Manchester Monarchs weekly report

A LOOK AHEAD (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Day Date Opponent (Time) Mon. 1/20 @ St. Johns (6:00 p.m.) Fri. 1/24 vs. Worcester (7:00 p.m.) Sat. 1/25 vs. Portland (7:00 p.m.) Sun. 1/26 @ Worcester (3:00 p.m.) A LOOK BACK AT Day Date Opponent Fri. 1/17 @ St. Johns Sat. 1/18 @ St. Johns MONARCHS STATISTICAL LEADERS This Season Points Weal 36 Goals Deslauriers 14 Assists Weal - 27 Power Play 24-for-171, 14.0% Penalty Killing 154-for-187, 82.4% Goalies xMathia Niederberger Martin Jones Jean-Francois Berube Games Played 1 15 28 W-L-SOL 0-0-0 11-2-2 15-11-2 Radio (Times) WGIR (5:30 p.m.) WGIR/WTPL (6:30 p.m.) WGIR (6:30 p.m.) WGIR (2:30 p.m.) Video Online www.ahllive.com www.ahllive.com www.ahllive.com www.ahllive.com

January 13 - 19, 2014

*Audio web casts of Monarchs games are also available at www.WGIRAM.com and www.manchestermonarchs.com/listenlive. Result 4-1 L 6-0 W Monarchs Goals Deslauriers Andreoff, LoVerde, Toffoli (3), Weal This Week Weal - 5 Toffoli - 3 Weal 4 2-for-11, 18.2% 8-for-9, 88.9% GAA 1.67 2.08 2.57 Monarchs Goaltender (Svs/Shots) Berube (27/30) Berube (28/28)

LAST WEEKS HIGHLIGHTS @ St. Johns (1/17): The Manchester Monarchs could not solve goaltender Eddie Pasquale as they fell to the St. Johns IceCaps, 4-1, at Mile One Center on Friday night. Left wing Nick Deslauriers scored the lone goal for the Monarchs. Left wing Jason Jaffray, center John Albert, and right wing Jerome Samson lit the lamp for the IceCaps. Monarchs goaltender J.F. Berube (14-11-2) took his 11th loss of the season making 27 saves on 30 shots. IceCaps netminder EddiePasquale (16-12-1) earned his 16th win of the season, stopping 36-of-37 shots. Manchester was 0-for-5 on the power play. St. Johns went 1-for-5 with the man advantage. @ St. Johns (1/18): Goaltender J.F. Berube recorded his first American Hockey League shutout with 28 saves and right wing Tyler Toffoli collected a natural hat trick as the Manchester Monarchs shutout the St. Johns IceCaps, 6-0, at Mile One Centre on Saturday night. Left wing Andy Andreoff, defenseman Vincent LoVerde, and center Jordan Weal joined Toffoli on the scoreboard for the Monarchs. Berube (15-11-2) earned his 15th win of the season stopping all 28 shots he faced in the game. IceCaps netminder EddiePasquale (16-13-1) took his 13th loss of the season, stopping 28-of-34 shots. Goaltender Michael Hutchinson (0-1-0) stopped the one shot he faced in relief duty. Manchester was 2-for-6 on the power play. St. Johns went 0-for-5 with the man advantage. MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES The Manchester Monarchs (26-11-2-4) are ranked first in the Atlantic Division with 58 points. The Providence Bruins (21-15-1-5) sit in second place in the division with 48 points. The St. Johns IceCaps (20-16-1-2) are in third place in the division with 43 points. The Worcester Sharks (18-15-3-1) are ranked fourth in the Atlantic Division with 40 points. The Portland Pirates (15-15-1-6) sit in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with 37 points. -More-

