Kings Recall Vey; Monarchs Recall Niederberger
Published on January 16, 2014 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Los Angeles Kings, the parent club of the Manchester Monarchs, have recalled forward Linden Vey from Monarchs, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. In addition, the Monarchs have recalled goaltender Mathias Niederberger from the ECHL's Ontario Reign, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.
This is Vey's second recall of the season. The 22-year-old rookie has appeared in 14 games for the Kings this season (his first in the NHL), recording five points (all assists) and zero penalty minutes.
The 6-foot, 189-pound native of Wakaw, Saskatchewan has played in 20 games for the Monarchs this season, recording 22 points (6-1622), 14 penalty minutes and plus-3 rating. His 16 assists rank second on the club.
Vey was selected by the Kings in the fourth round (96th overall) in the 2009 NHL Draft.
Niederberger, 21, played 36 minutes of one game with the Monarchs and stopped 13-of-14 shots for a 1.67 goals-against-average and a .929 save percentage this season. He has also collected a 2-1-2 record with a 2.79 goals-against-average and .889 save percentage in six games with the Reign this season. Prior to turning pro, he appeared in 56 games with the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts during the 2012-13 season and collected a record of 35-12-3 with a goals-against-average of 2.34 and a .933 save percentage. The 5-foot-11, 171-pound native of D-sseldorf, Germany led the league with 1,692 saves and ranked third with a 2.34 goals-against-average, second with a .933 save percentage, third with 35 wins, fourth with four shutouts, and he tied for third with five shootout wins. In 22 postseason games, Niederberger backstopped the Colts to the J. Ross Robertson Cup Final against the London Knights. He registered a 15-6 record, a 2.60 goals-against-average and .928 save percentage in the playoffs and took the Colts to game seven of the final where they fell to the Knights.
In 49 games with the Colts during the 2011-12 season, Niederberger collected a record of 29-14-1-2, a 2.68 goals-against-average and a .918 save percentage. He also appeared in 13 games during the 2012 playoffs registering a 7-5-1 record, a 2.34 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage. Prior to joining the Colts, Niederberger appeared in eight games with the DEG Dusseldorf Metro Stars of the German Elite League in the 2010-11 season. With the Metro Stars, he had a record of 2-4-0 with a 3.43 goals-against-average and a .874 save percentage.
The Monarchs travel to Newfoundland to battle with the St. John's IceCaps at 6:00 p.m. at Mile One Centre on Friday, January 17. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on Monarchs Radio Network WGIR AM 610, WGIRAM.com, and at manchestermonarchs.com presented by Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.
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