Monarchs Signs Boutin To Tryout
Published on December 16, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have signed goaltender Jonathan Boutin to a professional tryout agreement, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.
Boutin, 23, joins the Monarchs from the AHL's Manitoba Moose where he played in one game on December 5 against the San Antonio Rampage and stopped 24-of-28 shots in the loss. He has also played in 11 games with the ECHL's Victoria Salmon Kings and has earned a record of 6-3-2, a 2.64 goals-against-average and a .909 save-percentage this season. The 6-foot-2, 206-pound native of Granby, Quebec, split the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons between the AHL's Springfield Falcons and the ECHL's Johnstown Chiefs, and played for the AHL's Norfolk Admirals during the 2007-08 season. Boutin has an AHL career total of 98 games with a 30-48-6 record, a 3.26 goals-against-average and a 0.899 save-percentage. He will wear No. 46 for the Monarchs.
The Monarchs hopped on a plane for a two-day trip to Winnipeg where they will face off with the Moose at the MTS Centre on Tuesday, December 16 and Wednesday, December 17. Both games will begin at 8:30 p.m. EST. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGAM AM 1250 and at www.manchestermonarchs.com. Watch the games live on AHL Live for just $6 per game. Log onto www.manchestermonarchs.com and click on the link to AHL Live five minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live.
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