Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Bakersfield Condors
January 10, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Reign Game - 34 | Reign Home Game - 15 | ECHL Game - 363
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Date: Friday, Jan. 10, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Video Webcast: America ONE Networks
Desktop Player: Jesse Liebman - Pre-game show at 6:40 p.m.
Mobile Player: Jesse Liebman - Pre-game show at 6:40 p.m.
Promotions: Derek Couture's 500th professional game is tonight! Join the Ontario Reign in congratulating the team captain on this career milestone! Ontario Reign fan Skip Davis won the Captain for a Day contest and will help in the pre-game ceremony. Fans are encouraged to bring posters for the captain for a chance to win an autographed Couture-signed mini stick and tickets to an upcoming game.
TONIGHT:
The Ontario Reign (24-5-1-3) host the Bakersfield Condors (13-16-0-1) at Citizens Business Bank Arena for their fifth of 11 meetings this season. The Reign are 3-1-0-0 against the Condors this season with 10 goals-for, and five goals-against. The Reign are 37-20-2-4 against the Condors all-time. Since Jason Christie took over behind the bench for the Reign in 2011, Ontario has held a 21-3-0-0 record over Bakersfield.
HANGIN' IN THERE:
Ontario is currently sitting in the first place spot in the ECHL with 52 points; which is just a one-point lead over the Eastern Conference-leading South Carolina Stingrays. The Reign have been chasing the Stingrays for that first place spot for most of the season and have captured it only a few times. In the west, the Reign have an 11-point lead with the Colorado Eagles in second with 41 points on the season so far.
FULL HOUSE:
In addition to leading the league in points, the Reign also leads the league in attendance. An average of 7,762 fans have poured into Citizens Business Bank Arena for Reign games this season - an increase of almost 200 fans per game to last season's average of 7,575.
HE'S A BRICK....WALL:
Condors goaltender Laurent Brossoit has been nearly impossible to solve since arriving in Bakersfield in mid-December from Oklahoma City (AHL). The Edmonton Oilers prospect started the season with the Alaska Aces and shut out the Condors in back-to-back appearances. Since being assigned to Bakersfield, Brossoit has added three more shutouts to the season for a league-leading five total in just nine appearances.
GOALIE OF THE WEEK:
Although Brossoit's nine-game ECHL performance is impressive, Michael Hutchinson has stood strong between the pipes for the Reign with three shutouts, a 2.09 goals-against average, 0.922 save percentage, the most wins(21) and minutes (1,609) in the league. Hutchinson has already earned Goaltender of the Week recognition twice, and Goaltender of the Month once.
SEASON SERIES:
10/19 - ONT vs BAK W, 3-0
11/16 - ONT at BAK W, 4-3
11/22 - ONT vs BAK W, 2-1
11/23 - ONT vs BAK L, 1-2
1/10 - ONT vs BAK
1/19 - ONT at BAK
3/18 - ONT at BAK
3/21 - ONT vs BAK
3/28 - ONT at BAK
4/11 - ONT at BAK
4/12 - ONT vs BAK
REIGN TRACKER:
- Couture - his next game will mark his 500th pro game (301 AHL, 198 ECHL)
- Hutchinson - 1st in wins (21) and minutes (1,609), 2nd in GAA (2.09), shutouts (3), and saves (661)
RECENT MOVES:
1/10 - ADD Costello (activated from reserve)
1/10 - DEL Beebe (placed on reserve)
1/8 - ADD Niederberger (assigned by Manchester - AHL)
1/8 - DEL Redmann (released from contract)
1/3 - ADD Redmann (signed contract)
1/3 - DEL Redmann (released as emergency backup goaltender)
1/3 - ADD Van de Mosselaer (activated from reserve)
1/2 - DEL Cisse (placed on 21-day IR)
NEXT GAME:
The Reign will host Stockton Thunder on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. at Citizens Business Bank Arena. CLICK HERE to buy tickets for this game.
Reign Drops:
The next home game is Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Don't miss this milestone game for Reign Captain Derek Couture; it will mark his 500th professional contest. Be sure to make signs to congratulate the Reign leader on this achievement for a chance to win FREE tickets to a future Reign game. One lucky fan will also win an autographed Derek Couture mini-stick. Click here for tickets to this game. This is a Hooters Free Wing Friday so every fan will receive five FREE wings when they show their ticket stub at Hooters Ontario within 24 hours of the game.
Stretch Run Plans are now for sale starting as low as $35! Fans will see four teams in four games including University of La Verne's Go Green/Teacher Appreciation Night and a Blaze coin bank giveaway, Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley Night, and Fan Appreciation Night driven by Toyota! For more information and to buy your Stretch Run Plan today visit ontarioreign.com/stretchrun or call 909.941.PUCK (7825).
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