For a new BCTV show, Mark Morris, head coach of the Manchester Monarchs AHL hockey team, agreed to wear a microphone during a game.

But did it cause interference, “Monarchs Face Off” hosts Bill Greiner and Dan Sullivan asked during a recent taping of the show on Wednesday, Jan. 3.

“Well, maybe a few less expletives in there,” Morris joked.

“But, I’ve been miked up before and I think communication is a good thing.”

Greiner and Sullivan have taped four episodes of “Monarchs Face Off,” which will be broadcast monthly on BCTV. Each show features conversations with Morris and a Monarchs player.

Morris said it wasn’t difficult to talk him into doing the show.

“In my youth, I guess I would have been more nervous, but I guess I’m a little more calm at my age,” he said.

So far this season, the team is ranked first in the Atlantic Division, with 49 points, said spokesman Kim Mueller. The team has 21 wins, 11 losses, six overtime losses and one shoot-out loss.

During the taping of the fourth show, Monarchs left-winger Noah Clark fielded questions from Greiner and Sullivan about his start in the NHL after being drafted by the L.A. Kings in 1999. Clark explained what it was like to skate for the team he grew up watching.

“It was just real special, I had a lot of friends and family there,” Clark said.

The men also talked about his college career and how he got started playing hockey. In the 2005-06 season, Clark had 14 goals and 30 assists in his 69 games with the Monarchs.

Other guests have included team president Jeff Eisenberg, right-winger John Zeiler and defenseman and captain Brendan Buckley, Mueller said.

The show got its start at the Monarchs’ “Media Day” on Oct. 3, said Mueller. About 25 media outlets came to interview players before the season, and Greiner and Sullivan brought BCTV cameras along.

“They did a bunch of interviews and got to talking, and Bill said, ‘Why don’t we do a show on the Monarchs?’” Mueller said.

Mueller said taping will continue through the Monarchs’ regular season, which ends April 15. The playoffs end in June.

“Right now, Bill and I haven’t talked about whether we’re going to do it in the off-season yet,” Mueller said.

Morris said he does the show for two reasons.

“Well, one reason is to help people see what goes on behind the scenes, and to help grow the game,” he said.

The show airs this week on BCTV. Visit www.bedfordtv.com for show times.