Monthly Archives: January 2009

One more note from Saturday’s game: The Reign’s second mascot, a dragon which has gone by “The Dragon” since he was first introduced, will now be known as “Blaze.” The winner was announced during the first period Saturday. I think … Continue reading →

Possibly the most exciting game since the arena was built, and the second-largest crowd ever for a Reign game (8,532) got to see it. Not that Karl Taylor enjoyed sweating through his team’s worst defensive effort of the year. The … Continue reading →

John Murray was named to the ECHL all-star game to replace Jeff Zatkoff on Saturday. Zatkoff left during the third period of the Reign’s OT loss to the Utah Grizzlies on Friday with an undisclosed injury. It’s safe to assume … Continue reading →

Goaltender John Murray came on in relief after Jeff Zatkoff tweaked a muscle midway through the third period, and coughed up a 3-2 lead by allowing two Utah goals on eight shots.

Denny Johnston is an original Ontario Reign signee, but has never played an ECHL game in his life. Why? The 26-year-old center made the Manchester Monarchs’ AHL roster out of training camp, signed a Pro Tryout agreement, and never came … Continue reading →

Something to keep your eye on today: The Manitoba Moose of the AHL released defenseman Andrew Martens, who started the season with the Reign before signing a Pro Tryout contract with the Moose in December. Martens notched five assists in … Continue reading →

The Kings have reassigned goaltender Jeff Zatkoff to the Reign, who have a game tonight in Phoenix, and recalled G Danny Taylor from Reading to Manchester of the AHL. The move is likely designed to get Zatkoff more playing time; … Continue reading →

The Ontario Reign will hold an informational meeting this Saturday, January 17, for all fans interested in becoming a charter member of the Ontario Reign Booster Club. The meeting will be held at the Citizens Business Bank Arena at 5:30 … Continue reading →

Itan Chavira fans, rejoice: The Phillips Ranch resident scored his first professional goal on a power play in the first period of the Reign’s 5-2 loss to the Victoria Salmon Kings on Saturday night. The bad news: the loss means … Continue reading →

A few observations from my morning boarding up at Mountain High.