Ian Clark's On Hockey: The goalie merry-go-round

Peter Mannino, shown in action last weekend, has played well of late for the Monarchs. (Thomas Roy/Union Leader)

MANCHESTER -- Turns out the goaltending situation with the Manchester Monarchs is not as clear-cut as it was expected to be.

Coming into the season, third-year man Martin Jones was the obvious No. 1 and journeyman Peter Mannino would only see the ice during busy three-game weekends.

But after a hot start that included three shutouts, Jones has now lost five straight games and Mannino earned back-to-back starts over the past weekend for the first time this season.

"It's something that (Jones) has got to continue to battle," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "He's got all the tools to make it happen. Every goalie has to workWashington: The key to India becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council is “not to touch the veto", US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley has said as she identified Russia and China as the two global powers against changes in the current structure of the Security Council.

“(This reform of the UN Security Council) is much more about the veto. The permanent five (members of the Security Council) have the ability to veto. Russia, China, UK (United Kingdom), US and France and none of them want to give that up. So, the key to getting India on the Security Council would have to be not to touch the veto," Haley said at an event organised on the US Capitol by US India Friendship Council.

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