The Cleveland Monsters and the defending Calder Cup Campions, the Charlotte Checkers, battled it out in a physical and thrilling weekend series at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse.
Friday’s game was a very close game which kept you on the edge of your seat until the final shot of the night.
“The thing that’s fresh on my mind right now is that’s probably the tightest, most intense hockey game we’ve played. It’s a man’s game out there and both teams played hard and competed.”- Head Coach Mike Eaves
The physical style play started 1:30 into the game courtesy of Andrew Peeke when he dropped someone behind the net while battling for the puck.