The first season in North America for Calvin Thurkauf was a long slug of a year. After a good start, the Swiss center’s season reflected what the Cleveland Monsters were going through as a team. A long, disappointing year with a glimmer of hope shining towards the end.
And not a glimmer because the team was surging and looking to make the playoffs, but because the season was coming to and end and the youngest team in the AHL had made it through the year. Thurkauf had a solid finish to the season after being put back at center.