Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. San Francisco Bulls
November 6, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
Reign Game 7 | Home Game 4 | ECHL Game 79
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Video Webcast: America ONE Networks
Audio Broadcast: Jesse Liebman via America ONE
Promotions: 2012 Funny Car NHRA Mello Yello World Champion, "Fast Jack" Beckman, will be dropping the puck and signing autographs at tonight's game. Stop by a Farmers Insurance location to pick up your 2-for-1 ticket vouchers. Visit ontarioreign.com/2for1tickets for full details. Stop by Boston's at 4th & Milliken for the Post-Game Player Party immediately following the game. The entire team will be there for pictures and autographs so come with your cameras and Sharpies!
TONIGHT:
The Ontario Reign (3-0-1-2) host the San Francisco Bulls (2-4-1-0) for their first of many meetings this season. These two teams will face each other 10 times throughout the 2013-14 season with eight of the 10 meetings taking place at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Last season the Reign had the Bulls' number with a record of 9-1-0-0 against the then brand new ECHL club. The Reign finished the season at the top of the Pacific Division with 99 points and the Bulls ranked fourth with 59 points.
WHERE THEY STAND NOW:
The Bulls are currently ranked fourth in the Pacific Division, seventh in the Western Conference, and 16th in the league and are on a three-game losing streak. The Reign are on a six-game point streak with the four most recent games going into overtime or shootout and are first in the Pacific Division, second in the Western Conference, and second in the league. Mark Lee is the Bulls' leading scorer with seven points (2g, 5a) and Dan DaSilva leads the Reign with 12 points (2g, 10a).
PUTTING IT ON:
Ontario has scored at least three goals in all six games played so far this season for an average of 3.67 goals-for - San Francisco suffers in this category with just 1.57 goals-for after seven games. For the first time during the regular season, the Reign were shutout for one whole period on Saturday, Nov. 2 in their 3-4 shootout loss to the Idaho Steelheads in Boise.
COACH CHRISTIE'S NEXT MILESTONE:
If the Reign win tonight, Head Coach Jason Christie will have earned his 400th career ECHL victory as a coach.
13-14 HEAD-to-HEAD:
11/6 - ONT vs SF
11/17 - ONT at SF
12/6 - ONT vs SF
12/7 - ONT vs SF
12/13 - ONT at SF
1/5- ONT vs SF
2/7 - ONT vs SF
2/9 - ONT vs SF
2/12 - ONT vs SF
3/26 - ONT vs SF
RECENT MOVES:
10/31 - DEL Roach (recalled to Manchester)
10/31 - ADD Clune (activated from reserve)
10/31 - DEL Calla (placed on reserve)
10/31 - DEL Newton (placed on reserve)
10/31 - ADD Bidlevskii (activated from reserve)
10/30 - DEL Lamoureux (loaned to Oklahoma City)
10/27 - DEL Bidlevskii (placed on reserve)
10/27 - Add Register (activated from reserve)
REIGN TRACKER:
- Couture - 3 PIM to 1,000 pro PIMs
- Christie -coached his 150th Reign game 11/2...he is one win from 400th career ECHL win
NEXT GAME:
The Reign will head to Utah for a three-game series beginning Friday, Nov. 8
NEXT HOME GAME:
Ontario will be at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Friday, Nov. 22 to host the Bakersfield Condors for a 7 p.m. game.
Click here to view last game's box score.
Reign Drops:
The Reign face the San Francisco Bulls TONIGHT at 7 p.m.! This is a Farmers Insurance 2-for-1 Wednesday so visit www.ontarioreign.com/2for1tickets to find your closest Farmers Insurance agency and pick up your 2-for-1 vouchers.
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