Spencer Watson and Carmine Guerriero Join Monarchs
March 2, 2018 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Manchester Monarchs Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations, Rich Seeley, announced today that Spencer Watson has been assigned to the Monarchs by the Ontario Reign (AHL), and the Monarchs have received Carmine Guerriero in a trade with the Idaho Steelheads.
The Monarchs are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings.
Watson, 21, rejoins the Monarchs after being called up to the Reign on Feb. 16. Watson has played in 32 games this season for the Monarchs, scoring 34 points on 16 goals and 18 assists. Watson has played in 11 games this season for the Reign, scoring two points on a goal and an assist.
The 5-foot-10, 170-pound native of London, Ontario, was drafted by the Kings (#209 overall) in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Watson played a combined 274 games in the OHL between the Mississauga Steelheads and the Kingston Frontenacs, where he scored 301 points on 147 goals and 154 assists, to go along with a +99 rating and 88 penalty minutes. During the 2012-13 season with the Frontenacs, Watson was named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team.
Guerriero, 26, joins the Monarchs having played in six ECHL games this season for the South Carolina Stingrays (1), the Brampton Beast (4) and the Idaho Steelheads (1). In his first professional season, Guerriero has posted a 0-2-1-1 record to go along with a 3.25 goals against average and a .870 save percentage.
The 6-foot, 174-pound native of Laval, Quebec, played his collegiate career at the University of Alabama-Huntsville, where he played in 77 games from 2013 to 2017, while posting a 3.19 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. His sophomore season, Guerriero posted a 2.56 goals against average and a .928 save percentage in 29 games for the Chargers.
Watson, Guerriero and the Monarchs face-off against the Adirondack Thunder, Friday night at 7 p.m., at SNHU Arena.
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