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Monarchs Game Day Capsule

January 16, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


WHERE WE STAND

The Monarchs head into the week in sole possession of first place in the East Division for the fifth straight week with 47 points, one point clear of Adirondack (46 pts.) and seven points ahead of Reading (41 pts.) for the division lead. Manchester's 47 points are good for third in the Eastern Conference, four points back of the conference leading Florida Everblades (55 pts.) and fourth in the ECHL.

NORFOLK TO SET SAIL NORTH

The Monarchs will host the Norfolk Admirals in a two-game weekend series starting Saturday, Jan. 16 (7 p.m.) from the Verizon Wireless Arena. Entering the week, Norfolk sits in last place in the East Division with 30 points and carries a 5-15-1-0 road record. Norfolk will play fellow division rivals Adirondack and Elmira before docking in Manchester for the weekend.

LEADING THE WAY

Matt Leitner continues to lead the Monarchs in scoring with 33 points on eight goals and 25 assists. Leitner is tied for eighth place in the ECHL in scoring and is tied for second in scoring amongst ECHL rookie skaters. Maxim Kitsyn sits second on the Monarchs roster in scoring with 25 points (13g, 12a) and Yann Sauvé climbs into the top-3 in Monarchs scoring with 22 points (5g, 17a).

SHIP SHAPE

The Monarchs have had great success against the Admirals this season, with a perfect 5-0-0-0 record. In the five previous meetings, the Monarchs have outscored the Admirals by a 21-11 margin and have outshot them in each game, with a combined total of 203-154.

WHO SAYS DEFENSEMEN CAN'T SCORE?

There are two players on the Monarchs roster who have points in each of the previous five meetings against the Admirals. Defensemen, Yann Sauvé, has six of his 22 points this season coming against the Admirals all on assists, and fellow defensemen and Monarchs captain, David Kolomatis, has registered a point in each game against Norfolk as well, recording five points (2g, 3a) in those games.

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

New Monarchs forward, Mark Anthoine, will play his first games at the Verizon Wireless Arena this weekend, but the native of Lewiston, ME has already made his presence known to Monarchs Country. In his first two games with the team, the former Evansville IceMen (ECHL) and Maine Black Bear, has registered five points on two goals and three assists. The left-shot played big minutes on the penalty kill and took many defensive-zone face-offs for his new team in Elmira. Saturday night, Anthoine tallied four points on two goals and two assists and could have easily netted a hat-trick, but unselfishly dished a pass with an empty net in front of him in the final seconds of the game.

FOUR OF A KIND

The Monarchs have scored at least four goals in four of the five contests against the Admirals. Manchester is 7-0-0-0 overall this season when scoring four or more goals.

Norfolk Admirals (15-23-1-1)at Monarchs (22-12-0-3)

Saturday, January 16, 2016 - 7 p.m. - Verizon Wireless Arena

Media Contact: Matt Johnson (mjohnson@manchestermonarchs.com)

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Last Game - 4-3 MCH, Nov. 28

All-Time - 5-0-0-0

MONARCHS POINTS LEADERS

Matt Leitner: 33 points (8g, 25a)

Maxim Kitsyn: 25 points (13g, 12a)

Yann Sauvé: 22 points (5g, 17a)

THUNDER POINTS LEADERS

Steven Whitney: 26 points (9g, 17a)

Michael Pelech: 23 points (5g, 18a)

Scott Allen: 21 points (9g, 12a)

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