Lake Erie Monsters fans rejoice in celebration of the Monsters Calder Cup win.
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- Ryan Craig (LEM – 12) X’s out the Calder Cup after Lake Erie wins the championship.
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- AHL President David Andrews presents the Calder Cup to Monsters captain Ryan Craig (LEM – 12).
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- Lake Erie Monsters mascot Sully shows off his Calder Cup ring.
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- Josh Anderson (LEM – 77) helps teammate John Ramage (LEM – 5) lift the Calder Cup.
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- Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen lifts the Calder Cup.
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- The 2016 AHL Calder Cup Champions, the Lake Erie Monsters.
