Monthly Archives: January 2011

Johnson hit with one-game suspension.

Posted on January 14, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Chaz Johnson received a one-game suspension Friday for his hit on Alaska’s Mark Isherwood on Wednesday. Johnson, who received a game misconduct for violating the newly instituted rule 48.3, will miss tonight’s game against the Las Vegas Wranglers. “I thought … Continue reading →

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Power outage postcript.

Posted on January 13, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

A power outage at Citizens Business Bank Arena (that affected more than 900 customers total) caused some minor chaos for about an hour, before power was restored a little more than two hours before game time. “We didn’t know what … Continue reading →

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Reign 3, Alaska 2.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Print out the scoresheet and frame it: The Reign won at home. Dusty Collins’ short-handed goal at 5:46 of the third period served as the game-winner, new defenseman Jason Fredricks got the game-tying goal on a lucky bounce off the … Continue reading →

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Jeff Corey: Found.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Jeff Corey popped up in Sweden today, not coincidentally the same day that the Reign suspended their leading scorer. Corey is joining ÖHC, a team based in Brunflo, Sweden that competes in Division 1 (which, of course, is the third-highest … Continue reading →

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Doyle is cut, and more notes from the morning skate.

Posted on January 12, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Eric Doyle’s long-awaited reward for being activated from injured reserve was hardly a reward at all. The defenseman was released by the Reign, a disappointing conclusion to what had been a promising start to his tenure in Ontario. “I feel … Continue reading →

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Jones named to AHL All-Star team.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Martin Jones’ ascent through the Kings’ system continued Tuesday with news that he was one of six goalies chosen to play in the AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 31 in Hershey, Pa. Jones, who started the season with the Reign … Continue reading →

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Reign acquire Jason Fredricks.

Posted on January 11, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Jason Fredricks found out Saturday he was being traded from the Utah Grizzlies, the top team in the ECHL’s Western Conference, to the Reign, who had just been swept by the Grizzlies and owned the league’s worst record. His reaction? … Continue reading →

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A couple notes from practice.

Posted on January 10, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign skated at Center Ice Arena today (they were kicked out of CBBA for the filming of a commercial) and worked quite a bit on special teams. Luke Beaverson skated in a red (non-contact) jersey. Karl Taylor wouldn’t rule … Continue reading →

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Utah 5, Reign 1.

Posted on January 8, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Make it six straight losses, 15 in 17 home games, and and an even bigger deficit in the Western Conference basement for the Reign. The season isn’t halfway over, but eighth-place Ontario (10-22-0-1, 21 points) is already 27 points behind … Continue reading →

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Utah 5, Reign 3.

Posted on January 7, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign started off with admirable energy, slowed down a bit, rediscovered their early-game tempo in the third period but ultimately found themselves in a familiar place. They were outshot (29-19), outscored on the power play (3 to 2), outscored … Continue reading →

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