Pierogi Power! AHL’s Cleveland Monsters Rebrand As ‘Pierogies’ for Weekend Series

The Cleveland Monsters are hoping to get a boost from some pierogi power next weekend.

The American Hockey League team will rebrand as the Cleveland Pierogies for their home games on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in celebration of Northeast Ohio’s significant Polish population.

The alternate identity includes an anthropomorphic hockey-playing pierogi logo that sits on the front of a white jersey. The jersey also has broad wavy red stripes with black outlines around the waist and sleeves, along with a red collar with white laces at the front.

*Courtesy **Cavaliers Team Shop** and **@monstershockey** / Instagram*

Each shoulder features a roundel logo with “CLEVELAND PIEROGIES HOCKEY CLUB” written around the outside. Inside is a pierogi with a bite taken out of it to form a C sitting on top of a Polish flag.

*Courtesy **@monstershockey** / Instagram*

Numbers on the back and sleeves are the same light brown colour as the skating pierogi on the front with a black outline and set in a rounded font. Names on the back are black and set in the same font.

Along with the jerseys, the Monsters are introducing a new pierogi mascot for the weekend, although it doesn’t have a name yet. Fans can enter their name ideas for a chance to win prizes here.

*Courtesy **Cleveland Monsters** / Facebook*

There’s no indication on the Monsters’ website or social media channels if game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off or if replica jerseys will be available for purchase. Their Instagram account did show a line of hats, T-shirts, hoodies and other merchandise, but those were not yet available to buy on the team’s online shop as of publication.