The Manchester Monarchs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. 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 Providence. 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 was 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 champion Hershey Bears in four games.

Following their run in 2007, the Monarchs looked to have holes to fill, as 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.

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
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
2006–07	80	51	21	—	7	1	110	242	182	1st, Atlantic
2007–08	80	39	31
5	5	88	240	228	4th, Atlantic
2008–09	80	37	35
0	8	82	211	218	5th, Atlantic

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	—	—	—

Current roster

As of August 17, 2009.

Goaltenders
#		align=left	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
29		Jon Quick	L	2007	Milford, Connecticut	Kings
37		Jeff Zatkoff	L	2008	Detroit, Michigan	Kings
45		Jonathan Bernier	R	2008	Laval, Quebec	Kings

Defensemen
#		align=left	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
2		Andrew Campbell	R	2008	Hamilton, Ontario	Kings
3		Peter Harrold	R	2006	Kirtland Hills, Ohio	Kings
4		Drew Bagnall	L	2007	Oakbank, Manitoba	Kings
7		Josh Kidd	R	2008	Sundridge, Ontario	Monarchs (SPC)
21		Alec Martinez	L	2008	Rochester, Michigan	Kings
37		Thomas Hickey	L	2009	Calgary, Alberta	Monarchs (ATO)
43		Joe Piskula	R	2007	Antigo, Wisconsin	Kings
44		Davis Drewiske	L	2008	Hudson, Wisconsin	Kings
76		Viatcheslav Voynov	R	2008	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Kings

Forwards
#		align=left	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
9		Bud Holloway	R	2008	Wapella, Saskatchewan	Kings
10		Oscar Moller	R	2008	Stockholm, Sweden	Kings
11		Trevor Lewis	R	2007	Salt Lake City, Utah	Kings
14		Brady Murray	R	2007	Brandon, Manitoba	Kings
15		Kevin Westgarth	R	2007	Amherstburg, Ontario	Kings
16		Richard Clune	L	2008	Toronto, Ontario	Kings
17		Brad Richardson	L	2009	Belleville, Ontario	Kings
22		Marc-Andre Cliche	R	2007	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec	Kings
23		Scott Parse	R	2007	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Kings
25		Justin Azevedo	R	2008	West Lorne, Ontario	Kings
26		Paul Crosty	R	2006	Edmonton, Alberta	Monarchs (SPC)
28		Gabe Gauthier	L	2006	Torrance, California	Kings
40		John Zeiler	R	2006	Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania	Kings
55		David Meckler	R	2007	Highland Park, Illinois	Kings
62		Teddy Purcell	R	2007	St. John's, Newfoundland	Kings

Note: SPC means Standard AHL Player's Contract. PTO means Professional Try-Out Agreement. ATO means Amateur Try-Out Agreement and is used when a player is signed on a try-out basis from Junior or College levels.

Team records

Single season

Career

Notable monarchs

• Christobal Huet
• Dustin Brown
• Mike Cammalleri
• Jason LaBarbera
• Jean-Sebastien Aubin