Gameday Magazine: Monarchs at Everblades Saturday, January 7, 2017

Who: Florida Everblades (22-7-1-2, 47 pts) vs. Manchester Monarchs (21-9-1-2, 45 pts)Where: Germain ArenaWhen: 7:00 p.m.Tickets: Purchase Now Online CLICK HERE, or at the Florida Community Bank Box OfficeSeason Series: Florida leads 3-1-0.All-Time Series:  Florida leads 3-1-0Radio Broadcast:  WJBX (101.5-FM, 104.3-FM, 770-AM)Internet Radio:  Free online stream courtesy of WJBX  CLICK HEREInternet TV Broadcast:  ECHL.TV,  CLICK HERESpecial Promotions:  The Fur Circus (pictured below) will perform during the intermissions and entertain fans throughout the night.  Pregame tailgate from 5-7 p.m. featuring live music and bounce houses.  A great night to bring the kids!About Tonight’s Game: Both teams remain atop the Eastern Conference, and the Everblades will be looking for the three-game sweep of the Monarchs this week.

About Friday’s Game:   It was a goaltender’s duel on Friday night as Florida’s Anthony Peters stopped 19 of 20 shots, while Manchester’s Sam Brittain made 32 saves in the contest.   Florida took a 2-1 lead into the second period, and despite several quality scoring chances, the ‘Blades did not have an answer for Brittain in the final two periods.  However, Peters turned aside all ten shots in the third period to secure the win for Florida.  The ‘Blades tacked on an empty net goal with one second remaining to seal the 3-1 home victory.

About the Everblades:  Brendan O’Donnell continued his torrid scoring pace Friday night, registering his team best 21st goal of the season.  O’Donnell has now scored seven goals in the last six games. Assisting on O’Donnell’s goal was Brant Harris who extended his point scoring streak to 11 games…Newcomer Clark Bishop logged an assist in his Everblades debut last night. Bishop joined the team yesterday after being reassigned from Charlotte of the American Hockey League…Anthony Peters is expected to start in goal for Florida this evening.

Everblades Team LeadersPoints: Brendan O'Donnell (37)Goals:  Brendan O'Donnell (21)Assists: Michael Kirkpatrick, Brant Harris (22)Plus/Minus:  Michael Kirkpatrick (+14)Penalty Minutes: Curt Gogol (76)Power Play Goals:  Brant Harris (3)Shorthanded Goals: Several tied (1)Shots: Brendan O'Donnell (116)Wins: Anthony Peters (13)Save %:  Alex Nedljcovic (.921)GAA: Alex Nedljcovic (2.83)Power Play: 23rd, 15-for-116, (12.6%)Penalty Kill:  11th, 100-of-118 (84.7%)About the Monarchs:  High-scoring forward Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman saw both his points and goal streaks end last night. Lavallee-Smotherman’s point streak ended at an impressive nine games, while his goal scoring streak ended at four games. However, he still leads the Monarchs against Florida with three goals...The Monarchs have outscored their opponents 54-36 in the second period.

Monarchs Team LeadersPoints:  Quentin Shore (26)Goals:  Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman (12)Assists:  Daniel Doremus (23)Plus/Minus:  Justin Agosta (+18)Penalty Minutes:  Tony Turgeon (59)Power Play Goals:  Quentin Shore (3)Shorthanded Goals:  Several tied (1)Shots:  Quentin Shore (85)Wins:  Sam Brittain (16)Save %:  Sam Brittain (0.911)GAA:  Sam Brittain (2.62)Power Play:  3rd, 25-for-117 (21.4%)Penalty Kill:  1st, 119-of-129 (92.2%)Upcoming Home Games & PromotionsWednesday, January 11  vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. – $2 Wednesday!  Enjoy $2 draft beers, $2 wines and $2 hot dogs all night long!   Wednesday's are also College Night!  College students receive a $5 ticket w/ free parking when they present their college ID at Germain Arena.

Friday,  January 13 vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. – Kids eat FREE in the Breakaway Sports Pub with the purchase of an adult entree!

Saturday,  January 14 vs. South Carolina, 7:00 p.m. –  Canadian Night presented by TD Bank.   Pregame tailgate from 5-7 p.m. featuring live music and bounce houses.  A great night to bring the kids!

Ticket Information

Game Tickets: Everblades tickets may be purchased at the Florida Community Bank Box Office located at Germain Arena, or at any Ticketmaster outlet, or online atwww.ticketmaster.com2016-17 Season Ticket Plans Now Available!  Full and flexible partial season ticket plans are currently available for the 2016-17 season. We offer several tickets packages designed to help fit your budget and schedule.Special Offer!  Purchase any new ticket package for the 2016-17 season, and receive an Everblades jersey t-shirt and a $20 gift card from Ford's Garage!  Locations include Cape Coral, Downtown Fort Myers and Miromar Outlets in Estero.

Discounted Group Tickets: Bring your group of 10 or more to a game at a discounted price, and you may also receive an Everblades souvenir! Group tickets are available for all home games. For more information on group tickets, call 239-948-7825.

This release courtesy of Fort Myers Technical College & Cape Coral Technical College

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