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Monarchs Weekly Report

March 7, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

At Worcester (3/4): Center Oscar Moller ended the Manchester Monarchs come-from-behind victory at 3:24 of overtime to sink the Worcester Sharks, 3-2, at the DCU Center on Friday night. Right wing Brandon Kozun and defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov lit the lamp in regulation for the Monarchs. The Sharks jumped onto the scoreboard first with goals from right wing Benn Ferriero and center Andrew Desjardins. Monarchs goaltender Jeff Zatkoff (15-12-4) earned his 15th win of the season, stopping 29-of-31 shots on goal. Sharks netminder Tyson Sexsmith (1-1-1) took his first overtime loss of the season with 29 saves on 32 shots on goal. Manchester was 1-for-4 on the power play. Worcester was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Vs. Charlotte (3/6): Center Zach Boychuk scored the game-winning goal with 47 seconds remaining in regulation as the Manchester Monarchs fell to the Charlotte Checkers by a 3-2 margin Sunday afternoon at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Left wings Ray Kaunisto and Bud Holloway scored for the Monarchs. Left wings Jacob Micflikier and Nicolas Blanchard aslo found the back of the net for the Checkers. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (22-9-1) took his ninth loss of the season with 29-of-32 saves. Checkers netminder Justin Pogge (16-13-3) earned his 16th win of the season with 33 saves on 35 shots. Manchester went 0-for-6 on the power play. Charlotte was 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES

The Manchester Monarchs (38-20-2-5, 83 points) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 83 points. The Portland Pirates (37-17-5-2, 81 points) trail the Monarchs by two points, placing second in the division with 81 points. The Connecticut Whale (31-24-2-6, 70 points) sit in third place in the Atlantic Division with 70 points, 13 behind the division-leading Monarchs. The Worcester Sharks (28-23-4-8, 68 points) are ranked fourth in the division with 68 points each. The Springfield Falcons (30-29-2-3, 65 points) sit in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with 65 points. The Providence Bruins (28-30-3-2, 61 points) are sixth in the division with 61 points, while the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (21-34-3-4, 49 points) are in seventh place with 49 points.

Manchester's power play is ranked 12th in the AHL as they have scored 59 goals on 313 opportunities for an 18.8% conversion rate. On the penalty kill, the Monarchs are ranked fifth in the league as they have given up 42 goals when they have been down a man. They have been shorthanded 281 times this season and have an 85.1% penalty kill rating.

Manchester's home power play unit ranks sixth overall out of 30 AHL teams, scoring 35 goals with the man advantage in 163 opportunities for a 21.5% conversion rate.

Left wing Bud Holloway (23-28=51) leads the Monarchs in points with 51 to his credit.

Holloway is the first Monarchs player to score 23 goals in a season since four different players did so for the 2007-08 Monarchs squad, as left wing Matt Moulson (28-28=56), right wing Teddy Purcell (25-58=83), center Gabe Gauthier (23-37=60) and right wing David Meckler (23-13=36) accomplished that feat three years ago.

Holloway collected an assist during Friday's game against the Sharks, giving him 28 assists on the season, tying him for the team lead with defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov (13-28=41).

Holloway has 12 points (6-6=12) in his last nine games.

Left wing Dwight King (20-22=42), center Oscar Moller (17-25=42) and center Justin Azevedo (16-26=42) are tied for second place on the Monarchs in points with 42 each.

King's eight game point streak was snapped on Sunday, February 27 against Worcester when he was held off of the scoreboard. Prior to last Sunday's match-up, King recorded 11 points (6-5=11) in those eight games beginning on February 12 against the Sound Tigers.

King is tied with right wing Brandon Kozun (20-21=41) for second on the Monarchs in goal scoring with 20 tallies.

Moller's game-winning overtime goal on Friday against Worcester gave his six winning tallies on the season to tie him with Azevedo for fourth place in the AHL.

Moller has eclipsed his previous career-high of 15 goals, as he has accumulated 17 markers during the 2010-11 campaign.

