Manchester Monarchs (AHL)

The Manchester Monarchs were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They played in Manchester, New Hampshire, at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Monarchs were connected to the National Hockey League (NHL) Los Angeles Kings for their whole time in the league.

In their final AHL season, the Monarchs won the Calder Cup, which was their only big championship.

Later, for the 2015–16 season, the Monarchs switched places with another team. The AHL team moved to Ontario, California, and became the new Ontario Reign. The team that used to be in the ECHL, called the Ontario Reign, moved to New Hampshire and kept the name Manchester Monarchs.

History

In 1999, a man named Howard Baldwin started a hockey team in Manchester, New Hampshire. The team was called the Manchester Monarchs and began playing in 2001 at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The Monarchs were connected to the Los Angeles Kings hockey team.

The Monarchs played their first game in October 2001 and had many good seasons. They won their first big division title in 2004–05 but lost in the early rounds of the playoffs each year. Their best season was in 2006–07, when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals but lost to the Hershey Bears.

In the 2014–15 season, the Monarchs changed their team colors to match the Los Angeles Kings. That same year, they won the Calder Cup, the top prize in the AHL, in their final season in Manchester before moving to Ontario, California.

Players

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The Manchester Monarchs had many players who led the team as captains. Some of these leaders included Dane Jackson, Richard Seeley, Chris Schmidt, and others over the years from 2001 to 2015.

Many talented players were part of the Monarchs team. Some well-known names include Jonathan Quick, Justin Azevedo, Jonathan Bernier, and many more who helped make the team strong.

Team records

Season-by-season results

Single-season records

Some top performances in a single season include:

Most goals: Mike Cammalleri, with 46 goals in 2004–05.
Most assists: Mike Cammalleri, with 63 assists in 2004–05.
Most points: Mike Cammalleri, with 109 points in 2004–05.
Most penalty minutes: Joe Rullier, with 322 penalty minutes in 2004–05.
Best goals-against average: Adam Hauser, with 1.93 in 2004–05.
Best save percentage: Adam Hauser, with .933 in 2004–05.

Career records

Top career achievements include:

Most career goals: Noah Clarke, with 85 goals from 2003 to 2007.
Most career assists: Gabe Gauthier, with 122 assists from 2007 to 2010.
Most career points: Noah Clarke, with 199 points from 2003 to 2007.
Most career penalty minutes: Joe Rullier, with 844 penalty minutes from 2001 to 2005.
Most career goaltending wins: Martin Jones, with 84 wins from 2010 to 2014.
Most career shutouts: Adam Hauser, with 15 shutouts from 2003 to 2006.
Most career games played: Andrew Campbell, with 414 games from 2009 to 2014.

Regular Season												Playoffs
Season	Games	Won	Lost	Ties	OTL	SOL	Points	PCT	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Year	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2001–02	80	38	28	11	3	—	90	.563	236	225	2nd, North	2002	L, 2–3, HFD	—	—	—
2002–03	80	40	23	11	6	—	97	.606	254	209	2nd, North	2003	L, 0–3, BRI	—	—	—
2003–04	80	40	28	7	5	—	92	.575	223	181	2nd, Atlantic	2004	L, 2–4, WOR	—	—	—
2004–05	80	51	21	—	4	4	110	.688	258	176	1st, Atlantic	2005	L, 2–4, PRO	—	—	—
2005–06	80	43	30	—	3	4	93	.581	236	230	3rd, Atlantic	2006	L, 3–4, HFD	—	—	—
2006–07	80	51	21	—	7	1	110	.688	242	182	1st, Atlantic	2007	W, 4–2, WOR	W, 4–2, PRO	L, 0–4, HER	—
2007–08	80	39	31	—	5	5	88	.550	240	228	4th, Atlantic	2008	L, 0–4, PRO	—	—	—
2008–09	80	37	35	—	0	8	82	.513	211	218	5th, Atlantic	2009	Did not qualify
2009–10	80	43	28	—	3	6	95	.594	213	200	3rd, Atlantic	2010	W, 4–0, POR	W, 4–2, WOR	L, 2–4, HER	—
2010–11	80	44	26	—	4	6	98	.613	255	209	2nd, Atlantic	2011	L, 3–4, BNG	—	—	—
2011–12	76	39	32	—	2	3	83	.546	207	208	2nd, Atlantic	2012	L, 1–3, NOR	—	—	—
2012–13	76	37	32	—	3	4	81	.493	219	209	3rd, Atlantic	2013	L, 1–3, SPR	—	—	—
2013–14	76	48	19	—	3	6	105	.691	244	188	1st, Atlantic	2014	L, 1–3, NOR	—	—	—
2014–15	76	50	17	—	6	3	109	.717	241	176	1st, Atlantic	2015	W, 3–2, POR	W, 4–1, WBS	W, 4–0, HFD	W, 4–1, UTI