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A number of
these collectibles were purchased at the Monarchs games and Monarchs Pro Shop as
well as being given away by the Monarchs as promotional game giveaway items.
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Monarchs
Inaugural Season
Home Game at the Verizon Arena Memorabilia
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Info of the Collectible |
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( photo of center ice
opening ceremonies )
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INAUGURAL SEASON 2001 - 2002
IT ALL BEGINS HERE !
Friday
November 16, 2001 -
Opening ceremonies at the 1st home game ever played at the Verizon
Wireless Arena.
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item )
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( front page cover )
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A
special commemorative Manchester Union Leader Newspaper
celebrating the Monarchs 1st home game at the Verizon Arena was
issued.
( Union Leader Promotional sale item )
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( back page insert )
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A
special commemorative Manchester Union Leader Newspaper celebrating the Monarchs 1st home game at the Verizon Arena was
issued.
( Union Leader Promotional sale item )
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Inaugural Home Game
Program Book
November 16, 2001
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Inaugural Home Game
Hand Towel
November 16, 2001
( Monarchs Promotional giveaway ) |
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Monarchs
Inaugural Season Memorabilia
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Info of the Collectible |
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Official
Monarchs Game Puck
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Promotional
giveaway )
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Game Puck
( back view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Promotional
giveaway )
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Hockey Team Card Set # 1
( front view & back view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Hockey Team Card Set # 2
( front view & back view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 1 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 2 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 3 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 4 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 5 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 6 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 7 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Collectible Series Program Guide
# 8 of 8
( front view )
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Official
Monarchs Full Size Afghan
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item )
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Official
Monarchs Pennant
Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale
item ) |
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Special
911 Monarchs Jerseys
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Background
Info of the Collectible
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Greg
Kretschmar and Andy Blacksmith from WGIR and THE MORNING BUZZ hosted the
event |
Friday
January 11, 2002 - In memory of 911, the Manchester Monarchs
Hockey Club raised over $36,000 for the Twin Towers Fund. The Monarchs
auctioned off limited edition game-worn USA jerseys. The jerseys,
bearing the stars and stripes of the American flag, were auctioned off
in a silent auction during their game, followed by a live auction after
the contest.
Manchester Monarchs center Ted Donato’s jersey topped all bids during
the night with a final bid of $3,400. |
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An
up close look at one of the limited edition USA jerseys auctioned off that night.
( Monarchs jerseys Auction )
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NH Hockey Hall of Fame
Proclamation |
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Info of the Collectible |
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NH Hockey Hall of Fame
Proclamation signed by NH Governor Shaheen |
Sunday
February 17, 2002 - New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen officially
designated Feb. 17, 2002 as New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame Day.
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Special
NH Hockey Hall of Fame
Monarchs Jerseys |
Background
Info of the Collectible
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Monarchs Stephane Fiset,
wearing one of the special jerseys on Feb 17th, saves another in a 5 to 3 win over the Quebec Citadelles |
As a tribute to the special NH Hockey Hall of Fame Day and the city of Manchester, the
Manchester Monarchs Hockey Club raised over $22,000 with the proceeds
donated to the Franco American Centre, New Hampshire Hockey Hall of
Fame. The Monarchs wore limited edition 1967 Manchester Blackhawks
sweaters. These sweaters were auctioned off in a silent auction
during the game and a live auction following the game for these
limited-edition jerseys.
Manchester Monarchs left wing Derek Bekar’s jersey topped all bids
during the night with a final bid of $3,100. |
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An
up close look at one of the limited edition 67 Manchester Blackhawk
jerseys auctioned off that night.
( Monarchs jerseys Auction )
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NH Hockey Hall of Fame
Inductee
Hubie McDonough |
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Info of the Collectible |
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Besides autographs from the
Monarchs Players,
an autograph by Hubie would also be a good
collectible
as well |
The
Franco-American Centre, in partnership with the Manchester Monarchs,
inducted 12 charter members for the recently established New Hampshire
Hockey Hall of Fame. The New Hampshire Hockey Hall of Fame honors those
men and women who either through participation, administrative support
or community support have made outstanding contributions and brought
recognition, honor, distinction, and excellence to the sport of ice
hockey in the state of New Hampshire.