Azevedo has collected 12 points (3-9=12) in his last nine games.

Voynov has recorded 41 points (13-28=41) this season, placing him in a tie for fifth place with Kozun on the Monarchs squad.

Voynov's 41 points also tie him for sixth overall in the AHL among blueliners in points.

Voynov's 13 goals are tied for the league lead among defensemen.

Voynov also leads the Monarchs squad with a plus-17 rating.

Kozun is in the midst of a seven-game point streak, as he has recorded five goals and seven assists for 12 points (5-7=12).

Kozun has recorded nine goals and nine assists for 18 points (9-9=18) in his last 12 games, dating back to February 11 against Portland.

Kozun garnered Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month honors for February on Tuesday, as he recorded eight goals and seven assists for 15 points (8-7=15) in 13 games for the Monarchs during the month.

Center Corey Elkins (16-20=36) collected two goals against Worcester on Sunday, February 27, giving him 36 points on the season. Elkins is ranked seventh on the Monarchs in points.

Elkins was assessed a game misconduct during the second period of Friday's game in Worcester when he jumped into a fight. He was sent to the dressing room for being the third man in.

Center Marc-Andre Cliche (14-18=32), with an assist in Sunday's game against the Checkers, places eighth on the Monarchs in points with 32.

Cliche, with 14 goals, has already eclipsed his previous career-highs of 11 goals, set in both the 2007-08 and the 2009-10 Monarchs seasons.

Center Andrei Loktionov (8-23=31) is ranked ninth on the Monarchs in scoring with 31 points.

Loktionov, recalled by the Los Angeles Kings on January 20, returned to the Monarchs line-up on Sunday, February 20. Skating in his first game at the Verizon Wireless Arena since his recent call up to the Kings, Loktionov suffered a shoulder injury on Friday, February 25 against the Sound Tigers. The second-year center had shoulder surgery in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 3 and is expected to be sidelined until training camp.

Loktionov recorded seven points (4-3=7) and two penalty minutes in 19 games with the Kings this season.

Left wing Richard Clune (8-14=22) is ranked third in the AHL with 216 penalty minutes.

Goaltender Martin Jones has played in 35 games with the Monarchs and has collected a record of 22-9-1 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.

Netminder Jeff Zatkoff has a record of 15-12-4 with a 2.90 goals-against-average and a .903 save percentage in 34 games this season.

MONARCHS TRANSACTIONS

2/28/11: The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) acquired forward Dustin Penner from the Edmonton Oilers (NHL) in exchange for defenseman Colten Teubert, a first-round draft pick in 2011 and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2012.

2/20/11: The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) returned center Andrei Loktionov to the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).

2/7/11: The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) released goaltender Kris Tebbs from his professional tryout agreement.

2/5/11: The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) signed goaltender Kris Tebbs to a professional tryout agreement.

MONARCHS PROMOTIONS

Operation Appreciation - Join the Monarchs on Saturday, February 12 as we celebrate our nation's armed forces, police, fire, military and EMT personnel as we say thank you in style!

Monarchs In The Community

Winning With Wellness - Defenseman Andrew Campbell and goaltender Martin Jones will speak to students at Henry Moore Elementary School on Monday, March 7 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. about eating healthy, limiting screen time, exercising and drinking non-sugary beverages as part of the Monarchs Winning With Wellness program in partnership with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of New England.

Read Across America - Left wing Richard Clune will read Z Is For Zamboni to students at Fairgrounds Elementary School on Tuesday, March 8 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. as part of Read Across America in partnership with Bank of America.

Read Across America - Left wing Bud Holloway will read Z Is For Zamboni to students at Birch Hill Elementary School on Tuesday, March 8 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. as part of Read Across America in partnership with Bank of America.

Read Across America - Right wing Brandon Kozun will read Z Is For Zamboni to students at McDonough Elementary School on Thursday, March 10 from 1:30-2:15 p.m. as part of Read Across America in partnership with Bank of America.

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