The Lake Erie Monsters are AHL champions after winning the Calder Cup in thrilling fashion, completing their sweep of the Hershey Bears in overtime Saturday night.

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That title, though, was won with a heavy heart, as the Monsters just lost longtime equipment manager Phil Simon, who died at 83 Thursday after a battle with leukemia.

In a touching moment, Monsters fans chanted "Thank you, Phil!" at Game 4 on home ice.

The championship was Cleveland's first since 1964, and the team dedicated it to Simon.

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