ECHL Ontario Reign

Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs. Utah Grizzlies

February 9, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release


Reign Game 47 | Reign Home Game 23 | ECHL Game 500

Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA

Date: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2014

Time: 3:00 p.m. (PT)

Video Broadcast: America ONE Networks

Desktop Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 2:40 p.m. via America ONE

Mobile Player: Jesse Liebman - pre-game show at 2:40 p.m. vis America ONE

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Promotion: Today is Girl Scout Day so the Reign will welcome Girl Scout troops from around Southern California! It is also Farmer John 2-for-1 Hot Dogs so come hungry and bring a friend to enjoy some delicious dogs at any Citizens Business Bank Arena concession stand.

TONIGHT:

The Ontario Reign (29-12-2-3) will host the Utah Grizzlies (22-17-3-4) in hopes of ending their three-game losing streak before a home crowd. This season these two teams have only met three times and the Reign have a 1-1-0-1 record against the Grizzlies. Last year the Reign ended the season with a 3-1-0-1 record against Utah, and when they met in the first round of the 2013 Kelly Cup Playoffs, the Reign swept the series for the first time in team history, and moved on the second round for the first time in team history.

LEADERBOARD MATCH-UP:

The Grizzlies and Reign leading scorers have very similar stats. The Reign's top three scorers (Lamoureux-35, White-31, Newton-29) each have just one point on the Grizzlies top three scorers (Vallorani-34, Aubin-30, Pelech-28) and their fifth top scorers both have 25 points (Paquette and Couture-25).

GRIZZLIES HEATING UP:

Utah has been on a hot streak since the start of 2014 with a 12-3-2-1 record good for 27 points in 19 games. Just before the end of 2013, the Grizzlies were stuck in a six-game losing streak against Alaska and Bakersfield and they have only seen Western Conference losses to Idaho, Stockton (shootout loss), and Las Vegas (shootout loss). Utah is currently on a two-game winning streak with hopes of rebuilding their streak for another club record.

REIGN HOLDING THEIR SPOT:

Although Ontario hasn't been able to take a big leap in the standings, the Reign remain tied for the league-lead with 63 points. Since the beginning of January, the Reign have an 8-7-1-0 record with 51 goals-for, an average of 3.18 goals-for per game which is slightly better than the team's overall 3.04 goals-for per game average this season.

13-14 HEAD-to-HEAD:

11/8 - ONT at UTA W, 2-1

11/9 - ONT at UTA L, 0-2

11/11 - ONT at UTA L, 2-3 SO

2/9 - ONT vs UTA

4/6 - ONT vs UTA

REIGN RECORDS:

Current streak: 0-3-0-0

Last 5 games: 1-4-0-0

Last 10 games: 4-6-0-0

In Jan: 7-4-1-0

Home: 12-7-2-1

Away: 17-5-0-2

Vs. Pacific Div.: 20-10-0-0

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

Vs. Western Conf.: 29-12-1-2

Power play: 29/166 (17.5%)

Penalty kill: 33/199 (83.4%)

RECENT MOVES:

2/5 - ADD Hood (traded from Colorado)

2/5 - DEL Kopitar (placed on reserve)

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

2/5 - ADD Brace (assigned by Iowa)

2/5 - DEL Brace (recalled by Worcester)

2/4 - DEL Barnett (traded to Orlando)

2/4 - DEL Kraemer (traded to Colorado)

1/31 - DEL Emmerson (released from contract)

1/31 - ADD Lyon (traded from Gwinnett)

NEXT GAME:

Las Vegas will visit Citizens Business Bank Arena on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Reign Drops:

The Reign are back home on Sunday, Feb. 9 to face the Utah Grizzlies at 3 p.m. This is a Farmer John 2-for-1 Hot Dog Sunday, so come hungry and bring a friend to enjoy the discounted dogs!

Valentine's Day is less than a week away and the Reign have the PERFECT gift for your hockey-loving love - the Reign Valentine's Day Pack! This pack includes two tickets to the Saturday, Feb. 15 game which is the University of LaVerne's Go Green/Teacher Appreciation Jersey Night and the Smart Solar Power Blaze the Dragon coin bank giveaway,, and one massage from an Inland Empire Massage Envy location! Call the Reign front office at 909-941-PUCK (7825) for more information and to purchase your Valentine's Day Pack now!

Ontario Reign's 2014-15 season tickets are on sale NOW! Reign in the fun and benefits of being a Reign Season Ticket Holder and get your seats today! Securing your seats for 2014-15 is easier than ever with online renewal and an online purchase option for our first-time Season Ticket Holders.

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