Manchester Monarchs | |
City: | Manchester, New Hampshire |
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League: | American Hockey League |
Conference: | Eastern Conference |
Division: | Atlantic Division |
Founded: | 2001 |
Home Arena: | Verizon Wireless Arena |
Colors: | Purple, black, gold, white
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Owner(s): | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
General Manager: | Ron Hextall |
Head Coach: | Mark Morris |
Media: | New Hampshire Union Leader |
Affiliates: | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) Ontario Reign (ECHL) |
Franchise history | |
2001–present: | Manchester Monarchs |
Championships | |
Regular Season Titles: | 2 (2004–05, 2006–07) |
Division Championships: | 2 (2006–07), (2004–05) |
The Manchester Monarchs are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Manchester, New Hampshire at the Verizon Wireless Arena. They have been the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings since 2001.
History
The Monarchs played their first game on October 6, 2001 against the Lowell Lock Monsters, losing 6–3. Their first win was a week later, on October 13, 2001, against the Norfolk Admirals.
The team has been competitive within the division every year of its existence. They won their first Atlantic Division title in 2004–05, but lost in the first round to the Providence Bruins. This continued the streak of first round playoff exits, which the team had experienced in every year of existence, and would come to include the 2005–06 season.
2006–07 was the team's best season to date. With rookie head coach Mark Morris, leading scorers Matt Moulson and Noah Clarke, and former league MVP Jason LaBarbera in goal, the team had their best finish ever, winning the Atlantic Division title with the second-best points total in the league.
Heading into the playoffs, there was doubts within the team, as star goaltender LaBarbera had ended the season injured. The team faced the Worcester Sharks in the first round. With LaBarbera coming back by Game 2, the Monarchs defeated the Sharks in six games, including double-overtime thrillers in Games 2 and 6. The second round brought the Providence Bruins, who put up as much — if not more — of a fight. The Monarchs found a way, however, and defeated the Bruins in six games. This brought the Monarchs to their first ever Eastern Conference finals, but they were swept by the defending champions — the Hershey Bears — in four games.
Following their run in 2007, the Monarchs looked to have holes to fill, as Jason LaBarbera was brought up to the Kings, along with several other players. The 2007–08 season was an up and down one, which ended following a sweep by the Providence Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. 2008–09 was a landmark year for the franchise, but not in the way they would hope. Despite a late surge, the team finished fifth, five points out of the playoffs, for the first time in franchise history.
The first half of the 2009-2010 season has proven to be successful for this year's Monarchs squad. Several players have been promoted to Los Angeles, including Rich Clune and Alec Martinez.
Season-by-season results
- See also: 2007–08 Manchester Monarchs season
- See also: 2008–09 Manchester Monarchs season
Regular season
Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SOL | Points | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing |
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2001–02 | 80 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 3 | — | 90 | 236 | 225 | 2nd, North |
2002–03 | 80 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | — | 97 | 254 | 209 | 2nd, North |
2003–04 | 80 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | — | 92 | 223 | 181 | 2nd, Atlantic |
2004–05 | 80 | 51 | 21 | — | 4 | 4 | 110 | 258 | 176 | 1st, Atlantic |
2005–06 | 80 | 43 | 30 | — | 3 | 4 | 93 | 236 | 230 | 3rd, Atlantic |
2006–07 | 80 | 51 | 21 | — | 7 | 1 | 110 | 242 | 182 | 1st, Atlantic |