The Manchester
Monarchs own Director of Hockey Operations, Hubie McDonough, was one of
the inductees.
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* U.S.
Postal Special Issue *
Monarchs Team Photo with Special Monarchs Station Cancellation |
Background
Info of the Collectible |
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A look at the framed
commemorative. (top - Monarchs Inaugural team photo;
bottom - Monarchs Inaugural Season envelope with special Monarchs
Station postal cancellation mark ) |
Saturday
March 9, 2002 - Post Office was selling a special Monarchs framed
commemorative having the Monarchs team photo with a Monarchs Inaugural
Season envelope with a special Monarchs Station postal cancellation
mark.
Sure to be a great collectible for either an avid Monarchs fan or stamp
collector !
( US Post Office Promotional sale item
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Monarchs
Inaugural Season T-Shirt
The Tradition Begins !
" 2001 - 2002 " |
Background
Info of the Collectible |
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A great collectible
shirt offered by the Monarchs was this Inaugural Season 2001 - 2002
t-shirt.
( Monarchs Pro Shop sale item )
It took us most
of the season, but we were able to gather most of the Monarchs inaugural
team players signatures to make this a true collector's item.
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Monarchs
Last Regular Season Game
on April 6th
"Shirt Off our Back Night" |
Background
Info of the Collectible |
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Saturday
April 6, 2002 - At the last home game of
the 2001-2002 regular season the
Manchester Monarchs “Shirt Off our Back Night” made its debut allowing
winning fans that raffled for game-worn jersey’s beginning in the
month of March to be escorted on to the ice where players
took off their game-worn jerseys, autographed, and then presented them
to the winning fans.
The proceeds raised money for the Monarchs Care Foundation and Special Olympics.
( Monarchs jerseys raffle )
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Each
fan attending the last regular home season game was given this copy of
the Manchester Monarchs Team Photo
( Monarchs Promotional giveaway )
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A Collection of
Jerseys
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"911"
jersey
( Monarchs jerseys Auction ) |
"NH
Hockey Hall of Fame" jersey
( Monarchs jerseys Auction ) |
"Shirt
Off Their Backs" jersey
( Monarchs jerseys raffle ) |
SCOTT THOMAS # 32
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( front page cover )
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A
special commemorative Manchester Union Leader Newspaper
celebrating the Monarchs in their 1st ever playoff series at the Verizon Arena was
issued.
( Union Leader Promotional sale item )
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Travis Scott, Ted Donato
Dane Jackson, Derek Bekar
( back page insert )
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A
special commemorative Manchester Union Leader Newspaper
celebrating the Monarchs in their 1st ever playoff series at the Verizon Arena was
issued.
( Union Leader Promotional sale item )
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If there were other
types of promotional
items picked up during the inaugural year by any fans and if they would like to display a
photo of their collectible for other fans visiting this site to see, send a jpg image
of the collectible with a brief description to
webmaster@MonarchsFanClub.com
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You can still pick up many of the
Monarchs collectibles shown on this fan page as well as other great Monarchs
items by visiting the Monarchs Pro Shop at the Verizon Wireless Arena .....
Pro Shop Hours
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Monday thru Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Telephone: (603) 626-7825 ext. 6125
The Monarchs also offer merchandise at these locations ...
The Skater's Edge at 48 South Main Street in Manchester
Slap Shot Sports at 40 Industrial Drive in Exeter, NH 03833
Sports Fan Heaven at 669 Elm Street in Manchester
Bedford Sports Collectibles at the Bedford Mall, Rte. 3, Bedford, NH 03110
Sports Stop at the Mall of New Hampshire, 1300 S. Willow Street, Manchester NH 03103
Hudson News, 1 Airport Road, Manchester NH 03103
Jutras Team Sports, 679 Mast Road, Manchester
Tri-Town Ice Arena at 311 West River Road in Hooksett, NH 03106 (603) 485-1100
Also check with
the Manchester Union Leader for availability of their collectible newspaper
editions with inserts !
Union Leader Corp.
100 William Loeb Drive
PO Box 9555
Manchester, NH 03108-9555
or
call 603-668-4321
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website that is not affiliated in any way
to the Hockey or Booster Clubs associated to the Manchester Monarchs, LA Kings,
or Reading Royals.
