Monarchs Announce 2011-12 Schedule
Published on August 18, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, will open the 2011-12 season with back-to-back home games at the Verizon Wireless Arena against the Springfield Falcons on Friday, October 7 and the newest AHL team, the St. John's IceCaps, on Saturday, October 8, the AHL and the Monarchs announced on Thursday. Individual tickets for the 2011-12 season will go on sale to the public on Monday, September 26 at 9:30 a.m. and can be purchased by logging onto www.manchestermonarchs.com, by visiting the Verizon Wireless Arena Box Office or through Ticketmaster.
Following the Monarchs Opening Weekend at the Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester will hold their second annual Monarchs Education Day game on Wednesday, November 9 at 11:00 a.m. against the Portland Pirates. The Monarchs will also host the Providence Bruins in their traditional New Year's Eve celebration on Saturday, December 31 at 7:00 p.m.
The Monarchs Care Foundation and Catholic Medical Center are teaming up to fight breast cancer for the second annual Pink In The Rink game on Saturday, February 11 against the Connecticut Whale. The Monarchs are also bringing back the Saturday matinee with a 3:00 p.m. contest against the Hershey Bears on Saturday, April 14.
The start times for all Monarchs home games Monday through Saturday for the 2011-12 season will be 7:00 p.m. The puck will drop at 3:00 p.m. for home games on Sundays this season.
The Monarchs 76-game schedule includes 38 games at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester. The Monarchs will meet 12 of their 14 Eastern Conference rivals during the 2011-12 season. Manchester will play 42 of the 76-game season against teams in the Atlantic Division, which includes the Worcester Sharks, St. John's, Portland and Providence. The Monarchs will play Portland and Worcester 12 times (six home and six road games), Providence 10 times (five home and five road games) and St. John's eight times (four home and four road games).
The Monarchs will play 32 games of the season against teams in the Eastern Conference's Northeast Division including the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Adirondack Phantoms, Albany Devils, Springfield and Connecticut. Manchester will also play 10 games against the Eastern Conference's East Division including the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Binghamton Senators and Hershey. The Monarchs will play Springfield, Connecticut and Bridgeport six times (three home and three road games), Adirondack, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Hershey four times (two home and two road games) and Albany and Binghamton twice (one home and one road game).
Manchester Monarchs 2011-12 Regular Season Schedule
October (4H-7A)
1 Fri. Oct. 7 7:00 p.m. Springfield
2 Sat. Oct. 8 7:00 p.m. St. John's
3 Fri. Oct. 14 7:05 p.m. @ Providence
4 Sat. Oct. 15 7:00 p.m. @ Portland
5 Sun. Oct. 16 3:00 p.m. @ Springfield
6 Wed. Oct. 19 6:30 p.m. @ Portland
7 Fri. Oct. 21 7:00 p.m. @ Connecticut
8 Sat. Oct. 22 7:00 p.m. @ Worcester
9 Wed. Oct. 26 7:00 p.m. Springfield
10 Fri. Oct. 28 7:30 p.m. @ Portland
11 Sat. Oct. 29 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre
November (7H-4A)
12 Fri. Nov. 4 7:05 p.m. @ Providence
13 Sat. Nov. 5 7:00 p.m. Providence
14 Sun. Nov. 6 3:00 p.m. Portland
15 Wed. Nov. 9 11:00 a.m. Portland
16 Fri. Nov. 11 7:05 p.m. @ Providence
17 Sat. Nov. 12 7:00 p.m. @ Worcester
18 Fri. Nov. 18 7:00 p.m. Worcester
19 Sat. Nov. 19 7:00 p.m. Wilkes-Barre
20 Wed. Nov. 23 7:00 p.m. Worcester
21 Sat. Nov. 26 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport
22 Sun. Nov. 27 3:00 p.m. @ Bridgeport
December (7H-6A)
23 Fri. Dec. 2 7:05 p.m. @ Binghamton
24 Sat. Dec. 3 7:00 p.m. Providence
25 Sun. Dec. 4 3:00 p.m. Worcester
26 Fri. Dec. 9 7:05 p.m. @ Providence
27 Sat. Dec. 10 7:00 p.m. @ Springfield
28 Sun. Dec. 11 3:00 p.m. Portland
29 Wed. Dec. 14 6:30 p.m. @ Portland
30 Fri. Dec. 16 7:00 p.m. St. John's
31 Sun. Dec. 18 3:00 p.m. Worcester
32 Mon. Dec. 26 7:00 p.m. Providence
33 Wed. Dec. 28 7:00 p.m. @ Worcester
34 Fri. Dec. 30 7:00 p.m. @ Albany
