This isn’t the time to be asking Kings prospect Akil Thomas what he’s thankful for. Mayor’s Manor has learned the 22-year-old forward is set to have season-ending surgery following an injury suffered in Henderson last Saturday on this play: Originally selected by Los Angeles in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft, Thomas returned […]
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Reign Recap: Akil Thomas Fuels Ontario Redemption vs. Bakersfield
Even though it’s still the first month of the season, Akil Thomas helped provide Ontario with a little redemption in a 4-3 win over Bakersfield on Saturday. Back in Game 2, the Condors had handed the Reign their only defeat this year. With the win this weekend, coach Marco Sturm and team improved to 6-1 […]
Reign Recap and Highlights: Kupari and Fagemo Keep Train Rolling Over Gulls
In part two of this SoCal series, Ontario defeated San Diego for the second time in as many days on Saturday, this time by a final score of 5-1. Special teams played a huge role in Ontario’s victory, including shutting down all four Gulls power play opportunities. Kings prospect Akil Thomas was key on the […]
AHL Playoffs: Ontario Reign Projected Lineup vs. Colorado Eagles in Game 2; Turcotte Out, Plus a Goalie Swap
There’s no other way to put it, Wednesday night’s Game 1 in was an unmitigated disaster for the Ontario Reign. Things were already off to a rough start prior to puck drop and the challenges continued to come all night long. For starters, LA Kings prospect Akil Thomas had to miss the game due a […]
Ontario Reign Lineup vs. Grand Rapids Griffins; Frk, Turcotte, Madden Still Out
Despite sitting second in the Pacific Division, the Reign have a single win in their past six games. Fortunately, it came against the Grand Rapids Griffins earlier this week. On Sunday afternoon, the two teams will close out their season series at Toyota Arena. Ontario’s weekend didn’t get off the best of starts, as they […]