Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Colorado Eagles
Published on January 29, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Reign Game - 38 | Reign Home Game - 21 | ECHL Game - 444
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m. (PT)
Video Broadcast: America ONE Networks
Desktop Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 6:40 p.m. via America ONE
Mobile Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 6:40 p.m. vis America ONE
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TONIGHT:
The Ontario Reign (27-8-2-3) look to build on their Sunday win in Stockton with a victory over the Colorado Eagles (21-11-5-2) tonight. Since Colorado entered the ECHL during the 2011-12 season, Ontario is 12-5-3-0 against the club. Three of the four matches between these two teams have gone to overtime this season, with the Reign leading the series so far with a 3-0-1-0. This is the final regular season home game against the Eagles; Ontario will travel to the Budweiser Events Center for a three-game stretch in early March.
DISH MASTER:
Reign forward Matt White leads the Reign with seven points (1g, 6a) through four games played against the Eagles this season. His six assists represent a third of his helpers so far in his rookie campaign.
FAMILIAR FOE:
Netminder Jussi Olkinuora (2-2-1-0) has only played in six games for Ontario since being reassigned from the St. John's IceCaps of the AHL earlier this month, but the goalie is already quite familiar with tonight's opponent, having started both games for the Reign against Colorado in January. Through those two games, Olkinuora has made 49 saves.
SOARING EAGLE:
Colorado's Kyle Ostrow leads the entire league with the a 10-game road point streak, dating back to Dec. 6 at Florida. In that span, Ostrow has posted 18 points (5g, 13a), of which three of his assists came in January games against the Reign. Ontario has done a decent job of keeping him from finding the back of the net this season; despite 14 total shots through four games against the Reign this season - including a season-high 8 on Dec. 1 - Ostrow has failed to light the lamp.
TOUGH ENOUGH:
The Reign are the fourth-most penalized team in the Western Conference with an average of 18 penalty minutes per game, and the Eagles are the second-to-least penalized team with 15.41 per game. These teams have found time to drop the gloves in two of their four meetings this season and average a combined 22.5 penalty minutes.
SEASON SERIES:
11/30 - ONT vs COL W, 4-3 OT
12/1 - ONT vs COL W, 3-2
1/17 - ONT vs COL L, 4-5 OT
1/18 - ONT vs COL W, 3-2 OT
1/29 - ONT vs COL
3/5 - ONT at COL
3/7 - ONT at COL
REIGN RECORDS :
Current streak: 1-0-0-0
Last 5 games: 2-2-1-0
Last 10 games: 6-3-1-0
In Dec: 8-3-0-0
Home: 11-5-2-1
Away: 16-3-0-2
Vs. Pacific Div.: 19-6-0-0
Vs. Mountain Div.: 9-2-1-2
Vs. Western Conf.: 27-8-1-2
Power play: 25/140 (17.9%)
Penalty kill: 26/169 (84.6%)
REIGN TRACKER:
- Guimond & Kitsyn - earned their first Reign points, 2 points (1g, 1a) each, in their second Reign game
- Lamoureux - 2 points from 100th Reign/pro point
RECENT MOVES:
1/28 - DEL Bidlevskii (traded to Gwinnett)
1/28 - DEL Springer (traded to Gwinnett)
1/26 - Add Beebe (activated from Reserve)
1/26 - DEL Dale (placed on reserve)
1/24 - ADD Kopitar (activated from reserve)
1/24 - DEL Beebe (placed on reserve)
1/24 - ADD Burt (returned from Manchester)
1/24 - ADD Kitsyn (assigned from Manchester by Los Angeles)
1/23 - ADD Guimond (assigned by Utica)
1/21 - DEL Clune (traded to Gwinnett)
NEXT GAME:
The Reign head to Vegas for a Friday, Jan. 31 game at 7:05 p.m.
Reign Drops:
The Ontario Reign's next home game is a Farmers 2 for 1 Wednesday on January 29 at 7:00 PM. Be sure to stop by your local Farmers Insurance agency to pick up your 2 for 1 vouchers for this game against the Colorado Eagles.
Stretch Run Plans are still available starting at just $35! Get tickets for more exciting Reign hockey games, free parking, plus a Slater's 50/50 voucher, while supplies last, at a discounted price. These plans won't be around forever so
ECHL Stories from January 29, 2014
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- Royals Can't Solve Cincinnati (Again), 4-1 - Reading Royals
- Jackals extend K-Wings road losing streak - Kalamazoo Wings
- Cyclones Overthrow Royals, 4-1 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Blades Can't Stop Greenville's Rally, Fall at Home - Florida Everblades
- Strong Finish Gives Greenville 5-4 Win over Florida - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Jackals Net Second Win in a Row by Shooting Down Wings - Elmira Jackals
- Two-Goal Third Lifts Komets, 3-1 - Wheeling Nailers
- Hauswirth Acquired from Ontario - Orlando Solar Bears
- Reign Transactions Keep Coming - Ontario Reign
- Steelheads Announce Schedule Changes - Idaho Steelheads
- Reign Unveil Schedule Adjustments for 2013-14 Season - Ontario Reign
- Gameday Magazine: Road Warriors vs. Everblades, January 29, 2014 - Florida Everblades
- Eagles Announce Schedule Changes - Colorado Eagles
- Revised Condors Schedule Announced, No Changes to Home Dates - Bakersfield Condors
- Thunder to Keep All Originally Scheduled Home Dates - Stockton Thunder
- Everblades Announce Paint the Ice Night - Florida Everblades
- Aces Announce Revisions to 2013-14 Schedule - Alaska Aces
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- Reign Get Their Sol Back from IceCaps - Ontario Reign
- Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati vs. Reading - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Gladiators Trade Lyon to Ontario for Two Defensemen - Atlanta Gladiators
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- ECHL Today - January 29 - ECHL
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