ECHL Ontario Reign

Game Preview: Ontario Reign At Las Vegas Wranglers

December 15, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release


2008-09 RECORD:

Ontario Reign: 13-9-1-1 (28 points) - 2nd place - Pacific Division

Las Vegas Wranglers: 10-11-0-2 (22 points) - 3rd place - Pacific Division

Arena: Orleans Arena

Date: Monday, December 15

Time: 11:59 p.m.(PST)

Audio Broadcast: B2 Networks or ontarioreign.com audio

Webcast: B2 Networks

2008-09 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES

10/25/08 vs. Las Vegas W, 4-1

12/15/08 @ Las Vegas 11:59 p.m.

12/19/08 @ Las Vegas 7:30 p.m.

2/11/09 vs. Las Vegas 7:00 p.m.

2/28/09 vs. Las Vegas 7:00 p.m.

3/20/09 @ Las Vegas 7:30 p.m.

3/22/09 vs. Las Vegas 5:00 p.m.

TONIGHT'S MATCHUP:

Tonight's match-up marks the second time that the Reign and Wranglers have met in the 2008-09 regular season, and the first at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The Reign picked up the win, 4-1, in their inaugural season home opener against the Wranglers on October 25, in front of 7,149 fans at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Tonight, the teams face off in the Wranglers annual midnight match-up, taking place at a special 11:59 p.m. start time. The clubs are scheduled to meet an additional five times over the course of the season, with three of the five games scheduled at the Citizens Business Bank Arena.

The Reign currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division Standings, seven points behind the Fresno Falcons for first, and six points ahead of the Las Vegas Wranglers ( 22 points), with an overall record of 13-9-1-1 (28 points). The Reign are 7-5-1 in home games and 6-4-0-1 on the road.

STREAKS

- John Murray - 5 game win streak (5-0-0) (11/26/08-12/13/08)

- Tim Kraus - 4-game point streak (2g, 2a = 4 points) (12/3/08-12/13-08)

- Chris Curran - 2 game assist streak (2a) (12/7/08-12/13/08)

- Jon Francisco - 2 game point streak (1g, 2a = 3 points) (12/7/08-12/13-08)

- Maxime Boisclair - 2 game point streak (1g, 2a = 3 points) (12/7/08-12/13/08)

- Todd Jackson - 3 game point streak (2g, 2a = 4 points) (12/6/08-12/13-08)

TEAM LEADERS

- Goals - Jon Francisco (9)

- Assists - Jon Francisco, Geoff Walker, Tim Kraus (10)

- Points - Jon Francisco (10)

- PIM - David Walker (47)

- PPG - Jon Francisco (5)

- Wins - Jeff Zatkoff (7)

- GAA - John Murray (2.10)

- SVP -John Murray (0.933)

LEAGUE LEADERS

- Attendance - 5th (avg. 4,905)

- Power Play (overall) - 4th (.199)

- Jon Francisco - 9th (game winning goals) (3)

- John Murray - 3rd (goals-against average) (2.10)

- Jeff Zatkoff - 9th (goals-against average) (2.47)

- John Murray - 2nd (save percentage) (.933)

- Jeff Zatkoff - 4th (save percentage) (.929)

REIGN DROPS:

Bring out a group of 20 or more to a Reign home game and find out how your group can REIGN over the arena for a night! Special pricing and Reign fan experiences are available for all Reign home games during the Reign's inaugural season presented by the Mission Inn. Contact a Reign representative at (909) 941-PUCK (7825) or visit www.ontarioreign.com for more information.

Single game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, at all TicketMaster locations, or by calling (213) 480-3232.

Check out the Ontario Reign Statistics



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