Philadelphia Flyers‘ 6th year center Jordan Weal(40) signs himself a nice 2-year deal to stick where he is.
The small forward found his game through a career high 23 NHL games scoring 8 goals and 4 assists with a +6 rating and looks to step it up to take on a full-time roster spot in 2017/2018.
He’s was a more than a point per game guy when on reassignment with affiliate Lehigh Valley Phantoms (15-32-47 in 43 AHL games).
Interestingly enough after this contract is up, the one-time Los Angeles Kings‘ pick now 25-year old will be an unrestricted free agent.
Not bad at all.
Manchester Monarchs 2015 AHL Calder Cup Champions
Manchester Monarchs win their first AHL Calder Cup Championship in their 14th and last season in the league.
Los Angeles Kings‘ 3rd year prospect center Jordan Weal(19) won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the playoffs.
He scored a leading 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) with a +12 rating.
With series wins over Portland Pirates (3-2), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (4-1), Hartford Wolf Pack (4-1) in the Eastern Conference Finals and Utica Comets (4-1) they put together 15 victories to claim the title.
It was the second year in a row that the MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy winner, regular season points champs, won the whole thing.
The team will switch leagues and affiliations, as Ontario Reign become the new direct farm club and the Monarchs will continue their relationship with the parent team in the ECHL.
AHL Calder Cup Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game 1: Manchester Monarchs vs. Portland Pirates
Manchester Monarchs took a 3-1 lead mid-way through the 2nd period in game 1 of the AHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Portland Pirates and never looked back getting a 5-2 victory.
Los Angeles Kings‘ 3rd year prospect Jordan Weal(19) scored the opening tally and the game-winning goal to seal the deal.
Anton Khudobin(30) vs. Jordan Weal(19)
Monarchs‘ mini forward, in town after his junior team’s season ended, Jordan Weal(19) points out (with his stick) to P-Bruins‘ goalie Anton Khudobin(30) that he’s in no way going to mess with him when he’s got a blocker to beat him to a pulp with.
Jordan Weal(19) Manchester Monarchs/LA Kings
18 soon-to-be 19-year old Jordan Weal(19) is an absolute scoring stud in the WHL with Regina but his current 5’8″ 160lbs soaking wet frame might be a little light for effectiveness in the NHL, let alone the AHL, where he is now with Manchester on the way to a first round Calder Cup playoff series. In 6 games he has 0 goals and 1 assist.
He was the LA Kings 3rd round pick (#70 overall) in last year’s draft.