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Manchester Monarchs 
2011–12 AHL season
City Manchester, New Hampshire League American Hockey League Conference Eastern Conference Division Atlantic Division Founded 2001 Home arena Verizon Wireless Arena Colors Purple, black, gold, white
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.
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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 were 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 that year's Monarchs squad. Several players have been promoted to Los Angeles, including Rich Clune and Alec Martinez.
The Monarchs won their home opener of the 2010-2011 season, as David Meckler scored the game-winning goal in front of 9,035 fans at the Verizon Wireless Arena on October 16, 2010. The game was also noteworthy as left wing Brandon Kozun and center Justin Azevedo were awarded penalty shots, the first time in franchise history that two players were awarded penalty shots in the same game
Season-by-season results
Regular season
Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SOL Points Goals
forGoals
againstStanding Avg. Attendance 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 8,612 2006–07 80 51 21 — 7 1 110 242 182 1st, Atlantic 7,593 2007–08 80 39 31 — 5 5 88 240 228 4th, Atlantic 6,679 2008–09 80 37 35 — 0 8 82 211 218 5th, Atlantic 5,882 2009–10 80 43 28 — 3 6 95 213 200 3rd, Atlantic 5,293 2010–11 50 30 16 — 1 3 64 161 137 1st, Atlantic 5,461 Playoffs
Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals 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 — 2010–11 L, 3–4, Binghamton — — — Current roster
Updated October 21, 2011.[1][2]
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: 122 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
- George Parros
- Jonathan Quick
- Teddy Purcell
- Joe Corvo
- Jerred Smithson
- Matt Moulson
- Jason LaBarbera
- Jean-Sebastien Aubin
- Kevin Westgarth
- Richard Clune
- Stéphane Fiset
- Mathieu Garon
- Steve Heinze
References
- ^ "Manchester Monarchs - Team roster". Manchester Monarchs. http://www.monarchshockey.com/roster.php. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
- ^ "Manchester Monarchs Team roster". American Hockey League. http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=34&team_id=344. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
External links
Los Angeles Kings Franchise Lore 1967 NHL expansion • 1967 NHL Expansion Draft • Bailey • Freeway Face-Off • Frozen Fury • Miracle on Manchester • 2011 NHL PremierePersonnel Owners: Philip Anschutz, Edward Roski, Jr. • General manager: Dean Lombardi • Head coach: Terry Murray • Team captain: Dustin Brown • Current rosterArenas Affiliates Coaches General managers Retired numbers Media TV: Broadcasters • FSN West • Radio: KTLK (1150 AM)Sports teams based in New Hampshire Baseball 
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(NCAA Div. I)Categories:- Ice hockey teams in New Hampshire
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- Sports clubs established in 2001
- Goals: 46
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