Monthly Archives: December 2008

More Reign.

Posted on December 7, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

I just realized this didn’t get in the story for Saturday’s paper: Forward Ryan Bowness, who is on 30-day injured reserve, underwent surgery on his hand Thursday and there is no timetable for his return. And yes, that’s what I … Continue reading →

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Reign 4, Thunder 0, Murray gets the shutout

Posted on December 6, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign got the revenge they were looking for Saturday night in Stockton, beating the Thunder 4-0 a night after the Thunder won 3-2 at CBBA. John Murray stopped 26 shots in the Reign’s first shutout of the season; it … Continue reading →

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Reign: Murray named goalie of the week.

Posted on December 4, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

With No. 1 goalie Jeff Zatkoff injured, it looks like John Murray got more than just three wins out of his four straight starts recently. Murray was named the ECHL’s goaltender of the week for the week of Nov. 24-30. … Continue reading →

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Taylor: Reign won’t sign any Augusta players.

Posted on December 4, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

Updating my previous entry, Reign coach Karl Taylor was able to shed light on two facets of the Augusta Lynx’s cancellation of their season following the Reign’s win Wednesday. First, all the Lynx players immediately became free agents – not waiver-wire … Continue reading →

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Reign: Sad news on the eve of tonight’s game.

Posted on December 3, 2008 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Augusta Lynx, a member of the ECHL’s American Conference, was forced to cease operations 17 games into the season, canceling the remainder of its season. Augusta’s attendance was bad and reportedly needed at least $200,000 by Tuesday afternoon to … Continue reading →

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