AHL Manchester Monarchs

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Published on April 12, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


The Monarchs will host Game 1 of their best-of-seven Calder Cup Division Semifinal with the Worcester IceCats at 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, April 15 at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Monarchs will also host the IceCats in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Division Semifinal at 7:35 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. Season Ticket Holders should use Game "A" tickets for the Thursday contest and Game "B" tickets for Saturday's game.

Tickets for the Monarchs best-of-seven Calder Cup Division Semifinal against the IceCats are on sale now at the Verizon Wireless Arena box office. Calder Cup Division Semifinal tickets may also be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at (603) 868-7300, by visiting Ticketmaster on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, or by visiting all Ticketmaster locations, including Filene's at the Mall of New Hampshire. Verizon Wireless Arena box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10-6 p.m. and Saturday from 10-2 p.m. with additional hours on game days.

Monarchs best-of-seven Calder Cup Division Semifinal ticket prices are $17.50 and $13 for adults and $10.50 for children. For more Calder Cup playoff ticket information, contact the Monarchs ticket office at (603) 626-7825 or visit the Monarchs on-line at www.monarchshockey.com.

MONARCHS CALDER CUP DIVISION SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE

Manchester (#2 seed) vs. Worcester (#3 seed), Series B (best-of-seven)

Game 1: Thursday, April 15, 7:05 p.m. (Verizon Wireless Arena)

Game 2: Saturday, April 17, 7:35 p.m. (Verizon Wireless Arena)

Game 3: Sunday April 18, 5:05 p.m. (Worcester Centrum Centre)

Game 4: Tuesday, April 20, 7:05 p.m. (Worcester Centrum Centre)

Game 5: Thursday, April 22, 7:05 p.m. (Verizon Wireless Arena – If Necessary)

Game 6: Saturday, April 24, 7:05 p.m. (Worcester Centrum Centre – If Necessary)

Game 7: Sunday, April 25, 4:05 p.m. (Verizon Wireless Arena – If Necessary)

(Monarchs home games in bold)

TICKET AVAILABILITY FOR MONARCHS CALDER CUP DIVISION SEMIFINAL

(AS OF 4-12-04)

Thursday, April 15, 7:05 p.m. vs. Worcester: 5,200 seats remain.

Saturday, April 17, 7:35 p.m. vs. Worcester: 4,900 seats remain.

LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS Vs. Springfield (4/7): The Monarchs tied a franchise record with their 23rd home win of the season and trounced the Springfield Falcons, 6-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. Right wing Petr Kanko recorded the first goal of his professional career to put the Monarchs on the board midway through the first period. There was no turning back as the Monarchs received goals from center Steve Kelly, left wing Ryan Flinn, center Michael Cammalleri and a pair from right wing Pavel Rosa. The Falcons lone goal came from defenseman Nikos Tselios. Goaltender Milan Hnilicka recorded his seventh win of the season, stopping 16 shots.

Vs. Worcester (4/9): The Monarchs clinched second place in the Atlantic Division and home ice advantage in this week's Calder Cup Divisional Semifinal against the Worcester IceCats with their 4-1 win at the Centrum Centre on Friday night. Left wing Marc Brown put the IceCats on the board early, but the Monarchs rebounded with two goals from center Steve Kelly and two goals from center Michael Cammalleri. Goaltender Milan Hnilicka had his best performance in a Monarchs uniform to date, stopping 38 of the 39 shots he faced.

Vs. Springfield (4/10): The Springfield Falcons edged the Monarchs, 2-1, at the Springfield Civic Center on Saturday night. Right wing Leon Hayward scored his second goal of the season to tie the game early in the third period, but left wing Frantisek Lukes spoiled the Monarchs comeback with a goal, scored with less than three minutes to play in the game. Goaltender Adam Hauser stopped 20 shots in his 15th loss of the season. Goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier had a stellar performance for the Falcons, stopping 31 shots.

Vs. Worcester (4/11): The Monarchs ended the 2003-04 regular season with a 3-2 loss against their first round playoff opponent, the Worcester IceCats on Sunday evening at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Monarchs had the lead, courtesy of right wing Pavel Rosa's two goals, heading into the third period, but Worcester answered back with goals from centers Brendan Brooks and Greg Black. Goaltender Milan Hnilicka finished with 27 saves. Both Curtis Sanford (17 saves) and Jake Moreland (8 saves) saw action in net for the IceCats.

