Scott Munroe

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Scott Munroe 2012-05-05.JPG

| caption = Munroe with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins during the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs

| image_size = 230px

| played_for = Philadelphia Phantoms
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Adirondack Phantoms
Växjö Lakers
Springfield Falcons

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|01|20}}

| birth_place = Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

| catches = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 196

| draft = Undrafted

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2015

|}}

Scott Munroe (born January 20, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who predominantly played in the American Hockey League (AHL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach with Trinity College.

Playing career

Munroe played NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Alabama in Huntsville from 2002 to 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), and 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.vaxjolakers.se/artikel/38231/|title=MUNROE TILL VÄXJÖ LAKERS|publisher=Växjö Lakers|date=June 17, 2013|accessdate=July 5, 2013|language=Swedish}} On April 16, 2014, Växjö announced that they will not renew Munroe's contract.{{cite web| url = http://www.expressen.se/kvp/sport/lakers-fortsatter-att-rensa-i-spelartruppen/ | title = Lakers sign former AHL star Munroe | publisher = expressen.se | date = 2013-06-17 | accessdate = 2013-06-17}}

After a year in the SHL, Munroe signed for his final professional season to an AHL/ECHL two-way contract with the Springfield Falcons in the 2014–15 campaign.

Post-retirement

On June 30, 2015, Munroe announced his retirement from professional hockey in serving as an assistant coach and goaltending co-ordinator with major junior team, the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.{{cite web| url = http://www.moncton-wildcats.com/article/wildcats-hire-assistant-coach-and-goaltending-co-ordinator-?_preview=3d76ba64fc059321d29dc2bc9a49649a | title = Moncton Woldcats hire assistant coach and goaltending co-ordinator | publisher = Moncton Wildcats | date = 2015-06-30 | accessdate = 2015-06-30}}

After two seasons with the Wildcats, Munroe left the team and continued his coaching career by accepting an assistant role with NCAA Division III participant, Trinity College of Connecticut for the 2017–18 season.

Career statistics

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! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season

! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |

! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs

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! Season

! Team

! League

! GP

! W

! L

! OT

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

! GP

! W

! L

! MIN

! GA

! SO

! GAA

! SV%

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| 2000–01

| Notre Dame Hounds

| SJHL

| 25

| —

| 4.06

| .887

| —

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| 2001–02

| Notre Dame Hounds

| SJHL

| 45

| —

| 2.27

| .916

| —

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| 2002–03

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 20

| 11

| 6

| 2

| 1049

| 49

| 1

| 2.80

| .917

| —

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| 2003–04

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 17

| 5

| 9

| 1

| 891

| 47

| 0

| 3.16

| .903

| —

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| 2004–05

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 31

| 16

| 10

| 4

| 1805

| 69

| 3

| 2.29

| .930

| —

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| 2005–06

| Alabama-Huntsville Chargers

| CHA

| 31

| 17

| 11

| 2

| 1813

| 91

| 0

| 3.01

| .916

| —

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| 2005–06

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 2

| 0

| 2

| 0

| 119

| 7

| 0

| 3.54

| .901

| —

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| 2006–07

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 40

| 15

| 19

| 2

| 2298

| 117

| 2

| 3.05

| .908

| —

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| 2007–08

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 36

| 18

| 8

| 2

| 1779

| 68

| 4

| 2.29

| .918

| 12

| 5

| 7

| 784

| 29

| 2

| 2.22

| .921

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| 2008–09

| Philadelphia Phantoms

| AHL

| 56

| 31

| 19

| 4

| 3271

| 134

| 4

| 2.46

| .926

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 180

| 12

| 0

| 4.01

| .867

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| 2009–10

| Bridgeport Sound Tigers

| AHL

| 40

| 19

| 16

| 3

| 2310

| 97

| 3

| 2.52

| .920

| 3

| 0

| 3

| 110

| 10

| 0

| 5.46

| .825

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| 2010–11

| Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk

| KHL

| 31

| 9

| 12

| 3

| 1366

| 69

| 1

| 3.03

| .896

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 47

| 4

| 0

| 5.08

| .862

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| 2011–12

| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

| AHL

| 38

| 19

| 10

| 3

| 2024

| 85

| 5

| 2.52

| .907

| 1

| 0

| 4

| 0

| 0.00

| 1.000

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| 2012–13

| Adirondack Phantoms

| AHL

| 31

| 12

| 16

| 0

| 1745

| 81

| 1

| 2.78

| .913

| —

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| 2013–14

| Växjö Lakers

| SHL

| 36

| 19

| 16

| 0

| 2108

| 72

| 3

| 2.05

| .913

| 1

| 0

| 33

| 3

| 0

| 5.41

| .800

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| 2014–15

| Kalamazoo Wings

| ECHL

| 7

| 5

| 0

| 1

| 403

| 17

| 0

| 2.53

| .910

| —

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| 2014–15

| Springfield Falcons

| AHL

| 27

| 11

| 2

| 1544

| 63

| 2

| 2.45

| .912

| —

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! colspan="3" align="center" | AHL totals

! 270

! 125

! 101

! 16

! 15090

! 652

! 21

! 2.59

! .916

! 19

! 5

! 13

! 1078

! 51

! 2

! 2.84

! .901

Awards and honours

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! Award

! Year

!

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| colspan="3" | College

All-CHA Rookie Team

| 2002–03

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All-CHA Second Team

| 2002–03

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All-CHA First Team

| 2004–05

|

All-CHA First Team

| 2005–06

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References

External links

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{{succession box | before = Riley Riddell| title = CHA Rookie of the Year| years = 2002-03 | after = Luke Erickson}}

{{succession box | before = Andrew Murray | title = CHA Player of the Year| years = 2005-06
Shared With
Jeff Van Nynatten| after = Sean Bentivoglio}}

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Adirondack Phantoms players

Category:Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey players

Category:Bridgeport Sound Tigers players

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia

Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden

Category:Canadian ice hockey goaltenders

Category:HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players

Category:Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw

Category:Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players

Category:Philadelphia Phantoms players

Category:Springfield Falcons players

Category:Växjö Lakers players

Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players