Game Preview: Ontario Reign At Victoria Salmon Kings
January 9, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
2008-09 RECORD:
Ontario Reign: 19-12-1-1 (40 points) - 1st place - Pacific Division
Victoria Salmon Kings: 24-9-1-1 (50 points) - 1st place - West Division
Arena: Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Date: Friday, January 9
Time: 7:05 p.m.(PST)
Audio Broadcast: B2 Networks or ontarioreign.com streaming audio
Webcast: B2 Networks
2008-09 HEAD-TO-HEADSERIES
12/3/08 vs. Victoria W, 3-2
12/7/08 vs. Victoria L, 2-3
1/9/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
1/10/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
2/18/09 vs. Victoria 7:00 p.m.
2/23/09 vs. Victoria 7:00 p.m.
3/11/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
3/13/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
3/14/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
3/15/09 @ Victoria 7:00 p.m.
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tonight's match-up marks the third time the Reign and Salmon Kings have met over the course of the 2008-09 season. The Reign are 1-1-0 against the Salmon Kings, with Victoria picking up the win in the last match-up, 3-2, on December 7, at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Reign center Jon Francisco has four points (1g, 3a) against the Salmon Kings. The teams will meet an additional seven times this season, with two games scheduled at Citizens Business Bank Arena and five at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, BC.
Ontario currently ranks first in the Pacific Division standings, posting an overall record of 19-12-1-1 (40 points), nine points ahead of the Las Vegas Wranglers (31 points) for second. The Reign are 10-7-1-0 in home games and 9-5-0-1 on the road. Victoria currently sits on top in the West Division with an overall record of 24-9-1-1 (50 points), and currently holds a 13-game win streak (12/6/08-1/4/09).
TEAM LEADERS
- Goals - Jon Francisco (13)
- Assists -Tim Kraus (16)
- Points - Jon Francisco (26)
- PIM - David Walker (61)
- PPG - Jon Francisco (6)
- Wins - John Murray (11)
- GAA - John Murray (2.33)
- SVP -John Murray (0.930)
LEAGUE LEADERS
- Attendance - 5th (avg. 4,895)
- Shootouts (overall) - 3rd (.750)
- Power Play (overall) - 5th (.197)
- Power Play (home) - 4th (.195)
- Geoff Walker - 14th (rookie scoring) (25)
- Jon Francisco - 13th (tied) (power play goals) (6)
- Jon Francisco - 5th (tied) (game winning goals) (4)
- Jon Francisco - 7th (tied) (first goals) (4)
- John Murray - 8th (goals-against average) (2.33)
- John Murray - 4th (tied) (save percentage) (.930)
REIGN DROPS
The Reign will face-off against the Victoria Salmon Kings in the second game of a two-game back-to-back road series on Saturday, January 10, at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. (PST).
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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