Hiller & McElhinney Autograph Signing at MonkeySports Superstore in Santa Ana, CA on June 4, 2011

May 26, 2011 - PRLog -- SANTA ANA, CA - MonkeySports Superstore, a subsidiary of MonkeySports, Inc, is hosting an autograph signing with NHL Goalies Jonas Hiller (Ducks) and Curtis McElhinney (formerly Ducks, Ottawa Senators). The players will appear at the Santa Ana, California store on June 4th from 1pm to 3pm to meet with fans and sign autographs. Attendees will also be treated to photo opportunities and various in-store specials.

During the 2010-11 season, Jonas Hiller made 46 starts with a record of 26-16-3. Hiller posted a .924 save percentage and a goals against average of 2.56 while facing an average of 30.5 shots per game. Jonas, a native of Switzerland, posted a career high 5 shutouts during the 2010-11 campaign, including back to back shutouts. Through the All-Star break Jonas was considered by many to be a Vezina trophy contender due to his stellar play through the first four months of the season and played in the NHL All-Star game before his season was cut short due to illness. Jonas uses the Koho Revolution 588 RPM pro goalie leg pads, catch glove and blocker which are exclusively sold by MonkeySports.

Curtis McElhinney, a native of London Ontario, was member of the Ducks since the 2009-2010 season when he was acquired in a trade from Calgary where he spent 3 seasons as a member of the Flames. This spring he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning and a week later he was picked up by the Ottawa Senators where he finished the season playing 7 games, posting a .917 Save Percentage.

Since opening its doors in 2002, the MonkeySports Superstore in Santa Ana has been serving the Southern California and surrounding area with an expertise that comes from employing players and goalies who are passionate about the gear, the customer and the game. Over the last 9 years, the store has played host to many of these player events for hockey, goalie, lacrosse and baseball.

MonkeySports, Inc continues to grow as an industry leader with 6 websites and 3 brick-and-mortar stores (Santa Ana California, Woodbridge, New Jersey and Sweden) and boasts a huge selection of gear for ice hockey, roller hockey, goalie, lacrosse, baseball and softball including trusted brands such as Vaughn, Reebok, Bauer, Easton, CCM, Warrior and many more. MonkeySports is also a large provider of Koho, the brand Jonas Hiller currently uses.

The online stores operate under the banners hockeymonkey.com, goaliemonkey.com, lacrossemonkey.com, homerunmonkey.com, monkeyteamsports.com and hockeymonkey.eu.  

The MonkeySports Superstore is located at 1420 Village Way, Santa Ana, California 92705