Monarchs Top Lock Monsters In A Shootout
February 20, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LOWELL, MA â 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 Manchester Monarchs halted their three-game losing streak with a 2-1 shootout win before a crowd 6,755 at the Tsongas Arena on Sunday night.
The Monarchs win snapped a Lock Monsters six-game winning streak in the season series. Nine games into the season series, the Monarchs have a record of 3-5-0-1 against their closest rival.
With the win, the Monarchs (36-12-3-3, 78 points) moved five points ahead of the second place Hartford Wolf Pack (35-17-1-2, 73 points) in the American Hockey League's Atlantic Division. The Wolf Pack lost to the Norfolk Admirals on Sunday night.
Ryan, Cammalleri and Knasewich each scored against Lock Monsters goalie Cam Ward (38 shots, 37 saves), who entered the contest with a four-game winning streak against the Monarchs. Wards record dropped to 17-9-3 with the shootout loss.
Hauser (30 shots, 29 saves) saw his record improve to 13-6-0 on the season as he beat the Lock Monsters for the first time this season.
Cammalleri had the only goal in a first period that included three fights and plenty of hard hits. Cammalleri scored his league-leading 32nd goal of the season after taking a centering pass from left wing Jeff Giuliano in the slot. Cammalleri took the feed and flipped the puck into the top left corner of the Lowell net. Left wing Dustin Brown also assisted on the goal, scored with one minute remaining in the period.
Cammalleri's goal came just seconds after a scuffle broke out between Monarchs defenseman Tim Gleason and Lock Monsters defenseman Sean Curry. Ryan and Lock Monsters defenseman Danny Richmond also squared off in the period, as did newly signed Monarchs forward Darren Van Oene and Lock Monsters defenseman Mike Commodore.
The Lock Monsters tied the game with the team-leading 27th goal of the season for center Chuck Kobasew, scored 7:18 into the third period. Defenseman Mark Giordano and left wing Colin Forbes shared assists on the play as Kobasew stuffed the puck between the pads of Monarchs goalie Adam Hauser after taking a pass from Giordano in the left corner.
The Monarchs outshot the Lock Monsters, 4-3, in the five-minute overtime period, which led to the Monarchs second shootout win of the season.
The Monarchs return to action when they travel to Worcester to meet the IceCats at the DCU Center at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23. The game against the IceCats will be the second of four straight on the road for the Monarchs, who return to the Verizon Wireless Arena to host the IceCats on Tuesday, March 1 at 7:05 p.m.
NOTES: The Monarchs, who have 12 players listed as injured, signed forwards Doug Christiansen and Darren Van Oene to professional tryout agreements prior to Sunday's game. Christiansen (15-18=33) was playing in the United Hockey League with the Danbury Trashers. Van Oene (9-15=24) was playing in the UHL with the Elmira Jackals.
Mullet Night â The Final Cut: The Manchester 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. 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.
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