AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Weekly Report

Published on March 25, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

vs. Springfield (3/20): The Manchester Monarchs were shutout by goaltender Curtis McElhinney and the Springfield Falcons, 2-0, at the Mass Mutual Center on Wednesday night. Defenseman Thomas Larkin and center Andrew Joudrey scored for the Falcons. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (19-21-4) took his 21st loss of the season making 29 saves on 31 shots. McElhinney (24-13-3) earned his 24th victory of the season stopping all 25 shots faced. Manchester went 0-for-3 on the power play. Springfield went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

@ Hershey (3/23): The Manchester Monarchs fell down 3-0 before scoring five unanswered goals and defeating the Hershey Bears, 6-4, on the third annual Faith and Family night at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night. The Monarchs received goals from center Andy Andreoff, center Linden Vey (two), center Jordan Weal and left wing wing Colton Yellow Horn (two). The Bears scored goals off the sticks of left wing Boyd Kane, center Peter LeBlanc and center Ryan Potulny (two). Monarchs netminder Martin Jones (20-21-4) earned his 20th victory of the season stopping 26-of-30 shots. Bears goaltender Philipp Grubauer (10-6-2) took his sixth loss of the season making 23 saves on 28 shots. Manchester went 1-for-1 on the power play. Hershey was 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

@ St. John's (3/24): The Manchester Monarchs took a tied game into the third period before falling to the St. John's IceCaps, 4-3, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon. Manchester received goals from left wing Marc-Andre Cliche, right wing Brandon Kozun and center Linden Vey. Center Ben Maxwell (two), left wing Kael Mouillierat and center Eric O'Dell tallied goals for St. John's. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (20-22-4) took his 22nd loss of the season stopping 29-of-33 shots. IceCaps netminder Mark Dekanich (12-12-0) earned his twelfth victory of the season making 32 saves on 35 shots. Manchester went 0-for-2 on the power play. St. John's was 2-for-6 with the man advantage.

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES

The Providence Bruins (39-20-0-5) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 83 points. The Portland Pirates (35-24-3-2) are in second place in the division with 75 points. The Manchester Monarchs (30-28-3-4) rank third in the division with 67 points. The Worcester Sharks (29-26-1-6) are in fourth place in the division with 65 points. The St. John's IceCaps (27-33-1-4) sit in fifth place in the division with 59 points.

The Monarchs are 14-16-1-1 on the road and are 16-12-2-3 at home this season.

Manchester is 14-6-0-0 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.

Manchester snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 comeback victory over the Hershey Bears on Saturday, March 23.

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 (18-40=58) leads the team with 40 assists and 58 points.

Vey's 58 points rank tied for fourth in the AHL.

Vey's 40 assists rank third among league skaters.

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

Vey tallied his 100th professional point with an empty goal against the Bears on Saturday, March 23.

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 65 of the team's games this season.

Vey has 39 points (11-28=39) in his last 37 games.

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

Vey leads the team with 12 power play assists.

Vey is third on the team with 18 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 (23-24=47) is ranked second and third on the team with 24 assists and 47 points, respectively.

Kozun is second on the team with 23 goals this season.

Kozun has 12 goals in his last 14 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 66 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 in third place on the team with 22 assists.

Pearson is tied with Vey for third 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 was reinjured in the Monarchs game on Friday, March 15.

Center Jordan Weal (11-15&) is fifth on the Monarchs with 26 points.

Weal has nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points in his last 28 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 (10-11=21) is in seventh place on the Monarchs with 21 points.

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

Defenseman Nick Deslauriers (4-16=20) is in eighth place on the Monarchs with 20 points.

Deslauriers leads Monarchs defensemen with 16 assists this season.

Defenseman David Kolomatis (5-13=18) and left wing Marc-Andre Cliche (8-9=18) are tied for ninth place on the Monarchs with 18 points each.

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

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

Cliche had surgery on Monday, February 4 and returned to the Monarchs line-up on Saturday, March 23 against the Bears.

Cliche is in third place on the Monarchs all-time games played list with 330.

Cliche has scored 67 goals in his career with the Monarchs which is tied for sixth 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.

Left wing Dwight King (5-12=17) and right wing Stefan Legein (5-12=17) are tied for 11th on the Monarchs with 17 points each.

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.

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.

Bodnarchuk is second on the team in plus/minus with plus-16.

Defenseman Bryan Rodney (4-11=15) is in 15th place on the Monarchs with 15 points.

Left wing Colton Yellow Horn (6-8=14) ranks 16th on the Monarchs with 14 points.

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 14 points (6-8=14) in 18 games with the Monarchs.

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

Defenseman Thomas Hickey (3-9=12) ranks 17th 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 right wing Brian O'Neill (2-9=11) for 18th place on the Monarchs with 11 points each.

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

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

Defenseman Vincent LoVerde (1-9=10) is in 20th place on the Monarchs with 10 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.

Defenseman Andrew Campbell (1-8=9) is in 21st place on the Monarchs with nine points.

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 334 games are in second place on the Monarchs all-time games played list.

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

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), right wing Anthony Stewart (4-2=6) and center Robbie Czarnik (4-2=6) for in 23rd place on the Monarchs with six points each. Nolan was recalled by the Kings on Tuesday, January 15.

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-6 through his first 20 games with the Monarchs.

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

Left wing Hunter Bishop (1-1=2) ranks 29th on the Monarchs with two points.

Bishop made his Monarchs debut on Friday, February 22 against the Sharks.

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.

Forward Ian O'Connor (1-0=1) is in 30th place on the Monarchs with one point each. O'Connor tallied his first career AHL goal on Wednesday, March 6.

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

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 (20-22-4) has a 2.62 goals-against-average, a 0.915 save percentage and has stopped 1294-of-1414 shots attempted in 46 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.

Berube was reassigned by the Kings to the ECHL's Ontario Reign on Monday, MArch 25.

MONARCHS PROMOTIONS

Operation Appreciation - Join the Monarchs for Operation Appreciation as they recognize our nation's armed forces, police and EMT personnel at 7:00 p.m. when the Monarchs host the Providence Bruins at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday, April 6.

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