In their first year as an AHL team, the Ontario Reign have found plenty of success. Having left Manchester as Calder Cup champions, the Reign followed up their championship season by winning the inaugural Pacific Division crown. On top of that, the team placed fourth in league wide attendance, seeing nearly 3,000 more fans per […]
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Gulls Close Out Regular Season With Thrilling Win Over Reign
With the San Diego Gulls playoff schedule locked in, tonight’s matchup against the Ontario Reign was served only a symbolic closure to the team’s inaugural season, closing out the regular season against their number one rivals. The teams played each other 24-hours earlier and the tension from that game spilled over into the night’s till […]
Reign Comeback In Second Period, Knock Off Barracuda 3-2
Jonny Brodzinski and Justin Auger struck 16 seconds apart in the second period bringing the Ontario Reign all the way back from the 2-0 deficit to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Saturday night at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. For Ontario it completed their eighth win in their last nine games […]
Budaj Records Third Straight Shutout, Blanks Barracuda 1-0
Ontario Reign goaltender Peter Budaj left for the AHL All-Star Game last weekend. Friday night, he returned to action and picked up right where he left off, shutting out the San Jose Barracuda 1-0. It was his third shutout in a row, and league leading eighth of the season. After facing only five shots in […]
Clifford Shares Some Thoughts on AHL Conditioning Assignment
A few weeks ago, AHL President and CEO Dave Andrews sat down with MayorsManor to discuss a myriad of league topics. Among the information shared was the fact the San Diego Gulls, the Anaheim Ducks new AHL affiliate, was exceeding expectations at the box office. Sitting second in league attendance, with an average of 8.658 […]