Buckles Gives Monarchs The Weekend Sweep

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Manchester MonarchsThe Manchester Monarchs won their seventh game in a row and their third game this weekend, defeating the Norfolk Admirals on Sunday afternoon, 2-1.

Matt Schmalz opened the contest’s scoring, intercepting a deflected rebound with the back of his stick, sliding across the goal’s mouth and behind Norfolk netminder Ty Reichenbach.

Norfolk tied up the contest halfway through the second period during a 3-on-5 power play. There, defenceman T.J. Melancon tucked away one-timer above the shoulder of new Manchester goaltender Branden Komm.

The game remained in a stalemate until Matt Buckles scored the game winning goal with just under two minutes left in the contest.

With the win, Manchester (15-7-1-1) grows their lead atop the ECHL North Division to 4 points over the Reading Royals and Wheeling Nailers.

The Monarchs return to the ice on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. puck drop in Jacksonville, followed by games on Thursday and Friday in Greenville, South Carolina against the Swamp Rabbits.

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Andrew Sylvia

Assistant EditorManchester Ink Link

Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.