AHL Manchester Monarchs

Monarchs Announce 2004-05 Schedule

Published on August 10, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


MANCHESTER, NH – The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, will open the 2004-05 season with a two-game homestand, the AHL and the Monarchs announced on Tuesday. The Monarchs will open their fourth AHL season at home against the Worcester IceCats on Friday, October 15 at 7:35 p.m. and then host the 2003-04 Eastern Conference Champion Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday, October 16 at 7:35 p.m. After that, the Monarchs will embark on a two-game road trip to play the Utah Grizzlies at The "E" Center on Wednesday, October 20, and then fly to Los Angeles to meet the Grizzlies at the STAPLES Center on Saturday, October 23.

The Monarchs unbalanced 80-game schedule includes 40 games at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. The Monarchs will meet all 13 of their Eastern Conference rivals as well as one Western Conference foe during the 2004-05 season. Sixty of the Monarchs 80 games (75 percent of the schedule) will be played against teams in the Atlantic Division, which includes the Hartford Wolf Pack, the Lowell Lock Monsters, the Portland Pirates, the Providence Bruins, the Springfield Falcons and the IceCats. The Monarchs will play Lowell 12 times (six times at home), Portland, Providence, Springfield and Worcester 10 times (five times at home), and Hartford eight times (four times at home).

The Monarchs will also face all seven teams residing in the Eastern Conference's East Division during the 2004-05 season. The East Division includes the Albany River Rats, the Binghamton Senators, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, the Hershey Bears, the Norfolk Admirals, the Philadelphia Phantoms and the Penguins. The Monarchs will play Bridgeport four times (two times at home) and Albany, Binghamton, Hershey, Norfolk, Philadelphia and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton twice (one time at home).

The Monarchs will play their lone Western Conference opponent, the Grizzlies, four times (two times at home). The Grizzlies are members of the West Division.

Manchester Monarchs 2004-05 Regular Season Schedule

OCTOBER (3H-4A)
1 Fri. 15 WORCESTER 7:35 p.m.
2 Sat. 16 W-B/SCRANTON 7:35 p.m.
3 Wed. 20 @Utah 9:05 p.m.
4 Sat. 23 @Utah TBD (@STAPLES Center in L.A.)
5 Fri. 29 BRIDGEPORT 7:35 p.m.
6 Sat. 30 @Springfield 7:00 p.m.
7 Sun. 31 @Portland 4:05 p.m.

NOVEMBER (6H-6A)
8 Fri. 5 @Worcester 7:05 p.m.
9 Sat. 6 ALBANY 7:35 p.m.
10 Fri. 12 @Springfield 7:30 p.m.
11 Sat. 13 HERSHEY 7:35 p.m.
12 Sun. 14 SPRINGFIELD 4:05 p.m.
13 Thurs. 18 @Worcester 7:05 p.m.
14 Fri. 19 LOWELL 7:35 p.m.
15 Sun. 21 @Worcester 4:05 p.m.
16 Wed. 24 NORFOLK 7:05 p.m.
17 Fri. 26 PORTLAND 7:35 p.m.
18 Sat. 27 @Springfield 7:00 p.m.
19 Sun. 28 @Lowell 4:00 p.m.

DECEMBER (6H-8A)
20 Fri. 3 @Providence 7:05 p.m.
21 Sat. 4 PROVIDENCE 7:35 p.m.
22 Sun. 5 HARTFORD 4:05 p.m.
23 Fri. 10 @Bridgeport 7:35 p.m.
24 Sat. 11 @Hartford 7:05 p.m.
25 Sun. 12 SPRINGFIELD 4:05 p.m.
26 Wed. 15 @Norfolk TBD
27 Fri. 17 @Philadelphia 7:05 p.m.
28 Sat. 18 @Hershey 7:00 p.m.
29 Sun. 19 @W-B/Scranton 5:05 p.m.
30 Sun. 26 PORTLAND 4:05 p.m.
31 Tue. 28 UTAH 7:05 p.m.
32 Wed. 29 @Lowell 7:00 p.m.
33 Fri. 31 LOWELL 7:35 p.m.

