Fresno Monsters

Fresno Monsters
Fresno Monsters
City	Fresno, California
League	NAHL; WSHL
Division	West
Founded	2009
Home arena	Selland Arena
Colors	Black, green
Owner(s)	Fresno Ice, LLC.
General manager	Eric Ballard
Head coach	Eric Ballard
Media	ESPN2 Radio 790AM
Franchise history
2009-Present	Fresno Monsters

The Fresno Monsters are a Junior A Tier II ice hockey team based in Fresno, California. The team is a member of the North American Hockey League and play in the West Division,¹ as well as continuing to field a WSHL team.² The Mosters' home venue is the 7,600-seat Selland Arena in Fresno, California, previously home to the now defunct Fresno Falcons of the ECHL.

History

The Monsters were announced in Spring 2009, filling a void for hockey in Fresno after the Falcons folded. The team began play in mid-September 2009, playing in the Tier III Jr. A Western States Hockey League. On December 15, 2009 the Monsters announced the franchise was given expansion approval into the Tier II North American Hockey League for the 2010-11 season.

2011-2012 NAHL roster

Forwards
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
5	Mikhail Bushinski	F		5' 10"	175 lbs.	Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
8	Brendan Bradley	F		6' 0"	170 lbs.	Richborough, Pennsylvania, USA
9	Riley Borer	F		5' 10"	165 lbs.	Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA
26	Zach Wallace	F		5' 9"	170 lbs.	Burbank, California, USA
23	Dominic Valencia	F		5' 11"	180 lbs.	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
77	Petr Mainer	F		6' 1"	190 lbs.	Plzen, Czech Republic,
15	Ryan Doner	F		5' 11"	180 lbs.	Mukilteo, Washington, USA
22	Jordan Haskell	F		6' 0"	185 lbs.	Freeport, Maine, USA
12	Karl Anderson	F		6' 1"	185 lbs.	River Falls, Wisconsin, USA
20	Chase Sisk	F		6' 1"	205 lbs.	Treemont, Illinois, USA
16	Luke Sandler	F		6' 2"	197 lbs.	Chicago, Illinois, USA
24	Filip Winkler	F		6' 3"	210 lbs.	Sokolov, Czech Republic,
8	Nathan Ropelewski	F		6' 2"	190 lbs.	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
14	Kyle Buffardi	F		6' 1"	170 lbs.	Westminster, California, USA

Defensemen
#	Player	Pos.	Shoots	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
3	Brett Blomgren	D		6' 2"	185 lbs.	Canyon Country, California, USA
4	Jeffrey Pauluk	D		5' 8"	170 lbs.	Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
55	Kyle Sucher	D		5' 10"	180 lbs.	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
5	Jesse Durfee	D		6' 2"	190 lbs.	Savage, Minnesota, USA
2	Carl Witty	D		6' 1"	180 lbs.	Trevose, Pennsylvania, USA
6	David Dalbec	D		6'1"	185 lbs.	Superior, Wisconsin, USA
13	Mark Bittner	D		6' 1"	180 lbs.	Crookston, Minnesota, USA

Goaltenders
#	Player	Pos.	Catches	Height	Weight	Place of Birth
29	Tomas Sholl	G		6' 0"	160 lbs.	Hermosa Beach, California, USA
31	Mac Haight	G		6' 0"	185 lbs.	Sammamish, Washington, USA

Season records

Season	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs
Fresno Monsters (NAHL)
2010–11	58	19	34	5	43	158	243	1,635	6th, West	did not qualify
2011-12	60	27	23	10	64	167	179	1,454	5th, West	did not qualify
2012-13	60	18	35	7	43	139	224	1,115	4th, West	Lost in West Divison Semi-Final
Fresno Monsters (WSHL)
2009–10	49	41	5	3	85	264	94	1,516	1st, West	lost in Division Finals
2010–11	46	36	8	2	74	220	119	1,233	2nd, West	lost in 1st Round
2011-12	46	43	2	1	87	264	93	1,281	1st, West	lost in Thorne Cup Finals Round Robin
2012-13	46	32	13	1	65	208	114	1,326	1st, West	lost in Thorne Cup Finals Round Robin

References

External links

[1] http://www.fresnomonsters.com

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[1] Fresno Monsters Make Move to Largest Tier II Junior Hockey League in U.S.

[2] Fresno team granted conditional approval

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