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January 13 - 19, 2014

MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES Manchester is tied with the Springfield Falcons for the lead in the American Hockey League with 58 points. The Monarchs 10 point lead in the Atlantic Division is the largest divisional lead in the Eastern Conference and the second largest overall in the AHL. The Monarchs are ranked 28th in the AHL on the power play with 24 goals on 171 attempts. Manchester is ranked 14th in the league on the penalty kill stopping their opponent 154-of-187 times. The Monarchs have a record of 3-4-0-0 against the IceCaps this season. The two teams will match-up in their eighth of 10 contests on Monday night. Manchester has had the most success on Saturdays as they have compiled an overall record of 13-2-0-1 on Saturdays. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones and right wing Linden Vey have been named to the roster for the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic, presented by Assante Wealth Management, to be played at the Mile One Centre in St. Johns, Newfoundland on February 11-12, 2014. This will be Jones second AHL All-Star appearance. It is Veys first time being named to the AHL All-Star roster. Former Monarchs and current Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown and goaltender Jonathan Quick have been named to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Mens Hockey Roster, which was revealed January 1. Both Brown and Quick were on the silver-medal winning 2010 U.S. Olympic Hockey team. Former Monarchs and current Kings defenseman Slava Voynov was named to the 2014 Russian Olympic Mens Hockey Roster on January 7. This will be Voynovs first time representing Russia in the Olympics. Center Jordan Weal (9-27=36) leads the Monarchs with 27 assists and 36 points. Weal is tied for third place in the AHL with 27 assists. Weal is also tied for eighth in the AHL with 36 points. Right wing Brandon Kozun (10-19=29) ranks second on the Monarchs with 19 assists and 29 points. Kozun ranks in the top 10 all-time in the following Monarchs categories: Games Played 263 10th place Goals 79 second place Assists 100 fourth place Points 179 tied for second place Power Play Goals 25 third place Game-Winning Goals 18 first place Shots - 543 - eighth place Left wing Nick Deslauriers (14-11=25) ranks third on the Monarchs with 25 points. Deslauriers leads the Monarchs with 14 goals. Deslauriers ranks third on the team with 66 penalty minutes. Deslauriers is tied for the AHL lead with 149 shots on goal. -More-

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MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES (CONTINUED) Left wing Tanner Pearson (13-12=25) ranks fourth on the Monarchs with 25 points. Pearson also ranks second on the Monarchs with 13 goals.

January 13 - 19, 2014

Pearson recorded one point, a goal, in six games with the Kings from November 13 to December 3. He was recalled to the Kings on Tuesday, January 7. Vey (6-16=22) is ranked fifth on the Monarchs with 22 points. Vey recorded eight points (3-8=11) in 10 games from December 19 - January 15. Vey is the Monarchs ninth all-time leader with 85 assists from 2011 - present. Vey also collected five assists in 14 games with the Kings from November 1 and December 19, 2013. He was recalled to the Kings on Wednesday, January 15. Defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk (5-13=18), forward Nick Shore (7-11=18), and left wing Andy Andreoff (7-11=18) are tied for sixth place on the Monarchs with 18 points each. Bodnarchuk leads the Monarchs and the AHL with a plus/minus rating of plus-29. Andreoff recorded a goal and two assists for his second career three-point game on Saturday night. Andreoff leads the Monarchs and ranks 15th in the AHL with 96 penalty minutes. Right wing Scott Sabourin (10-7=17) is ranked ninth on the Monarchs with 17 points. Right wings Brian ONeill (9-7=16) and Tyler Toffoli (10-6=16) are tied for 10th place on the Monarchs with 16 points each. ONeill and Deslauriers lead the Monarchs and are tied for 13th place in the AHL with three game-winning goals. Sabourin and Toffoli are tied with Kozun for third place on the team with 10 goals each. Toffoli returned to Manchester on Tuesday, January 14, and recorded his second natural hat trick and third three-goal game of his Monarchs career in Saturdays 6-0 win over the IceCaps. Toffoli has nine goals and eight assists for 17 points in 32 games with the Kings. He was in Los Angeles from November 1, 2013 to January 14, 2014. Defenseman Vincent LoVerde (2-11=13) is ranked 12th on the Monarchs with 13 points. LoVerde ranks second on the Monarchs and third in the AHL with a plus-26 rating. LoVerde scored his second goal of the season in Saturdays 6-0 win over the IceCaps. Defenseman Andrew Campbell (2-7=9) is the all-time games played leader in Monarchs history with 387 games played. -More-

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MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES (CONTINUED) Jones was recalled by the Kings on November 13, 2013, and returned to the Monarchs on January 5, 2014.

