
Monarchs Weekly Report
April 8, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS
vs. Portland (4/5): The Manchester Monarchs fell to the Portland Pirates, 4-2, in the final game of the VIP Cup, presented by VIP Tires and Service, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday night. Left wing Hunter Bishop and center Jordan Weal scored goals for the Monarchs. Left wing Darian Dziurzynski, right wing Phil Lane (two) and right wing Brett Hextall scored for the Pirates. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (21-24-4) took his 24th loss of the season making 22 saves on 25 shots. Pirates netminder Mike Lee (8-4-0) earned his eighth victory of the season making saves on 24-of-26 shots. Manchester went 0-for-5 on the power play. Portland was 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
vs. Providence (4/6): The Manchester Monarchs battled back twice but ultimately fell to the Providence Bruins, 4-3, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night. The Monarchs received goals from left wing David Meckler, forward Ian O'Connor and center Jordan Weal. The Bruins scored goals off the sticks of center Carter Camper, center Christian Hanson, defenseman Torey Krug and right wing Graham Mink. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (21-25-4) took his 25th loss of the season stopping 28-of-31 shots. Bruins netminder Michael Hutchinson (10-13-3) earned his 10th victory of the season making 26 saves on 29 shots. Manchester went 0-for-5 on the power play. Providence was 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
@ Worcester (4/7): The Manchester Monarchs earned two valuable standings points as they battle to make the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs by defeating the Worcester Sharks, 4-3, in overtime at the DCU Center on Sunday afternoon. Manchester tallied goals from defenseman Andrew Campbell, defenseman David Kolomatis, right wing Brian O'Neill and center Jordan Weal. Worcester scored goals off the sticks of left wing Riley Brace, center Freddie Hamilton and right wing Daniil Tarasov. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (22-25-4) earned his 22nd victory of the season making 26 saves on 29 shots. Sharks goaltender Harri Sateri (14-19-3) took his loss of the season stopping a 19- of-23 shots faced. Manchester went 1-for-4 on the power play. Worcester went 1-for-8 with the man advantage.
MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES
The Providence Bruins (44-21-0-5) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 93 points. The Portland Pirates (38-26-3-2) are in second place in the division with 81 points. The Manchester Monarchs (32-31-3-4) rank third in the division with 71 points. The Worcester Sharks (29-31-3-6) are in fourth place in the division with 67 points. The St. John's IceCaps (29-34-2-4) sit in fifth place in the division with 64 points.
The Monarchs are 16-17-1-1 on the road and are 16-14-2-3 at home this season.
Manchester is 14-7-0-0 overall when they play on a Saturday this season.
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 (86.2%).
Center Linden Vey (20-41=61) leads the team with 41 assists and 61 points.
Vey's 61 points are tied for sixth in the AHL.
Vey's 41 assists are tied for fifth place 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 Hershey 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 has 41 points (13-28=41) in his last 41 games.
Vey leads the team with 13 power play assists.
Vey is third on the team with 20 goals.
Right wing Brandon Kozun (24-28=52) is second on the team with 52 points.
Kozun is ranked second on the team in both goals (24) and assists (28), respectively.
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 fourth in the league.
Kozun has 67 career tallies in a Monarchs uniform which is tied for sixth on the franchise's all-time goals list.
Right wing Tyler Toffoli (28-20=48) is third 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 led all VIP Cup skaters.
Toffoli leads the team and AHL rookie skaters with 28 goals this season.
Toffoli's 28 goals are also tied for fourth place among league skaters. Toffoli's 48 points are tied for third place in the league among rookie skaters.
Toffoli leads the team with six power play goals and three shorthanded tallies 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.
Left wing Tanner Pearson (14-25=39) is in fourth place on the Monarchs with 39 points.
Pearson is in third place on the team with 25 assists.
Pearson returned to the Monarchs line-up on Friday, March 15. He had been out of the line-up since Sunday, February 24 missing five games with an upper body injury. Pearson was reinjured in the Monarchs game on Friday, March 15. Pearson returned to the Monarchs line-up on Wednesday March 27 after missing six games.
Center Jordan Weal (14-18=32) is in fifth place on the Monarchs with 32 points.
Weal is currently on a three-game goal (3g) and point streak (3-2=5).
Weal has five goals and four assists for nine points in his last nine games.
Defenseman Nick Deslauriers (4-19=23) is tied with defenseman David Kolomatis (7-16=23) for sixth place on the Monarchs with 23 points each.
