Monthly Archives: December 2009

American Conference all-stars announced.

The American Conference all-star team was announced today. While it’s a group of mostly unfamiliar names to Reign fans, it includes the ECHL’s leading scorer (Justin Donati), a former first-round draft pick (A.J. Thelen) and several players who are already in … Continue reading

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Alaska 3, Reign 2, shootout.

In a game that finished just before 11 p.m. Pacific time, the Reign came up empty in the shootout after playing the Alaska Aces to a 2-2 tie through 65 minutes. Michael Pelech and Tim Kraus scored to give the … Continue reading

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Reign all-stars: Walker, Hogeboom, Lenes, Rheault

David Walker and Greg Hogeboom will start, and childhood friends Jon Rheault and Peter Lenes will come off the bench, for the National Conference all-star team at the ECHL All-Star Game on Jan. 20. All four made the final cut, … Continue reading

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Landry is suspended. Update.

Reign defenseman Jon Landry has been suspended by the team. Acquired Nov. 4 from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for winger Adam Henrich, Landry had three goals and six points in 18 games with the Reign — including one in … Continue reading

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Bakersfield 3, Reign 2.

After playing “absolutely horrendous” hockey for two periods, in the words of coach Karl Taylor, the Reign staged a comeback but ultimately fell short before 7,365 at The Bank. Greg Hogeboom and Tony Voce scored power-play goals. Curtis Darling returned to … Continue reading

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Las Vegas 4, Reign 2.

Surprise starter Mike Zacharias gave up goals on the first two shots he faced, and the Reign never caught up to Las Vegas in their first game in a week. Neither team had played since they squared off against each … Continue reading

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Wranglers, Frank fined for pregame spat.

It’s hard to tell who was the guilty party just by reading this summary, from the Las Vegas Sun, of the Reign’s game against the Las Vegas Wranglers on Dec. 19: So when the Reign started chirping during pregame warmups, … Continue reading

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Robitaille chosen as ECHL Hall of Fame speaker.

Luc Robitaille is getting another chance to flash his public-speaking skills. Robitaille, a recent Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and the Kings’ president of business operations, will be the featured speaker at the 2010 ECHL Hall of Fame induction on Jan. … Continue reading

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Updates on Walker, King.

Defenseman David Walker is taking the week off to recuperate from what he called a strained back. Apparently he was able to curl up at the last second to avoid hitting the end boards with his helmet Friday in the … Continue reading

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View from the other bench: Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Wranglers are in flux, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal:  [Head coach Ryan] Mougenel has little choice but to hope his current players contribute more because his paltry payroll prevents him from making significant moves. “We have … Continue reading

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