AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Weekly Report

Published on April 26, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

Vs. Portland (4/19): Left wing Bud Holloway scored his third game-winning goal in the 2010 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Series B, this one came two minutes into the overtime period to extend the Manchester Monarchs lead in the series to 3-0 as they sunk the Portland Pirates, 2-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Monday night. Center Marc-Andre Cliche scored the first goal of the game and Holloway added the game-winner for the Monarchs. Defenseman Mike Weber scored the lone goal for the Pirates. Monarchs goaltender Jonathan Bernier (3-0) earned his third playoff victory stopping 37-of-38 shots. Pirates netminder J.P. Lamoureux (0-3) took his third playoff loss of the season with 22 saves. Manchester went 0-for-3 on the power play. Portland was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Vs Portland (4/20): Goaltender Jonathan Bernier stopped 44 shots and left wing Bud Holloway scored his fourth game-winning goal of the 2010 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Series B to complete the Manchester Monarchs four game sweep of the Portland Pirates, 7-2, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. Right wing Trevor Lewis (2), left wing Bud Holloway, right wing Kevin Westgarth, center Oscar Moller, defenseman Andrew Campbell and defenseman Joe Piskula found the back of the net for the Monarchs. The Pirates collected goals from left wing Nathan Gerbe and right wing Mark Mancari. Monarchs goaltender Jonathan Bernier (4-0) earned his fourth playoff victory stopping 44-of-46 shots. Pirates netminder Todd Ford (0-1) took his first playoff loss of the season with 17 saves before being pulled in the second period. Portland's goaltender J.P. Lamoureux (0-3) made five saves on the night. Manchester went 1-for-5 on the power play. Portland was 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

At Worcester (4/25): The Manchester Monarchs fell to the Worcester Sharks, 4-3, in game one of the 2010 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Final at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon. Center Oscar Moller, right wing John Zeiler and left wing Dwight King tallied for the Monarchs. Right wing Benn Ferriero, forward Dean Strong, center Cory Quirk and center Steve Zalewski scored for the Sharks. Monarchs goaltender Jonathan Bernier (4-1) took his first loss of the playoffs with 23 saves on 27 shots. Sharks netminder Alex Stalock (5-1) picked up his fifth win of the playoffs with 22 saves. Manchester went 0-for-4 on the power play. Worcester was 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

NEWS & NOTES

The Manchester Monarchs (4-1) advanced to the Calder Cup Atlantic Division Final for the second time in franchise history. The Monarchs sweep of the Portland Pirates was the first time the team has won four straight playoff games and the first time they have won a series in just four games.

Next up, Manchester is battling the Worcester Sharks in the division final. The Sharks beat the Lowell Devils in their division semifinal four games to one.

During the regular season, the Monarchs were the underdogs with a record of 3-4-0-1 against the Sharks.

Worcester 5 @ Manchester 2 (Feb 14 2010) Final

Manchester 2 @ Worcester 5 (Jan 16 2010) Final

Manchester 2 @ Worcester 5 (Dec 29 2009) Final

Manchester 1 @ Worcester 3 (Dec 18 2009) Final

Worcester 3 @ Manchester 6 (Dec 11 2009) Final

Worcester 4 @ Manchester 5 (Dec 5 2009) Final SO

Manchester 1 @ Worcester 2 (Nov 6 2009) Final SO

Worcester 1 @ Manchester 4 (Oct 31 2009) Final

Manchester dropped game one of the division final to Worcester, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. The four goals the Monarchs allowed the Sharks in that one game is one shy of the total number of goals they allowed the Pirates in the entire series.

Left wing Bud Holloway (4-1=5) leads the Monarchs in goals scored in the playoffs with four tallies, all of which were game-winners.

Holloway is the only player in the AHL with four game-winning goals in the playoffs.

Holloway's four tallies are tied for fourth place in the AHL.

Holloway's overtime game-winner last Monday against the Pirates was the fastest overtime goal scored by the Monarchs in the playoffs. His goal at the two-minute mark beat the previous record of 1:46 into double overtime when left wing Jeff Giuliano scored the game-winner in the Monarchs 6-5 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack on April 21, 2006.

Holloway and center Justin Azevedo (0-5=5) lead the Monarchs with five points each.

Holloway's four goals and one assist, and Azevedo's five assists put them each on five-game scoring streaks.

Defensemen Andrew Campbell (1-3=4) and Jacob Muzzin (0-1=1) join defenseman Mark Ardelan, center Marty Murray and center Patrick O'Sullivan among Monarchs players who have registered a plus/minus of plus-3 in a single game. Campbell and Muzzin picked up plus-3 ratings in the Monarchs 3-1 win over the Pirates on Saturday, April 17.

Campbell is tied with right wing Trevor Lewis (3-1=4), center Corey Elkins (1-3=4), left wing Dwight King (1-3=4) and center Andrei Loktionov (0-4=4) for third on the Monarchs roster with four points each.

King has four points (1-3=4) in his last three games.

The Monarchs have scored a goal within the first 35 seconds of the game in each of their last three games. Center Marc-Andre Cliche scored 35 seconds into Monday's 2-1 win over Portland; Lewis scored 31 seconds into Tuesday's 7-2 win over Portland and center Oscar Moller (2-1=3) scored 35 seconds into Sunday's 4-3 loss to Worcester. The fastest opening goal in the Monarchs playoff history came when right wing Tim Jackman scored 28 seconds into the Monarchs 4-3 victory over the Providence Bruins on May 12, 2007.

Defenseman Joe Piskula (1-2=3) leads the Monarchs in plus/minus and is tied for first place in the AHL with a plus-7 rating through the first five games of the playoffs.

Only one player on the Monarchs roster has a minus rating, defenseman Viatcheslav Voynov is minus-1 in the two games that he has played this playoff season.

Goaltender Jonathan Bernier is 4-1 between the pipes this post-season. His 1.80 goals-against-average ranks second in the AHL and his .943 save percentage is also ranked second. He's stopped 148-of-157 shots through 301 minutes of play.

MONARCHS TRANSACTIONS

4/8/10: The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) signed center Jordan Nolan to an amateur tryout agreement.

4/5/10: The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) released goaltender Dave Wilson from his amateur tryout agreement.

4/5/10: The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) released defenseman Doug Nolan from his professional tryout agreement.

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