ECHL Ontario Reign

Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs Alaska Aces

February 15, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release


Reign Game - 50 | Reign Home Game - 25 | ECHL Game - 525

Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, CA

Date: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014

Time: 6:00 p.m. (PT)

Video Broadcast: America ONE Networks

Desktop Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 5:40 p.m. via America ONE

Mobile Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 5:40 p.m. vis America ONE

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Promotion: Bring your recycling to the arena and drop it off at the McCoy recycling bins, as they will be collecting recyclable bottles and cans. The money that will be raised will be donated to University of La Verne's Scholarship Foundation.

The first 5,000 fans to enter Citizens Business Bank Arena will receive a Blaze the Dragon coin bank. Blaze will be signing autographs during the first intermission at the Smart Solar Power table located in section 101. Smart Solar Power will be available to help you with saving you money by going green.

The Reign players will be wearing green speciality jerseys tonight for Go Green Night, these jerseys will be auctioned off live on the ice immediately following the game to benefit the University of La Verne's Scholarship Foundation.

TONIGHT:

The Ontario Reign (32-12-2-3) will play the Alaska Aces (31-12-2-1) for the first time at home this season contest between the two clubs at Citizens Business Bank Arena this season. All prior games in 2013-14 between the two clubs have been played up in Alaska on the Olympic-sized ice sheet at Sullivan Arena.

CLUTCH KITSYN:

Since joining the Reign in late January, Russian forward Maxim Kitsyn has lit the lamp three times for Ontario. The sixth round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft has fit in comfortably on the team's second line. Coincidentally, two of Kitsyn's three goals have been game-winners. The first came in a 4-2 win over Colorado on Jan. 29, and the other came for Ontario last night at Las Vegas.

WHITE-HOT:

In addition to scoring the overtime-winning goal for the Reign on Wednesday night, Matt White has recorded three goals over his last four games, with two - including a shorthanded tally - against Bakersfield last Saturday. That represents a quarter of his 12 goals on the season; the coaching staff has entrusted him with bigger minutes as the season has evolved. That trust paid off again yesterday against the Wranglers, as White tied a single-game season high with three assists, all of which came on linemate Mario Lamoureux's three goals.

13-14 HEAD-to-HEAD

12/27 - ONT @ AK W, 4-2

12/28 - ONT @ AK L, 0-3

12/31 - ONT @ AK W, 3-0

2/15 - ONT vs AK

2/16 - ONT vs AK

2/19 - ONT @ AK

2/21 - ONT @ AK

2/22 - ONT @ AK

REIGN TRACKER:

- Burt - One assist from 50 in pro career

- Gron - One point from 100th in pro career

REIGN RECORDS:

Current streak: 3-0-0-0

Last 5 games: 3-2-0-0

Last 10 games: 6-4-0-0

In Jan: 7-4-1-0

Home: 14-7-2-1

Away: 18-5-0-2

Vs. Pacific Div.: 23-10-0-0

Vs. Mountain Div.: 9-2-1-2

Vs. Western Conf.: 32-12-1-2

Power play: 30/176 (17.0%)

Penalty kill: 36/217 (83.4%)

RECENT MOVES:

2/14 - DEL Newton (loaned to Bridgeport)

2/13 - ADD Gron (loaned from Worcester)

2/13 - DEL Brace (recalled by Iowa)

2/12 - ADD Cisse (activated from injured reserve)

2/8 - ADD Kopitar (activated from reserve)

2/8 - DEL Bigos (placed on reserve)

2/5 - ADD Hood (traded from Colorado)

2/5 - DEL Kopitar (placed on reserve)

2/5 - ADD Crane (assigned from Worcester by San Jose)

NEXT GAME:

The Reign will return home to meet the Alaska Aces for the second of two meetings on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Citizens Business Bank Arena for a 3:00 p.m. puck drop.

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Reign Drops:

The next Reign home game is Saturday, February 15, at 6 p.m. against the Alaska Aces, seating is limited to this game. The first 5,000 fans that enter Citizens Business Bank Arena will receive a Blaze the Dragon coin bank. Blaze will be signing autographs during the first intermission at the Smart Solar Power table located in section 101.

The Reign will return home for the second meeting against the Alaska Aces on Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m. Be sure to come hungry, as this game is a Farmer John 2 for 1 hot dog game.

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