Former Monarchs captain Richard Seeley signed on as coach for 2015-16

MANCHESTER, NH — The Manchester Monarchs are proud to announce that former captain Richard Seeley will return to Manchester as head coach of the Monarchs for the 2015-16 season. Seeley was a Monarchs two-time captain and played four seasons in Manchester (2001-2004, 2005-06) during his professional career.

Seeley, 36, will lead the way behind the bench in Manchester’s first season in the ECHL. He was the second captain in team history and played in 249 games with the Monarchs from 2001-06.  Seeley was extremely active in the Manchester community as a two-time nominee for the AHL’s Man of the Year award for outstanding community service.

“Richard Seeley is one of the most popular players in Monarchs franchise history,” commented Monarchs President Matt Welch. “As a year-round resident of New Hampshire, he is the perfect choice to lead our franchise as we make our transition to the ECHL. We are extremely confident he will run a successful, first-class team both on and off the ice.”

Seeley brings 15 years of professional playing experience to the job, including seven in the American Hockey League, three in the Western Hockey League and five abroad in the United Kingdom, Germany and Austria. He was selected as the 137^th overall pick (6^th Round) of the 1997 NHL Draft by the LA Kings and is excited to be rejoining the Monarchs organization.

“I am very excited for the opportunity to take over the head coaching position of the Manchester Monarchs,” said Seeley. “I fondly remember playing in front of the passionate fans in the Verizon Wireless Arena and I am committed to carrying on the winning tradition established here in Manchester.”

Seeley and the Monarchs will kick off their season on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. as the Monarchs host the Brampton Beast at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Individual-game tickets for Opening Night go on sale to the public on Oct. 1 at 9 a.m.

Visit manchestermonarchs.com, follow the team @MonarchsHockey and on Facebook for additional information.

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