Holy. Freaking. Crap. Those three words pretty much sum up my feelings about the Monarchs' three game homestand. They played three games, won them all in regulation, and kept their hopes of sneaking into the Calder Cup Playoffs alive. They did their part, the hockey gods did theirs. Now it’s up to the team to bring it home. Six points and a tie-breaker rule put Manchester in the ninth … [Read more...]
Monarchs Marching Into April
March 27, 2013 By
Three games. Two wins. Four of six possible points. That is the big picture of the Monarchs’ past three games; two over the weekend and one earlier this (Wednesday) evening. The first game was a hard fought 6-4 win against the Hershey Bears at home on Saturday night, a disappointing 4-3 loss at home on Sunday against the St. John’s IceCaps, and a 3-1 victory tonight against the Worcester … [Read more...]
Monarchs Ménage a Trois – Tigers, Whales and Bears. Oh my?
March 15, 2013 By
As I sit in the stands watching the Monarchs warm up before their dance with the Sound Tigers, I hope that the demons of their shootout loss to the WBS Penguins on Sunday is out of their heads. After having an early lead (3-0 at one point), they gave up the farm and eventually the game in the third. Softy goal Jones strikes again. And damn you and your shootout voodoo, Zatkoff! You better have … [Read more...]
Monarchs @ Pirates – Slashing, Swashbuckling, What’s the Difference?
March 8, 2013 By
Lordy, lordy, lordy! Wednesday night’s dance with the Sound Tigers was just what the doctor ordered. The Monarchs played at home for the first time in what seems like months (a few weeks in reality) and played host to a team that has stolen every contest in the jungle this season. That night, the guys said “This is our pond.” The Monarchs' scoring was opened by recent roster addition and New … [Read more...]
Sound Tigers @ Monarchs – Hump Day in the Jungle
March 5, 2013 By
As far as Monarchs hockey goes, this past weekend can be described in three words; smorgasbord of awesome. Two games played, two wins (one shootout and one regulation), four points, all in front of the IceCaps’ home crowd in the great white north. I would have been happy seeing the guys come away with a 1-1 split, but 2-0 domination? We’ll take it! So Wednesday night will kick off the … [Read more...]
Monarchs @ IceCaps – Frozen Wasteland Boogaloo
February 28, 2013 By
First things first, congrats to our Kings for winning five straight! I was tuned in to the game last night against the Red Wings, and I’m pretty sure I giggled when Kopi played Howard like a fiddle. You can’t give Anze that amount of time and space. He will rock your world. That move kinda rocked mine, too. Not gonna lie. So this past weekend, the Monarchs managed to come away with two … [Read more...]
Monarchs @ Pirates – Send Shivers Down My Timber
February 24, 2013 By
For 9 to 5’ers, Sunday is easily the second most depressing day of the week. Monday of course being the first. Do you know how you make that suck more? Try about a foot of wet and sticky snow. A foot of wet, sticky snow after getting almost two feet of light fluffy snow only a week or two prior. How do you make this better? Two words: Monarchs hockey. A 3-2 victory last night -- their … [Read more...]
KINGS ROOKIE CAMP VIDEOS – DAY 2
September 12, 2010 By
Before we get to the plethora of moving and jittery images, I want to be up front in that I think this batch pales in comparison to yesterdays viewing. Not as a result of the drills or the prospects themselves, on the contrary I saw a lot of good things out of many players today, and enjoyed the different set of drills the coaches employed. However whereas yesterday's camp took place on the … [Read more...]
SOME PICTURES AND VIDEO FROM ROOKIE CAMP DAY 1
September 11, 2010 By
These were all taken on my phone. Impressive for something that is supposed to be for talking to people, but still kind of crappy. I apologize. I will attempt to bring a real video camera tomorrow if they let me. First up, some photos. My man crush, Kyle Clifford. Brandon Kozun, such a cutey. The Group getting ready for the next drill. And on to video. Since everyone was … [Read more...]
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