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February 22, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Vs. Lowell (2/18): A shorthanded goal by center Eric Staal with less that five minutes remaining in the third period gave the Lowell Lock Monsters the edge over the Monarchs, 3-2, on Friday night at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Monarchs had power play goals from left wing Noah Clarke and center Michael Cammalleri. Lowell received tallies from defenseman Mike Commodore and Staal (2). Monarchs goaltender Mathieu Garon took the loss with 18 saves. Lowell's goaltender Cam Ward (34 saves) earned the win. Manchester went 2-for-11 on the power play. Lowell was 1-for-6 on the power play.

Vs. Binghamton (2/19): Center Jason Spezza had one goal and four assists as the Binghamton Senators handed the Monarchs their worst loss of the season, a 7-2 defeat at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night. Left wings Dustin Brown and Jeff Giuliano scored for the Monarchs. Left wings Brandon Bockenski (2), Arpad Mihaly and Denis Hamel and defensemen Christoph Schubert and Neil Komadoski also lit the lamp for the Senators. Monarchs goaltender Adam Hauser, who replaced Mathieu Garon (three saves on five shots), took his sixth loss of the season, stopping 20 shots. Manchester went 0-for-5 on the power play. Binghamton was 2- for-4 on the power play.

At Lowell (2/20): Centers Matt Ryan and Michael Cammalleri and left wing Ryan Kinasewich each scored and goalie Adam Hauser stopped three of the four shots he faced as the Monarchs halted their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 shootout win at the Tsongas Arena on Sunday night. Cammalleri scored at the 19:00 minute mark of the first period to put the Monarchs on the board. Lock Monsters right wing Chuck Kobasew tied up the game midway through the third period to send the game into overtime and a shootout. Monarchs goaltender Adam Hauser earned his first shootout victory of the year, stopping 29 shots. Lock Monsters goaltender Cam Ward took his third shootout loss of the season, stopping 37 shots. Manchester went 0-for-2 on the power play. Lowell was 0-for-3 on the power play.

MONARCHS INJURY REPORT
2/20/05: Connor James is day-to-day with a facial contusion.
2/18/05: Doug Nolan is week-to-week with an upper body injury.
2/18/05: Petr Kanko is week-to-week with a broken finger.
2/18/05: Denis Grebeshkov is week-to-week with a lower body injury.
2/18/05: George Parros is week-to-week with a lacerated finger.
2/11/05: Jeff Miles is week-to-week with back spasms.
2/2/05: Brad Smyth is week-to-week with a knee sprain.
1/19/05: Tom Kostopoulos is week-to-week with an abdominal strain.
1/19/05: Yanick Lehoux is out a minimum of four months following knee surgery.
1/08/05: Scott Barney is out 16 weeks after undergoing hip surgery.
12/13/04: Greg Hogeboom is out 10-12 weeks after undergoing wrist surgery.
11/27/04: Ryan Flinn is week-to-week after undergoing Achilles Tendon surgery.

NEWS & Notes

The Monarchs six-game losing streak against the Lowell Lock Monsters was the longest against one opponent in team history. The Monarchs are 3-5-0-1 in games against the Lock Monsters this season. The teams are scheduled to meet three more times in 2004-05.

The Lock Monsters have held the Monarchs to two or less goals in seven straight games. Manchester is averaging just 2.44 goals per game against the Lock Monsters this season. That's a stark contrast to the Monarchs league-leading 3.46 goals per game average against all opponents this season.

The Monarchs hosted their 11th sellout of the season on Saturday night against the Binghamton Senators. With an average of 8,879 fans per game, the Monarchs lead the 28-team American Hockey League in attendance.

Center Michael Cammalleri collected the game-winning goal as the Monarchs snapped their losing streak to the Lock Monsters on Sunday night with a 2-1 shootout win at the Tsongas Arena. The game-winner, the fourth of the season for Cammalleri, also snapped a Monarchs three-game overall losing streak. The losing streak was the longest of the season.

Cammalleri, who leads the league in goals (32), power plays goals (15) and ranks second in the league in points (74), enters this week's action with a three-game scoring streak. The third-year pro has four points (2-2=4) over his last three games.

With his 15th power play goal of the season on Friday night against the Lock Monsters, Cammalleri set a new Monarchs single season record for power play goals in a season. Former Monarchs left wing Eric Healey held the previous record of 14 power play goals in a season. Healey set the mark during the 2002-03 season.

Cammalleri needs just one more power play goal to move past Healey into first place on the Monarchs all-time power play goals scored list. Cammalleri and Healey share the career mark with 20 power play goals as Monarchs.

With his next point, Cammalleri will move past center Yanick Lehoux into third place on the Monarchs all-time scoring list.

Cammallleri has 133 points (57-76=133) in 107 career Monarchs games over three seasons (2002-05).

