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Monarchs’ head coach Mark Morris had to laugh as he congratulates emergency back-up goalie Matt Lopes(31), who stepped in and shut the door on the Devils to get his first professional hockey win, when starter Jeff Zatkoff(36) got injured in the first period.

a situation is created as Monarchs’ back up goalie Jeff Zatkoff(36) gets help off the ice after a Devils’ player crashed the net on a scoring play.  the team’s #1 netminder Jonathan Bernier(45) was called up to Los Angeles and Manchester was forced into a position of bringing in a local emergency back-up netminder for the game.

Monarchs’ winger Dwight King(21) buries his chance by the side of the net past Devils’ goalie MIke McKenna(1). it turns out to be the game winner in the 2-1 contest.

red hot Devils’ goal scorer Michael Swift(23) snaps this one by Sound Tigers’ goalie Nathan Lawson(52), but in the end the Devils would fall on this date 4-2.

loved this call-up for the Sound Tigers, Jean Bourbeau(19), who played all season for Odessa Jackalopes of the Central Hockey League, skated in three games, including this one at the Tsongas Arena vs. Lowell Devils. i picked the Jacks to win last year and this year they finished with the best record in the league.

notorious tough guy that no player in the league in a right state of mind wants to mix it up with, Jon “Nasty” Mirasty(41) was in Worcester for a Tuesday night game with his team Syracuse Crunch and there were no fireworks. none.  very sad.

the ECHL geek in me loves the call-ups and I thought this one was pretty cool this season.  Ned Lukacevic(16) has been tearing it up with Las Vegas Wranglers and when the Bruins were in need late in the season due to NHL call-ups, they rang him up.  He spent most of last season with Providence under contract with Boston. I strongly feel he’ll be signed to an AHL contract next season. this season just ended for him minutes ago when Utah Grizzlies knocked Las Vegas out of the Kelly Cup playoffs.

Bruins center Zach Hamill(9) was Boston’s 1st draft pick, 8th overall in 2007. he earned his first call-up to the NHL for the final game of the season vs. Washington Capitals and came away with an assist, his first point in the big leagues.

Providence Bruins’ captain Trent Whitfield(23) gets in tight to Sharks’ goalie Alex Stalock(32) and gets some company from defenseman Jason Demers(5). veteran skater Whitfield is fortunate to be up with Boston in the NHL, as Providence failed to make the postseason in the AHL for the first time maybe ever…in a long long time.

there was plenty of ill feelings to go around between the Sharks and the Bears at the end of the game, which will play out nicely if the two Division leading teams meet in the AHL Calder Cup Eastern Conference Finals.