January 13 - 19, 2014

Jones made his National Hockey League debut with the Kings against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, December 3. He backstopped the Kings to a 3-2 shootout victory, including going 9-for-9 in the shootout. Jones picked up his first NHL shutout by stopping all 16 shots he faced in the Kings 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday, December 7. The rookie netminder then stopped all 31 shots he faced in the Kings 6-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, December 10. In 11 games with the Kings, Jones collected a record of 8-3-0, a .950 save percentage, a 1.41 goals-against-average, and three shutouts. Jones eight wins tied the NHL record for consecutive winning games to start an NHL career with netminder Bob Froese who won his first eight games with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1982-83 season. Jones is the first goaltender in NHL history to allow an average of less than one goal per game while winning the first eight appearances of his career. Jones is the third goaltender in NHL history to record three shutouts in his first six starts. Goaltender Flat Walsh accomplished the feat with the New York Americans during the 1928-29 season and netminder Frank Brimsek did it with the Boston Bruins during the 1938-39 season. Jones went 2-0-0 in two games since returning to the Monarchs on January 5. Jones has an overall record of 11-2-2 with a 2.08 goalsagainst average, a .933 save percentage, and one shutout in 15 games with the Monarchs this season. He was recalled back to the Kings on Wednesday, January 15. Jones leads all AHL goaltenders with a 2.08 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage this season. Jones ranks in the top 10 all-time in the following Monarchs goaltending categories: Games played 151 first place Wins 79 first place Losses 56 first place Ties/Shootout Losses 9 tied for second place Goals-against-average 2.43 eighth place Save percentage .922 tied for sixth place Shutouts 11 third place Saves 4,103 first place Goaltender Jean-Francios Berube registered a 14-8-2 record in 24 consecutive starts during Jones first stint with the Kings. Berube set a franchise record for consecutive appearances by a goaltender with 20 games on December 29. His current record-setting streak sits at 24 consecutive games. He surpassed the feat of 19 games set by netminders Travis Scott from February 19 March 22, 2003, and Jason LaBarbera from November 19 December 29, 2006. Berube has collected a 15-11-2 record with a 2.57 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage in 28 games with the Monarchs this season. Berube is ranked third in the AHL with 1659:34 minutes played this season. -More-

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MONARCHS NEWS & NOTES (CONTINUED) Berube recorded his first AHL shutout by stopping all 28 shots he faced in the Monarchs 6-0 win over the IceCaps on Saturday night.

January 13 - 19, 2014

Monarchs Promotions Los Angeles Kings Night The Monarchs will be honoring the Los Angeles Kings and all the former Monarchs currently playing there when they host the Portland Pirates on Saturday, January 25. The Monarchs players will be wearing a specialty Kings-inspired jersey that was voted on by the fans and will be available in an auction. The first 2,000 fans will also receive a special Kings bank, courtesy of St. Marys Bank. Monarchs Transactions 1/16/14 - The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) recalled center Linden Vey from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL). 1/16/14 - The Manchester Monarchs (AHL) recalled goaltender Mathias Niederberger from the Ontario Reign (ECHL). 1/15/14 - The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) recalled goaltender Martin Jones from the Manchester Monarchs (AHL). 1/14/14 - The Los Angeles Kings (NHL) reassigned right wing Tyler Toffoli to the Manchester Monarchs (AHL). Manchester Monarchs Team Stats as of 1-20-14 No. Players Pos. GP 19 Jordan Weal C 43 15 Brandon Kozun RW 42 4 Nick Deslauriers LW 43 X14 Tanner Pearson LW 30 X9 Linden Vey C 20 37 Nick Shore F 35 12 Andy Andreoff LW 43 7 Andrew Bodnarchuk D 42 25 Scott Sabourin RW 38 26 Tyler Toffoli RW 12 23 Brian O'Neill RW 29 5 Vincent LoVerde D 43 3 Derek Forbort D 42 16 Sean Backman RW 38 6 Colin Miller D 40 17 A.J. Gale RW 21 10 Zach O'Brien RW 16 2 Andrew Campbell D 42 11 Hunter Bishop F 33 55 Jeff Schultz D 40 47 Cameron Burt D 9 27 Robert Czarnik C 29 24 Ian O'Connor F 13 48 Maxim Kitsyn LW 20 X21 Mike Ullrich F 3 8 Chris Huxley D 9 35 Jean-Francois Berube G 28 1 Mathias Niederberger G 1 X31 Martin Jones G 15 No. 1 X31 35 Players Mathias Niederberger Martin Jones J.F. Berube GP 1 15 28 MINS 35:51 922:59 1659:34 G 9 10 14 13 6 7 7 5 10 10 9 2 1 4 2 6 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 GA 1 32 71 A 27 19 11 12 16 11 11 13 7 6 7 11 11 6 8 3 6 7 6 6 5 4 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 SO 0 1 1 PTS 36 29 25 25 22 18 18 18 17 16 16 13 12 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 GAA 1.67 2.08 2.57 ### +/10 2 -2 9 3 10 -2 29 8 3 9 26 6 4 -5 4 2 6 7 2 4 -2 2 -2 1 -2 0 0 0 W 0 11 15 PIM 22 36 66 14 14 20 96 31 69 2 12 26 30 14 19 14 2 35 24 12 4 16 2 2 0 5 2 0 0 L 0 2 11 PPG 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOL 0 2 2 SHG 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SA 14 475 785 SVS 13 443 714 SV% 0.929 0.933 0.910