Cleveland, OH
Griffins’ offense goes quiet in low-scoring affair against Cleveland
CLEVELAND, OH — While the Grand Rapids Griffins didn’t give up much to their opponent on Sunday night, they didn’t produce a whole lot either to finish up their extended weekend.
In their first meeting with the Cleveland Monsters, the Griffins were not able to generate a ton of offense, leading to a 3-1 defeat, the team’s third loss in a row.
The Griffins fell behind the Columbus Blue Jackets’ American Hockey League affiliate early on, as Roman Ahcan beat Grand Rapids goaltender Sebastian Cossa for his sixth goal of the season just over four minutes into the contest.
However, a great play by two of the Detroit Red Wings’ prospects leveled the score just past the halfway mark of the frame. First-year Griffin Jakub Rychlovsky made a nice pass to Amadeus Lombardi, who made a great play to get around Monster netminder Zach Sawchenko to pot his fifth of the campaign.
Elmer Soderblom was awarded the secondary assist on the goal, his first of the season.
Unfortunately for GR, they wouldn’t be able to keep the game tied for long, as Ahcan was able to sneak a shot over Cossa with just over a minute to play in the first.
Grand Rapids had a couple of chances in the middle stanza, putting nine shots on goal. Yet, they could not find the equalizer. Things didn’t get any better for the Griffins in the final 20 minutes. While they attempted to create some scoring chances, they were only to put three shots on goal in the third period. Owen Sillinger put the icing on the cake with an empty-net goal in the final minute to give the Monsters the win.
The Monsters have beaten Grand Rapids in seven of the last nine meetings.
The Griffins were outshot 26-18 by Cleveland on Sunday, including 12-3 in the final frame. In 10 games this season, Grand Rapids has ended up on the wrong end of the shot counter every time. Cossa did all he could to give his team a chance, making 23 stops in his third regulation defeat of the campaign. Sawchenko, who had to be sharp when called upon, registered just his second win of the young season, turning away 17 shots.
Each team had a pair of chances on the power play, with both the Griffins and the Monsters coming up empty on the man advantage.
Grand Rapids (6-3-1-0) still holds the second-best winning percentage in the Central Division (.650), trailing the Milwaukee Admirals. Cleveland (4-3-0-1) is fifth among teams in the North with a .563 winning percentage.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Griffins go back on the road for a couple of matchups against divisional rivals, beginning on Thursday against the Iowa Wild in their annual School Day Game.
The Wild (3- 6-1-0) struggled in the early going, losing each of their first seven games of the season, finally snapping their losing skid last Tuesday against the Chicago Wolves. They have now won each of their last three after sweeping the San Jose Barracuda this weekend.
Thursday morning will mark the first of eight matchups between Iowa and Grand Rapids this year. The Griffins took seven of the eight meetings in 2023-24.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Home games in BOLD)
- Thursday, Nov. 7 @ Iowa Wild (11:30 a.m. ET)
- Friday, Nov. 8 @ Rockford IceHogs (8 p.m. ET)
- Wednesday, Nov. 13 vs. Rockford IceHogs (11 a.m. ET)
- Friday, Nov. 15 vs. Chicago Wolves (7 p.m. ET)
- Saturday, Nov. 16 @ Milwaukee Admirals (7 p.m. ET)
You can watch and listen to the Griffins all season long on AHL.TV
Find AHL standings and results here
CLEVELAND — The Ohio Investigative Unit said it conducted an 11-month Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program trafficking investigation in Cleveland in partnership with the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Nutrition Services.
The investigation found that Sagarmatha Home Decor LLC in Cleveland illegally exchanged over $17,000 in SNAP benefits for cash, clothes, appliances and more.
A search warrant was executed at the business and the owner’s residence, which resulted in a total of $63,309 being seized.
OIU said the owner has been indicted by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury on multiple felony counts, which included the illegal use of SNAP benefits, money laundering, telecommunications fraud and grand theft.
Additionally, in Cleveland, OIU said it conducted an operation that led to the confiscation of four illegal firearms and suspected methamphetamine. Three people were also arrested, who OIU identified as “violent felons,” including one offender who was on parole for attempted murder.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine joined with state, local and federal authorities on Monday, Nov. 3, to reiterate their partnership to reduce violent crime in Cleveland.
Gov. DeWine and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb introduced the Violence Reduction Initiative for Cleveland in 2023 to combat the increase in crime in the city.
“This partnership is a key example of what collaboration is all about,” said Mayor Bibb. “I’ve often said public safety is a group project. The men and women of our police department can’t do it alone. Federal law enforcement has played a critical role, state law enforcement has played a great role, as well as the county and the prosecutor.”
The partnership includes:
- Cleveland Division of Police (CPD)
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office
- Ohio State Highway Patrol
- Ohio Investigative Unit
- Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center
- Ohio Adult Parole Authority
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- U.S. Marshals Service
- Homeland Security Investigations
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- U.S. Department of Justice
Since July 2023, Cleveland has led to more than 1,400 felony arrests for serious crimes such as homicide and felonious assault and seized more than 1,000 illegally possessed firearms.
Recent data from the Ohio Department of Public Safety (DPS) showed a small group of people commit most violent crimes in the state.
Less than 1% of Ohio adults were arrested each year for violent crimes or weapons charges between 1974 and 2023, most of those arrested being repeat offenders.
Approximately one-third of people arrested for violent crimes had been arrested five or more times before.
State officials have supported crime reduction programs in Cleveland, Toledo, Lima, Mansfield, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Dayton, Springfield, Columbus and Zanesville.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a close-call incident near the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
According to a social media post on Saturday, NTSB is sending a team to investigate a “loss of separation event” between an inbound Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Eurocopter helicopter.
NTSB is sending a team to investigate a loss of separation event between an inbound Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Eurocopter helicopter that occurred on Oct. 29 near the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Ohio.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 1, 2025
A loss of separation occurs when two aircraft come closer together than the minimum safe distance.
The close call event occurred on Oct. 29.
The Federal Aviation Administration posted on social media on Friday, ensuring safety amid shutdown-related staffing shortages.
Nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers have been working without pay for weeks, ensuring the safety of more than 50,000 daily operations across the national airspace system (NAS).
As we head into this weekend, a surge in callouts is straining staffing levels at multiple…
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) November 1, 2025
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19 News has reached out to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, which shared the following statement:
19 News reached out to Southwest Airlines, which shared the following statement:
19 News confirmed that the helicopter involved was a medical helicopter en route to St. John Medical Center in Westlake.
Below is a statement from Metro Aviation provided by a spokesperson from MetroHealth Medical Center:
According to the spokesperson, the aircraft traveled from the base at the Wayne County Airport to St. John’s, and there were no patients on board at the time.
19 News also reached out to NTSB for more details.
This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.
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