Good Bye Lake Erie...Hello Cleveland Monsters

[JungleJON]

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[Bubba Thudd]

boo.

Should've left it Lake Erie.

 

[SoupNazi]

I personally preferred Lake Erie.

 

[Timl2009]

Good move..Should never have been Lake Erie..Would have preferred Cleveland Barons, But I'll take this.

 

[adsfan]

Great plan for selling the new jerseys!

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

I liked Lake Erie but Cleveland is ok. The jerseys are a joke though.

 

[Mike Jones]

Yeah - if you're going to go with Cleveland you should probably change the name to Barons as there's serious AHL history with that name.

 

[rabinsurance]

Yeah - if you're going to go with Cleveland you should probably change the name to Barons as there's serious AHL history with that name.

Most of it negative. Three failed professional franchises with that name in Cleveland. The Sharks took care of napalming that bridge.

 

[Mike Jones]

Most of it negative. Three failed professional franchises with that name in Cleveland. The Sharks took care of napalming that bridge.

They were a complete failure at the NHL level but their AHL history as the Barons has been a little better.

 

[rabinsurance]

They were a complete failure at the NHL level but their AHL history as the Barons has been a little better.

Were you living under a rock from 2001-2006?

 

[Goldenshark]

Good move..Should never have been Lake Erie..Would have preferred Cleveland Barons, But I'll take this.

Should be Cleveland Blue Pants

 

[Mike Jones]

Were you living under a rock from 2001-2006?

Before that. Well before that.

Try this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(1937–73)

 

[rabinsurance]

Before that. Well before that.

Try this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(1937–73)

I don't know who you think you are to ever try to tell me anything about Cleveland hockey history. I'm at every game, have been for the last 24 plus years, I grew up here, I know how damaged that name is here. The only people who are clambering for it are idiots who don't know their rectums from a hole in the ground, or people who are so old that they risk breaking their hip when they soil their Depends.

 

[BigMac1212]

After winning the Calder Cup, the Monsters decide to change names? I'm questioning the decision. Either name is good, though I'm partial with the "Lake Erie" name.

 

[Mike Jones]

I don't know who you think you are to ever try to tell me anything about Cleveland hockey history. I'm at every game, have been for the last 24 plus years, I grew up here, I know how damaged that name is here. The only people who are clambering for it are idiots who don't know their rectums from a hole in the ground, or people who are so old that they risk breaking their hip when they soil their Depends.

You're obviously having a bad day and need a bottle and some sleep so I'll leave this for now.

 

[Timl2009]

Most of it negative. Three failed professional franchises with that name in Cleveland. The Sharks took care of napalming that bridge.

The original Barons were not a "failure" 9 Calder Cups-The only reason they eventually left was because of the WHA Crusaders..

 

[Timl2009]

I don't know who you think you are to ever try to tell me anything about Cleveland hockey history. I'm at every game, have been for the last 24 plus years, I grew up here, I know how damaged that name is here. The only people who are clambering for it are idiots who don't know their rectums from a hole in the ground, or people who are so old that they risk breaking their hip when they soil their Depends.

Uh-I cant afford season tickets, nor have the time to be at every game. That doesn't make me any less of a fan or "historian"..Ive been a follower of Cleveland Hockey since 1968 and the Old Barons..Ive studied the history as much as anyone..AND I grew up in Northeast Ohio..I still think marketed right, The Barons would have done well..I am glad CLEVELAND is back on the uniforms as it should be.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Agreed, the original Barons were hardly a failure.

The Barons logo on the CBJ alts (which look a bit like Baron throwbacks from the upper deck) would be an awesome uniform.

 

[Big Z Man 1990]

This might be a move on the part of the Jackets to fully claim the Cleveland market for themselves and drive out any influence the Pens have on it (no Clevelander who also roots for the Browns, which I don't anymore BTW, should in their right mind root for ANY Pittsburgh team, and that includes Crosby and Co.)

 

[axecrew]

This move is totally to jump on the back of the cavs and "admit" they play in cleveland. Funny how cleveland hadn't won anything in forever and the monsters chose to distance themselves from the city when they first regained AHL hockey. Now Cleveland is the "cool" thing to be and so they are piggybacking on the cavs success, since their own party lasted all of about 2 days.

 

[Captain Crash]

This move is totally to jump on the back of the cavs and "admit" they play in cleveland. Funny how cleveland hadn't won anything in forever and the monsters chose to distance themselves from the city when they first regained AHL hockey. Now Cleveland is the "cool" thing to be and so they are piggybacking on the cavs success, since their own party lasted all of about 2 days.

Uhh the Monsters and Cavs have the same owners so none of these rambles make sense.

 

[Tommy Hawk]

This move is totally to jump on the back of the cavs and "admit" they play in cleveland. Funny how cleveland hadn't won anything in forever and the monsters chose to distance themselves from the city when they first regained AHL hockey. Now Cleveland is the "cool" thing to be and so they are piggybacking on the cavs success, since their own party lasted all of about 2 days.

I hated the lake erie name but think it was a good move at the time. And I agree that hooking onto the Cleveland name now. About time Cleveland won something!!

 

[SemireliableSource]

After winning the Calder Cup, the Monsters decide to change names? I'm questioning the decision. Either name is good, though I'm partial with the "Lake Erie" name.

This wasn't a recent decision. They had to submit to the AHL for approval back in October. It was happening this season no matter what.

 

[axecrew]

Uhh the Monsters and Cavs have the same owners so none of these rambles make sense.

I know that and I can promise you that the operations of both teams are completely separate entities, having nothing to do with each other except a common owner.

The Monsters distanced themselves from the name cleveland from day 1....WHY???
And WHY is their 3rd jersey a complete rip off of the cavs colors, if not because they are piggybacking on the cavs winning??? Especially since their primary colors are that of the parent Blue Jackets....Same guy own them also????? Except of course they are also changing their colors to mimic the cavs also...
And now WHY go back and call them Cleveland??? For the reasons I named...they are piggybacking on the cavs success and that's all it is...ask the common sports fan who won the Calder cup and they have no freakin clue...ask that same person who won the NBA title and I can promise you they know the cavs won.

 

[Cacciaguida]

Now OKC is gone should have doubled down on the rebrand and grab the Barons moniker.

Casual fans usually had no idea where Lake Erie played whenever I talked to them, so like Atlanta it's a step in the right direction.