Tag Archives: Mike Howe

Retirement plans, Part II.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Mike Howe said he is “not 100 percent for sure” retired, “but I’m starting to move on.” Not in a literal sense. The native of Oakdale, Minnesota isn’t going anywhere for the moment, living in Ontario and enrolling in EMT … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas 5, Reign 2.

Posted on April 1, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign allowed three power-play goals and had to kill 10 penalties at all, turning a close contest into a futile game of catch-up in the third period. The standings picture is bleak. Not only will the Reign have to … Continue reading →

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Reign 2, Bakersfield 0.

Posted on February 28, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The winning streak is up to six. Tony Voce and Mike Howe scored goals, Curtis Darling had a fairly routine 20-save shutout, and a couple got married at first intermission. “We were tired,” head coach Karl Taylor said. “I think … Continue reading →

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Reign 3, Utah 1.

Posted on February 27, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign won their fifth straight game, but this one was different from the first four. Curtis Darling stopped shots on the breakaway, on rebounds – “probably two or three pucks that should have been in the net,” said Karl … Continue reading →

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So what happened to that offensive slump?

Posted on February 27, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

If you believe that momentum carries over from one game to the next, you’ll like this trend: During their four-game winning streak, the Reign have scored 4, 5, 6 and 7 goals, respectively. The Reign probably won’t need 8 goals … Continue reading →

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Reign 6, Bakersfield 4.

Posted on February 21, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign came back from a 3-1 first-period deficit, and a negated goal in the third period, to beat the Pacific-Division leading Condors. Sean O’Connor scored the game-winner with 2:41 left in the third period. Greg Hogeboom, Tony Voce, Tim … Continue reading →

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Idaho 5, Reign 2.

Posted on January 31, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The Reign played the mirror opposite of Saturday’s effort — taking a 2-0 lead in the first period, then allowing five unanswered, including two in the final two minutes. Dan Knapp scored his first goal of the year, and Robert … Continue reading →

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Friday’s postgame thoughts.

Posted on January 30, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

The consensus opinion (both Karl Taylor and Jon Francisco volunteered it after the game) was that the Reign were lucky to get a point Friday. Even though they led the Alaska Aces for all but the game’s final 6:23, the … Continue reading →

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Alaska 3, Reign 2, shootout.

Posted on January 29, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Mike Howe and Greg Hogeboom staked the Reign to a 2-0 lead after 23 minutes, but that evaporated along with the Reign’s two-game losing winning streak. Nick Mazzolini scored with 1:23 left in the third period to force overtime, where the … Continue reading →

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Reign 5, Utah 3.

Posted on January 23, 2010 by J.P. Hoornstra

Mike Zacharias and Tony Voce haven’t done much for the Ontario Reign lately. Yet each was instrumental in the Reign’s win at the E-Center, which ended a four-game losing streak for the Reign and set up a rubber match Monday … Continue reading →

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