The Monarchs won the franchise’s first ever Calder Cup championship with a 2-1 win over the Comets at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Saturday night. The win in Game 5 secured the club’s first Calder Cup in its first trip to the finals.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats had a solid lead early on but couldn’t maintain it, dropping an 8-5 decision to the Altoona Curve Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
Manchester will have a chance to clinch the series tomorrow night in Game 5, which is set to begin in Utica at 7 p.m.
The Monarchs lost for the first time in the Calder Cup Finals, falling to the Comets at the Utica Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday night, 3-2. The loss cut the Monarchs’ advantage in the series to 2-1.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats fell behind early and sunk late, dropping an 8-1 decision to the Akron RubberDucks Wednesday night at Canal Park in Akron.
The Manchester Monarchs, primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, have signed goalie Jeff Lerg to a professional try out agreement (PTO). He will be available for Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals in Utica on Wednesday, wearing number 45.
Nic Dowd scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Monarchs to a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals on Sunday. It marked Manchester’s second straight win in overtime and gave them a 2-0 advantage in the series.
Sunday was Law Enforcement Day at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium, as the crowd gathered under clear skies not only for the Sunday matinee against Richmond Flying Squirrels, but to see Manchester Police Chief David Mara honored with the annual Officer Michael Briggs Community Hero Award.
Cole Garner collected three hits Sunday, but the New Hampshire Fisher Cats dropped the game 4-1 to the Richmond Flying Squirrels at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
Michael Mersch had three points, including the game-winning goal in overtime, lifting the Monarchs to a 3-2 win over the Comets in Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals on Saturday at the Verizon Wireless Arena.