Monarchs Sign Derek Arnold and Alex Guptill
August 29, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
Monarchs Sign Derek Arnold and Alex Guptill
(Manchester Monarchs)
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Manchester Monarchs Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Rich Seeley announced that the team has signed Derek Arnold and Alex Guptill to Standard Player Contracts for the 2016-17 season.
The Monarchs are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings and the American Hockey League's Ontario Reign.
Arnold, 26, returns to the Monarchs for a second season after splitting the 2015-16 campaign between the Monarchs, Portland Pirates (AHL), Ontario Reign (AHL) and Charlotte Checkers (AHL). With the Monarchs, Arnold posted 30 points in 42 games on 16 goals and 14 assists, 45 penalty minutes and a +4 rating. The right shot ranked third amongst rookie skaters with an 18% shooting percentage over the course of the season, and appeared in all five Kelly Cup Playoff games for the Monarchs, adding two assists.
The 5-foot-8, 172-pound forward from Foxboro, Mass. appeared in 14 AHL games this past season, recording his first points (1g, 1a) Mar. 26 with the Checkers against the Manitoba Moose. Prior to the 2015-16 campaign, Arnold spent one season with Lillehammer in Norway, and recorded 45 points on 21 goals and 34 assists in 45 games.
Arnold, a graduate of UMass-Lowell (H-East), played in 154 collegiate games, scoring 98 points on 43 goals and 55 assists, was named to the 2010-11 Hockey East All-Academic Team and won a Hockey East Championship during the 2012-13 season.
Guptill, 24, also makes his return to Manchester after splitting the 2015-16 season between the Binghamton Senators (AHL), Evansville IceMen (ECHL), Monarchs and Rochester Americans (AHL). With the Monarchs, Guptill appeared in 14 games and scored 10 points on five goals and five assists.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound native of Newmarket, Ontario has played in 89 career AHL games between the Texas Stars, Senators and Americans over parts of the last three seasons. In total, Guptill has netted 29 AHL points on 12 goals and 17 assists. Prior to turning pro, Guptill attended the University of Michigan, and played in 110 games in three years, scoring 94 points on 44 goals and 50 assists.
Guptill was voted the 2011-12 CCHA Rookie of the Year while at Michigan, and was drafted by the Dallas Stars (#77 overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Arnold, Guptill and the Monarchs open the 2016-17 regular season Oct. 14 (7 p.m.), when they host the Adirondack Thunder for the first of two games on Opening Weekend.
Season ticket packages to see the Monarchs begin their quest for the Kelly Cup are on sale now! Call the Monarchs front office at 603-626-7825 or click here for more information to reserve your seat today!
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