Monarchs Announce Multiple Transactions
November 13, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Manchester Monarchs Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations, Rich Seeley, announced today that Alex Guptill has been traded to the Allen Americans (ECHL) for Rick Pinkston, and in a separate move, Robbie Donahoe has been traded to the Utah Grizzlies for future considerations.
The Monarchs are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings and the American Hockey League's Ontario Reign.
Pinkston, 26, has played in seven games this season for the Americans and has recorded three assists and 10 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-1, 201-pound left-shot defenseman won the Kelly Cup with the Americans last season, and posted 14 points on two goals and 12 assists in 45 regular season games, adding 48 penalty minutes. In the Kelly Cup Playoffs, Pinkston played 16 games and recorded four assists.
The native of Trenton, Mich., played four seasons at Dartmouth College (NCAA) where he logged 117 games and scored 34 points on 11 goals and 23 assists. The second-year pro has played 12 games in the AHL between the Springfield Falcons and San Jose Barracuda.
Guptill, 24, played eight games for the Monarchs this season and recorded six points on three goals and three assists. The former third-round pick (#77 overall) of the Dallas Stars in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft has played 89 career AHL games between the Texas Stars, Binghamton Senators and Rochester Americans, and 46 games in the ECHL with the Monarchs and Evansville IceMen.
Donahoe, 25, heads to the Grizzles after playing in four games this season for the Monarchs without recording a point. With the Monarchs last season, the native of Canton, Mass., played in 43 games and recorded eight points on two goals and six assists.
Pinkston and the Monarchs are back in action Wednesday, Nov. 16 (10 a.m.) when they host the Reading Royals on Education Day from SNHU Arena.
Don't miss Mullets in Movember on Saturday, Nov. 19 (6 p.m.), when the Monarchs host the same Reading Royals squad. Join the Monarchs in their effort to raise awareness about men's cancers, with proceeds from the game to be donated to the American Cancer Society.
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