The Cleveland Monsters may have just added 36 goals to their line-up.

Ahead of Saturday night’s season opener at Hershey, the Monsters announced Friday that they have signed elite sniper Rocco Grimaldi to a professional tryout agreement. The 31-year-old forward is coming off a season with the Chicago Wolves in which he finished third in the AHL with 36 goals in 72 games and second overall with 73 points. He also was named to the AHL Second All-Star Team.

The Monsters visit the defending Calder Cup champion Bears in the first-ever FloHockey AHL Game of the Week.

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The two-time AHL All-Star had been in training camp with the Carolina Hurricanes before being released, and he has played 203 NHL games with Florida, Colorado, and Nashville. The Wolves, who have resumed their affiliation with the Hurricanes after one season apart, also lost captain Chris Terry to the Bridgeport Islanders.

Cleveland has been busy lately bulking up its roster following the offseason departures of several veterans from last season’s team that went to a Game 7 overtime of the Eastern Conference Finals. Defenseman Madison Bowey, 29, signed a PTO with the Monsters after one season in the KHL split between three teams. The 2018 Stanley Cup champion last played in the AHL in 2022-23 with Laval. Cleveland also has brought in forwards Roman Ahcan, Joseph LaBate, and Chris Wilkie on PTOs.

Captain Brendan Gaunce along with Tyler Angle, Marcus Bjork, Nick Blankenburg, Josh Dunne, Carson Meyer, Billy Sweezey, Alex Whelan, and Jakub Zboril are among the offseason departures from last season's roster.  Jake Christiansen, David Jiricek, and Mikael Pyyhtia also are now with the parent Columbus Blue Jackets. Cleveland won the North Division regular-season title and took playoff wins against Belleville and Syracuse before falling to Hershey, the eventual Calder Cup champion.

How To Watch AHL Free Stream On YouTube

On Saturday nights throughout the season, the AHL and FloHockey will present a free Game of the Week on YouTube. The home team's broadcast will be shared as a free stream on FloHockey's YouTube page. The free broadcast will begin shortly before puck drop. Check FloHockey and AHL social channels to see which game will be streaming each week.

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On Saturday nights throughout the season, the AHL and FloHockey will present a free Game of the Week on X (formerly known as Twitter). The home team's broadcast will be shared as a free stream on FloHockey's Twitter page. The free broadcast will begin shortly before puck drop, posted on FloHockey's X feed. Check FloHockey and AHL social channels to see which game will be streaming each week.

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On Saturday nights throughout the season, the AHL and FloHockey will present a free Game of the Week on Facebook. You can access the game multiple ways on the Facebook. FloHockey will stream both home and road (if available) broadcasts on its Facebook page. The game can also be found live on the AHL's Facebook page.

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The season begins on Oct. 11, 2024 with the Milwaukee Admirals traveling to the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7 p.m. EDT and the Syracuse Crunch traveling to the Utica Comets at the same time. 

There are a total of 29 games over the opening weekend. 

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