Kings Assign Zatkoff to the Monarchs
Published on October 10, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have announced the following player transaction. In addition, the Monarchs released defenseman Joe Charlebois from his professional tryout agreement and re-assigned goaltender Jean-Francois Berube to the ECHL's Ontario Reign, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced on Monday.
Re-assigned to Manchester (AHL):
Jeff Zatkoff - G
Charlebois, 25, split the 2010-11 season between the ECHL's Toledo Walleye and the Kalamazoo Wings. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound native of Potsdam, New York collected one point (1-01) and 28 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Walleye and 16 points (0-1616) and 48 penalty minutes in 46 games with the Wings. Charlebois competed in 127 games with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats over four seasons (2004-09) and recorded 27 points (3-2427) and 161 penalty minutes.
Berube, 20, did not appear in a game with the Monarchs this season. The 6-foot-1, 174-pound native of Repentigny, Quebec was selected by the Kings in the fourth-round (95th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He played the past three seasons with the Montreal Juniors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he went 32-7-8 with three shutouts, a 2.60 goals-against-average and a .902 save percentage in 50 regular season games during the 2010-11 season. Among QMJHL netminders, Berube ranked fourth in goals-against-average, second in wins, sixth in winning percentage and tied for fifth in shutouts as he helped lead his club to the playoffs.
The Monarchs head to the Dunkin' Donuts Center to take on the Providence Bruins at 7:05 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WTPL 107.7 The Pulse, WGIR.COM and at www.manchestermonarchs.com.
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