2007–08 | 80 | 39 | 31 | — | 5 | 5 | 88 | 240 | 228 | 4th, Atlantic |
2008–09 | 80 | 37 | 35 | — | 0 | 8 | 82 | 211 | 218 | 5th, Atlantic |
2009–10 | 80 | 43 | 28 | — | 3 | 6 | 95 | 213 | 200 | 3rd, Atlantic |
Playoffs
Season | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
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2001–02 | L, 2–3, Hartford | — | — | — |
2002–03 | L, 0–3, Bridgeport | — | — | — |
2003–04 | L, 2–4, Worcester | — | — | — |
2004–05 | L, 2–4, Providence | — | — | — |
2005–06 | L, 3–4, Hartford | — | — | — |
2006–07 | W, 4–2, Worcester | W, 4–2, Providence | L, 0–4, Hershey | — |
2007–08 | L, 0–4, Providence | — | — | — |
2009–10 | W, 4–0, Portland | W, 4–2, Worcester | L, 2–4, Hershey | — |
Current roster
As of July 5, 2010.[1]
# | Player | Catches | Acquired | Place of birth | Contract status | |
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1 | Jean-Francois Berube | L | 2010 | Repentigny, Quebec | Monarchs (ATO) | |
36 | Jeff Zatkoff | L | 2008 | Detroit, Michigan | Kings | |
45 | Jonathan Bernier | L | 2008 | Laval, Quebec | Kings |
# | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of birth | Contract status | |
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2 | Andrew Campbell | R | 2008 | Hamilton, Ontario | Kings | |
3 | Jacob Muzzin | L | 2010 | Woodstock, Ontario | Monarchs (ATO) | |
6 | David Kolomatis | R | 2009 | Livingston, New Jersey | Monarchs (PTO) | |
7 | Patrick Mullen | R | 2009 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Kings | |
37 | Thomas Hickey | L | 2009 | Calgary, Alberta | Kings | |
43 | Joe Piskula | R | 2007 | Antigo, Wisconsin | Kings | |
53 | Alec Martinez | L | 2008 | Rochester Hills, Michigan | Kings | |
76 | Viatcheslav Voynov | R | 2008 | Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union | Kings |
# | Player | Shoots | Acquired | Place of birth | Contract status | |
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9 | Bud Holloway | R | 2008 | Wapella, Saskatchewan | Kings | |
10 | Oscar Moller | R | 2008 | Stockholm Sweden | Kings | |
11 | Trevor Lewis | R | 2007 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Kings | |
15 | Kevin Westgarth | R | 2007 | Amherstburg, Ontario | Kings | |
16 | Corey Elkins | L | 2009 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Kings | |
18 | Andrei Loktionov | L | 2009 | Voskresensk, Soviet Union | Kings | |
21 | Dwight King | L | 2009 | Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan | Kings | |
22 | Marc-Andre Cliche | R | 2007 | Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec | Kings | |
25 | Justin Azevedo | R | 2008 | West Lorne, Ontario | Kings | |
27 | Juraj Mikus | R | 2009 | Skalica, Czechoslovakia | Kings | |
28 | Gabe Gauthier | L | 2006 | Torrance, California | Kings | |
40 | John Zeiler | R | 2006 | Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania | Kings | |
41 | Tom Cavanagh | L | 2010 | Warwick, Rhode Island | Monarchs (SPC) | |
55 | David Meckler | R | 2007 | Highland Park, Illinois | Kings |
Note: SPC means Standard AHL Player's Contract. PTO means Professional Try-Out Agreement. ATO means Amateur Try-Out Agreement and is used when a player is signed on a try-out basis from Junior or College levels.
Team records
Single season
- Goals: 46 Mike Cammalleri (2004–05)
- Assists: 63 Mike Cammalleri (2004–05)
- Points: 109 Mike Cammalleri (2004–05)
- Penalty minutes: 322 Joe Rullier (2004–05)
- GAA: 1.93 Adam Hauser (2004–05)
- SV%: .933 Adam Hauser (2004–05)
Career
- Career goals: 85 Noah Clarke
- Career assists: 114 Steve Kelly, Noah Clarke, Gabe Gauthier
- Career points: 199 Noah Clarke
- Career penalty minutes: 844 Joe Rullier
- Career goaltending wins: 61 Travis Scott
- Career shutouts: 15 Adam Hauser
- Career games: 284 Joe Rullier
Notable Monarchs
- Cristobal Huet
- Dustin Brown
- Mike Cammalleri
- Jonathan Bernier
- Teddy Purcell
- Matt Moulson
- Jason LaBarbera
- Jean-Sebastien Aubin
- Andrew Campbell
- Kevin Westgarth
- Richard Clune
- Dwight King
External links
- REDIRECT
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