rechter Flügel Lauri Tukonen und 2006 ausdehnen-lassen Aufbruch Trevor Lewis laufen. The Kings thought enough of Lewis to sign him to a three-year deal just about a month after drafting him, and he rewarded their faith with 73 points in 62 games with the Owen Sound Attack this season. Lewis has appeared in just two Monarchs’ postseason games this spring, but in eight games at the end of the regular season he scored 4 goals and added 2 assists.

Not to be overlooked up front is Patrick O’Sullivan. He scored 47 goals with Houston last season and notched 18 goals and 39 points in 41 games for Manchester this year.

The Monarchs’ blueline bears less glamour, but you can’t win 51 games with a bad one. It’s led by NHL vet Oleg Tverdovsky. He put up 13 points in just 14 regular season games and has maintained that productive pace in the postseason, with 11 points in 12 games.

The Bears and Monarchs met just twice during the regular season, Hershey winning both times, 5-4 at home on November 25 and 5-3 in Manchester on March 9. There isn’t much to be learned there . . . or is there? Tim Leone’s preview in the Patriot News this morning offers a bit of intrigue:

” . . . two of LaBarbera’s worst performances in 2006-07 came against Hershey during the team’s two regular-season meetings.

On Nov. 25, LaBarbera was pulled 8:22 into a 5-4 Hershey win at Giant Center after surrendering three goals on 10 shots. On March 9, he allowed five goals on 36 shots in a 5-3 Hershey win backstopped by Maxime Daigneault.

His save percentage against Hershey: .826.”

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