ONT Reign

Ontario Reign

Alias
ONT Reign
Leagues Played
AHL 709 AHL Pre-Season 1
Links
Wikipedia

Fixtures

AHL 04/21 01:05 1 ONT Reign vs COL Eagles - View
AHL 04/21 22:05 1 COL Eagles vs ONT Reign - View

Results

AHL 04/18 01:30 1 [6] ONT Reign v BAK Condors [16] W 4-3
AHL 04/14 02:00 1 [3] ONT Reign v HND Silver Knights [8] W 5-4
AHL 04/13 02:00 1 [9] SD Gulls v ONT Reign [3] W 3-4
AHL 04/11 02:00 1 [3] ONT Reign v CV Firebirds [1] L 1-3
AHL 04/07 01:00 1 [32] SJ Barracuda v ONT Reign [6] W 2-3
AHL 04/04 02:00 1 [3] ONT Reign v HND Silver Knights [8] W 5-4
AHL 03/31 01:00 1 [6] BAK Condors v ONT Reign [3] W 3-4
AHL 03/28 02:00 1 [4] ONT Reign v SJ Barracuda [10] W 3-2
AHL 03/24 22:00 1 [7] BAK Condors v ONT Reign [5] W 3-4
AHL 03/23 02:00 1 [8] CAL Wranglers v ONT Reign [5] W 1-2
AHL 03/21 02:00 1 [2] TUC Roadrunners v ONT Reign [4] W 1-4
AHL 03/17 02:00 1 [4] ONT Reign v BAK Condors [5] L 0-4

Wikipedia - Ontario Reign

The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Ontario, California, and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, the team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena.

The franchise is a relocation of the former Manchester Monarchs AHL franchise when several other franchises created a Pacific Division in 2015. The team is owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group. The Reign replaced the ECHL team of the same name, which played from 2008 until 2015, after which they moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, to play as the Manchester Monarchs.

History

On January 29, 2015, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they would be moving their AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, to Ontario as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team retained the Reign nickname from its ECHL predecessor (which moved to Manchester and take on the Monarchs moniker, in essentially a "franchise swap"). The Reign's AHL logo, based on the Kings' 1980s-90s "Chevy" logo, was unveiled on Wednesday, February 11. The franchise retained head coach Mike Stothers during the move from Manchester.

In its inaugural season in California, the Reign won the first Pacific Division regular season title with a 44–19–4–1 record. Goaltender Peter Budaj was named to the 2015–16 AHL First All-Star Team and was selected as the league top goaltender with the Baz Bastien Memorial Award. Sean Backman lead the team in scoring with 21 goals and 34 assists while playing all 68 games for the Reign. The Reign would also win the division in the playoffs, defeating the San Jose Barracuda three-games-to-one and the San Diego Gulls four-games-to-one. In the conference finals, the Reign were swept by the eventual Calder Cup champion Lake Erie Monsters in four games.

During the next season in 2016–17, due to goaltender injuries and call-ups for their parent club, the Los Angeles Kings, the Reign ended up using a Canadian father-son duo Dusty and Jonah Imoo during a game in October 2016. Dusty Imoo (age 46) was a goaltending consultant with the Kings. Jonah (age 22) made his AHL debut on a tryout contract. Both the Imoos had grown up in Surrey, British Columbia. By the end of the season, the Reign qualified for the playoffs in third place in the Pacific Division, losing in the first round to San Diego.

The 2019–20 season was curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. During the offseason, Stothers' contract was not renewed and was replaced by John Wroblewski as the new head coach. Approaching the delayed 2020–21 season, the Reign announced they would temporarily relocate and play out of the Kings' practice rink, Toyota Sports Center, in El Segundo due to pandemic-related restrictions. The Sports Center hosted all the Reign's home games closed to spectators.

The Ontario Reign is a professional ice hockey team based in Ontario, California. The team was founded in 2008 and plays in the Pacific Division of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Reign is the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The team's home arena is the Toyota Arena, which has a seating capacity of 9,736. The team's colors are black, silver, and white, and their logo features a lion's head with a crown on top.

The Ontario Reign has a strong fan base and is known for its fast-paced, physical style of play. The team has made several playoff appearances and won the Calder Cup in 2015-2016. The Reign has also produced several NHL players, including Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson, and Martin Jones.

The team is led by head coach John Wroblewski and captain Brett Sutter. The Ontario Reign is committed to developing young talent and providing an exciting and entertaining experience for fans of all ages.