AHL Manchester Monarchs

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March 24, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


Sher-Wood Player of the Week Nomination: Travis Scott

Goaltender Travis Scott's remarkable totals in week 24 included a 2-0-1 record with both wins coming against division leaders (Norfolk- 1st in the South; Providence- 1st in the North). Scott's 3-0 shutout win at Providence on Friday, March 21 was his third of the season, with all three goaltending gems occurring over a span of seven days. Scott, a seven-year veteran approaching 200 career AHL games (he's seven away) also shutout the Norfolk Admirals 3-0 at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday (March 19), and he blanked the Lowell Lock Monsters 2-0 on Friday (March 14) at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Scott, 27, collected a franchise-record 50 saves against the Admirals on Wednesday, with 24 of the stops recorded in the second period. The Kanata, Ontario, native followed up that performance with his 30-save blanking of the Bruins on Friday, and he took a shutout streak spanning eight periods into the Monarchs-Bruins game on Saturday. Keith Aucoin's goal late in the first period of Saturday's game put an end to the streak that lasted 162:58. The Aucoin goal was the first allowed by Scott since the second period of the Bruins-Monarchs game on Sunday (March 16). Appearing in his franchise-record 19th consecutive game on Saturday, Scott led the Monarchs to a 3-3 tie with 36 saves. His week 24 totals also included a goals against average of less than one (0.97) and a save percentage of .974. Scott, just one win away from tying his own record for wins in a season (21), is 5-0-1 in his last six starts with a 1.15 goals against average and a .962 save percentage.

Mar. 19 vs. Norfolk 1-0-0, 60 Minutes, 50 Saves, 0 Goals Allowed

Mar. 21 vs. Providence 1-0-0, 60 Minutes, 30 Saves, 0 Goals Allowed

Mar. 22 vs. Providence 0-0-1, 65 Minutes, 36 Saves, 3 Goals Allowed

Totals: 2-0-1, 185 Minutes, 116 Saves, 3 Goals Allowed, 0.97 Goals-Against-Average, .974 Save Percentage

Monarchs Notables:

Last Result: 4-3 OT Win vs. Albany, March 23

Record: 37-21-10-5, 89 Points (4th in the Eastern Conference)

Streak: Unbeaten In 7 (6-0-1)

Next Game: March 28 vs. Worcester (7:35 p.m.)

The Monarchs, who eclipsed 300,000 in attendance on Wednesday (March 19) vs. the Norfolk Admirals, hosted their 18th sellout (9,916) of the season on Sunday (March 23) vs. the River Rats...The Monarchs lead the league in attendance with an average of 8,913 fans per contest after 36 home dates...Eric Healey collected his league-leading 37th goal at Providence on Friday (March 21)...Healey's goal was also his team-leading ninth game-winner this season...Healey leads the Monarchs with 64 points and 14 power play goals... Steve Kelly's two assists vs. the River Rats on Sunday extended his point streak to seven games...Kelly, who leads the Monarchs with a team-record 44 assists, has 11 points (1-10=11) during the streak...Last seasons top assist man was blueliner Joe Corvo, who totaled 37 helpers in 80 games...Derek Bekar's three-game goal streak ended on Friday vs. the Bruins but his six-game point streak remains intact...Bekar has nine points (5-4=9) during the streak...The Monarchs current seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1-0) is the second longest of the season...The Monarchs were unbeaten in 10 games (9-0-1-0 record) from October 12 to November 9, 2002...When leading after two periods, the Monarchs are 24-1-2-1 this season...When scoring three or more goals this season, the Monarchs are 34-1-5-3...Joe Rullier's game-winning goal at 4:59 of overtime on Sunday was the second Monarchs game-winning goal scored this season with just split seconds remaining in a five-minute overtime period...Scott Barney's goal 4:59 into overtime at Portland on Saturday, October 26, 2002 gave the Monarchs a dramatic 4-3 win over the Pirates.

