ECHL Ontario Reign

Game Preview: Ontario Reign At Las Vegas Wranglers

December 19, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release


2008-09 RECORD:
Ontario Reign: 14-9-1-1 (30 points) - 2nd place - Pacific Division
Las Vegas Wranglers: 10-12-0-2 (22 points) - 3rd place - Pacific Division

Arena: Orleans Arena
Date: Friday, December 19
Time: 7:30 p.m.(PST)
Audio Broadcast: B2 Networks or ontarioreign.com audio
Webcast: B2 Networks

2008-09 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES
10/23/08 @ Las Vegas W, 4-2
10/24/08 @ Las Vegas L, 1-4
10/25/08 vs. Las Vegas W, 4-1
12/15/08 @ Las Vegas W, 1-0
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 marks the fifth time that the Reign and Wranglers have met in the regular season, and the second in a two-game road series against the Wranglers this week. The Reign have picked up the wins in three of the four match-ups against the Wranglers and in the last meeting between the two teams, the Reign took the, 1-0, victory in front of 5,101 fans at the Wranglers annual midnight match-up at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The teams are scheduled to face-off against each other an additional four times in the 2008-09 season, with three of the four games played at home at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Reign right wing Geoff Walker leads the Reign against the Wranglers scoring one goal, and tallying four assists, with center Jon Francisco registering four points (2g, 2a) against the club in four games.

The Reign currently hold second place in the Pacific Division Standings, five points behind the Fresno Falcons for first, and eight points ahead of the Las Vegas Wranglers (22 points), with an overall record of 14-9-1-1 (30 points). The Reign are 7-5-1 in home games and 7-4-0-1 on the road.

STREAKS
- John Murray - 5 game win streak (5-0-0) (11/26/08-12/13/08)
- Chris Curran - 3 game point streak (1g, 2a = 3 points) (12/7/08-12/15/08)
- Tim Kraus - 5 game point streak (2g, 3a = 5 points) (12/5/08-12/15-08

TEAM LEADERS
- Goals - Jon Francisco (9)
- Assists - Maxime Boisclair (12)
- Points - Jon Francisco, Goeff Walker (19)
- PIM - David Walker (47)
- PPG - Jon Francisco (5)
- PPA - Geoff Walker, Andrew Martens (8)
- Wins - Jeff Zatkoff (8)
- GAA - John Murray (2.10)
- SVP -Jeff Zatkoff (0.934)

LEAGUE LEADERS
- Attendance - 5th (avg. 4,905)
- Power Play (overall) - 3rd (.204)
- Jon Francisco - 9th (game winning goals) (3)
- Geoff Walker - 13th (rookie scoring) (19 points)
- John Murray - 3rd (goals-against average) (2.10)
- Jeff Zatkoff - 7th (goals-against average) (2.31)
- Jeff Zatkoff - 3rd (save percentage) (.934)
- John Murray - 4th (save percentage) (.933)

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.

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