LAST WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS vs. Springfield (1/15): The Manchester Monarchs fell to left wing Jonathan Audy-Marchessault's hat trick and the Springfield Falcons, 7-5, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Tuesday night. The Monarchs received goals from center Andy Andreoff, left wing Marc-Andre Cliche, center Robbie Czarnik and defenseman Nick Deslauriers. Springfield also registered goals from center Michael Chaput (two), right wing Tomas Kubalik and left wing Wade MacLeod. Monarchs goaltender Peter Mannino (9-5-0) made eight saves on 11 shots in the first period. Monarchs netminder Jean-Francois Berube (0-1-0) took his first loss of the season stopping 13-of-17 shots in relief of Mannino. Falcons netminder Allen York (3-3-0) earned his third victory of the season making 22 saves on 27 shots. Manchester went 1-for-5 on the power play. Springfield was 2-for-2 with the man advantage. @ Worcester (1/18): Center Jordan Weal scored in the third period and broke a tied game to lead the Manchester Monarchs to a 3-1 victory over the Worcester Sharks at the DCU Center on Friday night. The Monarchs also received goals from center Linden Vey and right wing Tyler Toffoli. Center Jon Matsumoto scored the lone goal for the Sharks. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (9-13-2) earned his ninth victory of the season stopping 28-of-29. Sharks goaltender Harri Sateri (7-9-1) took his ninth loss of the season making 17 saves on 20 shots. Manchester went 0-for-1 on the power play. Worcester was 0-for-2 with the man advantage. vs. Providence (1/18): The Manchester Monarchs honored the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings in a pre-game banner ceremony and defeated the Providence Bruins, 3-1, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night. Defenseman David Kolomatis, right wing Brandon Kozun and right wing Stefan Legein scored for the Monarchs. Right wing Jamie Tardif scored the lone goal for the Bruins. Monarchs goaltender Peter Mannino (10-5-0) earned his 10th victory of the season stopping 45-of-46 shots. Providence netminder Michael Hutchinson (4-9-1) took his ninth loss of the season making 24 saves on 26 shots. Manchester went 0-for-4 on the power play. Providence was 0-for-8 with the man advantage. @ Portland (1/20): Center Jordan Weal tallied two goals to lead the Manchester Monarchs to victory over the Portland Pirates, 5-2, in game seven of the VIP Cup, presented by VIP Parts, Tires & Service, at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Sunday afternoon. The Monarchs lead the rivalry series 4-3. Center Andy Andreoff, left wing Marc-Andre Cliche and left wing David Meckler also scored for the Monarchs. Left wing Darien Dziurzynski and defenseman Brandon Gormley registered goals for the Pirates. Monarchs goaltender Martin Jones (10-13-2) earned his 10th victory of the season stopping 29-of-31 shots. Pirates netminder Chad Johnson (14-8-0) took his eighth loss of the season making 25 saves on 30 shots. Manchester went 1-for-4 on the power play. Portland was 1-for-6 with the man advantage. The Portland Pirates (24-15-1-1) sit in first place in the Atlantic Division with 50 points. The Manchester Monarchs (20-17-2-2) are in second place in the division with 44 points. The Providence Bruins (20-15-0-3) rank third in the division with 43 points. The Worcester Sharks (19-17-1-3) are in fourth place in the division with 42 points. The St. John's IceCaps (18-20-1-2) sit in fifth place in the division with 39 points. Atlantic Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT 1 Portland Pirates 41 24 15 1 1 50 0.610 2 Manchester Monarchs 41 20 17 2 2 44 0.537 3 Providence Bruins 38 20 15 0 3 43 0.566 4 Worcester Sharks 40 19 17 1 3 42 0.525 5 St. John's IceCaps 41 18 20 1 2 39 0.476 The Monarchs are 9-7-0-1 on the road and are 11-10-2-1 at home this season. Manchester is 11-2-0-0 overall when they play on a Saturday this season. The Monarchs are on a three-game winning streak after defeating three Atlantic Division opponents last weekend. Manchester scored three power play goals in a game for the third time this season in a 5-3 victory against the Pirates on Saturday, December 22. The Monarchs have the second highest success rate in the American Hockey League when faced with a penalty kill on the road (88.2%). Manchester is 6-2-0-0 to begin the new calendar year. Center Linden Vey (9-26=35) leads the team with 26 assists and 35 points. Vey appeared in his 100th AHL game (all with the Monarchs) on Saturday, December 15 against the Adirondack Phantoms. Vey had a nine-game assist and point streak (1-13=14) end on Saturday, January 19. Vey's nine-game assist streak set a Monarchs franchise record. Vey has 16 points (2-14=16) in his last 13 games. Vey's 26 assists are tied for sixth most among league skaters. Right wing Tyler Toffoli (19-11=30) is second on the team with 30 points. Toffoli was named the Monarchs representative on the 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic Roster on Thursday, January 17. The 2013 Dunkin' Donuts All-Star Classic will take place in Providence, Rhode Island on January 27-28. Toffoli tallied his second hat trick of the season and second against the Pirates in a 5-3 victory on Saturday, December 22. Toffoli has eight goals in seven games against the Pirates this season, which also leads all VIP Cup skaters. Toffoli leads the team and leads all league rookie skaters with 19 goals this season. Toffoli's 19 goals are also tied for fourth among league skaters. Toffoli's 30 points are tied