Monthly Archives: September 2011

Reign sign Calla, Neigum; Lenes to Trenton.

Two late additions to the training camp roster: Brady Calla, 23, is entering his fourth professional season. A former third-round draft pick by the Florida Panthers, he posted seven goals and 23 points in 35 ECHL games last season with … Continue reading

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Reign sign McPhee, announce camp roster.

Iain McPhee became the latest player to sign with the Reign this summer. The defenseman, who turns 26 Saturday, has split his two professional seasons between the Central Hockey League and the International Hockey League. Despite his lack of ECHL … Continue reading

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Finishing touches; players officially report tomorrow.

The Reign players officially report to training camp tomorrow for their physicals. On Friday, on-ice activities begin behind the closed doors of CBBA. Team President Justin Kemp told me that the main reason camp won’t be at Center Ice Arena … Continue reading

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Reign announce training camp invitations.

Forwards Kyle Reed and Dean Yakura, and goalie Dustin Carlson, have been invited to participate in training camp with the Reign on pro tryout contracts. All three had brief stints last season with the Idaho Steelheads. Reed and Carlson both … Continue reading

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Reign sign Cloud, Bagron.

Jason Christie’s first two player signings as head coach of the Reign were announced Monday, and he didn’t have to reach too far into his past to find them. Forwards Chris Cloud and Bill Bagron both played for Christie last … Continue reading

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Training camp will be closed to the public.

In case there hasn’t been enough change around the Ontario Reign, here’s one more: Training camp will be closed to the public this year. Players are due to report Wednesday for physicals and on-ice activities are scheduled to begin Friday … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bulls, Part 2.

The ECHL waited until today to make its formal announcement about the San Francisco Bulls joining the league in 2012-13. It appears one small correction is in order: Pat Curcio, former assistant coach of the Ontario Hockey League’s London Knights, … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bulls almost up and running. Update.

The ECHL Board of Governors approved the addition of an expansion team, the San Francisco Bulls, to begin play in 2012-13. David Pollak, the Sharks beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News, wrote on Twitter that the Bulls will … Continue reading

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C.J. Stretch gets training camp invite from Kings.

Reign center C.J. Stretch will join the Kings’ main training camp on a pro tryout contract. The camp begins Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Stretch had nine goals and 21 points in 46 games … Continue reading

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Geoff Irwin, acquired for Aaron Lewadniuk, signs.

As expected, Geoff Irwin has signed with the Reign. The 26-year-old forward was acquired in an August trade that sent Aaron Lewadniuk to the Idaho Steelheads. Karl Taylor, who engineered the trade, described it as a stroke of good fortune … Continue reading

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