35 Sat. Dec. 31 7:00 p.m. Providence
January (6H-6A)
36 Wed. Jan. 4 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport
37 Fri. Jan. 6 6:00 p.m. @ St. John's
38 Sat. Jan. 7 6:00 p.m. @ St. John's
39 Fri. Jan. 13 7:00 p.m. Bridgeport
40 Sat. Jan. 14 7:00 p.m. @ Adirondack
41 Sun. Jan. 15 3:00 p.m. Portland
42 Fri. Jan. 20 7:05 p.m. @ Wilkes-Barre
43 Sat. Jan. 21 7:00 p.m. @ Hershey
44 Sun. Jan. 22 5:00 p.m. @ Hershey
45 Wed. Jan. 25 7:00 p.m. Adirondack
46 Fri. Jan. 27 7:00 p.m. St. John's
47 Sat. Jan. 28 7:00 p.m. Worcester
February (7H-5A)
48 Fri. Feb. 3 7:00 p.m. Binghamton
49 Sat. Feb. 4 7:00 p.m. @ Bridgeport
50 Tue. Feb. 7 7:00 p.m. Portland
51 Fri. Feb. 10 7:30 p.m. @ Worcester
52 Sat. Feb. 11 7:00 p.m. Connecticut
53 Sun. Feb. 12 3:00 p.m. @ Springfield
54 Fri. Feb. 17 7:00 p.m. @ Adirondack
55 Sat. Feb. 18 7:00 p.m. Hershey
56 Sun. Feb. 19 3:00 p.m. Adirondack
57 Thu. Feb. 23 7:05 p.m. @ Wilkes-Barre
58 Sat. Feb. 25 7:00 p.m. Albany
59 Sun. Feb. 26 3:00 p.m. Providence
March (5H-6A)
60 Sun. Mar. 4 3:00 p.m. Connecticut
61 Tue Mar. 6 11:00 a.m. @ Portland
62 Fri. Mar. 9 7:00 p.m. Springfield
63 Sat. Mar. 10 7:00 p.m. @ Portland
64 Sun. Mar. 11 3:00 p.m. Connecticut
65 Sat. Mar. 17 6:00 p.m. @ St. John's
66 Sun. Mar. 18 2:30 p.m. @ St. John's
67 Fri. Mar. 23 7:05 p.m. @ Providence
68 Sat. Mar. 24 7:00 p.m. Portland
69 Sun. Mar. 25 3:00 p.m. Worcester
70 Sat. Mar. 31 7:00 p.m. @ Worcester
April (2H-4A)
71 Sun. Apr. 1 3:00 p.m. @ Bridgeport
72 Fri. Apr. 6 7:00 p.m. @ Connecticut
73 Tue. Apr. 10 7:00 p.m. @ Worcester
74 Fri. Apr. 13 7:00 p.m. @ Connecticut
75 Sat. Apr. 14 3:00 p.m. Hershey
76 Sun. Apr. 15 3:00 p.m. St. John's
* All times are Eastern. All dates and times are subject to change.
2011-12 Schedule Notes
Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Home 1 1 5 0 7 13 11
Road 0 2 3 1 15 11 6
Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
Home 4 7 7 6 7 5 2
Road 7 4 6 6 5 6 4
Number of games by Conference/Division
Eastern Conference: Atlantic Division (42 Games)
Portland Pirates: 12 (6 home, 6 away)
Providence Bruins: 10 (5 home, 5 away)
St. John ¬â¢s IceCaps: 8 (4 home, 4 away)
Worcester Sharks: 12 (6 home, 6 away)
Eastern Conference: Northeast Division (32 Games)
Adirondack Phantoms: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Albany Devils: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Bridgeport Sound Tigers: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
Connecticut Whale: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
Springfield Falcons: 6 (3 home, 3 away)
Eastern Conference: East Division (10 Games)
Binghamton Senators: 2 (1 home, 1 away)
Hershey Bears: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Norfolk Admirals: 0
Syracuse Crunch: 0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: 4 (2 home, 2 away)
Western Conference: North Division (0 Games)
Grand Rapids Griffins: 0
Hamilton Bulldogs: 0
Lake Erie Monsters: 0
Rochester Americans: 0
Toronto Marlies: 0
Western Conference: Midwest Division (0 Games)
Charlotte Checkers: 0
Chicago Wolves: 0
Milwaukee Admirals: 0
Peoria Rivermen: 0
Rockford IceHogs: 0
Western Conference: West Division (0 Games)
Abbotsford Heat: 0
Houston Aeros: 0
Oklahoma City Barons: 0
San Antonio Rampage: 0
Texas Stars: 0
Longest Homestands: Four Games: November 18-26 (Worcester-twice, Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton over nine days) and January 25-February 3 (Adirondack, Binghamton, St. John ¬â¢s and Worcester over 10 days).
Longest Road Trip: Six Games: October 14-22 (Portland-twice, Connecticut, Springfield, Providence and Worcester over nine days).
Be among the first to secure your Opening Weekend seats through the Monarchs Opening Weekend Pack! Get two great seats for either the Opening Night game or Opening Saturday game as the Monarchs drop the puck on our 11th season in Manchester. In addition, you will receive four flex vouchers and a limited edition Opening Weekend puck (exclusive to this package). For more information, visit www.manchestermonarchs.com or call the Monarchs Front Office at (603) 626-7825.
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