Friday night in Coachella Valley can be described by a lot of different words — from thrilling to wild, to downright improbable. Trailing 3-1, 4-2, and 5-3 at different points of the night, coach Andrew Lord saw his team scratch and claw their way back into things throughout the contest. And then, with less than […]
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3 Takeaways from Ontario Reign Loss in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Playoffs
Thursday night did not bring the result Andrew Lord and Co. were looking for, as the Coachella Valley Firebirds cruised to a 6-2 win in the desert, forcing a winner-take-all Game 5 at Toyota Arena. Ontario struck first in Game 4 when Jack Hughes buried the Reign’s opening shot of the night — which didn’t […]
SUNDAY: Reign Projected Lineup vs. Firebirds, Ontario Returns Home in Second Place
As coach Andrew Lord and his Ontario Reign return home to face the visiting Coachella Valley Firebirds later this afternoon, there are a few silver linings to take away after last night’s loss in San Diego. First and foremost, the group will be skating at Toyota Arena, where they own a 15-4-1-1 record, one of […]
Saturday: Reign Lineup Projection vs. Firebirds, Kaliyev Attempts to go B2B
What a week it’s already been for the Ontario Reign. They started out by beating San Jose (a top team in the Pacific Division), then Calgary (the AHL’s No. 1 team), and then topped Coachella Valley on Friday night (their nemesis of the past few seasons). * 4-1 victory — The Mayor | Team MM […]
RD3, GM2: Ontario Reign Lineup Notes and Five Curious Questions
Coming off a loss in their series opener against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday, Game 2 is pretty close to a must-win situation for Ontario coach Marco Sturm. With this round being a best-of-five scenario, the Reign already need to win three of the next four games to advance. A loss on Friday night […]