for sixth in the league among rookie skaters. Toffoli leads the team with five power play goals this season. Toffoli has five goals and two assists for seven points in his last six games. Toffoli leads the team with 116 shots on goal this season. Toffoli is second on the team in plus/minus with plus-13. Right wing Brandon Kozun (11-17=28) is in third place on the team with 27 points. Kozun is ranked second on the team with 18 assists. Kozun is second on the team with 11 goals this season. Kozun leads the team with four game-winning goals this season which is tied for ninth place in the AHL. Kozun tallied the game-winning goals against the Sharks on Saturday, October 27, against the Binghamton Senators on Sunday, October 28, against the IceCaps on Wednesday, November 7 and versus the Bruins on Saturday, January 19. Left wing Tanner Pearson (10-17=27) ranks fourth on the Monarchs with 27 points. Pearson had a four-game point streak (3-4=7) snapped in a 2-1 loss against the Bruins on Sunday, January 13. Pearson is third on the team in plus/minus with a plus-10. Center Andrei Loktionov (7-15=22) is in fifth place on the Monarchs with 22 points. Loktionov leads the team and is tied for fourth in the AHL with two shorthanded goals this season. Left wing Dwight King (5-12=17) ranks sixth on the Monarchs with 17 points. King is tied for third place among league skaters with two shorthanded assists this season. Defenseman Slava Voynov (7-9=16) ranks seventh on the Monarchs with 16 points. Voynov's seven goals lead team defensemen. Left wing Marc-Andre Cliche (7-7=14) is ranked eighth on the Monarchs with 14 points. Cliche ranks second on the Monarchs all-time games played list with 323. Cliche has scored 65 goals in his career with the Monarchs which ranks eighth on the franchise's all-time goals scored list. Cliche ranks ninth on the Monarchs all-time points list with 145 and ranks 10th on the franchise's all-time assist list with 80. Right wing Stefan Legein (3-10=13) is in ninth place on the Monarchs with 13 points. Defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk (3-9=12) and defenseman Thomas Hickey (3-9=12) are tied for 10th place on the Monarchs with 12 points each. Bodnarchuk is tied with Voynov, Hickey and defenseman Jake Muzzin (2-9=11) for the team lead amongst blueliners with nine assists each. Defenseman Nick Deslauriers (3-8=11) is tied with center Andy Andreoff (6-5=11) and Muzzin for 12th place on the Monarchs with 11 points each. Andreoff has five points (2-3=5) in his last four games. Defenseman David Kolomatis (4-6=10) is in 15th place on the Monarchs with 10 points. Three of Kolomatis' four goals this season have come when the team was on a power play. Kolomatis returned to the Monarchs line-up on Friday, December 28 after missing 23 games due to injury. Center Jordan Weal (6-3=9) is 16th on the Monarchs with nine points. Weal has five goals in his last seven games. Weal scored in back-to-back games for the first time in his professional career with goals on January 5 and January 11. Right wing Brian O'Neill (2-6=8) is in 17th place on the Monarchs with eight points. O'Neill has four assists in his last four games. Defenseman Bryan Rodney (2-5=7) and left wing Richard Clune (2-5=7) are tied for 18th place on the Monarchs with seven points each. Clune leads the team with 98 penalty minutes. Clune's 786 penalty minutes rank second on the Monarchs all-time career penalty minutes list. Left wing Jordan Nolan (2-4=6) and defenseman Andrew Campbell (0-6=6) are tied for 20th place on the Monarchs with six points each. Campbell leads the team in plus-minus with plus-14. Campbell returned from an upper body injury on Friday, December 7 in Providence. Campbell had been out of the line-up since Sunday, October 28 missing 16 games. Campbell's 320 games rank third all-time on the Monarchs all-time games played list. Center Robbie Czarnik (3-0=3) is tied with left wing David Meckler (1-2=3) for 22nd place on the Monarchs with three points. Meckler tallied his first goal of the season in a 5-2 victory against the Pirates on Sunday, January 20. Meckler's goal was his 75th of his Monarchs career ranking second on the franchise all-time list. Meckler holds the franchise record for games played with 362 in a Monarchs uniform. Meckler's 350th game came against the Pirates on Sunday, November 25. Defenseman Vincent LoVerde (0-1=1) is ranked 24th on the Monarchs with one point. Right wing Justin Johnson (0-0=0) has 10 penalty minutes in 7 games this season. Last season, Johnson had 187 penalty minutes in 41 games. Goaltender Martin Jones (10-13-2) has a 2.52 goals-against-average, a 0.916 save percentage and has stopped 672-of-734 shots attempted in 25 games this season. Jones appeared in his 100th game in a Monarchs uniform in a 3-2 shootout loss against the Springfield Falcons on Sunday, December 16. Goaltender Peter Mannino (10-5-0) has a 2.28 goal-against-average and a 0.926 save percentage in 18 games this season. Mannino's 2.28 goals-against-average and 0.926 save percentage rank 10th and seventh among league netminders, respectively. MONARCHS PROMOTIONS Pink In The Rink - The Monarchs Care Foundation and the Catholic Medical Center are once again teaming up to raise awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer at their third annual Pink In The Rink game. Join the Monarchs when they host the Providence Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9 to support the cause. The night will feature pink ice and specialty pink jerseys that will be auctioned off after the game's conclusion.
