Ontario Reign Game Preview: Reign and Checkers Close Season Series
March 18, 2017 - 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), take on the Charlotte Checkers today at 3:00 PT at Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today is the fourth and final regular-season meeting between the two teams.
Join the Reign Watch Party: Watch today's action with Kingston and the Reign Ice Crew at Hooters in Ontario!
Series at a Glance: The Reign are 2-1-0-0 against the Checkers and are 4-3-0-0 all-time. Reign forwards Mike Amadio and Teddy Purcell each have one goal and three assists for four points against the Checkers. Forward T.J. Hensick is tied for the series lead with three goals.
Checkmate: Checkers forward Andrew Poturalski is tied for second among AHL rookies with 45 points and tied for fourth among first-year players with 29 assists. Rookie forward Lucas Wallmark is tied for ninth among rookies with 40 points and sits second with 22 goals.
Have You Ever Seen the Reign? Reign forwards T.J. Hensick (two goals, three assists) and Teddy Purcell (two goals, four assists) enter today's contest on four-game point streaks. Forward Mike Amadio is on a three-game assist streak (four assists) and forward Michael Mersch is on a three-game point streak (one goal, four assists).
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Game Notes
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2016-17 Records Ontario: 30-18-9-0, 69 points (3rd, Pacific Division) Charlotte: 29-27-4-0, 62 points (5th, Central Division)
2016-17 Head-to-Head Schedule (All Times Local) Dec. 3 Charlotte at Ontario 3-2 Win Recap Dec. 10 Charlotte at Ontario 5-2 Win Recap Mar. 17 Ontario at Charlotte 5-3 Loss Recap Mar. 18 Ontario at Charlotte 6:00 pm EDT
Ontario vs. Charlotte, All-Time Head-to-Head Record 4-3-0-0
2015-2016 Records Ontario: 44-19-4-1, 93 points, .684 winning percentage (1st place, Pacific Division) Charlotte: 36-32-3-5, 80 points, .526 winning percentage (5th place, Central Division)
Head Coaches Ontario: Mike Stothers (3rd season with LA Kings affiliate, 2nd with Ontario) Charlotte: Ulf Samuelsson (1st season with Charlotte)
NHL Affiliate Ontario: Los Angeles Kings Charlotte: Carolina Hurricanesp_
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