Monarchs Career Scoring Leaders
1. Steve Kelly (2001-04) 164 pts (50-114=164)
2. Pavel Rosa (2002-04) 151 pts (67-84=151)
3. Michael Cammalleri (2002-05) 133 pts (57-76=133)
3. Yanick Lehoux (2002-05) 133 pts (53-80=133)
5. Eric Healey (2001-03) 131 pts (66-65=131)

Cammalleri, just the third player in franchise history to score 30 or more goals in a season, has 15 points (5-10=15) in his last 12 games.

Cammalleri needs just 11 goals over his last 26 games to surpass Healey for most goals in a season. Cammalleri has 32 goals in 53 games. Healey collected a league-high 42 goals in 75 games during the 2002-03 campaign.

With 11 goals, Cammalleri will also become the Monarchs new career goal leader. Cammalleri has 57 goals in 107 career Monarchs games. Former Monarchs right wing Pavel Rosa holds the all-time mark of 67 goals. He recorded the 67 goals in 151 games over two seasons (2002-04).

Cammalleri (42 assists) needs eight assists over his last 26 games to set a new single season assist record. Former Monarchs center Steve Kelly (2003-04) and Rosa (2003-04) share the franchise record of 49 assists in a season.

Left wing Jeff Giuliano has equaled his career best in goals (6), assists (14) and points (20) in an AHL season. Giuliano had 20 points (6-14=20) in 80 games with the Monarchs last season.

Defenseman Joe Rullier, the Monarchs all-time games played (247) and penalty minute leader (719), is on pace to break the Monarchs single season record for penalty minutes in a season. Rullier, who leads all AHL defensemen with 234 penalty minutes this season, needs just 36 penalty minutes over his last 26 games (1.38 minutes per game) to surpass the current record of 269 penalty minutes in a season, established by former Monarchs left wing Kip Brennan in 2001-02.

Left wing Dustin Brown has scored the first goal of the game eight times this season. Healey holds the record for most first goals in a season with 10 during the 2003-03 season. Brown is tied for second on the Monarchs with 23 overall goals.

Left wing Noah Clarke is just three goals away from his second consecutive 20-goal season as a Monarch. Clarke, who set Monarchs rookie records for goals (25) and points (51) last year, notched his 17th goal of the season on Friday night against the Lock Monsters. Clarke, who has 37 points (17-20=37) on the season, is tied for the team leadership among forwards with a plus-17 plus/minus rating.

PROMOTIONs

Mullet Night – The Final Cut: The Monarchs will pay homage to "hockey hair" one last time when they host the Worcester IceCats at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:05 p.m. On hand for this sad but historic event will be former Mullet Hall of Fame winners Barry Melrose, a former coach of the Los Angeles Kings and current ESPN personality, and The Hanson Brothers, immortalized as members of the Charlestown Chiefs in the classic hockey movie, "Slap Shot."

Tickets for Mullet Night - The Final Cut, sponsored by TRIMZ Family Haircut Center, are on sale now and may be purchased at the Verizon Wireless Arena box office. Individual tickets may also be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (603) 868-7300, or by visiting Ticketmaster on-line at www.ticketmaster.com.

New Hampshire Legends Of Hockey: Pay tribute to the newest members of the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey when the Monarchs host the Providence Bruins on Sunday, March 6 at 4:05 p.m.

The Monarchs will wear commemorative UNH jerseys for the game. The jerseys will then be auctioned off after the game with proceeds benefiting the Legends of Hockey, an organization that honors men and women who have contributed greatly to the sport of ice hockey in the state.

The New Hampshire Legends Of Hockey Class of 2005 includes: Bernard Arguin, Hampton, NH; Dick Boucher, Manchester, NH; Alphonse Corriveau (deceased), Manchester, NH; Carl Langlais, Berlin, NH; Ken McKinnon, Alton, NH; Dick Roy, Berlin, NH; and Elmo Theriault (deceased), Berlin, NH.

The newest class of inductees will be honored at a luncheon, scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at the Wayfarer Inn, and then introduced during an on-ice ceremony at the Verizon Wireless Arena prior to the Monarchs game with the Bruins.

Tickets for the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey luncheon are $30 and can be purchased by calling Dick Theriault at (603) 895- 2450. Theriault can also be reached via e-mail at dtheriaultd@msn.com.

Golden Ticket Night: The first 5,000 fans attending the Monarchs game against the Philadelphia Phantoms on Friday, March 11 at 7:35 p.m. will receive a Monarchs chocolate bar. Five of the bars will be wrapped in gold foil. If your chocolate bar is one of the five wrapped in gold foil, then you have a golden ticket.

All golden ticket winners will receive a team autographed authentic Monarchs jersey, an opportunity to meet their favorite player after the game, a $100 Monarchs Pro Shop gift certificate, tickets to a future Monarchs game and $25 in concession gift certificates.

EVENTS

Goals For Success Visit To Peter Woodbury School: Defenseman Mike Weaver and right wing Dan Welch will stop by Peter Woodbury School in Bedford on Thursday, February 24 starting at 1:30 p.m. Weaver and Welch will participate in the Monarchs highly successful Goals For Success program.

Wild Rover Visit: Join several Monarchs players when they visit the Wild Rover Pub & Restaurant in Manchester on Thursday, February 24 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.



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