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The franchise was officially announced on January 25, 2007, as the Lake Erie Monsters, referring to Bessie, a creature of local folklore. The name was chosen from researching focus groups around the Cleveland area and the logo incorporated the geographical connection in the region with Lake Erie. [5]
In northeastern Ohio and Michigan folklore, Bessie is a name given to a lake monster in Lake Erie, [1] [2] also known as South Bay Bessie [3] or simply The Lake Erie Monster.The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1817, [2] and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last three decades. [2]
Renamed the Lake Erie Monsters, the club resumed play in 2007 and then rebranded as the Cleveland Monsters in 2016. The team logo, a shark holding a hockey stick, was originally designed as an alternate logo for the San Jose Sharks before being modified with a top hat, a monocle, and formal wear for the Barons. This market was previously served by:
On December 16, 2011, before a Lake Erie Monsters game former Lumberjack Jock Callander had his number 15 retired in honor of his career as a member of the Lumberjacks, as well as his involvement in hockey initiatives in the Cleveland area. [2]
Lake Erie (/ ˈ ɪr i / EER-ee) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally. [6] [10] It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes [11] [12] and also has the shortest average water residence time. At its deepest point, Lake Erie is 210 ...
Crescent Lake Newfoundland and Labrador Canada: North America: Cressie: Eel-Like Lake Monster [9] 1950s–present Devil's Lake Wisconsin USA: North America: Devil's Lake Monster Fresh Water Octopus [10] Lake Tota Boyacá Colombia: South America: Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), Monster of Lake Tota: A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the ...
The franchise was moved to Cleveland to replace the departed Cleveland Barons and resumed play in 2007 as the Lake Erie Monsters. After the suspension of the IHL/AHL Grizzlies, a new ownership group purchased the Utah Grizzlies identity and resurrected a team of the same name in the ECHL that started playing in the 2005–06 season.
Lake Erie Monsters players (205 P) U. Utah Grizzlies (1995–2005) (3 C, 2 P, 1 F) Pages in category "Cleveland Monsters" The following 7 pages are in this category ...