LA Kings prospect Nic Dowd, who is expected to be listed in the next installment of our 2015-16 Early Season Rankings (hint, hint), recently caught up with MayorsManor, where the Alabama native and former college hockey player talked about assuming one of the key roles at center for the Ontario Reign this season, how to […]
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Rob Blake Interview Part 2 – on Zykov, Dowd, and Bissonnette
Continued from Part 1 On having veterans like Paul Bissonnette and Ray Emery on the Reign team: “They won last year with those guys helping out. You know the young guys coming out of college, coming out of junior they need help understanding that. When you can have guys that have played in the pro […]
Adrian Kempe Talks Zykov, SoCal, and Speed
Following Friday night’s Ontario Reign home opener, Kings top prospect Adrian Kempe spoke one-on-one with MayorsManor about a variety of topics – including moving to SoCal, one of his new AHL teammates, and how he’s still working to improve his own game. Take a look… On his speed: “That’s one of my biggest strengths and […]
Zykov Powers Ontario Reign to Comeback Win in Home Opener
A quick offensive explosion that took 2:42 brought the Ontario Reign from being shutout and losing 3-0 to leading 4-3, which the Reign would never look back and ultimately winning the game 5-4. The sellout crowd of 9,491 fans roared when Kevin Gravel’s power play goal put the Reign on top 4-3, sparking the end […]
Reign Earn Opening Night Shutout – Notes and Bissonnette Interview
Saturday night in Bakersfield, years of planning finally came to fruition – the AHL was playing regular season games in California. The Kings top minor league affiliate, now the Ontario Reign, was set to begin defense of their 2014-15 Calder Cup Championship. Using a roster largely comprised of the same group who played in Manchester […]