Monthly Archives: October 2008

Zatkoff wins mini-award.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Reign goaltender Jeff Zatkoff is the Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender of for the week of Oct. 20-26. He was a runner-up for the award last week after making 29 saves in his first professional start, a 2-1 win at Bakersfield … Continue reading →

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Steve Eckerson on CBBA’s opening weekend.

Posted on October 27, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

My interview with Steve Eckerson, Citizens Business Bank Arena general manager, is appearing on page B3 of tomorrow’s editions of the Sun and Bulletin, but will not appear online. Except here …

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Reign 4, Vegas 1, final.

Posted on October 25, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

“WE WIN!” is the flashing mantra on the jumbotron, the “Dark Knight” is waving the Reign flag at center ice, and the players raise their sticks and address the cheering crowd (paid attendance: 8,832.)

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Reign 2, Las Vegas 1, end 2nd period.

Posted on October 25, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

David Walker scored 2:44 into the period to put the Reign up 2-0, getting a good pass to the doorstep from Jon Francisco during a 5-on-4 power play. Vegas answered at 5:01 when Matt Beaudoin scored immediately off a faceoff. … Continue reading →

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Reign 1, Las Vegas 0, end 1st period.

Posted on October 25, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Dan Knapp gets a nice centering pass from Todd Jackson and flicks it past Wranglers goalie Martin Houle with 1:49 left at the first period. Remember this, kids: The first (regular season) goal in Inland Empire history came October 25, … Continue reading →

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Reign suffer first loss.

Posted on October 24, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign lose, 4-1 at the Orleans Arena, but it’s not clear who suffered more in a game featuring TWENTY-NINE penalties. Perhaps the answer is Las Vegas defenseman Gerard Miller, who was hit with a match misconduct penalty for fighting … Continue reading →

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Reign improve to 2-0.

Posted on October 23, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign avoided a repeat of their preseason finale Thursday, turning the tables on Las Vegas with a 4-2 victory at Orleans Arena. Geoff Walker, Darren McMillan, Jon Francisco and Brad Mehalko scored goals for the Reign and Jeff Zatkoff … Continue reading →

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Reign 2, Condors 1, final.

Posted on October 18, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Jeff Zatkoff was impressive, making 13 saves, and the Reign hold on despite three short-handed situations in the final period. More to come in tomorrow’s editions.

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Reign 2, Bakersfield 1, end 2nd period.

Posted on October 18, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Reign forward Geoff Walker scored on a wraparound goal with 1:18 left in the period, giving him two points (on top of his earlier assist) in his first pro game. He’s looking like a smart waiver-wire pickup for Karl Taylor. … Continue reading →

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Reign 1, Condors 1, end of first period.

Posted on October 18, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Blogging live from the only cold building in Bakersfield, Rabobank Arena, the first period of the Ontario Reign’s inaugural season is in the books.

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