The 2016-17 opening weekend was full of excitement for the Cleveland Monsters. They had a beautiful banner raising to commemorate the 2016 Calder Cup win and swept their opposition. All of this happened while the Cleveland Indians were playing next door heading deep in the playoffs against the Toronto Blue Jays.
After the sweep, Eli Mooneyham, a Monsters beat reporter at the time, and I chatted with Captain Ryan Craig about the weekend and what it was like to see the championship banner hanging from the rafters.
Eli Mooneyham:
Ryan, being the leader of this team, what did you see so far has there been anything significant from last year’s team to this one?