AHL Manchester Monarchs

Kings Place Calder On IR

Published on November 2, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


MANCHESTER, NH/LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have placed forward Kyle Calder on the injured reserve list with a left thumb injury (retroactive to October 31), Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today.

Calder, 28, was injured in the third period of the Kings-Columbus Blue Jackets game on Wednesday night at STAPLES Center. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound native of Mannville, Alberta, has six points (3-3=6) and four penalty minutes in 13 games with the Kings this season.

Originally selected by Chicago in the fifth-round (130th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft and signed by the Kings as an unrestricted free agent on July 2, 2007, Calder has 251 points (102-149=251) and 246 penalty minutes in 450 career NHL games with the Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Philadelphia Flyers and Blackhawks.

The Monarchs and Lowell Devils will face-off at the Tsongas Arena on Friday, November 2 at 7:05 p.m. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR-AM 610 and at www.manchestermonarchs.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.manchestermonarchs.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to the each Monarchs game to watch the game live.



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