On Sunday, November 6, 2011 the Off the Wall gang had the honor of performing the flag ceremony at the Manchester Monarchs hockey game. The game kicked off at 3:00 P.M. at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. The OTW gang high-fived the players as they emerged from the tunnel and took the ice. The gang carried the flag to the ice and held it proudly during the National anthem. They then returned to their seats and cheered the Monarchs on.
The Monarchs opponents, the Portland Pirates got off to a blistering start in the first period racking up a total of 25 shots on goal and a 2 point lead in the first in the first 20 minutes of the game! Portland widened the gap to 3-0 in the second period and then 4-0 in the third period. The best moments of the game were long awaited but much appreciated at about 13 minutes into the third period! Monarchs defenseman David Kolomatis dumped the puck in from the left point - left wing Richard Clune took the pass off the end wall and found Marc Andre Cliche at the bottom of the right face-off circle - Cliche wristed a shot that squeaked through the Pirates’ goaltender Justin Pogge and finally got the Monarchs on the board! 
Max, the Monarch’s fun-loving lion mascot kept everyone’s spirits high during the game, giving high-fives, signing autographs, dancing and entertaining the crowd as he cheered the Monarchs on. But, in the end Pogge earned his second victory of the season making 32 saves on 33 shots. Monarchs’ goaltender Martin Jones took his sixth loss of the season stopping only 43 of 47 shots. Despite the loss everyone seemed to enjoy the game and their time together. 
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