Scott Munroe (born January 20, 1982) is a

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former professional

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who predominantly played in the

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(AHL). He is currently serving as an assistant coach with

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Playing career

Munroe played NCAA Division I hockey at the

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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), 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

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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

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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

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faced the

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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,

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, had 98 saves. On July 1, 2009, he signed a one-year deal with the

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. In the summer of 2011 he signed a one-year two-way deal with the

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. The following off-season on August 23, 2012, he signed a one-year AHL deal with the

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. On June 17, 2013, Munroe signed a one-year contract with the

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of the

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(SHL). On April 16, 2014, Växjö announced that they will not renew Munroe's contract. After a year in the SHL, Munroe signed for his final professional season to an AHL/ECHL two-way contract with the

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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

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of the

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. After two seasons with the Wildcats, Munroe left the team and continued his coaching career in accepting an assistant role with

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participant,

of Connecticut for the 2017–18 season.

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

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* 1982 births Living people Adirondack Phantoms players Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey players Bridgeport Sound Tigers players Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk players Ice hockey people from Moose Jaw Springfield Falcons players Philadelphia Phantoms players Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players Växjö Lakers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub