Monthly Archives: April 2010

AHL, ECHL playoff updates.

Posted on April 17, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

From the Calder Cup playoffs (American Hockey League): Bud Holloway scored the second of three goals for the Manchester Monarchs in a 3-1 win over the Portland Pirates on Saturday night. Holloway scored the game-winner a night earlier, and the … Continue reading →

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Dinner/jersey auction set for Thursday.

Posted on April 16, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign announced that they will host a postseason dinner and jersey auction at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Doubletree Hotel in Claremont. This is the team’s second annual postseason dinner and jersey auction, where fans can enjoy a BBQ … Continue reading →

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AHL playoffs update.

Posted on April 15, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

A brief update from the American Hockey League playoffs, where a pair of former Reign players are competing for two different teams: Winger Jon Rheault, playing his first Calder Cup playoff game, assisted on the first goal by the Abbotsford Heat … Continue reading →

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ECHL playoffs move to round 2.

Posted on April 14, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

On to round two the Kelly Cup playoffs go, after a first round that saw 33 of a possible 35 games played. Five of the series went to Game 5. The Utah Grizzlies, a No. 4 seed, eliminated the No. … Continue reading →

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ECHL playoff update.

Posted on April 13, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The final day of the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs is today, and only one series remains to be decided – Utah vs. Las Vegas, tied at 2 games apiece heading into Game 5 tonight in Utah. The … Continue reading →

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And the ECHL’s MVP award goes to…

Posted on April 9, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Tyler Donati of the Elmira Jackals. The 23-year-old won the ECHL scoring title with 114 points, the most points in a single season in the league since Wheeling’s Darren Schwartz also recorded 114 in 1992-93. The 5-foot-10, 175-pound fowrard has … Continue reading →

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Two more ECHL awards announced.

Posted on April 8, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The ECHL has handed out two more pieces of hardware, twice leaving the Reign out of the hardware business. Earlier today, South Carolina’s Todd Ford was named the goalie of the year. Ford started for the American Conference in the … Continue reading →

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Nolan lands in Manchester.

Posted on April 8, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Jordan Nolan has been signed to an amateur tryout contract by the Manchester Monarchs, the Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate. The 20-year-old played in three games with the Ontario Reign, tallying two points (goal, assist) and four penalty minutes. Nolan … Continue reading →

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A note on the Kelly Cup playoffs.

Posted on April 6, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

I probably won’t find the time or desire to provide an update after each night of ECHL playoff action, but felt compelled to highlight tonight’s box score from the Las Vegas Wranglers’ 6-4 win over the Utah Grizzlies. Before a … Continue reading →

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Around the ECHL playoff rosters.

Posted on April 6, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

A couple notes from around the ECHL playoff rosters, which teams submitted to the league Monday: • The Ducks just unloaded several stud players on the Bakersfield Condors for the playoffs: veteran NHL forward Kyle Calder, goaltender Jean-Philippe Levasseur, forward … Continue reading →

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