Reign Fend off Thunder in 1-0 Win
March 17, 2013 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
STOCKTON, Calif. - The Ontario Reign (43-16-3-4), back-to-back Pacific Division Champions and proud affiliate of the NHL's 2012 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, held on to beat Stockton Thunder (33-26-5-4) 1-0 at Stockton Arena before a crowd of 8,155 on Saturday night.
Kyle Kraemer had the first and only goal of the night. Kevin Estrada and Cameron Burt moved the play behind the Thunder net out to Kraemer at the right faceoff dot who was wide open. The Reign winger snapped the shot past Olivier Roy for his 14th point against the Thunder this season.
A scoreless second period saw nothing more than a fight between Justin Pender and Garet Hunt as the game took a bit of a chippy turn for the final meeting of the regular season between the two teams.
Through the third period, the Reign switched from being on the power play to being on the penalty kill with penalties for both teams for about five minutes of play. At one point both sides had just three skaters on the ice, a rare sight in regulation hockey. A last minute burst of energy from the Thunder wasn't enough to beat rookie goaltender Troy Redmann who earned his first professional shutout stopping all 27 Thunder shots. Roy took the loss with 25 saves on 26 shots. Three Stars: 1. ONT - Troy Redmann 2. ONT - Kyle Kraemer 3. STK - Garet Hunt
ECHL Stories from March 17, 2013
- Roy stops 29 shots, Thunder finishes 8-2-1 against division counterpart - Stockton Thunder
- Condors Find No Luck on Power Play in 2-1 Loss to Stockton - Bakersfield Condors
- Ratchuk's Overtime Goal Lifts 'Blades to 4-3 Win over Stingrays - Florida Everblades
- Barton Scores 5,000th Goal in Team History - Wheeling Nailers
- Grizzlies Beat San Francisco 6-2 - Utah Grizzlies
- Bulls Topped by Utah, 6-2 - San Francisco Bulls
- Everblades Slip Past Stingrays in Overtime - South Carolina Stingrays
- Solar Bears Come up Just Short in 3-2 Loss to Gwinnett - Orlando Solar Bears
- Gladiators Clinch Playoff Berth with 3-2 Win over Orlando - Atlanta Gladiators
- Titans Fall in Final Home Meeting with Elmira, 6-3 - Trenton Titans
- Irish Eyes Smile on the Jackals - Elmira Jackals
- Road Warriors Ground Wings in 9-2 Win - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Greenville Dominates Kalamazoo On Green Ice - Kalamazoo Wings
- Reign Suspend Cloud - Ontario Reign
- Game Preview: Stockton Thunder Vs. Bakersfield Condors - Stockton Thunder
- ECHL Transactions - March 17 - ECHL
- Thunder Agrees to Terms with LW Andrew Clark - Stockton Thunder
- ECHL Announces Fine, Suspension - ECHL
- Todd Robinson Granted Permission to Leave IceMen - Evansville IceMen
- Game Preview: Solar Bears at Gwinnett Gladiators - March 17 - Orlando Solar Bears
- Titans GameDay vs. Elmira, March 17 - Game 65 (Home 34) - Trenton Titans
- Countdown to Face-Off: K-Wings vs Road Warrors - Kalamazoo Wings
- Bulls Take on Utah in Matinee Contest - San Francisco Bulls
- Elmira Jackals Game Preview - Elmira Jackals
- Stingrays Game Preview: Stingrays Close Season Series vs. Everblades Today - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Today - March 17 - ECHL
- Robinson Blanks Aces in 2-0 Steelheads Win - Alaska Aces
- 8,155 fans pour into Stockton Arena, Ontario escapes late Thunder flurry - Stockton Thunder
- SF Bulls Hold off Utah, 6-5 in a Shootout - San Francisco Bulls
- Robinson, Steelheads Blank Aces, 2-0 - Idaho Steelheads
- Bulls Take Wild Contest in Shootout; Utah Unbeaten in 6-Straight - Utah Grizzlies
- Reign Fend off Thunder in 1-0 Win - Ontario Reign
- Wranglers Blank Eagles 1-0 - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Luck of the Irish with O'Keefe as Wranglers Win 1-0; Nearly $30,000 - Colorado Eagles
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
