Monthly Archives: March 2011

Reign 7, Bakersfield 5.

Posted on March 30, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

There were a number of strange aspects to Wednesday’s game, not the least of which was a season-high seven goals against a team that had beaten the Reign in 11 of 14 meetings coming into the night. Karl Taylor insisted … Continue reading →

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Notes from practice.

Posted on March 29, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Considering the Reign have the ECHL’s worst record, have been eliminated from the playoffs, and don’t have any recent college or CHL graduates in on tryout contracts, maintaining the current roster and system might seem like the most radical course of action … Continue reading →

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Alumni update for week of 3/21-27.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Get your where-are-they-now fix here this week:

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The week ahead.

Posted on March 28, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

No practice today means no notebook in tomorrow’s editions of the Sun and Daily Bulletin. I don’t know what else it means, if anything, though the guess here is that it means Karl Taylor felt the team deserved an extra day … Continue reading →

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Reign win, but are eliminated from the playoffs.

Posted on March 26, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

There will be hockey in Ontario again this year. Playoff hockey, however, will have to wait. The Victoria Salmon Kings’ come-from-behind, 7-6 shootout win over the Stockton Thunder eliminated the Reign from the playoffs Friday, a couple hours after the … Continue reading →

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Johnson gets the AHL call.

Posted on March 24, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

Justin Williams’ misfortune is Chaz Johnson’s good fortune … and the Reign’s misfortune. Johnson was loaned to the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs on Thursday, the first AHL call-up for Johnson this season. The Reign’s leading goal-scorer (22) scored twice in a … Continue reading →

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Reign 4, Idaho 3.

Posted on March 23, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign aren’t dead yet. Michael Pelech’s second goal of the game at 15:31 broke a 3-3 tie and lifted the Reign to a win over Idaho in a back-and-forth game in Boise. Combined with the Victoria Salmon Kings’ 2-1 … Continue reading →

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Brief notes from practice.

Posted on March 21, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

You would never know by watching the Reign practice that their season has been reduced to a prayer. The effort and the tempo were there – only a few players were missing. Shawn Germain (maintenance), Jase Weslosky (lower body) and … Continue reading →

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Bakersfield 5, Reign 2.

Posted on March 20, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

In Victoria, two is a magic number. I’m not sure what the opposite of “magic” is, but the same number is facing the Reign and it can’t feel nearly as good. Their loss in Bakersfield, combined with the Salmon Kings’ … Continue reading →

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Bakersfield 3, Reign 1.

Posted on March 18, 2011 by J.P. Hoornstra

That sound coming from Bakersfield was the nail being hammered just a bit deeper into the Reign’s coffin. Tonight’s loss to the Condors, combined with the Victoria Salmon Kings’ 5-2 win over the Utah Grizzlies, leaves the Reign (23-36-2-4, 52 … Continue reading →

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