The Monsters will match up with the Belleville (Ontario) Senators in the North Division semifinals of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs.
The Cleveland Monsters celebrate clinching a spot in the 2024 AHL playoffs following a game against the Laval Rocket on April 11, 2024. The Monsters will play Belleville in a five-game series starting Wednesday.CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Monsters will match up with the Belleville Senators in the North Division semifinals of the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Playoffs.
After missing the playoffs last year, the Monsters won the AHL’s North Division and earned a first-round bye. Last week, fourth-seeded Belleville faced the fifth-seeded Toronto Marlies in a three-game first-round series. In Sunday’s Game 3, the Senators’ Garrett Pilon scored in overtime to secure a 4-3 victory, marking the first time in franchise history the Senators have made it past the first round. The teams scuffled in the postgame handshake line after Toronto was eliminated.
The Monsters, who last won the Calder Cup in 2016, will open the five-game series with two games in Belleville on Wednesday and Friday. Games 3, 4 and 5 are scheduled to be played at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse next week, with Games 4 and 5 if necessary. The Cleveland-Belleville winner will take on the winner of the series between Rochester, which finished No. 2 in the division, and No. 3 Syracuse. That series is tied 1-1.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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