Tag Archives: Martin Jones

Season ends in Manchester.

Posted on April 23, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Manchester Monarchs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Kings and Reign, saw their season end Saturday in an overtime heartbreaker. Ryan Potulny wristed a shot past a screened Jeff Zatkoff at 3:07 of overtime, giving the Binghamton Senators … Continue reading →

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Johnson released by Manchester.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

An update from the AHL, where the number of Reign players on playoff rosters dropped by one Tuesday. The Manchester Monarchs released Chaz Johnson just two days before their first-round series with the Binghamton Senators — Johnson’s last AHL employer … Continue reading →

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Some brief goalie notes. Update.

Posted on January 21, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

It’s two and a half hours before game time in Stockton, and the Reign still have three goalies. To my knowledge. We will probably learn the fate of Alex Petizian within the next 24 hours. Mike Zacharias and Beau Erickson … Continue reading →

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Jones named to AHL All-Star team.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Martin Jones’ ascent through the Kings’ system continued Tuesday with news that he was one of six goalies chosen to play in the AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 31 in Hershey, Pa. Jones, who started the season with the Reign … Continue reading →

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The skinny on Alex Petizian.

Posted on January 5, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Alex Petizian’s story is not unusual for a rookie minor-league goalie, except that he’s had to wait an unusually long time to start his pro career on solid footing. Recall that the Reign signed goalies Mike Zacharias and Garrett Zemlak … Continue reading →

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Today’s notebook, and an important alumni update.

Posted on December 7, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

In case you missed it, here is today’s notebook – dailybulletin.com/reign/ci_16794893. It didn’t occur to me that Martin Jones might have appeared in enough games to qualify for the AHL goaltending leaders … but he has, and check out who’s … Continue reading →

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(More) Ron Hextall on Martin Jones.

Posted on October 26, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

A little while back Ron Hextall, the Kings’ assistant general manager and GM of the Manchester Monarchs, said he wanted goaltending prospect Martin Jones to come to Ontario to get some regular playing time. He also wanted a more experienced … Continue reading →

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Kings place Ersberg on waivers; implications for Reign.

Posted on October 22, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Today we learned the real reason why Martin Jones was recalled by the Manchester Monarchs: Erik Ersberg wanted out. Coming off three seasons in the NHL, Ersberg probably didn’t want to spend this season in the American Hockey League, which … Continue reading →

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Martin Jones to Manchester, Reign trade for Erickson

Posted on October 21, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Well that didn’t take long. One day before the Reign’s third game of the season, they lost a goaltender to the American Hockey League. The Manchester Monarchs, the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate, recalled Martin Jones in advance of a … Continue reading →

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Emptying out the notebook.

Posted on October 18, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Just filed my notebook for tomorrow’s editions of the Sun and Daily Bulletin. Here are a few tidbits from the weekend that didn’t make it …

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