Monarchs Game Day Capsule
January 22, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
WHERE WE STAND
The Monarchs head into the week in second place in the East Division for the first time in five weeks with 49 points, three points behind the Adirondack Thunder (52 pts.). The Monarchs are nine points clear of third place Reading (41 pts.) and sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
THERE'S A STORM BREWING
The Monarchs will play an important three-game set with the Adirondack Thunder beginning Friday night in Glens Falls, N.Y. The two teams have been locked in first or second place in the division for all but the first week of the season. The Monarchs haven't hit their stride against Adirondack however, playing to a 2-5-0-0 record with eight games between the two teams remaining.
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 second in scoring amongst ECHL rookie skaters and tied for second in assists for first year players. Maxim Kitsyn sits second on the Monarchs roster in scoring with 27 points (14g, 13a) and Yann Sauve remains third in Monarchs scoring with 22 points (5g, 17a).
Doug Carr is showing himself nicely in a Monarchs sweater, posting a 3-1-0-4 record with a 1.76 GAA and 0.947 save percentage.
HITTING MILESTONES
Several Monarchs hit major career milestones this week. Joe Diamond notched his 50th professional point in the January 17 game against Norfolk when he assisted on Derek Arnold's second period goal, reaching that total in his 95th professional game.
Captain, David Kolomatis, played in his 350th career professional game Sunday afternoon, spanning his eight year career. Kolomatis has played for the Providence Bruins (AHL), Monarchs (AHL & ECHL) and Hershey Bears in his North American career, also playing one season with Tappara Tampere in the SM-liiga.
Matt MacKenzie also reached a games played milestone, playing in his 200th career game in his 5th professional season. This season marks MacKenzie's first with the Monarchs while previously playing for the Elmira Jackals (ECHL), Rochester Americans (AHL), Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL) and Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL).
Finally, Danick Paquette notched his 60th professional goal and 130th career point with his tally Sunday afternoon, hitting the milestone in his 266th professional game to go along with 1046 penalty minutes in his six-year career.
LEADING IN SHOTS
The Monarchs continue to lead the ECHL in shots on goal, entering the week with 1361 pucks on net in their 39 games, an average of 34.9 shots/game. Maxim Kitsyn leads all Monarchs with 124 tries on goal (4th in the ECHL), with David Kolomatis (102) and Michael Boivin (101) sitting at 4th and 5th respectively for all ECHL defensemen in shots on goal.
FRONT RUNNING ISN'T A BAD THING
The Monarchs have scored first in only 17 of their 39 games, but when they do, points usually follow. At the start of the week, the Monarchs are 13-2-0-2 (28 pts.) when scoring the first goal of the game, which comes to a .824 points percentage. Compared to the rest of the ECHL, the Monarchs are 6th overall in points percentage when going ahead first in a game.
Monarchs (22-12-1-4) at Adirondack (25-9-1-1)
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 7 p.m. - Glens Falls Civic Center
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Last Game - 5-2, ADK, Jan. 6
All-Time - 2-5-0-0
MONARCHS POINTS LEADERS
Matt Leitner: 33 points (8g, 25a)
Maxim Kitsyn: 27 points (14g, 13a)
Yann Sauve: 22 points (5g, 17a)
MONARCHS GOALTENDING LEADERS
Doug Carr: 3-1-0-4, 1.76 GAA, 0.947 save %
Colin Stevens: 7-5-1-0, 2.63 GAA, 0.906 save %
THUNDER POINTS LEADERS
Michael Kirkpatrick: 30 points (14g, 16a)
Mitchell Heard: 26 points (10g, 16a)
Ryan Constant: 20 points (4g, 16a)
THUNDER GOALTENDING LEADERS
Ken Appleby: 14-7-1-1, 2.22 GAA, 0.924 save %
Drew Fielding: 5-1-0-0, 1.46 GAA, 0.950 save %
Kent Simpson: 5-1-0-0, 1.84 GAA, 0.934 save %
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