Monthly Archives: February 2009

It was a strange game, one that didn’t go to script in multiple ways, one in which the Reign “thought the game started at 8 o’clock, not 7,” as Karl Taylor said.

Slowly but surely, Bud Holloway seems to be punching his ticket back to the American Hockey League.

Dennis Cook has been signed as the emergency backup to Jeff Zatkoff for tonight’s game in Phoenix.

Kellen Briggs was signed to a pro tryout contract Tuesday by the Portland Pirates, the Buffalo Sabres’ affiliate in the American Hockey League. Captain Jon Francisco also was placed on 7-day injured reserve, leaving the Reign without two of their … Continue reading →

The Reign were automatically in the playoffs … for a month. But, if you caught my earlier blog post (which I didn’t yesterday morning), you might have caught that they are no longer a shoo-in.

The Reign were headed to a lopsided win, taking a 5-0 lead through two periods, before Victoria made it look somewhat respectable on the final scoreboard.

The Reign’s four game win streak ends … more details in tomorrow’s editions. Your official scoresheet is here.

Kellen Briggs did his best to make everyone forget about John Murray with a spectacular 33-save shutout, his first as a member of the Reign and the fourth of his pro career. Tomorrow’s story in the paper will focus mostly … Continue reading →

The Reign officially completed a trade today that will send goaltender John Murray to the Mississippi Sea Wolves for future considerations.

Looks like head coach Karl Taylor will keep three goaltenders for the time being: Forward Geoff Walker was placed on 3-day injured reserve today, while forward Denny Johnston was moved to 7-day IR. Neither injured player participated in practice earlier … Continue reading →