Weekly Reign Wrap-up: Climbing the Ranks of the Pacific

By Jim Ellis
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Updated: January 31, 2018

Look at this team rise to the challenge. Two weeks ago hovering over the last place. Last week, still holding to sixth place. Now here we stand – Ontario Reign at 22-16-2-1 with 47 points and a .573 winning percentage. The first-place Tucson Roadrunners holds to first with 49 points and a .628 percentage in the Pacific Division.

Next up is that first-place team, as the Reign team faces the Roadrunners at 7 p.m., Friday, February 2 at the Citizens Bank Arena.

In last week’s action, Friday’s game saw Ontario drop an overtime game 3-2 against the Rockford IceHogs. They just about had it. Leading 2-1, the Reign allowed the IceHogs to score with 15 seconds to go in the game. Overtime ended two minutes in with the Reign on the losing end. Ontario goals came from Jonny Brodzinski and Brett Sutter.

The next day, Ontario traveled to Wisconsin, taking the game 4-3 against the Milwaukee Admirals by scoring three times in the third period. Goals came from Michael Mersch, Matt Luff, Brodzinski and Philippe Maillet.

In other news:

The AHL All-star game took place Monday, January 29, with the Reign representing the Pacific Division team with goalie Cal Peterson and center Sutter.
The Pacific Division made it to the final in the round robin, losing to the North Division 1-0.
Petersen shared the CCM Top Goaltender award with the Providence Bruins’ Jordan Binnington, both blocking 16 of 18 shots. Petersen also became only the fifth goaltender to stop all 10 attempts in the Rapid Fire competition. See here: https://twitter.com/TheAHL/status/957792292873625600
The Reign have sent up Mike Amadio, Brodzinski, Paul LaDue and Jack Campbell to the NHL affiliate Los Angeles Kings.

Wherever you all are – good luck boys. We are all Kings … and Reign.

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