TEAM NOTEs Right wing Pavel Rosa led the AHL in scoring for the 2003-04 season with 88 points (39-49=88). For his efforts, he was awarded the John B. Sollenberger Trophy, given annually to the league's top scorer. Rosa won the scoring title by 11 points, the largest margin of victory since 2000.

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TEAM NOTEs (CONTINUED)

Rosa is just the third player born outside of Canada ever to win the AHL's scoring title, and the first to do it since 1977.

Rosa finished the season with 39 goals and 49 assists in 77 games with the Monarchs. He capped his breakout season with a two-goal performance versus the Worcester IceCats on April 11.

Rosa, a former second-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings (50th overall) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, ranked first in the AHL with 310 shots. He also ranked second in the league with a plus-38 rating.

Rosa's 39 goals were second only to Bridgeport Sound Tigers right wing Jeff Hamilton, who led the league with 43 goals.

Rosa's 49 assists tied center Steve Kelly for the team leadership on the Monarchs. The 49 helpers ranked third in the circuit behind Rochester Americans center Domenic Pittis (57 assists) and Hershey Bears center Eric Perrin (54 assists).

Rosa's 88 points shattered the Monarchs previous single season scoring record of 73 points, set by former left wing Eric Healey (42-31=73) during the 2002-03 season.

With his second goal against the IceCats on April 11, Rosa became the Monarchs career goal-scoring leader. In 138 career games with the Monarchs, Rosa has 67 goals, one better than Healey's 66, collected in 140 Monarchs games from 2001-03.

Rosa collected his 150th point as a Monarch with his first goal against the IceCats on April 11.

Rosa ranks second only to Kelly on the Monarchs all-time scoring list with 151 points (67-84=151) in 138 games. Kelly is the Monarchs leader with 164 points (50-114=164) in 161 games.

Rosa had a pair of multi-goal games last week, one against the Springfield Falcons on April 7, and one against the IceCats on April 11. For the season, Rosa finished with eight multi-goal games. He also collected his first professional hat trick against the Lowell Lock Monsters on January 4.

For the second straight season, the Monarchs led the AHL in attendance while setting a franchise record with an average of 9,140 fans per game. The old record of 8,986 fans per game was set during the 2002-03 season.

The Monarchs tied franchise records for home wins (23), road wins (17) and overall wins (40) in a season during 2003-04.

The Monarchs tied a franchise record for most goals in a game with eight (collected in a 8-3 win over the Falcons on March 21).

The Monarchs set franchise records for most shutouts (12) and most shutouts against (8) in 2003-04.

The Monarchs set records for the largest margin of victory (7 goals; 7-0 win versus the Providence Bruins on November 29) and largest margin of defeat (6 goals; 6-0 loss versus the Utah Grizzlies on December 19) during the 2003-04 season.

Five Monarchs scored 20 or more goals in 2003-04. The Monarchs previous high for 20-goal scorers in a season was two, accomplished in both 2001-02 and 2002-03.

Monarchs 20-Goal Scorers (2003-04) Total 1. Pavel Rosa 39

2. Noah Clarke 25

3. Steve Kelly 21

4. Scott Barney 20

5. Michael Cammalleri 20

Goaltender Adam Hauser finished the 2003-04 season as the Monarchs all-time goals-against-average and save-percentage leader (minimum of 20 games). In 43 career appearances with the Monarchs, Hauser has a goals-against-average of 1.94 and a save-percentage of .926.

Monarchs All-Time Goals-Against Average Leaders

1. Adam Hauser 1.94 (2003-04)

2. Mathieu Chouinard 2.25 (2003-04)

3. Cristobal Huet 2.29 (2002-03)

Monarchs All-time Save-Percentage Leaders

1. Adam Hauser .926 (2003-04)

2. Travis Scott .925 (2001-03)

3. Cristobal Huet .922 (2002-03)

MONARCHS END OF THE YEAR AWARDS

The Monarchs announced their end-of-the-season awards at the conclusion of their game against the Worcester IceCats on April 11. The list of winners included: Pavel Rosa, winner of the Manchester Monarchs Booster Club Player of the Year Award; Jeff Giuliano, winner of the Union Leader Fan Favorite Award; Bryan Muir, winner of the Monarchs Community Service/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year Award; Joe Rullier, winner of the Mark Bavis Unsung Hero Award; and Pavel Rosa, winner of the Ace Bailey MVP Award.

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