Monthly Archives: February 2010

Reign 4, Idaho 1.

Greg Hogeboom, Michael Pelech, Peter Lenes and Jon Francisco scored goals – the latter going into an empty net with 21 seconds left – and Curtis Darling made 29 saves as the Reign defeated the top-ranked team in the National … Continue reading

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Reign trade Peralta to Toledo.

The Reign have traded forward Sal Peralta to the Toledo Walleye for future considerations. The 26-year-old had no goals and one assist in six games this season for the Reign, who acquired him in a midseason trade with Kalamazoo for … Continue reading

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And the 2011 ECHL All-Star Game goes to…

… Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. At two hours away, it’s the closest ECHL rink outside the Inland Empire, though Las Vegas is arguably worth the slightly extra distance. This will be the first time Bakersfield has hosted the ECHL all-star … Continue reading

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Germain’s season is over.

Defenseman Shawn Germain will have surgery on his ailing left wrist, ending his season. The news comes at a bad time for the Reign, who are in the midst of a three-game losing streak and coming off their most lopsided … Continue reading

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ECHL down to 19 teams in 2010-11.

The ECHL made it official today: Nineteen teams will play next season, one fewer than this season. All of the changes affect the American Conference, whose teams won’t play the Reign in the regular season. Here is the full release:

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Q&A with Karl Taylor.

The Reign had a day off practice Monday, then were back at The Bank for practice on Tuesday. Afterward I caught up with Karl Taylor regarding the 0-3 weekend, possible personnel changes, and what he plans to do in practice.

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A very, very light Dusty Collins update.

In researching how former Reign players are doing for tomorrow’s notebook, I came across this tidbit on current Manitoba Moose center Dusty Collins in the Winnipeg Sun. It has nothing to do with hockey (which is what blogs are for, I … Continue reading

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Bakersfield 7, Reign 0.

The Condors raced out to an early lead, got some resistance in the second, then pulled away late to record their first shutout since opening night in Bakersfield — also against the Reign. This time it was Tyler Sims who … Continue reading

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Stockton 3, Reign 2.

If you’ve seen the Reign play recently, neither the game nor the result were out of the ordinary – a few too many pucks off the post, a few too many scoring chances on the other end (they were outshot … Continue reading

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Stockton 5, Reign 0.

The Reign were hoping for a better start to their brutally scheduled weekend. Stockton goaltender Andrew Perugini made 33 saves before the two teams headed down Interstate 5 for a rematch Saturday night at The Bank. Of Perugini’s four career shutouts, three have … Continue reading

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