Reign Split Wins with Aces with 4-2 Victory
February 16, 2014 - ECHL (ECHL)
Ontario Reign News Release
ONTARIO, Calif. - The Ontario Reign (33-13-2-3), back-to-back Pacific Division Champions and proud affiliate of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets, earned their first win of this five-game series 4-2 over the Alaska Aces (32-13-2-1) before a home crowd of 8,492 on Sunday evening.
Alaska was first on the board with a power-play goal at 5:29 in the first period. To answer, the Reign scored a power-play goal of their own at 8:13 when Chris Crane gobbled up a rebound of Tyler Gron's shot on goal. Gron earned his second point of the game when he intercepted an Aces pass in their zone and fired a quick shot past Alex Kangas at 11:54 to give the Reign a 2-1 lead.
Ontario jumped to a 3-1 lead at 7:01 with a wraparound goal from Maxim Kitsyn. Mario Lamoureux has the lone helper. Moments later, Matt White and Cameron Burt set Gron up for his second goal and third point of the game with a backhanded shot that beat Kangas stickside at 7:30.
A slapshot off the stick of Turner Elson from the right circle found its way past Jussi Olkinuora at 5:02 for the final goal of the game leaving the score in favor of the Reign, 4-2.
Olkinuora earned the win with 29 saves; Kangas took the loss with 18 saves.
Three Stars:
1. ONT - Tyler Gron
2. ONT - Chris Crane
3. ONT - Maxim Kitsyn
Reign Drops:
The Reign will begin one of their longer road trips this season consisting of seven road games. The team will return home to Citizens Business Bank Arena on Wednesday, Mar. 12 for a 7 p.m. game against the Idaho Steelheads.
Don't miss a moment of Reign hockey and lock in your season seats for the 2014-15 season! Reign season tickets are now available for purchase or renewal . Visit ontarioreign.com or call 909.941.PUCK (7825) for more information!
ECHL Stories from February 16, 2014
- Royals Pull out a Point in Shootout Loss to Evansville, 2-1 - Reading Royals
- Reign Split Wins with Aces with 4-2 Victory - Ontario Reign
- Nailers Run out of Time in Fort Wayne - Wheeling Nailers
- Blades Shutout Rays 3-0, Cann Stops 29 - Florida Everblades
- Everblades Pickup 3-0 Victory over Stingrays - South Carolina Stingrays
- Nailers at Komets Game Day Snap Shot - Wheeling Nailers
- ECHL Transactions - February 16 - ECHL
- Game Preview - Ontario Reign vs Alaska Aces - Ontario Reign
- Gameday: Everblades vs. Stingrays, February 16, 2014 - Florida Everblades
- Wranglers Claim Skelly off Waivers - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Gibson to Marlies, Matson to Iowa - Orlando Solar Bears
- Grizzlies Home this Week After Great Road Trip - Utah Grizzlies
- Forward Scott Campbell Recalled to Providence - South Carolina Stingrays
- ECHL Today - February 16 - ECHL
- Thunder Tallies Once, Milner Shuts the Door - Stockton Thunder
- Taranto's hat trick, Mosienko's pair of assists key Aces' blowout win - Alaska Aces
- Grizzlies Finish Trip 6-2-0-1, Falling Just Short 1-0 in Stockton - Utah Grizzlies
- Power Play Ignites in Three-Goal Win - Idaho Steelheads
- Reign Drop First Game of Alaska Series 6-2 - Ontario Reign
- Jackals Nipped In Shootout By Nailers - Elmira Jackals
- Royals Win Pink in the Rink Battle Royale with Evansville - Reading Royals
- Shorthanded Condors Fight Hard, But Come up Short in Idaho - Bakersfield Condors
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.
