AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Weekly Report

October 29, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

vs. Worcester (10/27): The Manchester Monarchs scored first against an opponent for the first time this season and never looked back as they defeated the Worcester Sharks, 5-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night. Manchester registered goals from center Andy Andreoff, left wing Marc-Andre Cliche, defenseman David Kolomatis, right wing Brandon Kozun and defenseman Slava Voynov. Right wing Sebastien Stalberg scored the lone goal for the Sharks. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (4-1-0) earned his fourth victory of the season stopping 20-of-21 shot attempts. Sharks netminder Harri Sateri (1-3-0) took his third loss of the season saving 7-of-10 shots on the night. Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock (1-2-0) made saves on 17-of-19 shots in relief of Sateri. Manchester was 1-for-4 on the power play. Worcester went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

vs. Binghamton (10/28): Canadian Heritage Night marked the fifth win in six games this season for the Manchester Monarchs as they defeated the Binghamton Senators 4-0 at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs received goals from center Andy Andreoff, right wing Brandon Kozun, center Andrei Loktionov and right wing Tyler Toffoli. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (5-1-0) earned his fifth victory and first shutout of the season stopping all 29 shots he faced. Senators netminder Ben Bishop (0-1-0) took his first loss of the season saving 34-of-38 shots on the afternoon. Manchester was 1-for-3 on the power play. Binghamton went 0-for-6 with the man advantage.

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES

The Manchester Monarchs (5-1-0-0) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 10 points. The St. John's IceCaps (4-4-0-0) are in second place in the division with eight points. The Portland Pirates (3-3-1-0) sit in third place in the division with seven points. The Worcester Sharks (2-4-0-1) rank fourth in the division with five points. The Providence Bruins (2-4-0-0) are in fifth place in division with four points.

Atlantic Division

GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT 1

Manchester Monarchs 6 5 1 0 0 10 0.833 2

St. John's IceCaps 8 4 4 0 0 8 0.500 3

Portland Pirates 7 3 3 1 0 7 0.500 4

Worcester Sharks 7 2 4 0 1 5 0.357 5

Providence Bruins 6 2 4 0 0 4 0.333

The Monarchs are 2-0-0-0 on the road and are 3-1-0-0 at home this season.

Manchester is 8-for-25 (32.0%) on the power play this season which ranks second in the American Hockey League.

Right wing Brandon Kozun (2-6=8) leads the team in both assists (six) and points (eight).

Kozun has a six-game point streak (2-6=8).

Kozun tallied the game-winning goals against the Sharks on Saturday, October 27 and against the Binghamton Senators on Sunday, October 28..

Kozun leads the team with two game-winning goals this season.

Defenseman David Kolomatis (3-3=6), center Andrei Loktionov (3-3=6), center Andy Andreoff (3-1=4) and right wing Tyler Toffoli (3-2=5) are tied for the team lead in goals scored with three tallies and is second on the Monarchs in points (five).

Kolomatis and Loktionov are tied for second on the team with six points each.

All three of Kolomatis' goals this season have come when the team was on a power play. His three power play goals lead the team.

Loktionov has a four-game point streak (2-3=5).

Andreoff tallied the game-winning goal at 1:43 of the third period on Opening Night against the Bruins on Friday, October 12.

Toffoli had a four-game point streak (2-2=4) snapped on Saturday, October 27.

Toffoli scored his first professional shorthanded goal against the Pirates on October 20.

Toffoli leads the team with 21 shots on goal.

Toffoli ranks fourth on the Monarchs with five points.

Center Linden Vey (2-2=4), defenseman Slava Voynov (2-2=4), center Marc-Andre Cliche (1-3=4), defenseman Jake Muzzin (0-4=4), left wing Richard Clune (1-3=4), defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk (0-4=4), right wing Stefan Legein (0-4=4) and Andreoff (3-1=4) are tied for fifth on the team in points with four each.

Vey tallied an assist and the game-winning goal against the Pirates on October 20 for his first multi-point game of the season.

Voynov tallied a goal and an assist in his first multi-point game of the season against the Pirates on Saturday, October 20.

Voynov tallied a shorthanded goal in a 5-1 victory over the Sharks on Saturday, October 27. The shorthanded goal was the Monarchs third this season which ranks second in the AHL.

Cliche has a four-game point streak (1-3=4).

Cliche ranks third on the Monarchs all-time games played list with 290.

Cliche tallied his first goal of the season in a 5-1 victory over the Sharks on Saturday, October 27. The goal was Cliche's 59th goal in a Monarchs uniform ranking ninth of the franchise's all-time list.

Clune leads the team and is tied for 14th in the AHL with 23 penalty minutes.

Clune's 715 penalty minutes rank second on the Monarchs all-time career penalty minutes list.

Bodnarchuk leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-5. In two games against his former team, Bodnarchuk has registered two assists, two shots and a plus-1 rating versus Providence.

Legein is on a four-game assist and point streak (0-4=4).

Left wing Tanner Pearson (2-1=3) ranks 13th place on the Monarchs with three points.

Pearson made his professional debut with the Monarchs against the Bruins on Friday, October 12.

Pearson registered his first professional goals and points against the Pirates on October 20, registering two goals and an assist in the Monarchs 6-4 victory.

Left wing Dwight King (0-2=2) and defenseman Nick Deslauriers (0-2=2) are tied for 14th on the team in scoring with two points each.

King made his season debut with the Monarchs on Saturday, October 27 registering two assists in the game.

Last season, King was recalled by the Los Angeles Kings on February 10, 2012. He appeared in 27 regular season games totaling five goals and nine assists for 14 points. King also appeared in 20 playoff games for Los Angeles totaling five goals and three assists for eight points and 13 penalty minutes.

Center Robbie Czarnik (1-0=1), defenseman Andrew Campbell (0-1=1), left wing Nikolay Prokhorkin (0-1=1), defenseman Thomas Hickey (0-1=1) and goaltender Martin Jones (0-1=1) are tied for 16th place on the Monarchs with one point each this season.

Czarnik recorded the first goal by a Monarchs player at the Verizon Wireless Arena for the 2012-13 regular season in a 4-3 defeat to the Bruins on Friday, October 19.

Campbell appeared in his 300th professional game (all with the Monarchs) against the Devils on Saturday, October 13. Campbell's 303 games rank second all-time on the Monarchs most games played list.

Campbell did not dress for the Monarchs on Sunday, October 28. It was his first game missed since March 13, 2011.

Prokhorkin tallied an assist on Kolomatis' game-winning goal against the Albany Devils on Saturday, October 13. The game also marked Prokhorkin's AHL debut.

Hickey tallied his first point on the season, an assist on the game-winning goal against the Senators on Sunday, October 28.

Jones (5-1-0) has played in all six of the Monarchs games of the season registering a 1.84 goals-against-average, a 0.926 save percentage and stopping 137-of-148 shots attempts.

MONARCHS PROMOTIONS

Bobble Election - The first 2,000 fans at the Monarch home game against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast their vote in the 2012 Manchester Monarchs Bobble Election. Fans will be able to choose a President Barack Obama or Governor Mitt Romney Bobblehead, courtesy of WGIR AM's The Paul Westcott Show.



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