LA Kings 2012 first round draft pick Tanner Pearson seems to be adjusting just fine to his rookie season in the AHL so far. Playing with a 1-0 lead Saturday night vs the Providence Bruins, Pearson found the back of the net seven minutes into the third – extending the Monarchs lead to 2-0. It was his [...]
Highlights and interviews from Jones v Zatkoff in Manchester
November 3, 2012 By
Former Kings goaltending prospect Jeff Zatkoff left the club in July, signing as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Penguins organization.
Last night, he made his return to Manchester – where he had called home the last few seasons while spliting time starts with Martin Jones. The two developed quite a friendship and were even roommates at [...]
Highlights and interviews: Monarchs roll to 4-0 def of Sens
October 28, 2012 By
It was another game and another win for the Manchester Monarchs. After a 4-0 shutout of the Binghamton Senators – their third straight win and second of the weekend – the Mark Morris coached squad now sports a 5-1 record on the season.
Here’s how the line combinations were put together:
Dwight King – Andrei Loktionov – Brandon [...]
Extended highlights: Dwight King shines in return, Monarchs win 5-1
October 27, 2012 By
With a 5-1 win over the Worcester Sharks earlier today, Manchester is now 4-1 on the season. Below are extended video highlights from a dominate performance in front of their home fans in New Hampshire.
Dwight King, fresh off of signing an AHL contract, played in his first game for the Monarchs since winning a Stanley Cup [...]
Extended video highlights from Monarchs 6-4 win – Toffoli, Voynov, etc.
October 21, 2012 By
After a 6-4 win last night, the Manchester Monarchs are now 3-1 on the young AHL season. Below are extended video highlights from a wild game that featured goals from a pair of Russians (Slava Voynov and Andrei Loktionov), a short-handed goal from the Kings top prospect, Tyler Toffoli…and the first two professional goals from [...]
Exclusive photos from Ontario Reign opening night 2012-13
October 14, 2012 By
After the Reign picked up a 2-1 win in Stockton on Friday night, both teams traveled to Ontario for a rematch on Saturday. Unfortunately, the sold out crowd at CBBA Arena went home less than thrilled after the Thunder posted a 4-0 shutout.
LA Kings goaltending prospect JF Berube (2009 NHL Draft) was in net for [...]
Monarchs finish the pre-season undefeated, Voynov on fire
October 8, 2012 By
The competition and level of play in the AHL - already second best in North America - is expected to be a notch or two above normal when the season kicks off later this week, as most clubs stand to benefit greatly from the NHL lockout.
Just a few days ago, coach Mark Morris told us he thinks this might be the most [...]
Monarchs post-game notes and more exclusive photos from camp
October 6, 2012 By
On the MayorsManor show this past Thursday, Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris said he was looking for the trio of Kings players in camp with the Monarchs – Andrei Loktionov, Jordan Nolan and Slava Voynov – to show the younger players what it takes to win.
After last night’s 2-0 win in their first pre-season game, [...]
MayorsManor Live Radio with Monarchs head coach Mark Morris
October 4, 2012 By
Even with the NHL in lockout mode, there’s plenty of hockey action ramping up across North America. Out east in New Hampshire the LA Kings top minor league affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, are wrapping up their first week of training camp.
Tomorrow night they’ll kick off their exhibition schedule vs. the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (affiliate of the New York [...]
MayorsManor Live Radio with Kings prospect Brandon Kozun
After two years as a professional, Kings prospect Brandon Kozun continues to mature as a player and a person. Selected by GM Dean Lombardi in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Kozun tore up the WHL during his final two years of junior hockey – and was named the 2010 WHL and [...]