Monarchs Introduce Skills '07 Event For March 5
January 17, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, will hold their first intra-squad Skills '07 competition at Sullivan Arena at St. Anselm College on Monday, March 5 from 6:30-9:00 p.m.
The competition will be modeled after the AHL's annual All-Star Competition with seven events: Puck Control Relay, Rapid Fire, Accuracy Shooting, Breakaway Relay, Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot and Pass & Score. The Monarchs squad will be divided into two teams with honorary coaches from WMUR Channel 9 and WGIR 610 AM/Rock 101 FM.
The Draft Party for the Skills '07 event will be on Tuesday, February 13 at J.W. Hills in Manchester where the honorary coaches will choose which Monarchs players they want on their team. Monarchs Coach Mark Morris and Assistant Coach Scott Pellerin will also be divided between the teams. The Draft Party is open to the public and begins at 7:00 p.m.
Following the event on March 5, the specialty jerseys worn by the players will be auctioned off through both a silent and live auction. The Monarchs players will also come up on the concourse to sign autographs post-competition.
There are only 1,200 tickets available for the event and they will go on sale Thursday, February 1. Tickets are $8 for reserved seating and $7 for general admission and can be purchased at the Monarchs Pro Shop and Sullivan Arena. Monarchs Season Ticket Holders and Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA) will receive special ticket offers in the mail later this week.
The Monarchs travel to the Cumberland County Civic Center on Wednesday, January 17 to face the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network WGIR-AM 610 and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to each Monarchs game to watch the game live!
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