JANUARY (9H-5A)
34 Sat. 1 PROVIDENCE 7:35 p.m.
35 Wed. 5 UTAH 7:05 p.m.
36 Fri. 7 LOWELL 7:35 p.m.
37 Sun. 9 HARTFORD 4:05 p.m.
38 Fri. 14 WORCESTER 7:35 p.m.
39 Sat. 15 PROVIDENCE 7:35 p.m.
40 Sun. 16 @Portland 4:05 p.m.
41 Wed. 19 WORCESTER 7:05 p.m.
42 Fri. 21 @Binghamton 7:05 p.m.
43 Sat. 22 @Albany 7:30 p.m.
44 Sun. 23 @Worcester 4:05 p.m.
45 Wed. 26 @Lowell 7:00 p.m.
46 Fri. 28 PORTLAND 7:35 p.m.
47 Sun. 30 LOWELL 4:05 p.m.

FEBRUARY (4H-6A)
48 Wed. 2 HARTFORD 7:05 p.m.
49 Fri. 4 @Springfield 7:30 p.m.
50 Sat. 5 @Portland 7:05 p.m.
51 Wed. 9 WORCESTER 7:05 p.m.
52 Fri. 11 @Providence 7:05 p.m.
53 Fri. 18 LOWELL 7:35 p.m.
54 Sat. 19 BINGHAMTON 7:35 p.m.
55 Sun. 20 @Lowell 4:00 p.m.
56 Sat. 26 @Hartford 7:05 p.m.
57 Sun. 27 @Providence 4:05 p.m.

MARCH (8H-5A)
58 Tue. 1 WORCESTER 7:05 p.m.
59 Wed. 2 @Hartford 7:05 p.m.
60 Sun. 6 PROVIDENCE 4:05 p.m.
61 Wed. 9 SPRINGFIELD 7:05 p.m.
62 Fri. 11 PHILADELPHIA 7:35 p.m.
63 Sat. 12 SPRINGFIELD 2:05 p.m.
64 Sun. 13 @Lowell 4:00 p.m.
65 Fri. 18 HARTFORD 7:35 p.m.
66 Sat. 19 BRIDGEPORT 7:35 p.m.
67 Sun. 20 @Providence 4:05 p.m.
68 Fri. 25 PORTLAND 7:35 p.m.
69 Sat. 26 @Portland 7:05 p.m.
70 Wed. 30 @Lowell 7:00 p.m.

APRIL (4H-6A)
71 Fri. 1 PROVIDENCE 7:35 p.m.
72 Sat. 2 SPRINGFIELD 7:35 p.m.
73 Sun. 3 @Providence 4:05 p.m.
74 Wed. 6 PORTLAND 7:05 p.m.
75 Fri. 8 @Portland 7:05 p.m.
76 Sat. 9 @Springfield 7:00 p.m.
77 Wed. 13 @Hartford 7:05 p.m.
78 Fri. 15 LOWELL 7:35 p.m.
79 Sat. 16 @Bridgeport 7:05 p.m.
80 Sun. 17 @Worcester 4:05 p.m.

All times Eastern, all dates and times are subject to change

Number of games by Conference/Division

Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division (60 Games)
Hartford Wolf Pack: 8 (4 home, 4 away)
Lowell Lock Monsters: 12 (6 home, 6 away)
Portland Pirates: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Providence Bruins: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Springfield Falcons: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
Worcester IceCats: 10 (5 home, 5 away)

Eastern Conference: East Division (16 Games)
Albany River Rats: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Binghamton Senators: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Hershey Bears: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Norfolk Admirals: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Philadelphia Phantoms: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: 2 (1 home, 1 away)

Western Conference: West Division (4 Games)
Utah Grizzlies: 4 (2 home, 2 away)

Longest Homestand: Seven Games: December 31-January 15 (Lowell – 2, Providence – 2, Utah, Hartford and Worcester over 16 days).

Longest Road Trip: Four Games (2 Times): December 15-19 (Norfolk, Philadelphia, Hershey and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over five days) and January 21-26 (Binghamton, Albany, Worcester and Lowell over six days).

The NHL's future stars will all converge on Manchester when the Monarchs host the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic at the Verizon Wireless Arena on February 13-14, 2005. At this time, the only way to get a ticket to this marquee event is to purchase one of three Monarchs Season Ticket Packages (Full, Half and 10-Game). Tickets to the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic will go on sale to the general public this fall. For more information, contact the Monarchs at (603) 626-PUCK.

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