Monarchs Statistical Leaders:

This Season This Week

Points Healey – 64 Kelly – 7

Goals Healey – 37 Rosa, Bekar – 2

Assists Kelly – 44 Kelly – 7

Power Play 75 for 384, 19.53% 1 for 14, 8.2 %

Penalty Kill 320 of 375, 85.33% 18 of 19, 94.73%

Goalies Games Played W-L-T GAA

Cristobal Huet 30 16-8-5 2.29

Travis Scott 45 20-17-5 2.49

Jeff Sanger 1 1-0-0 2.77

Kings Notables:

Last Result: 4-3 Loss (OT) vs. Boston, March 22

Record: 30-34-6-5, 71 points

Streak: Lost 1, Winless In 4 (0-1-2-1)

Next Game: March 25 vs. Columbus

Glen Murray's second goal of the game at 2:05 of overtime lifted the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on Saturday night...Murray also had two assists, while Mike Knuble scored twice and added an assist for the Bruins, who earned just their second victory in 12 road games...Joe Thornton assisted on all four goals and goaltender Andrew Raycroft had 30 saves for Boston...Ziggy Palffy and defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky each had a goal and an assist for the Kings, who fell to 1-5-1 in their last seven home games...Defenseman Jaroslav Modry also scored and goaltender Jamie Storr stopped 20 shots in the loss...The Kings scored three straight third period goals to send the game into an extra session...Modry cashed in a power play 6:58 into the third and Visnovsky tallied his eighth goal midway through the period...Palffy recorded the equalizer with just 1:24 remaining in regulation...The Kings defensemen have combined for an NHL-leading 43 goals this season.

Monarchs Currently On Recall:

Player Kings Stats

Derek Armstrong, C: 59 games (11-24=35, 24 PIM)

Joe Corvo, D: 43 games (5-4=9, 12 PIM)

Michael Cammalleri, C: 28 games (5-3=8, 22 PIM)

Steve Heinze, W: 27 games (5-7=12, 12 PIM)

Jerred Smithson, C: 15 games (0-1=1, 9 PIM)

Ryan Flinn, LW: 12 games (1-0=1, 16 PIM)

Tomas Zizka, D: 3 games (0-1=1, 0 PIM)

Cristobal Huet, G: 7 games (2-1-1, 1.76 GAA, .932 S%)

Monarchs Out With Injuries:

Forwards Jared, Aulin, Greg Koehler, and Dane Jackson, and defenseman Richard Seeley.

Monarchs Week 24 Transactions:

3/22/03 Add Jason Holland (D) returned on loan from Los Angeles (NHL)

3/21/03 Add Doug Nolan (D) under emergency conditions

3/19/03 Delete Jason Holland (D) recalled by Los Angeles (NHL)

3/19/03 Delete Tomas Zizka (D) recalled by Los Angeles (NHL)

Fan Appreciation Night:

All fans in attendance at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Friday (March 28 vs. the Worcester IceCats, 7:35 p.m.) will receive a free Monarchs team photo, courtesy of Crowley Foods. The first 5,000 fans will also receive a free water bottle courtesy of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Many other prizes will be given away throughout the night as the Monarchs say thank you to the most enthusiastic fans in the AHL!

Monarchs Promotions:

Get Your 2003-04 Season Tickets Today!

Attention fans, if you're interested in season tickets for the 2003-04 season the Monarchs are now accepting $100 deposits to be placed on the team priority list. Go to the Monarchs Customer Service table behind section 105, or call the Monarchs at (603) 626-7825 to get your name placed on the list. The priority list is for Monarchs fans that are not 2002-03 season ticket package holders.

New Hampshire Hockey Hall Of Fame Night

The Monarchs honored this year's 10 inductees into the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame on Sunday (March 23) by wearing throwback Berlin Maroons jerseys for their contest against the Albany River Rats. The honored 10 were recognized during a pre-game ceremony at center ice and the game-worn jerseys were auctioned off following the contest with proceeds totaling over $16,000 going to the New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame. Defenseman Joe Rullier, who scored the game-winning goal in Sunday's game with just two tenths of a second remaining in overtime, saw his jersey alone go for $2,750. This year's honorees included: Jacques G. LeClerc, Leo W. Vaillancourt, Robert R. Tardiff, Albert G. Brodeur, Frank Roy, Omer Robert Morin, Ray Champagne, Roger A. LeClerc, Kyle McDonough, Jock MacKenzie.

Shirt Off Our Back Promotion

The Manchester Monarchs have begun selling entry tickets for the annual "Shirt Off Our Back" promotion. This annual rite of spring is planned for Saturday, April 5 vs. the Providence Bruins. Each ticket will cost fans one dollar with proceeds from the event benefiting the Special Olympics and the Monarchs Care Foundation. Located near the tickets will be a table full of jars, with each jar representing a particular jersey. After the ticket purchase, fans will be able to place their ticket in the jar of the jersey they'd like to win. A total of five road jerseys will also be auctioned off live to the highest bidder after the game.

How To Buy Monarchs Tickets:

In Person: at the Verizon Wireless Arena Box office, open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. By Phone: call Ticketmaster at (603) 868-7300. Online: at www.ticketmaster.com.



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