The Cleveland Monsters announced Monday several changes to the team’s hockey operations department, including the hiring of Chris Bergeron as Associate Coach, the promotion of Jeremy Lascko to Head Equipment Manager, and the hiring of Matthew Wentz as Assistant Equipment Manager.
Bergeron replaces outgoing Associate Coach Mike Haviland while Lascko takes over for Mitch MacLeod who, like Haviland, was promoted to Columbus.
A former centerman and native of Wallaceburg, Ontario, Bergeron, 53, spent the last five seasons as Miami (OH) University’s Head Coach (2019-24) following a nine-year stint as Head Coach at Bowling Green State University from 2010-19.
Bergeron began his coaching career with a decade spent as an Assistant Coach at Miami from 2000-10, during which time he overlapped with Monsters Head Coach Trent Vogelhuber from 2008-10 during Vogelhuber’s collegiate playing career.
Bergeron played college hockey at Miami from 1989-93, served as Miami’s captain from 1991-93, and enjoyed a seven-year professional playing career in the IHL, ECHL, CHL, UHL, and AHL from 1993-2000.
