Game Preview: Ontario Reign Vs Phoenix Roadrunners
December 20, 2008 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
2008-09 RECORD:
Ontario Reign: 15-9-1-1 (32 points) - 2nd place - Pacific Division
Phoenix Roadrunners: 12-11-1-1 (26 points) - 4th place - West Division
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena
Date: Saturday, December 20
Time: 7:00 p.m.(PST)
Audio Broadcast: B2 Networks or ontarioreign.com audio
Webcast: B2 Networks
2008-09 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES
10/31/08 @ Phoenix W, 3-2 OT
11/1/08 vs. Phoenix L, 2-0
12/20/08 vs. Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
12/27/08 @ Phoenix 6:05 p.m.
1/14/09 @ Phoenix 6:05 p.m.
2/20/09 vs. Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
2/21/09 @ Phoenix 6:05 p.m.
2/26/09 @ Phoenix 6:05 p.m.
2/27/09 vs. Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
3/21/09 vs. Phoenix 7:00 p.m.
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP
Tonight's match-up is the third game this season between the Ontario Reign and the Phoenix Roadrunners and the second at Citizens Business Bank Arena. The Reign are 0-1-0 at home against the Roadrunners and 1-1-0 overall, with the Roadrunners picking up the victory in the last match-up, 2-0, in front of 4,912 fans at Citizens Business Bank Arena. The teams are scheduled to meet seven additional times over the course of the season, with three of the seven games taking place on home ice at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
The Reign currently hold second place in the Pacific Division, four points behind the Fresno Falcons for first, and eight points ahead of the Stockton Thunder (24 points), with an overall record of 15-9-1-1 (32 points). The Reign are 7-5-1 in home games and 8-4-0-1 on the road.
STREAKS
- Ontario Reign - 3 game win streak (12/13/08-12/19/08)
- John Murray - 6 game win streak (6-0-0) (11/26/08-12/19/08)
- Geoff Walker - 2 game point streak (1g, 1a = 2 points) (12/15/08-12/19/08)
- Tim Kraus - 6 game point streak (3g, 4a = 7 points) (12/5/08-12/19-08)
TEAM LEADERS
- Goals - Jon Francisco, Geoff Walker (9)
- Assists - Maxime Boisclair (13)
- Points - Jon Francisco (21)
- PIM - David Walker (47)
- PPG - Jon Francisco (5)
- Wins - Jeff Zatkoff (8)
- GAA - John Murray (2.18)
- SVP -Jeff Zatkoff (0.934)
LEAGUE LEADERS
- Attendance - 5th (avg. 4,905)
- Power Play (overall) - 4th (.201)
- Jon Francisco - 10th (game winning goals) (3)
- Geoff Walker - 13th (rookie scoring) (20 points)
- Tim Kraus - 14th (rookie scoring) (19 points)
- John Murray - 5th (goals-against average) (2.18)
- Jeff Zatkoff - 8th (goals-against average) (2.31)
- Jeff Zatkoff - 2nd (save percentage) (.934)
- John Murray - 4th (save percentage) (.930)
REIGN DROPS
The Reign are back at home tomorrow, Sunday, December 21, to face-off against the Stockton Thunder at Citizens Business Bank Arena at 5:00 p.m.
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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