Ontario Reign Archives - Page 2 of 109

Reign add Poulin on PTO; Reddekopp re-assigned to Fort Wayne

Zach DooleyFebruary 7, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster MovesUncategorized2 min read

Though Matthew Villalta finishing the season the same way that Cal Petersen started it - playing elite hockey for every minute of every game - sounded appealing, the Reign were bound to add a goaltender before tonight's game in Bakersfield. That goaltender is Kevin Poulin. Poulin, 29, joins the R... Full Story

PREVIEW – Ontario @ Bakersfield, 2/7

Zach DooleyFebruary 7, 20200 Comments

Game PreviewOntario Reign3 min read

WHO: Ontario Reign (22-18-4-1) @ Bakersfield Condors (20-20-4-1) WHAT: AHL REGULAR-SEASON GAME WHEN: Friday, February 7, 2020 – 7:00 PM WHERE: Mechanics Bank Arena – Bakersfield, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: AHLTV – AUDIO – Fox Sports Radio - TWITTER: @ontarioreign & @reigninsider TONIGHT’S MATCH... Full Story

With Petersen recalled, Villalta ready to seize opportunity in front of him

Zach DooleyFebruary 6, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign7 min read

There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Wild Vill. Last night’s trade between the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs created a shakedown that extended past the NHL, navigating a few freeways on its way to Ontario. With Jack Campbell moving on to the Maple Leafs, Cal Petersen was reca... Full Story

Through peaks & valleys, ups & downs, Reign in midst of Pacific Division playoff hunt

Zach DooleyFebruary 4, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized7 min read

Let’s start today with a comparison of two team profiles - Team A: Team A leads the AHL in winning percentage in one-goal wins and no team in the league has more comeback wins when trailing after one period than Team A. Team A is currently riding the AHL’s longest point streak and has the league... Full Story

Grundstrom recalled (+ recent scouting report); Luff assigned to Ontario

Jon RosenFebruary 3, 20200 Comments

Advanced StatsOntario ReignProspects and ScoutingRoster Moves5 min read

Movin' and shakin' as the LA Kings travel east: Carl Grundstrom has been recalled and Matt Luff was assigned to AHL-Ontario, the team announced Monday morning. They maintain a roster of 23 skaters that's presumably healthy, given Drew Doughty's recovery from a lower-body injury that should make him ... Full Story

Hard skate after Sunday’s practice; the Alec Martinez Book Club

Jon RosenFebruary 3, 20200 Comments

InjuriesPhotographyPractice notesVideo4 min read

INSIDERS. We are very much in flight. It should be a crisp 3:57 to Washington-Dulles, which seems a touch on the short side, and I’m wondering if those heavy winds across the Southland this morning are part of a stream of tail winds whisking us across the continent faster than usual. Some notes to ... Full Story

2/1 FINAL – Ontario 5, San Diego 4 (OT) – Anderson-Dolan, Vilardi, Stothers

Zach DooleyFebruary 1, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame video8 min read

For whatever reason, it took going 2-0 down for the Ontario Reign to turn things on. But, once that second goal went in, late in the first period, the lightbulb was lit and it was game on in San Diego. What resulted was perhaps the most exciting game of the season. Ontario stormed back to tie the... Full Story

PREVIEW – Ontario @ San Diego – 2/1

Zach DooleyFebruary 1, 20200 Comments

Game PreviewOntario Reign3 min read

WHO: Ontario Reign (21-18-4-1) @ San Diego Gulls (19-16-3-2) WHAT: AHL REGULAR-SEASON GAME WHEN: Saturday, February 1, 2020 – 4:00 PM WHERE: Pechanga Arena San Diego – Ontario, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: Fox Sports West & AHLTV – AUDIO – iHeart Radio - TWITTER: @ontarioreign & @reigninsider TON... Full Story

FINAL – Ontario 4, Bakersfield 3 – Rempal, LaDue, Stothers

Zach DooleyJanuary 31, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame video5 min read

The Ontario Reign skated to perhaps their biggest victory of the season to date, a 4-3 triumph over the Bakersfield Condors on Friday evening at Mechanics Bank Arena. Almost as importantly as the two points that Ontario gained are the zero points that were surrendered to the Condors, who entered ton... Full Story

PREVIEW – Ontario @ Bakersfield, 1/31

Zach DooleyJanuary 31, 20200 Comments

Game PreviewOntario Reign3 min read

WHO: Ontario Reign (20-18-4-1) @ Bakersfield Condors (19-18-4-1) WHAT: AHL REGULAR-SEASON GAME WHEN: Friday, January 31, 2020 – 7:00 PM WHERE: Mechanics Bank Arena – Bakersfield, CA HOW TO FOLLOW: VIDEO: AHLTV – AUDIO – Fox Sports Radio - TWITTER: @ontarioreign & @reigninsider TONIGHT’S MATCH... Full Story

Moulson honored with 1,000th pro game, All-Star captaincy, for terrific career

Zach DooleyJanuary 30, 20200 Comments

AlumniAwardsOntario Reign5 min read

Matt Moulson stepped off the bus and onto the red carpet on Sunday afternoon in Ontario, attending his first All-Star Classic as a professional. For that moment, as his name was announced and the crowd roared, it felt like Moulson had never left the organization, as his cheers rivaled those that... Full Story

All-Star Photos: Kopitar, Clague, Frk, Petersen

Jon RosenJanuary 29, 20200 Comments

NHL NewsOntario ReignPhotographyTournamentsVideo9 min read

NHL ALL-STAR GAME Saturday, January 25, 2020, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. Atlantic 9, Metropolitan 5 Pacific 10, Central 5 Championship: Pacific 5, Atlantic 4 Statistics Anze Kopitar: 0 G, 4 A, 4 Pts For the third time in five seasons, the Pacific Division split a million-d... Full Story

What a Frk’n Shot! Frk sets AHL record in Hardest Shot Competition

Zach DooleyJanuary 26, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

109.2......109.2! Ontario Reign forward Martin Frk broke the AHL's Hardest Shot record, a mark that also beat the NHL record, in tonight's Hardest Shot competition, as he ripped a 109.2 MPH slap shot on his second attempt, as the event's final shooter. After he hit 104.0 on his first bid, whi... Full Story