Blue Jackets tab Lake Erie Monsters as new top AHL affiliate
The Columbus Blue Jackets have reached an agreement with the Lake Erie Monsters to have the Cleveland-based team serve as the NHL club's American Hockey League affiliate.
The Blue Jackets ended their five-year relationship with the AHL team in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The multiyear affiliation with the Monsters will begin with the 2015-16 season.
The Monsters are owned by Dan Gilbert, who also owns the Cleveland Cavaliers, and play their home games at the Cavaliers' home, Quicken Loans Arena. The 2015-16 season will be the Monsters' ninth in the AHL, the club having served as an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche the past eight years.