At a recent holiday gathering, members of the Lake Erie Monsters discussed their resolutions for 2011, along with some of the most memorable places they have spent New Year's Eve. Curtis Fraser, David Liffiton and Jason Bacashihua recalled the most interesting places they’ve opened a new year, while Justin Mercier, Fraser and Assistant Coach Dan Laperriere stated their resolutions.

When asked the most memorable place they’ve spent New Year’s Eve, here is how some of our favorite Monsters responded:

#5 David Liffiton: “New York City.”

#28 Curtis Fraser: “Las Vegas. I played there my first year (Las Vegas Wranglers, ECHL). I was hurt, but I guess I was lucky enough to spend New Year’s Eve there.”

#16 Justin Mercier: “When I was younger my family and I used to go to Peek’n Peak, which is a ski resort by my home town. There’d be a couple of my friends and their families, and we would always go up there to celebrate New Year’s Eve. It was always just a blast ya know, going up and skiing and having fun.”

#35 Jason Bacashihua: “Probably when I was in Russia for the World Junior Championships. It was pretty interesting. We got fifth place. We only lost two games, and the game that we had to win we lost to Russia, but it was a lot of fun. It was definitely different the way they do New Year’s over there, but it was a lot of fun."

When asked about their New Year’s Resolutions for 2011, here is how some of our favorite Monsters responded:

#28 Curtis Fraser: “Cut back on coffee. I didn’t totally clear it off the list, but I definitely need to cut back.”

#16 Justin Mericer: “To ween down the amount of pop that I drink.”

Assistant Coach Dan Laperriere: “To stop drinking Diet Pepsi.”