AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Weekly Report

March 18, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

vs. Bridgeport (3/15): Defenseman Nick Deslauriers scored late in the third period as the Manchester Monarchs extended their point streak to nine games (7-0-1-1) with a 3-2 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday night. Defenseman David Kolomatis and right wing Anothony Stewart also scored for the Monarchs. Left wing Mike Halmo and defenseman Jordan Hill scored for the Sound Tigers. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (19-19-4) earned his 19th victory of the season stopping 29- of-31 shots. Sound Tigers netminder Rick DiPietro (3-3-0) took his third loss of the season making 23 saves on 26 shots. Manchester went 2-for-8 on the power play. Bridgeport was 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

@ Connecticut (3/16): The Manchester Monarchs could not extend their point streak to 10 games as goaltender Jason Missiaen recorded a shutout en route to a 3-0 Connecticut Whale victory at the XL Center on Saturday night. The Whale received goals off the sticks of center Alexander Carroll, left wing Chris Kreider and right wing Brandon Mashinter. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (19-20-4) took his 20th loss of the season making 21 saves on 24 shots. Missiaen (8-4-2) earned his eighth victory of the season stopping all 27 shots he faced. Manchester went 0-for-7 on the power play. Connecticut went 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

@ Providence (3/17): The Manchester Monarchs fell to the Providence Bruins on St. Patrick's Day, 3-1, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Sunday afternoon. Center Jordan Weal scored the lone goal for the Monarchs. The Bruins tallied goals from defenseman Graham Mink, center Ryan Spooner and left wing Maxime Sauve. Monarchs goaltender Jean-Francois Berube (0-2-0) took his second loss of the season making 34 saves on 37 shots. Hutchinson (8-12-3) earned his eighth victory of the season stopping 26-of-27 shots. Manchester went 0-for-1 on the power play. Providence went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES

The Providence Bruins (38-19-0-5) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 81 points. The Portland Pirates (34-22-3-2) are in second place in the division with 73 points. The Manchester Monarchs (29-26-3-4) ranks third in the division with 65 points. The Worcester Sharks (28-24-1-6) are in fourth place in the division with 63 points. The St. John's IceCaps (25-32-1-4) sit in fifth place in the division with 55 points.

The Monarchs are 14-15-1-1 on the road and are 15-11-2-3 at home this season.

Manchester is 13-6-0-0 overall when they play on a Saturday this season.

The Monarchs had their nine-game point streak (7-0-1-1) snapped in a 3-0 loss on Saturday, March 16.

The Monarchs finished the season 4-0-0-0 when playing the IceCaps in St. John's this season. Manchester has a six-game winning streak in St. John's dating to the 2011-12 season.

The Monarchs played in their 1,000th game on Saturday, February 16 against the IceCaps.

The Monarchs are third in the American Hockey League when faced with a penalty kill on the road (86.9%).

Center Linden Vey (15-40=55) leads the team with 40 assists and 55 points.

Vey appeared in his 100th AHL game (all with the Monarchs) on Saturday, December 15 against the Adirondack Phantoms.

Vey had a nine-game assist and point streak (1-13=14) end on Saturday, January 19. Vey's nine-game assist streak set a Monarchs franchise record.

Vey is the only Monarchs player to appear in all 62 of the team's games this season.

Vey has 36 points (8-28=36) in his last 34 games.

Vey had a six-game point streak (3-6=9) snapped against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Saturday, February 23.

Vey's 40 assists are tied for the league lead.

Vey leads the team with 12 power play assists.

Vey is third on the team with 15 goals.

Right wing Tyler Toffoli (28-20=48) is second on the team with 48 points.

Toffoli was named the Monarchs representative on the 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic Roster on Thursday, January 17. Toffoli registered a goal and an assist in a 7-6 loss for the Eastern Conference in the 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Game on Monday, January 28.

Toffoli tallied his second hat trick of the season and second against the Pirates in a 5-3 victory on Saturday, December 22.

Toffoli has 10 goals in 10 games against the Pirates this season, which also leads all VIP Cup skaters.

Toffoli leads the team and AHL rookie skaters with 28 goals this season.

Toffoli's 28 goals are also in fourth place among league skaters. Toffoli's 48 points is tied for first place in the league among rookie skaters.

Toffoli leads the team with six power play goals this season.

Toffoli has eight goals and 10 assists for 18 points in his last 17 games.

Toffoli leads the team with 172 shots on goal this season.

Toffoli also leads the team in plus/minus with plus-20.

