Reign Fall 4-2 to Thunder
Published on February 10, 2011 under ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign, proud affiliate of the NHL ¬â¢s Los Angeles Kings, lost 4-2 to the Stockton Thunder before 6,764 fans at Citizens Business Bank Arena Wednesday night.
Alex Bourret put the Reign up 1-0 at 13:48 of the first period with his third goal of the season. Michael Pelech intercepted a Stockton pass at the Reign blue line and fired a home run pass to Bourret, who glided in all alone on net and beat Bryan Pitton high on the blocker side.
The Thunder took a 2-1 lead early in the second period on goals by Kelly Czuy at 1:21 and Craig Valette at 4:31. Jarrett Konkle extended the Stockton lead to 3-1 at 11:45.
Michael Pelech slapped a rebound through a crowd and into the net to pull Ontario within one at 16:54 of the third period, but Czuy scored his second goal twelve seconds later to make the final score Stockton 4, Reign 2.
Mike Zacharias stopped 31 shots in the contest, while Pitton stopped 35.
Tonight ¬â¢s three stars were:
1) STK - Kelly Czuy
2) STK - Jesse Gimblett
3) ONT - Michael Pelech
Complete scoring summary available by clicking here.
REIGN DROPS
The Reign continues its homestand Friday, February 11, as they begin a three-game series against the ECHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, the Elmira Jackals. The cross-town rivalry between the Kings and Ducks goes cross-country, as the Jackals are the first ECHL Eastern Conference club to ever travel to the west coast. The Kings hold bragging rights in head-to-head play with the Ducks, so come out and cheer on your Reign as they look to earn the same.
Also on Friday is the Reign's third annual career fair from 1 - 4 p.m. prior to the game against the Jackals. The entry fee is $16 and includes a ticket for that evening ¬â¢s 7 p.m. game. In between the career fair and the game, come out to Hooters Restaurant for the Reign's pre-game rally that starts at 5 p.m.
The 7 p.m. game against the Jackals on Saturday, February 12 is Affiliate Jersey Night, sponsored by IceTown of Riverside. Reign players will be wearing the jerseys of their NHL affiliate, the Los Angeles Kings. These limited-edition jerseys, along with signed Kings alumni jerseys (Robitaille #20, Brown #23, Kopitar #1, Johnson #3 and Doughty #8), Kings tickets to pair with each Reign and Kings jersey, a Carnival Cruise and much more, will be auctioned off immediately following the game with proceeds to benefit the Jr. Reign Hockey Club. In addition, the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a Luc Robitaille bobblehead, so be sure to arrive early and stay for the post-game live jersey auction.
Sunday, February 13, the Reign and Jackals end the three-game series with a 5 p.m. puck drop at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Wednesday, February 16th is a Buffalo Wings & Rings $5 Wednesday! Upper level tickets are only $5 (not including facility fees). This offer is only available by picking up a ticket voucher at Buffalo Wings & Rings (Baseline & Day Creek location).
Tickets start at $10 and can be purchased at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office or online at ticketmaster.com.
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