Ontario Reign
City	Ontario, California
League	ECHL
Conference	National Conference
Division	Pacific
Founded	2008–09
Home arena	Citizens Business Bank Arena
Colors	Navy blue, orange, silver, white
Owner(s)	Anschutz Entertainment Group
General manager	Justin Kemp
Head coach	Karl Taylor
Affiliates	Los Angeles Kings (NHL) Manchester Monarchs (AHL)
Franchise history
1993–2000	Huntington Blizzard
2003–2008	Texas Wildcatters
2008–Present	Ontario Reign
Championships
Division Championships	2008–09

The Ontario Reign is a ice hockey team from Ontario, California that play in the ECHL. Their home arena is the Citizens Business Bank Arena. They are the minor league affiliate team of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League.^[1]

The Reign formerly existed as the Texas Wildcatters until that franchise, based in Beaumont, Texas was unable to secure an arena lease^[2] and opted instead to move to Ontario. The official announcement of the franchise's relocation came on February 26, 2008.

The name is derived from an abstract noun related to royalty. Its name follows the pattern the Kings have established with two other affiliates: the Manchester Monarchs and secondary ECHL affiliate, the Reading Royals. The name was chosen from a contest held by the team's website, where over 600 entries were submitted. Mike Brewster of Fontana, California submitted the winning entry.^[1]

The team's logo was unveiled on March 17, 2008.

During the 2008–09 season, the Reign had a total attendance of 210,801 at 36 home games. This was an average of 5,856 per game, making it second highest in the league.

The Reign captured the 2008-09 Pacific Division regular season championship. However, their success was short lived as they lost in round one of the playoffs to the Stockton Thunder. Head Coach Karl Taylor finished second in the John Brophy Award balloting for ECHL Coach of the Year, losing to Trenton Titans' head coach Rick Kowalsky^[3].

[edit] Current roster

As of November 13, 2009.^[4]

Goaltenders
#		Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
1		Mike Zacharias	R	2009	Plymouth, Minnesota	Reign Contract
29		Curtis Darling	L	2009	Calgary, Alberta	Reign Contract

Defensemen
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
2		Chad Starling — A	L	2008	Delisle, Saskatchewan	Reign Contract
5		Shawn Germain — A	R	2008	St. Paul, Alberta	Reign Contract
7		Jon Landry	L	2009	Lexington, Massachusetts	Reign Contract
22		Dan Knapp	L	2008	Hermantown, Minnesota	Reign Contract
27		David Walker — A	R	2008	Bridgewater, Nova Scotia	Reign Contract
55		Andrew Martens	L	2008	Friendswood, Texas	Reign Contract

Forwards
#		Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
3		Peter Lenes	L	2009	Shelburne, Vermont	Reign Contract
8		Dwight King	L	2009	Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan	Kings Contract
9		Tony Voce	L	2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Reign Contract
13		Jon Francisco — C	R	2008	Hermantown, Minnesota	Reign Contract
18		Tim Kraus	R	2008	Garden Grove, California	Reign Contract
19		Robert Pearce	L	2009	Burlington, Ontario	Reign Contract
21		Greg Hogeboom	R	2009	Etobicoke, Ontario	Reign Contract
23		Michael Pelech	L	2009	Toronto, Ontario	Monarchs Contract
26		Geoff Walker	R	2008	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	Manchester Monarchs (AHL) Contract/Reign Contract

3-day injured reserve
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
10		James McEwan	F	L	2009	Kelowna, British Columbia	Reign Contract

7-day injured reserve
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
26		Mike Egener	D	L	2009	Lehr, Germany	Reign Contract

21-day injured reserve
#		Player	Position	Shoots/catches	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status
4		Brian Kilburg	D	R	2009	Mendota Heights, Minnesota	Reign Contract
7		Todd Jackson	F	R	2008	Cortland, New York	Reign Contract
11		Chris Curran	F	L	2008	Mississauga, Ontario	Reign Contract
24		Mike Howe	F	R	2008	Oaktown, Minnesota	Reign Contract

Recalled/loaned list
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth	Contract status	Recalled/loan team
12		Jon Rheault	F	R	2008	Arlington, Texas	Providence Bruins (AHL) Tryout/Reign Contract	Providence Bruins (AHL)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ontario Reign official site
• intotheboards.net - Ontario Reign

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