Toffoli was recalled to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, March 10 and made his NHL debut Saturday, March 16 against the San Jose Sharks.

Right wing Brandon Kozun (22-22=44) is ranked third on the team with 22 assists and 44 points.

Kozun is second on the team with 22 goals this season.

Kozun has 11 goals in his last 12 games.

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

Kozun tallied game-winning goals against the Sharks on Saturday, October 27, against the Binghamton Senators on Sunday, October 28, against the IceCaps on Wednesday, November 7, versus the Bruins on Saturday, January 19, against the IceCaps on Friday, February 15 and versus the Sharks on Friday, February 22.

Kozun's six game-winning tallies rank tied for third in the league.

Kozun has 65 career tallies in a Monarchs uniform which is ninth on the franchise's all-time goals list.

Left wing Tanner Pearson (13-22=35) is in fourth place on the Monarchs with 35 points.

Pearson has three goals and three assists in his last seven games.

Pearson is second behind Vey on the Monarchs roster with 22 assists.

Pearson is second on the team in plus/minus with plus-13.

Pearson returned to the Monarchs line-up on Friday, March 15. He had been out of the line-up since Sunday, February 24 with an upper body injury.

Pearson reinjured himself in the Monarchs game on Friday, March 15.

Center Jordan Weal (10-14$) is fifth on the Monarchs with 24 points.

Weal has eight goals and nine assists for 17 points in his last 26 games.

Weal scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his professional career with goals on January 5 and 11.

Center Andrei Loktionov (7-15=22) is in sixth place on the Monarchs with 22 points.

Loktionov was traded to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 7 for a fifth round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Center Andy Andreoff (9-10=19) is in seventh place on the Monarchs with 19 points.

Andreoff tallied his first professional multi-goal game in a 5-4 shootout victory against the IceCaps on Friday, March 1.

Defenseman David Kolomatis (5-13=18) is in eighth place on the Monarchs with 18 points.

Kolomatis had a four-game assist streak (0-5=5) snapped on Saturday, March 2 against the IceCaps.

Three of Kolomatis' four goals this season have come when the team was on a power play.

Kolomatis returned to the Monarchs line-up on Friday, December 28 after missing 23 games due to injury.

Left wing Marc-Andre Cliche (8-9=17) is tied with left wing Dwight King (5-12=17), right wing Stefan Legein (5-12=17) and defenseman Nick Deslauriers (4-13=17) for ninth on the Monarchs with 17 points each.

Cliche had surgery on Monday, February 4 and is expected to be out of the line-up for an extended period of time.

Cliche is in third place on the Monarchs all-time games played list with 329.

Cliche has scored 66 goals in his career with the Monarchs which is tied for seventh place on the franchise's all-time goals scored list.

Cliche ranks ninth on the Monarchs all-time points list with 148 and ranks ninth on the franchise's all-time assist list with 82.

King was recalled by the Kings on Tuesday, January 15.

Legein tallied goals in consecutive games on March 8 and 10. His goal on March 8 was scored in overtime and his goal scored on March 10 was scored when the Monarchs were shorthanded Deslauriers leads Monarchs defensemen with 13 assists this season.

Defenseman Slava Voynov (7-9=16) is tied with defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk (5-11=16) for 13th place on the Monarchs with 16 points each.

Voynov's seven goals lead team defensemen.

Voynov rejoined the Kings on Tuesday, January 15.

Defenseman Bryan Rodney (4-10=14) is in 15th place on the Monarchs with 14 points.

Defenseman Thomas Hickey (3-9=12) ranks 16th on the Monarchs with 12 points.

Hickey was picked up off waivers by the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 15.

Defenseman Jake Muzzin (2-9=11) is tied with left wing Colton Yellow Horn (4-7=11) for 17th place on the Monarchs with 11 points each.

Muzzin was recalled by the Kings on Sunday, January 13.

In 24 games with the Kings, Muzzin has tallied five goals and six assists for 11 points and 31 penalty minutes to go along with a plus-12 rating.

Yellow Horn had a four-game point streak (1-4=5) snapped in a 3-2 loss to the Connecticut Whale on Sunday, February 17.

Yellow Horn tallied his first AHL point, an assist, in his AHL debut on Sunday, February 10.

Yellow Horn tallied his first AHL goal on Tuesday, February 12.

Yellow Horn has 11 points (4-7=11) in 15 games with the Monarchs.

Yellow Horn had a three-game point streak (2-2=4) snapped against the IceCaps on Friday, March 1.

