Ontario Reign Archives - Page 2 of 113

In a press release this afternoon, following the league's Board of Governor's meeting earlier today, the American Hockey League announced that the 2020-21 season will begin "no sooner than December 4, 2020". The AHL's announcement jives with the NHL's 2020-21 target start date of December 1. 12/... Full Story

Reign donate more than $500K to Inland Empire Community in 2019-20 season

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 29, 20200 Comments

CommunityOntario Reign2 min read

The Ontario Reign announced this afternoon that the organization, in conjunction with the Hope Reigns Foundation, donated $500,710 to the Inland Empire during the 2019-20 season. The Reign's donations bring the team to over $2.9 million donated across six seasons as an AHL franchise and was a part o... Full Story

Amidst all the uncertainty, Brett Sutter still a constant for the Reign

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 21, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign7 min read

We don’t know exactly what the 2020-21 AHL season will look like at this point in time, but we do know for certain that it will be different than years past in Ontario. We know that, for the first time in AHL-Reign history, Mike Stothers will not be behind the home bench at Toyota Arena. We are ... Full Story

Reign re-sign Brett Sutter

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 20, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster Moves1 min read

He's back! The Ontario Reign have re-signed forward Brett Sutter on an AHL contract, with the veteran forward slated to return to the organization for his franchise record sixth season with the team. Sutter is the only player to have skated for Ontario in each of the team's six seasons as a me... Full Story

The Reignturn to Play – Ontario alums playing in Phase 3

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 13, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign5 min read

The Ontario Reign’s 2019-20 campaign is over, but the season rolls on for several Reign alums who will be participating in the NHL’s Return to Play program. Training Camps opened this afternoon in Phase 3, with games beginning on August 1. A look at those returning to action, who played with the Rei... Full Story

Reign coaching search update, Andrews retires, Reigny Day Podcast

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 6, 20200 Comments

CoachingHockey OperationsNotebooksOntario Reign3 min read

Happy Monday, Insiders! A few odds and ends as come out of the holiday weekend. Coaching Search Update For the first time with the Ontario Reign as their AHL affiliate, the LA Kings are looking for a new bench boss for their top developmental prospects. Following the news last month that t... Full Story

Grundstrom, Luff make impact with Reign second & third pro seasons

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 1, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized6 min read

It’s no secret that the 2019-20 Ontario Reign were substantially better than their predecessor, and a large reason for the jump were the improvements, development and overall production of their returning prospects. Veterans are extremely important to the on-ice success of an AHL team, and the Re... Full Story

Mikey Eyssimont used a big summer to make important strides in Year 2

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJune 24, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting6 min read

The introduction to the American Hockey League can be challenging for young players. Forward Mikey Eyssimont was not only no exception to that during his rookie campaign, but perhaps even a poster child for the transition. As one of the more highly touted first-year players during the 2018-19 se... Full Story

As opportunity called, Matthew Villalta excelled during rookie season

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJune 16, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting6 min read

February 5 was an important day for the 2019-20 Ontario Reign. The team was in the midst of a 5-0-1 run, including four straight victories. And then, the news broke. As the LA Kings continued their plan of rebuilding the roster, it was announced that goaltender Jack Campbell, along with forwa... Full Story

Kings will not renew contract of Reign Head Coach Mike Stothers

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comMay 30, 20200 Comments

Coaching0 min read

The LA Kings announced this morning that they will not renew the contract of Ontario Reign Head Coach Mike Stothers. The statement from the team this morning is below - LOS ANGELES – The LA Kings will not renew the contract of Ontario Reign Head Coach Mike Stothers, which is set to expire on June ... Full Story

Clague heading into crucial year three after NHL debut, AHL All-Star Game in 2019-20

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comMay 28, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting8 min read

It’s important to see strides of development with younger players. There’s no one route or path for them to take, there’s no blueprint for how every player should develop, but when a player advances from season-to-season, growth in certain areas is necessary and growth was the name of the game fo... Full Story

Jaret Anderson-Dolan navigated, developed & thrived during rookie season

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comMay 20, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting7 min read

Between team-leading numbers and rave reviews, it was a pretty successful rookie campaign for forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan. The 20-year-old led all Reign skaters with 20 assists, led a large group of first-year skaters in Ontario with 28 points and earned a January recall to the NHL, where he pla... Full Story

Vilardi, Frk, Wagner talk development, coaching, Reign

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comMay 15, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized11 min read

Yesterday afternoon, LA Kings forwards Gabriel Vilardi, Martin Frk and Austin Wagner hopped on a Zoom call hosted by Carrlyn Bathe, speaking on a number of topics, ranging from the impact and culture change brought by the McLellan administration to some self-deprecating humor by Wagner on his breaka... Full Story