After reassigning him to the Lake Erie Monsters on the weekend, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed defenseman Oleg Yevenko to a one-year two-way contract Thursday (Oct. 1). A 24-year-old 6’7,” 229 lbs. defenseman, from Minsk, Belarus, Yevenko finished his schooling at UMass-Amherst last season and also played four games with Adirondack in the AHL. At
The Lake Erie Monsters officially began a new era Sunday (Sept. 27) as the official top level minor team for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Previously playing out of Springfield, MA; the Jackets moved into Cleveland for the new season with an opening day roster of 24 players including three goaltenders (Anton Forsberg, Joonas Korpisalo and
The Blue Jackets are inching closer to its 2015-16 roster, cutting another four to what should be a competitive Lake Erie Monsters team on Saturday (Sept. 26). Three players: defenseman Oleg Yevenko, and goaltenders Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg, were assigned to the Monsters while forward Brett Gallant was released with the intention of ultimately
One of the many off season affiliation changes in the American Hockey League that saw teams bring affiliates a little closer to the parent teams involved the Lake Erie Monsters. A longtime affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche, it makes a lot of sense that the Monsters will now send players to the Columbus Blue Jackets.