Ontario Reign Game Preview: Reign Look to Cool off Heat in Thanksgiving Eve Showdown
November 25, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Ontario, CA - The Ontario Reign, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), host the Stockton Heat tonight at 7:00 p.m. PT at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Tonight is the second of 12 meetings between the two teams this season.
Dwight Witt Night:
The Reign celebrate Dwight and Marlene Witt Night, Reign Season Ticket Members.
The Last Time We Met:
On November 7, the Reign visited the Heat at Stockton Arena in Stockton, California and skated away with a 4-0 victory behind a hat-trick performance from forward Jordan Samuels-Thomas and a 38-save shutout from goaltender Peter Budaj.
Protect This House:
The Reign are 4-0-2-0 on home ice this season.
Milestone Watch:
Reign defenseman Vincent LoVerde is two games away from 200 AHL/Reign games played heading into tonight's contest. Forward Michael Mersch is three games away from 100 as a pro/Reign and forward Nic Dowd is four games away from 100 AHL/Reign tilts. In the distance, forward Sean Backman is six games away from 300 AHL contests and Head Coach Mike Stothers is nine wins away from 100 as a professional head coach.
Scouting the Heat:
The Heat move into tonight's game on a season-high four-game unbeaten streak and three-game winning streak. Forward Markus Granlund leads the squad with nine points (five goals, four assists) in 11 games and has three goals and two assists in his last four games.
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2015-2016 Records
Ontario: 10-2-2-0, 22 points (1st Pacific Division, 1st Western Conference)
Stockton: 5-5-0-2, 12 points (5th Pacific Division, 10th Western Conference)
Ontario vs. Stockton, Head-to-Head in 2015-16 1-0-0-0
Ontario vs. Stockton, 2015-16 Season Schedule
Nov. 7: Ontario at Stockton 4-0 Win Box Score
Nov. 25: Stockton at Ontario 7:00 pm PST
Dec. 29: Ontario at Stockton 7:00 pm PST
Dec. 31: Stockton at Ontario 7:00 pm PST
Jan. 8: Stockton at Ontario 7:00 pm PST
Jan. 27: Ontario at Stockton 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 13: Ontario at Stockton 7:30 pm PST
Feb. 17: Stockton at Ontario 7:00 pm PST
Mar. 25: Stockton at Ontario 7:00 pm PDT
Mar. 26: Stockton at Ontario 6:00 pm PDT
Apr. 1: Ontario at Stockton 7:30 pm PDT
Apr. 6: Ontario at Stockton 7:00 pm PDT
2014-2015 Records
Ontario (As Manchester): 50-17-6-3, 109 points (1st place, Atlantic Division, 1st Eastern Conference)
Stockton (As Adirondack): 35-33-6-2, 78 points (4th place, North Division, 12th Western Conference)
Head Coaches
Ontario: Mike Stothers (2nd season with LA Kings affiliate, 1st with Ontario)
Stockton: Ryan Huska (1st season with Calgary Flames affiliate, 1st with Stockton)
NHL Affiliate
Ontario: Los Angeles Kings
Stockton: Calgary Flames
ECHL Affiliate
Ontario: Manchester Monarchs
Stockton: Adirondack Thunder
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