Monthly Archives: October 2009

Stockton coach explains his 0-3 record.

The Reign will play the Stockton Thunder tomorrow and Saturday, a rematch of last season’s first-round playoff series that saw the Reign fall in seven games. One look at the standings tells you which team is off to the better … Continue reading

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Dan Leslie re-signs in SPHL.

Dan Leslie, who spent training camp with the Reign, appearing in one preseason game before being cut, has re-signed with the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The enforcer was held scoreless in his lone appearance in a … Continue reading

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Reign 8, Bakersfield 2

In a resounding response to their opening-night shutout loss, the Reign exploded for eight goals from five different players, and chased the Bakersfield Condors’ starting goalie in an 8-2 win at Rabobank Arena. Greg Hogeboom notched a hat trick and … Continue reading

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Bakersfield 5, Reign 0.

Not much good news in Bakersfield (unless you’re a big fan of penalty killing). The Reign were outshot 38-15 and outscored 5-0 in their season opener against a Bakersfield team stacked with Ducks prospects. Justin Pogge, the parent club’s number-three … Continue reading

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Make that 11 …

… players on NHL contracts the Reign will see tonight in Bakersfield. That is, if Dan Sexton has arrived from San Antonio of the American Hockey League. The rookie forward out of Bowling Green had a solid preseason in the … Continue reading

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On the waiver wire.

Missed this one yesterday, but there was one notable Reign nemesis who was cut from his ECHL training camp: Luke Erickson, who scored 21 goals and 55 points in 68 games last year for the Alaska Aces. The speedy forward … Continue reading

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The skinny on Adam Henrich.

Adam Henrich was in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ training camp a year ago. Now he’s in a Reign jersey. What a difference a year (and two injuries) can make. Released from a pro tryout agreement four days ago with the AHL’s … Continue reading

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Henrich completes Reign’s opening-day roster.

Left one name off the Reign’s opening-day roster: Adam Henrich. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound forward was playing for the AHL’s Springfield (Mass.) Falcons as little as four days ago, but was released from his Pro Tryout Contract on Tuesday. Henrich has … Continue reading

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Reign make final cuts, set opening-day roster

Forwards Joel Irving, Tyler Mugford and Doug Spooner, and defenseman Cameron Cepek, became the Reign’s final training camp cuts Wednesday when the opening-day roster was submitted to the ECHL Forwards Tony Voce (7-day), Todd Jackson (21-day) and Robert Pearce (21-day), … Continue reading

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Reign: Captaincy up for grabs.

Jon Francisco is no longer the Reign captain. This isn’t breaking news. It’s been that way since the end of last season and it’s a tradition in each year Karl Taylor has coached in the ECHL. What is news is … Continue reading

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