Reign Fall to Wranglers 5-2
December 9, 2011 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The Ontario Reign (10-8-1-1), proud affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fell 5-2 to the Las Vegas Wranglers (13-6-1-3) before 2,633 at Orleans Arena on Thursday.
Goals by Judd Blackwater, Eric Lampe, and Ash Goldie had put the Wranglers up 3-0 before Derek Couture got the Reign on the board at 3:54 of the third period. Geoff Irwin's shot from the right circle hit Joe Fallon's pad and dropped on his doorstep. A couple of whacks by Couture finally got the puck across the goal line and cut the Wrangler lead to 3-1.
With the Reign on a power play late in the third, acting coach Mark Hardy pulled Chris Carrozzi for a 6-on-4 attack. C.J. Stretch picked up the rebound on the side of the net and tucked it just inside the left post. Geoff Irwin and Steven Tarasuk had assists on the play. However, that was sandwiched between a power-play goal by Josh lunden and an empty-net goal by Chris Francis, as the Wranglers won the game, 5-2.
Carrozzi (1-3-1) was tagged with the loss behind 27 saves on 31 shots, while Fallon (10-4-4) stopped 30 of 32 in the win.
Three stars:
1) LV - Judd Blackwater
2) LV - Adam Miller
3) LV - Joe Fallon
To view the box score, click here.
Reign Drops:
Don't miss the Reign take on the Wranglers at 6 p.m. this Saturday at Citizens Business Bank Arena! Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. for the 96.7 KCAL pre-game concert by OC/DC (a tribute to AC/DC). The concert will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. and they will play until 5:00 p.m.
Beginning at 3:00 p.m., the first 3,000 fans that enter Citizens Business Bank Arena will receive a Reign blanket, compliments of Ideal Graphics. This year's blanket was also designed by Ideal Graphics and the Dark Knight was the inspiration.
Fans are invited to bring a new teddy bear (or other new stuffed animals) to toss onto the ice for the Reign's second annual Progressive Energy Solutions Teddy Bear Toss benefitting Toys for Tots. After the Reign score their first goal of the evening, all stuffed animals will be launched onto the ice. There is no limit to the number of stuffed animals for this fun charitable promotion.
Get your tickets today by calling 909-941-PUCK (7825) or by visiting www.ontarioreign.com .
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