Ontario Reign Weekly: Reign Enter Holiday Break on High Note
December 19, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
The Week That Was... Last Week's Record: 3-1-0-0
Tuesday, December 13 at San Diego Gulls: 3-2 Win Forward Sean Backman scored the game-winning goal with 1:35 left in regulation to propel the Reign over the Gulls in San Diego. Defenseman Zac Leslie and forward Michael Latta also added markers. Box Score Wednesday, December 14 vs. Stockton Heat: 5-4 Loss After yielding a 3-0 advantage to the Heat in 20:21 of action, the Reign fought back, but fell to the first-place Heat, 5-4. The Reign pulled close with three tallies in the third period. Box Score Friday, December 16 vs. Bakersfield Condors: 3-2 Win Forwards Michael Mersch, T.J. Hensick and Jonny Brodzinski lit the goal lamp and netminder Jack Campbell provided 29 key saves to fight off the Condors in the first meeting of the season. Box Score Sunday, December 18 at San Jose Barracuda: 4-3 Overtime Win Goalie Jack Campbell registered a season-high 40 saves and forwards Teddy Purcell (one goal, two assists) and T.J. Hensick (three assists) each scored three points to help the Reign come back and defeat the Barracuda in overtime. Box Score The Numbers Record: 13-6-5-0 (2nd Place, Pacific Division) Home: 6-4-1-0 Away: 7-2-4-0 Last 10 Games: 7-2-1-0 Streak: 2-0-0-0 Goals: Michael Mersch (9) Assists: T.J. Hensick (13) Points: T.J. Hensick (21) Penalty Minutes: Michael Latta, Kurtis MacDermid (53) Power-Play Goals: Michael Mersch (5) Power-Play Assists: T.J. Hensick (7) Power-Play Points: T.J. Hensick (11) Shorthanded Goals: Vincent LoVerde (1) Shorthanded Assists: Justin Auger (1) Shorthanded Points: Justin Auger, Vincent LoVerde (1) Game-Winning Goals: Jonny Brodzinski (3) Wins: Jack Campbell (10) GAA: Jack Campbell (2.85) SPCT: Jack Campbell (.901)
AHL Leaders
Defenseman Kurtis MacDermid leads the American Hockey League with 19 minor penalties.
Forward Michael Latta is tied for first in the AHL with five major penalties.
Defenseman Vincent LoVerde is tied for 14th among defensemen with 16 points (five goals, 11 assists).
This Week: (No Games December 19-25)
Ontario Reign vs. Bakersfield Condors Monday, Dec. 26 7:00 p.m. PT Citizens Business Bank Arena Frozen Princess Night Buy Tickets Listen Live: Reign Radio Watch Live: AHL Live Preview: Second of 10 meetings; 1-0-0-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign at San Diego Gulls Tuesday, Dec. 27 7:00 p.m. PT Valley View Casino Center Listen Live: Reign Radio Watch Live: AHL Live Preview: Fourth of 12 meetings; 2-1-0-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign at Stockton Heat Friday, Dec. 30 7:30 p.m. PT Stockton Arena Listen Live: Reign Radio Watch Live: AHL Live Preview: Fourth of eight meetings; 1-1-1-0 head-to-head record
Ontario Reign vs. Stockton Heat Saturday, Dec. 31 6:00 p.m. PT Citizens Business Bank Arena New Year's Eve Celebration Postgame Indoor Fireworks and Laser Show featuring Bowie and Prince Tribute Ontario Reign Clappers presented by Smart Solar Power (First 5,000 fans) Buy Tickets Listen Live: Reign Radio Watch Live: AHL Live Preview: Fifth of eight meetings
Latest Reign News...
Reign Power Past San Jose in OT San Jose, CA -Forward Teddy Purcell scored a goal and two assists and forward T.J. Hensick added three assists to propel the Ontario Reign (13-6-5-0) over the San Jose Barracuda (11-6-1-3) 4-3 in overtime at SAP Center Sunday afternoon. Goalie Jack Campbell made 40 saves for his 10th win of the season. Game Summary
Reign Edge Condors, 3-2 Ontario, CA - Forward Michael Mersch tallied two points and netminder Jack Campbell made 31 saves to lead the Ontario Reign (12-6-5-0) to an emphatic 3-2 win over the Bakersfield Condors (10-9-2-0) on Friday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Forwards TJ Hensick and Jonny Brodzinski recorded a goal each and are now tied alongside Mersch with a team-leading eight goals. Game Summary
Reign Celebrate Grand Reopening of Ronald McDonald House Inland Empire With the Holiday season in full swing, the Ontario Reign and LA Kings helped unwrapped the biggest gift in the Inland Empire this season. The two teams celebrated the 20th anniversary and grand reopening of the Ronald McDonald House Inland Empire. Watch Feature
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