Right wing Brian O'Neill (2-7=9) is tied with defenseman Andrew Campbell (1-8=9) for 19th place on the Monarchs with nine points each.

Six points (1-5=6) of O'Neill's nine this season came during the month of January.

O'Neill has been out of the line-up since Friday, February 22 due to a lower body injury.

Campbell returned from an upper body injury on Friday, December 7 in Providence after missing 16 games. Campbell was recalled by the Kings on February 6 and was reassigned to Manchester on February 8. Campbell was recalled to the Kings for a second stint on Wednesday, February 13 and was reassigned to the Monarchs on Saturday, March 2.

Campbell's 332 games are in second place on the Monarchs all-time games played list.

Defenseman Vincent LoVerde (1-7=8) is ranks 21st on the Monarchs with eight points.

LoVerde tallied his first AHL goal in a 4-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, February 1.

LoVerde scored on Penguins netminder Jeff Zatkoff who is a former teammate of LoVerde's while they played for the NCAA's Miami University (Ohio) Redhawks.

The Monarchs signed LoVerde to a professional tryout agreement on Wednesday, January 9.

Left wing Richard Clune (2-5=7) is in 22nd place on the Monarchs with seven points each.

Clune led the team with 98 penalty minutes.

Clune's 786 penalty minutes rank second on the Monarchs all-time career penalty minutes list.

Clune was picked up off waivers by the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, January 15.

Left wing Jordan Nolan (2-4=6) is tied with left wing David Meckler (2-4=6) and right wing Anthony Stewart (4-2=6) for in 23rd place on the Monarchs with six points each. Center Robbie Czarnik (4-1=5) is in 26th place on the Monarchs with five points.

Meckler tallied his second goal of the season in a 3-2 loss against the Bruins on Sunday, February 10.

Meckler's goal was the 76th tally of his Monarchs career ranking second on the franchise all-time list.

Meckler holds the franchise record for games played with 373 in a Monarchs uniform. Meckler's 350th game came against the Pirates on Sunday, November 25.

The Kings picked up Stewart along with a draft pick from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for right wing Kevin Westgath on Sunday, January 13. Stewart cleared waivers and joined the Monarchs on Tuesday, January 22.

Defenseman Chris Huxley (0-4=4) is in 27th place on the Monarchs with four points.

Huxley made his Monarchs and AHL debut in a 3-0 victory over the Bruins on Wednesday, January 23.

Huxley tallied his first AHL point, an assist, in a 4-1 loss to the Penguins on Friday, February 1.

Huxley had a three-game point and assist streak snapped on Tuesday, February 12.

Huxley has a plus/minus of plus-5 through his first 17 games with the Monarchs.

The Monarchs signed Huxley to a professional tryout agreement on Tuesday, January 22.

Left wing Hunter Bishop (1-0=1) is tied with forwards Kris Belan (0-1=1) and Ian O'Connor (1-0=1) in 28th place on the Monarchs with one point. Bishop made his Monarchs debut on Friday, February 22 against the Sharks.

Belan made his Monarchs debut on Friday, March 1.

Belan tallied an assist on O'Connor's first career AHL goal on Wednesday, March 6.

O'Connor made his Monarchs debut on Friday, March 1.

Bishop tallied his first AHL goal in a 4-1 victory over the IceCaps on Saturday, March 2. Bishop's tally came while the Monarchs were shorthanded and it proved to be the game-winning goal.

Right wing Justin Johnson (0-0=0) has 19 penalty minutes in 12 games this season. Last season, Johnson had 187 penalty minutes in 41 games.

Goaltender Martin Jones (19-20-4) has a 2.57 goals-against-average, a 0.917 save percentage and has stopped 1210-of-1320 shots attempted in 43 games this season.

Jones appeared in his 100th game in a Monarchs uniform in a 3-2 shootout loss against the Springfield Falcons on Sunday, December 16.

Goaltender Peter Mannino (10-7-0) has a 2.47 goals-against-average and a 0.919 save percentage in 20 games this season.

Netminder Jean-Francois Berube (0-2-0) made his season debut in relief of Mannino on Tuesday, January 15 making 13 saves on 17 shots while recording the loss for the Monarchs.

Berube made his first start of this season with the Monarchs on Sunday, March 17. It was Berube's first start with the Monarchs since April 11, 2010.

MONARCHS PROMOTIONS

Faith and Family - Join the Monarchs on Saturday, March 23 when they square off with the Hershey Bears at the third annual Faith and Family night at 7:00 p.m. This year's post-game entertainment is the Power Team, a group of world-class athletes who are also world- class speakers.



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