MANCHESTER, NH – The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, signed goaltender Jeff Jakaitis to a professional tryout agreement, Monarchs Director of Hockey Operations Hubie McDonough announced today.

Jakaitis, 25, joins the Monarchs after appearing in 24 games with the ECHL’s Charlotte Checkers this season.  The 5-foot-10, 165-pound native of Rochester, Minnesota, has a record of 12-9-2 with a 2.72 goals-against-average and a .913 save-percentage with the Checkers.  Jakaitis began his professional career with the ECHL’s Columbia Infernio during the 2007-08 season following four years at Lake Superior State University.  With the Inferno, he had a 12-14-6 record, a 2.92 goals-against-average and a .909 save-percentage in 36 games.  Jakaitis played in 116 games with Lake Superior State University and collected a 40-57-18 record, a 2.38 goals-against-average and a .925 save-percentage from 2004-07.  He will wear No. 30 for the Monarchs.

Manchester continues their five game road trip with game two at the Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza with a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.  Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGAM AM 1250 and at www.manchestermonarchs.com.  Watch the games live on AHL Live for just $6 per game.  Log onto www.manchestermonarchs.com and click on the link to AHL Live five minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live.