EHL Revolution vs. Jr. Monarchs Game Preview: September 14th at 7:55 PM

Chris Connor (left) and Zachary England (center) crash the net
during an EJHL game against New Hampshire back on
November 4th, 2012.  Photo Courtesy of Philadelphia
Revolution Ice Hockey Facebook page.

WARMINSTER, P.A. - The Philadelphia Revolution (0-1-0) will host the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs (0-1-0) tonight at The Rink at Warwick at 7:55 PM.

This will be the first of two meetings between the former Eastern Junior Hockey League clubs this year.  Last season, the Revolution were swept by the Monarchs in the season series three games to none.

"The key in this game is to neutralize the Junior Monarchs offense," said EHL Revolution Head Coach James Laux.  "To shut down a team like New Hampshire, we need to make sure that we always have men back in the defensive zone to prevent any odd man rushes and have our offense maintain consistent control the puck in the offensive zone."

The Revolution are looking to bounce back after an eight to three loss to the Boston Bandits yesterday afternoon.  Scoring for the team was forwards Steve Atkinson, James Wallace, and Chris Connor, with defenseman Ryan O'Mally assisting on two shots.

"Despite the loss," said Laux, "this game was a great learning experience for all of us.  We have a very young and aggressive and anxious team.  I think that we were a little too aggressive in yesterdays game,  and the Bandits were able to capitalize on that.  Moving forward, we need to focus on cutting down the high quality scoring chances by the opposition."

Originally, the Revolution and the Jr. Monarchs were scheduled to play this contest at Middletown Ice World in Middletown, New Jersey; however, due to last-minute scheduling conflicts, the game was moved to The Rink at Warwick.

The Philadelphia Revolution are a United States Tier-III junior hockey organization stationed in Warminster, Pennsylvania.  The team sports squads in the Eastern Hockey League, the United States Premier Hockey League, the Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League, and the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.  For more information about the Revolution, visit www.PhiladelphiaRevolution.net.  Like Philadelphia Revolution Ice Hockey on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @RevsJrHockey for team scores and news.

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