Scott Munroe

Scott Munroe
With the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs.
Born	January 20, 1982 Moose Jaw, SK, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Philadelphia Phantoms Bridgeport Sound Tigers Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Adirondack Phantoms Växjö Lakers Springfield Falcons
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2006–2015

Scott Munroe (born January 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who predominately played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach and goaltending co-ordinator with major junior team, Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Playing career

Munroe played NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2002-2006. Playing in 99 games for the Chargers, Munroe is the all-time career save percentage leader (.918) for UAH. Munroe also holds UAH season records for games played (31), most minutes (1812:54), most shots faced (1,084), most saves (993). He also holds the Chargers' single period record for saves and shots faced stopping 33 of 34 shots against the University of Minnesota on Nov. 2, 2003.

Munroe earned College Hockey America co-Player of the Year honors following his senior year. He also earned CHA Rookie of the Year honors for his play as a freshman. Munroe signed with the Philadelphia Flyers on April 16, 2006.

On April 24, 2008, Munroe was the winning goaltender in the longest AHL game ever played. It was Game 5 of the East Division Semifinals where the Philadelphia Phantoms faced the Albany River Rats at Times Union Center in Albany. The game lasted 142:58 and ended in the fifth overtime where the Phantoms won 3-2. Munroe had 65 stops in the victory while the losing goaltender, Michael Leighton, had 98 saves.

On July 1, 2009, he signed a one-year deal with the New York Islanders.

In the summer of 2011 he signed a one-year two-way deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The following off-season on August 23, 2012, he signed a one-year AHL deal with the Adirondack Phantoms.

On June 17, 2013, Munroe signed a one-year contract with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).^[1] On April 16, 2014, Växjö announced that they will not renew Munroe's contract.^[2]

After a year in the SHL, Munroe signed for his final professional season to an AHL/ECHL two-way contract with the Springfield Falcons. On June 30, 2015, Munroe announced his retirement from professional hockey in taking up a coaching position with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL.^[3]

Career statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T	OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2002–03	Alabama-Huntsville Chargers	CHA		20	11	6		—	1049	49	1	2.80	.917
2003–04	Alabama-Huntsville Chargers	CHA		17	5	9	1	—	891	47	0	3.16	.903
2004–05	Alabama-Huntsville Chargers	CHA		31	16	10	4	—	1805	69	3	2.29	.930
2005–06	Alabama-Huntsville Chargers	CHA		31	17	11	2	—	1813	91	0	3.01	.916
2005–06	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		2	0	2	—	0	119	7	0	3.54	.901
2006–07	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		40	15	19	—	2	2298	117	2	3.05	.908
2007–08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		36	18	8	—	2	1779	68	4	2.29	.918
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		56	31	19	—	4	3271	134	4	2.46	.926
2009–10	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		40	19	16	—	3	2310	97	3	2.52	.920
2010–11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		31	9	12	—	3	1366	69	1	3.03	.896
2011–12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		38	19	10	—	3	2024	85	5	2.52	.907
2012–13	Adirondack Phantoms	AHL		31	12	16	—	0	1745	81	1	2.78	.913
AHL totals				243	114	90	—	14	13546	589	19	2.60	.916

Playoffs

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2007–08	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		12	5	7	784	29	2	2.22	.921
2008–09	Philadelphia Phantoms	AHL		3	0	3	180	12	0	4.01	.867
2009–10	Bridgeport Sound Tigers	AHL		3	0	3	110	10	0	5.46	.825
2010–11	Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk	KHL		1	0	1	47	4	0	5.08	.862
2011–12	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		1	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	1.000
AHL totals				19	5	13	1078	51	2	2.84	.901

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-CHA Rookie Team	2002–03
All-CHA Second Team	2002–03
All-CHA First Team	2004–05
All-CHA First Team	2005–06

References

1. "MUNROE TILL VÄXJÖ LAKERS" (in Swedish). Växjö Lakers. June 17, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
2. "Lakers sign former AHL star Munroe". expressen.se. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
3. "Moncton Woldcats hire assistant coach and goaltending co-ordinator". Moncton Wildcats. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

External links

• Scott Munroe's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Scott Munroe's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Scott Munroe's player profile at TSN.ca