MANCHESTER, NH – The Manchester Monarchs, the primary affiliate of the 2014 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, have announced seven additional guaranteed home games for the 2014-15 season along with the previously announced Home Opening Weekend on Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.  Manchester will celebrate Mullets In Movember, presented by Norris Cotton Cancer Center, on Saturday, November 15, and host their fifth annual Education Day on Wednesday, November 19.  In addition, the Monarchs will host their annual New Year’s Eve Celebration game, presented by Manchester Subaru, on Wednesday, December 31.  The third annual Los Angeles Kings Night is slated for Saturday, January 17, and the fifth annual Pink In The Rink, presented by Catholic Medical Center, is scheduled for Saturday, February 7.  Finally, the Monarchs will honor all of the citizens who protect and serve our great country with American Pride Night on Saturday, March 7.  The entire 2014-15 Monarchs schedule, including their opponents and times, will be announced later this summer.  Individual tickets will go on sale following the release of the full schedule.

 

Friday, October 24 – Opening Night

Saturday, October 25 – Opening Saturday

Saturday, November 15 – Mullets In Movember

Wednesday, November 19 – Education Day

Wednesday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve

Saturday, January 10

Saturday, January 17 – Los Angeles Kings Night

Saturday, February 7 – Pink In The Rink

Saturday, March 7 – American Pride Night

 

The Monarchs Home Opener on Friday, October 24 will mark the team’s 14th season in New Hampshire.  The Kings brought their American Hockey League affiliate to Manchester in 2000 and dropped the first puck at the Verizon Wireless Arena on November 16, 2001.  Over the first 13 seasons, the Monarchs have collected a record of 8-5-0-0 in their Home Opener.

 

The party in the back has taken over the business in the front as the team will once again celebrate hockey hair while raising funds and awareness for men’s health when they host the fourth annual Mullets In Movember.  Throughout the month of November, the Monarchs staff, coaches, and players will sport moustaches in support of men’s cancer awareness month and will celebrate with Mullets In Movember on Saturday, November 15.  Proceeds from this season’s Mullets In Movember will benefit the Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Movember Foundation.  The first 3,000 fans to the game will receive mullet wigs and moustaches, courtesy of Norris Cotton Cancer Center.

 

The Monarchs fifth annual Education Day will once again turn the Verizon Wireless Arena into the largest classroom in the Granite State on Wednesday, November 19.  The previous four Education Day games have seen over 12,500 students from 97 area schools fill the stands.  Each student attending the game will receive a workbook which will provide educational insight on the different aspects of the hockey game being played out in front of them.  Throughout the concourse of the arena, students will be treated to a variety of interactive exhibits focused on health and wellness, geography, arithmetic, reading, and science.  Additionally, the in-game promotions on the video board will include quizzes and trivia geared specifically toward the students.

 

Monarchs fans can ring in the new year with the team’s traditional New Year’s Eve Celebration, presented by Manchester Subaru.  The celebration features the largest indoor fireworks show in New England following the game on Wednesday, December 31.  The first 7,000 fans to the game will receive glow sticks, courtesy of Manchester Subaru.

 

Manchester will celebrate the Kings second Stanley Cup Championship in three seasons with their third annual Los Angeles Kings Night on Saturday, January 17.  The Kings skated to their second championship in franchise history with 13 former Monarchs players, including game-winning goal scorer Alec Martinez.  Los Angeles Kings Night will feature all things Kings with an opening video from the Monarchs parent club, the goal horn that echoes throughout STAPLES Center, and specialty Kings-inspired jerseys that will be auctioned off at the game with proceeds benefiting the Monarchs Care Foundation.

 

The fifth annual Pink In The Rink, presented by Catholic Medical Center, will feature pink ice and specialty pink jerseys that will be auctioned off both during the game in a silent auction and post-game in a live auction on Saturday, February 7.  Donations for the cause will be made from ticket sales, silent and live auctions items, and a portion of sales from the Monarchs Pro Shop that evening.  The donations will benefit the Breast Care Center at Catholic Medical Center, and the Monarchs Care Foundation.

 

The community will come out to honor the police, fire, military, and paramedics that protect and serve the city of Manchester, the state of New Hampshire, and the great country we live in at the annual American Pride Night on Saturday, March 7.  

 

Join Monarchs Country for these big games and many more during the team’s 2014-15 season!  The Monarchs have the perfect Ticket Package for every family, and they start out at only $25 per month!  To get your hands on the Ticket Package that is right for you, visit the Monarchs at www.manchestermonarchs.com or call the office at (603) 626-7825.