Monthly Prospect Report: December 2018

Cleveland sits third in the North Division and seventh-T in the Eastern Conference with an 11-8-3-0 record (25 pts,) after the first two months. The team is 5-5-2-0 (12 pts.) at home and 6-3-1-0 (13 pts.) on the road.
C Zac Dalpe continues to lead the club in scoring with 13-12-25 in 21 games, ranking third-T in the AHL in goals and sixth in points.
LW Nathan Gerbe leads the Monsters in assists and ranks second-T in points (3-14-17).
D Tommy Cross leads team blueliners in points with 2-8-10 in 22 contests.

PROSPECTS OF NOTE
LW Eric Robinson is second-T in the AHL among rookies with 9-8- 17 in 22 games. The forward, who signed an entry level contract with the Jackets on Mar. 26, 2018 after serving as the captain at Princeton, is second on the Cleveland Monsters in goals and points (tied) in his first year as a pro.
F Emil Bemstrom leads the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in goals and power play goals (seven) with 12-4-16, while averaging 13:00 TOI in his first 21 games with Djurgarden this season. The 19-yearold was Columbus' fourth round pick, 117th overall, in the 2017 NHL Draft.
RELATED: Bemström Lights the Lamp in SHL
C Liam Foudy ranks second-T on the London Knights (Ontario Hockey League) in goals and points with 13-11-24 in 22 outings. The Jackets' first-round selection, 18th overall, in this past summer's draft, has collected points in the pastnine-straight games (7-8-15).

CLEVELAND MONSTERS STATS

| Vitaly Abramov (RW) | Cleveland | AHL | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | | Paul Bittner (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 20 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | | Alex Broadhurst (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | | Gabriel Carlsson (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 2 | | Adam Clendening (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | | Ryan Collins (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 8 | | Tommy Cross (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 18 | | Zac Dalpe (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 21 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 27 | | Nathan Gerbe (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 22 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 12 | | Mark Letestu (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 2 | | Ryan MacInnis (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 22 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 11 | | Sonny Milano (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 8 | | Michael Prapavessis (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | Eric Robinson (LW) | Cleveland | AHL | 22 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 6 | | Justin Scott (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 15 | | Kole Sherwood (RW) | Cleveland | AHL | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 | | Blake Siebenaler (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 4 | | Dillon Simpson (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 8 | | Doyle Somerby (D) | Cleveland | AHL | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | | Kevin Stenlund (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 20 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 | | Calvin Thurkauf (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 16 | | Sam Vigneault (C) | Cleveland | AHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 12 | | Skater | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Jean-Francois Berube (G) | Cleveland | AHL | 15 | 7-6-2 | 3.17 | .897 | 0 | 889 | | Matiss Kivlenieks (G) | Cleveland | AHL | 7 | 2-1-1 | 3.84 | .861 | 1 | 32 | | Goaltender | Team | Lge | GP | REC | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

Other League Stats

| Emil Bemstrom (F) | Djurgarden | SHL | 21 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 | | Tim Berni (D) | ZSC Lions | NLA | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 2 | | Jonathan Davidsson (RW) | Djurgarden | SHL | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | | Trey Fix-Wolansky (RW) | Edmonton | WHL | 30 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 19 | 20 | | Liam Foudy (C) | London | OHL | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 14 | | Vladislav Gavrikov (D) | SKA | KHL | 32 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | | Kale Howarth (C) | UConn | H-East | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 21 | | Marcus Karlberg (W) | Leksands IF | Allsvenskan | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 | | | Leksands IF | SuperElit | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 20 | | Kirill Marchenko (W) | SKA | VHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 | | | SKA | MHL | 12 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | | Carson Meyer (RW) | Ohio State | Big10 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | | Andrew Peeke (D) | Notre Dame | Big10 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | | Robbie Stucker (D) | Minnesota | Big10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | Alexandre Texier (C) | KalPa | Liiga | 23 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 8 | | Veeti Vainio (D) | SaiPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | | Daniel Zaar (RW) | Rogle BK | SHL | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | | Skater | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Elvis Merzlikins (G) | HC Lugano | NLA | 21 | 10-9-0 | 2.28 | 0.927 | 12 | 1,261 | | Daniil Tarasov (G) | Toros | VHL | 15 | 10-4-1 | 2.02 | 0.915 | 0 | 802 | | Peter Thome (G) | North Dakota | NCHC | 6 | 1-3-0 | 3.75 | 0.838 | 0 | 256 | | Veini Vehvilainen (G) | Kärpät | Liiga | 18 | 13-2-3 | 1.38 | 0.940 | 4 | 1,089 | | Goaltender | Team | Lge | GP | REC | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |