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January 11, 2016 - ECHL (ECHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release


WEEK IN REVIEW

The Monarchs played their first road games of 2016, with a Wednesday night tilt at Adirondack and two over the weekend in Elmira. The Monarchs grabbed four of a possible six points on the road trip, going 2-1-0-0 on their tour of East Division rivals.

The Monarchs played their fourth game of the season in Adirondack on Wednesday night and saw their record fall to 1-3-0-0 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. The Thunder struck early and often, jumping out to a 3-0 lead after two periods. The two teams would alternate goals in the third period, with Manchester getting goals from Maxim Kitsyn (12) and Robbie Donahoe, who scored his first career ECHL goal, but ultimately fell, 5-2.

Friday night, the Monarchs played the first of two at First Arena, claiming a 6-1 victory over the Jackals. The Monarchs received goals from five different players, including two from Maxim Kitsyn. The Monarchs opened the scoring with three goals in the opening period on goals from Kitsyn, Yann Sauvé (5) and Derek Arnold (8), taking a 3-1 lead into the first intermission. Manchester tallied two more goals in the second, with Kitsyn scoring his 2nd of the game (13) and Michael Boivin (5) adding to the lead. Darik Angeli added his 5th of the year early in the third period to close out the scoring.

Saturday night, the Monarchs closed out the weekend sweep of Elmira, winning by a score of 4-1. Manchester scored four goals but only needed two players to do it, getting two-goal performances from newcomer, Mark Anthoine, and Matt Harlow. The lone goal of the opening period came from Harlow, who scored his first goal of the year against the team he began the season with. Anthoine scored his first two goals of the season in the third period, with Harlow capping the scoring for the Monarchs via an empty-net-goal to secure the victory.

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, three points clear of Adirondack (44 pts.) and seven points ahead of Elmira (40 pts.) for the division lead. Manchester's 47 points remain good for second in the Eastern Conference, four points back of the conference leading Florida Everblades (51pts.) and third 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.

TICKETS

The Monarchs return to the ice Jan. 16 (7 p.m.), when they host the Norfolk Admirals in the first of a two-game weekend series from the Verizon Wireless Arena on L.A. Kings Night. The Monarchs will wear Kings inspired uniforms and salute their parent club and former Monarchs now playing for the big club. The first 4,000 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative poster.

To purchase tickets, visit ManchesterMonarchs.com or contact the Front Office at 603-626-7825!

GAMES

Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 p.m. - L.A. Kings Night

Sunday, Jan. 17, 3 p.m.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS WITH NORFOLK

Last Game - Nov. 22, 4-2 MCH

This Season - 5-0-0-0



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