Deslauriers leads Monarchs defensemen with 19 assists this season.
Kolomatis had a goal and two assists in a 4-3 overtime victory against the Sharks on Sunday, April 7.
Kolomatis returned to the Monarchs line-up on Friday, December 28 after missing 23 games due to injury.
Center Andrei Loktionov (7-15=22) is tied with center Andy Andreoff (10-12=22) for eighth place on the Monarchs with 22 points each.
Loktionov was traded to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, February 7 for a fifth round selection in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Andreoff tallied his first professional multi-goal game in a 5-4 shootout victory against the IceCaps on Friday, March 1.
Left wing Marc-Andre Cliche (9-10=19) is in 10th place on the Monarchs with 19 points.
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 335.
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 149 and ranks ninth on the franchise's all-time assist list with 83.
Defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk (5-13=18) is in 11th place on the Monarchs with 18 points.
Bodnarchuk is tied for second on the team in plus/minus with plus-15.
Left wing Dwight King (5-12=17), right wing Stefan Legein (5-12=17) and left wing Colton Yellow Horn (6-11=17) are tied for 12th 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.
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 17 points (6-11=17) in 23 games with the Monarchs.
Yellow Horn had a three-game point streak (2-2=4) snapped against the IceCaps on Friday, March 1.
Defenseman Slava Voynov (7-9=16) ranks 15th on the Monarchs with 16 points.
Voynov's seven goals lead team defensemen.
Voynov rejoined the Kings on Tuesday, January 15.
Defenseman Bryan Rodney (4-11=15) is in 16th place on the Monarchs with 15 points.
Right wing Brian O'Neill (2-12=14) is in 17th place on the Monarchs with 14 points.
O'Neill had a three-game assist streak snapped on Friday, March 29 against the Pirates.
Defenseman Thomas Hickey (3-9=12) is in 18th place on the Monarchs with 12 points.
Hickey was claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders on Tuesday, January 15.
Defenseman Jake Muzzin (2-9=11) is tied with defenseman Vincent LoVerde (2-9=11) and defenseman Andrew Campbell (2-9=11) for 19th place on the Monarchs with 11 points each.
Muzzin was recalled by the Kings on Sunday, January 13.
Muzzin was named the NHL's Rookie of The Month for March with four goals and seven assists for 11 points in 17 games with the Kings.
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.
LoVerde is tied for second on the Monarchs in plus/minus with a plus-15.
The Monarchs signed LoVerde to a professional tryout agreement on Wednesday, January 9.
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 339 games are in second place on the Monarchs all-time games played list.
Left wing David Meckler (3-5=8) ranks 22nd on the Monarchs with eight points.
Meckler has 77 tallies for his Monarchs career ranking second on the franchise all-time list.
Meckler holds the franchise record for games played with 375 in a Monarchs uniform. Meckler's 350th game came against the Pirates on Sunday, November 25.
Left wing Richard Clune (2-5=7) is tied with right wing Anthony Stewart (4-3=7) for 23rd 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.
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.
Left wing Jordan Nolan (2-4=6) is tied with and center Robbie Czarnik (4-2=6) for in 24th place on the Monarchs with six points each. Nolan was recalled by the Kings on Tuesday, January 15.
Defenseman Chris Huxley (0-4=4) is tied with left wing Hunter Bishop (2-2=4) for 27th place on the Monarchs with four points each.
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 has a plus/minus of plus-8 through his first 24 games with the Monarchs.
The Monarchs signed Huxley to a professional tryout agreement on Tuesday, January 22.
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 (2-0=2) is in 29th place on the Monarchs with two points. 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.
Defenseman Derek Forbort (0-0=0) recently joined the Monarchs and will wear No. 3. Forbort is a Kings first round (15th overall) selection from the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Goaltender Martin Jones (22-25-4) has a 2.66 goals-against-average, a 0.914 save percentage and has stopped 1440-of-1575 shots attempted in 51 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
Fan Appreciation/Shirt Off Our Back - The Monarchs will be celebrating the best fans in the American Hockey League on Fan Appreciation Day when they host the Worcester Sharks at the Verizon Wireless Arena at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14. The first 2,000 fans will receive a Tumbler, courtesy of Northeast Delta Dental, along with other great giveaways throughout the game. Fans can stay post-game for the annual awarding of the Shirt Off Our Back's presentation.
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