Goals by the returning Jordan Nolan (he’d been out since the first game of the season with a hand injury), Nick Deslauriers and Andrew Bodnarchuk weren’t enough last night. The Monarchs lost to the Sharks 4-3 in overtime.
Kings’ prospect Brandon Kozun picked up another assist, extending his team leading points total to 14.
Here are some [...]
Highlights and post-game comments: Sharks def Monarchs 4-3 in OT
November 24, 2012 By
Highlights and interviews from Monarchs 3-0 def of Bruins
November 11, 2012 By
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 from Monarchs 4-1 win, Brandon Kozun doubles up
November 8, 2012 By
Kings prospect Brandon Kozun started the season with a modest six-game point streak. He was then held off the score sheet in the Monarchs two most recent games, played last weekend. So, it was time to get things going again.
With his regular center (Andrei Loktionov) nursing a minor injury, Kozun played with Marc Andre Cliche to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ray Kaunisto: reflections on Manchester and some word association
July 20, 2012 By
If you’ve been following the development of Kings prospects over the last few seasons, you’re likely already aware of several ‘big names’ – guys like Tyler Toffoli, Derek Forbort, Jake Muzzin and so on. Yet, if you keep up with MayorsManor, you’ve also been introduced to one of the more colorful characters to come along in [...]
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 [...]