Kings Recall Hauser; Monarchs Recall Fukufuji
November 14, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have recalled goaltender Adam Hauser from the Monarchs, Kings President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Dave Taylor announced today. In addition, the Monarchs recalled goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji from the ECHL's Reading Royals, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations announced.
Hauser will join the Kings in Nashville and dress for their game against the Predators tomorrow night. He will take the place of goalie Jason LaBarbera, who earlier today returned to Los Angeles for family reasons.
Hauser, 25, has a record of 5-2-1, a goals-against-average of 3.55 and a save-percentage of .894 in eight games with the Monarchs this season. The 6-foot-2, 194-pound native of Bovey, Minnesota, has not appeared in a regular season game with the Kings. Signed by the Kings as a free agent on July 8, 2004, Hauser will wear jersey No. 45 when he dresses for tomorrow night's game.
Fukufuji, 23, has appeared in four games with the Royals this season. The 6-foot-1, 186-pound native of Tokyo, Japan, has a record of 2-1-0, a goals-against-average of 3.20 and a save-percentage of .907 with the Royals. Selected by the Kings in the eighth-round (238th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Fukufuji participated in the Monarchs training camp the past two seasons.
The Monarchs face the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday, November 18 at 7:05 p.m. before they return home on Saturday, November 19 to host the Lowell Lock Monsters at 7:35 p.m.
Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey this season with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter; WTSL-AM 1400, Lebanon) and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to the each Monarchs game to watch the game live!
Belanger Announces Retirement
Kings left wing ends NHL career with 23 points and 695 penalty minutes in 248 games
LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles Kings left wing Ken Belanger has informed the club of his intentions to retire from the National Hockey League, Kings President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Dave Taylor announced today.
Belanger, 31, had zero points and seven penalty minutes in five games with the Kings this season. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound native of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, signed a one-year contract with the Kings on September 30 after making the team out of training camp. He began training camp as a non-roster invitee.
Belanger, originally selected by the Hartford Whalers in the seventh-round (153rd overall) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, also played for the Kings during the 2002-03 season when he collected 17 penalty minutes in four games before suffering a concussion that caused him to miss the remainder of the season. In addition, he appeared in 43 games with the Kings during the 2001-02 season and recorded two points (2-0=2) and 85 penalty minutes.
In 248-career NHL games with the Kings, the Boston Bruins, the New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs, Belanger had 23 points (11-12=23) and 695 penalty minutes.
The Monarchs face the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Friday, November 18 at 7:05 p.m. before they return home on Saturday, November 19 to host the Lowell Lock Monsters at 7:35 p.m.
Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey this season with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter; WTSL-AM 1400, Lebanon) and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.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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