Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Reign match their largest defeat of the season but, as Jon Francisco said, “we didn’t play as bad a game as the score said we did.” Scoring chances were close to even tonight and the Reign actually led in … Continue reading →

Reign fans, rejoice: Your team is 4-1-1 against Stockton in its inaugural season. Sure, a few more fans show up for the Thunder’s home games (6,301) than yours (5,398). But at least your team doesn’t play in the worst city … Continue reading →

Light-scoring defensemen Darren McMillan and Shawn Germain gave a lot of interesting insights into their jobs that I wasn’t able to include in today’s story about the Reign’s light-scoring defensemen.

John Murray’s stint with the AHL Syracuse Crunch could end within the week. At least, it’s looking that way after reports that Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Steve Mason is targeting a Friday return against the Detroit Red Wings. Columbus recalled … Continue reading →

A somewhat obscure ECHL deadline passed under the radar a week ago today, the final day teams could add players playing overseas to their roster for the rest of the regular season and playoffs. Karl Taylor said today that he … Continue reading →

The Reign get their second win against the Aces this year in seven tries, holding steady on defense (8-for-8 on the PK) until the offense caught up … and who should do the honors of tying the game at 1 … Continue reading →

The Reign will be wearing pink uniforms tonight against the Alaska Aces. No, they didn’t accidentally mix them in the washing machine with the red practice jerseys – it’s a promotion called “Pink at the Rink” to raise money for … Continue reading →

The Reign match their largest margin of defeat ever before 6,569 — not including two lineup scratches and five Zooperstars. Coach Taylor says it’s “the first time all year we didn’t show up to play.” Geoff Walker scored on a … Continue reading →

Syracuse decided to wait until today to type up its press release on John Murray and, from the looks of it, Murray might not be in the AHL very long. It will probably depend on how much time Columbus Blue … Continue reading →

The Syracuse Crunch’s scouting department must have liked what it saw from John Murray recently, as they signed the Reign netminder to a pro tryout agreement Thursday that will give the 21-year-old his first shot at the next level. Dennis … Continue reading →