AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Weekly Report

January 21, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

At Rockford (1/16): The Manchester Monarchs' three game winning streak and six game road winning streak came to an end at the hands of the Rockford IceHogs in a 4-1 loss at the Rockford MetroCentre on Wednesday night. Center Trevor Lewis scored the lone Monarchs goal. Center Petri Kontiola, left wing Bryan Bickell, left wing Troy Brouwer and center Evan Brophey tallied for the IceHogs. Monarchs goaltender Erik Ersberg took the loss stopping 10-of-13 shots before being replaced by netminder Daniel Taylor in the second period who stopped 20 shots. IceHogs goaltender Corey Crawford earned the victory with 34 saves. Manchester went 0-for-7 on the power play. Rockford was 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

At Milwaukee (1/18): Goaltender Daniel Taylor made 30 saves for his first professional shutout in the Manchester Monarchs 1-0 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals at the Bradley Center on Friday night. Left wing Petr Kanko scored the only goal of the game. Admirals goaltender Pekka Rinne took the loss with 15 saves on the night. Manchester went 0-for-1 on the power play. Milwaukee was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

At Chicago (1/19): Center Jason Krog netted two goals as the former University of New Hampshire standout and his Chicago Wolves topped the Manchester Monarchs 5-2 at the Allstate Arena on Saturday night. Center Brian Boyle got on the scoreboard twice for the Monarchs. Defenseman Nathan Oystrick, center Steve Martins and defenseman Brian Fahey added to Krog's two tallies for the Wolves. Manchester goaltender Erik Ersberg took the loss with 28 saves. Wolves netminder Robert Gherson earned the win stopping 29 shots. Manchester went 0-for-5 on the power play. Chicago was 3-for-6 with the man advantage.

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES

The Monarchs (19-18-4-2) are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with 44 points.

Manchester collected eight points out of a possible 12 by winning 4-of-6 games during their six game road trip.

The Monarchs' six game road winning streak ended with their 4-1 loss o the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday, January 16.

Manchester is winless in their last six games (0-4-1-1) at the Verizon Wireless Arena, a franchise record.

The Monarchs have a home record of 8-11-1-1 and a road record of 11-7-3-1.

The Monarchs power play remains atop the AHL with a 25.9-percentage and the penalty kill is in 28th place with 76.7-percent.

The Monarchs have the best home power play record as they have scored 28 goals on 90 opportunities at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They are ranked fifth on the road with a power play record of 22 goals on 103 opportunities.

Manchester has scored at least one power play goal in 13 of their 19 wins this season.

23 of the 43 Monarchs games thus far this season have been determined by one goal. The Monarchs are 11-6-4-2 in one goal games, 2-5-0-0 in two goal games, 1-6-0-0 in three goal games and 5-1-0-0 in four goal games.

Manchester is 13-3-1-0 when leading after the first period and 13-1-1-0 when leading after the second period.

When scoring first in the game, the Monarchs are 13-5-2-0.

The best day of the week for the Monarchs to play is on Saturday. The team is 9-3-2-2 in 16 Saturday games this season. The Monarchs took their first road loss on Saturday on January 19 against the Chicago Wolves to bring their road Saturday record of 4-1-2-1. Manchester is 3-3-1-0 in seven Sunday games, 0-1-0-0 on Mondays and undefeated with one win on a Tuesday. On Wednesdays, the Monarchs have a record of 0-3-0-0. In the lone Thursday game this season, the Monarchs lost in overtime. Manchester is 6-8-0-0 on Fridays thus far this season.

The Monarchs are 4-2 in shootouts this season.

Right wing Teddy Purcell (14-39=53) leads the Monarchs with 53 points in 40 games. Recalled by the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, January 15, the 6-foot-3, 195-pound native of St. John's Newfoundland, made his debut against the Edmonton Oilers that night. Purcell has been held off the scoreboard in three games with the Kings.

Purcell has scored at least one point in 31-of-40 games with the Monarchs this season.

Purcell's 53 points are also ranked third in the AHL for overall scoring and is ranked first among rookies.

The rookie's 14 goals are tied for fifth place among league rookies.

His 39 assists rank third in the AHL in that category and also rank first among rookies.

Purcell's 25 assists on the power play are tied for first place in the AHL with defenseman Peter Harrold.

His nine power play goals are tied for fourth place overall with linemate left wing Matt Moulson. Purcell's power play tallies are also tied for second among rookies.

Gauthier (13-26=39) is ranked second on the Monarchs squad with 39 points in 37 games.

Gauthier's 26 assists are ranked third on the Monarchs squad.

Gauthier has scored at least one point in 24-of-37 games this season.

Gauthier's 39 points are tied for 10th in the AHL.

Gauthier's 26 assists are also tied for 14th place in the AHL in that category.

16 of Gauthier's 26 assists this season have come on the power play which ties him for fifth place in the AHL for power play assists.

Gauthier's eight power play goals are tied for 10th place in the AHL among power play tallies.

Harrold leads Monarchs blueliners and is tied for third on the team with 38 points (7-31=38) in 42 games.

25 of Harrold's 31 assists have come on the power play which ties him for the league lead with Purcell.

The second year defenseman is also tied for first among defensemen with 38 points and leads blueliners with 31 assists.

Center Brian Boyle is tied with Harrold for third place on the Monarchs squad this season and ranked second among AHL rookies with 38 points (19-19=38).

Boyle is also ranked second among AHL rookies with 126 shots on goal this season.

Boyle's 11 power play goals are ranked third overall and first among rookies.

The rookie center's three game-winning goals are also tied for second place among rookies.

Boyle's 19 goals lead AHL rookies.

Right wing Kevin Westgarth is tied for 13th in the AHL in penalty minutes with 119 in 39 games. Westgarth is also ranked third among rookies in penalty minutes. He has 17 major penalties that also rank first among rookies.

Goaltender Erik Ersberg is spending the majority of time between the pipes for the Monarchs. In 26 games between the pipes, Ersberg has a record of 10-10-2, a 2.93 goals-against-average and a .897 save-percentage.

Netminder Daniel Taylor has won his last three starts in net with the Monarchs. In nine games this season, Taylor has a record of 5-2-0, 2.37 goals-against-average and a .923 save-percentage.

Taylor earned his first professional shutout by stopping all 30 shots by the Milwaukee Admirals in the Monarchs 1-0 win on Friday, January 18.

MONARCHS TRANSACTIONS

1-16-08 - The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) assigned defenseman Peter Harrold to the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).

1-15-08 - The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) recalled right wing Teddy Purcell and defenseman Peter Harrold from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL).

MONARCHS INJURY REPORT

Center Marc-Andre Cliche is week-to-week with a lower body injury.

Goaltender Dan Cloutier is week-to-week resting a lower body injury.

Defenseman Patrik Hersley is week-to-week with an upper body injury.

Center Scott Parse is week-to-week with an upper body injury.

Defenseman Joe Piskula is week-to-week with an upper body injury.

MONARCHS PROMOTIONS

Winning Weekdays - If the Monarchs win on Wednesday, January 23 against the Worcester Sharks, fans who attend the game can redeem their ticket for a complimentary ticket to the Monarchs game on Monday, February 4 against the Milwaukee Admirals.



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