Ontario Reign Archives - Page 2 of 114

Southern California is a place many dream of calling home, and few have the privilege to do so. For John Wroblewski, new head coach of the Ontario Reign, it is almost an after-thought when it comes to his new role. “(Southern California) is a nice bonus,” he explained to media during a confere... Full Story

New head coach Wroblewski the right man for up-and-coming Reign

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 17, 20200 Comments

CoachingOntario ReignProspects and Scouting7 min read

The LA Kings had already settled on a new direction for their AHL franchise, the Ontario Reign, for the 2020-21 season. Today, they settled on the man to lead it – John Wroblewski. Kings General Manager Rob Blake announced Wroblewski as the second head coach in Ontario Reign history earlier today... Full Story

Kings hire John Wroblewski as Ontario Reign Head Coach

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 17, 20200 Comments

CoachingOntario ReignProspects and Scouting3 min read

The LA Kings and Ontario Reign announced this morning that John Wroblewski has been named as the new head coach of the Reign. Wroblewski is the second head coach in AHL-Ontario franchise history, and is the fifth head coach behind the bench for either Manchester or Ontario. Wroblewski joins the ... Full Story

Byron, Doty bring their own unique skillsets back to Reign

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 13, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster MovesUncategorized7 min read

Two different players, two different roles, one thing in common. Blaine Byron and Jacob Doty are back with the Ontario Reign for another season. Both players were, in their own way, unexpected members of the 2019-20 Reign roster. Doty, by his own admission, wasn’t even necessarily thinking he’d ... Full Story

Catching Up with the 2019 Draft Class

By Jack Jablonski For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 12, 20200 Comments

NHL DraftProspects and Scouting14 min read

We’re one year removed from the 2019 NHL Draft, in which the Kings made nine selections, including four picks in the first two rounds. Instantly, not only were the members of the Kings Hockey Ops excited about their nine new prospects, but the media had consistently touted the Kings as one of the “w... Full Story

Kings loan Tobias Bjornfot to Djurgardens (SHL)

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 7, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and ScoutingRoster Moves1 min read

The LA Kings announced this afternoon that defenseman Tobias Bjornfot has been loaned to Djurgardens (SHL) to begin the 2020-21 season. To add a bit of context, this is a move from the Kings to get Bjornfot into on-ice action during training camp with Djurgardens, as well as game action in the SH... Full Story

Steady play & consistency the driving force behind Matt Roy’s successful season

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 6, 20200 Comments

Feature Stories7 min read

Coming off of a strong introduction to the NHL at the end of the 2018-19 season, Matt Roy was looking to turn dipping his toe in the water into a full on swim. But it didn’t happen right off the bat. Roy was -4 over his first three games of the season and his play wasn’t up to the expectations t... Full Story

Byron, Doty re-sign with Ontario

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 5, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

The Ontario Reign announced earlier today that forwards Blaine Byron and Jacob Doty have re-signed with the team, giving the organization four players under AHL contracts for the upcoming season. Byron and Doty join Reign captain Brett Sutter and rookie Nick Halloran as players under Reign contracts... Full Story

The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler evaluates the Kings prospect pool

By Kaylea Konoval For LAKingsInsider.comAugust 4, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and ScoutingUncategorized12 min read

In case you missed it, the Reigny Day Podcast at the start of this week featured Cameron Close and Zach Dooley interviewing The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler. Most Kings fans will remember this past February when Wheeler’s prospect rankings ultimately ended with the Kings having the first overall prospec... Full Story

AHL announces 2020-21 season to begin “no sooner than December 4, 2020”

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 30, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign2 min read

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