Ontario Reign

The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) which began play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Ontario, California and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Los Angeles Kings, the team plays its home games at the Toyota Arena. The franchise is a relocation of the former Manchester Monarchs AHL franchise when several other franchises created a Pacific Division in 2015. The team is owned by the Anschutz Entertainment Group.

For the former ECHL team that played from 2008 to 2015, see Ontario Reign (ECHL).
Ontario Reign
2019–20 AHL season
CityOntario, California
LeagueAmerican Hockey League (AHL)
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded2001
Home arenaToyota Arena
Colors         
Owner(s)Anschutz Entertainment Group
General managerRichard Seeley[1]
Head coachMike Stothers
MediaInland Valley Daily Bulletin
AHL.TV (Internet)
AffiliatesLos Angeles Kings (NHL)
Franchise history
2001–2015Manchester Monarchs
2015–presentOntario Reign
Championships
Division Championships1 (2015–16)

The Reign replaced the ECHL team of the same name, which played from 2008 until 2015, after which they moved to Manchester, New Hampshire, to play as the Manchester Monarchs.

History

On January 29, 2015, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they would be moving their AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, to Ontario as one of five charter members of the AHL's new Pacific Division. The team retained the Reign nickname from its ECHL predecessor (which moved to Manchester and take on the Monarchs moniker, in essentially a "franchise swap").[2] The Reign's AHL logo was unveiled on Wednesday, February 11.

In its inaugural season in California, the Reign won the first Pacific Division regular season title with a 44–19–4–1 record. Goaltender Peter Budaj was named to the 2015–16 AHL First All-Star Team and was selected as the league top goaltender with the Baz Bastien Memorial Award.[3] Sean Backman lead the team in scoring with 21 goals and 34 assists while playing all 68 games for the Reign. The Reign would also win the division in the playoffs, defeating the San Jose Barracuda three-games-to-one and the San Diego Gulls four-games-to-one. In the conference finals, the Reign were swept by the eventual Calder Cup champion Lake Erie Monsters in four games.

During the next season in 2016–17, due to goaltender injuries and call-ups for their parent club, the Los Angeles Kings, the Reign ended up using a Canadian father-son duo Dusty and Jonah Imoo during a game in October 2016. Dusty Imoo (age 46) was a goaltending consultant with the Kings. Jonah (age 22) made his AHL debut on a tryout contract. Both the Imoos had grown up in Surrey, British Columbia.[4] By the end of the season, the Reign qualified for the playoffs in third place in the Pacific Division, losing in the first round to San Diego.

Season-by-season records
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYear1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2015–166844194193.6841921381st, Pacific2016W, 3–1, SJW, 4–1, SDL, 0–4, LE—
2016–1768362110183.6101991903rd, Pacific2017L, 2–3, SD———
2017–186836254379.5812001943rd, Pacific2018L, 1–3, TEX———
2018–196825336460.4412132747th, Pacific2019Did not qualify
2019–205729225164.5611661985th, Pacific2020Season Cancelled due to COVID-19

Players

Current roster

Updated June 23, 2020.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
26 Jaret Anderson-Dolan C L 20 2019 Calgary, Alberta Kings
32 Stephen Baylis LW L 25 2019 Ottawa, Ontario Reign
46 Mason Bergh C L 25 2019 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Reign
33 Tobias Bjornfot D L 19 2019 Upplands Väsby, Sweden Kings
17 Lance Bouma (A) LW/C L 30 2019 Provost, Alberta Reign
12 Blaine Byron C L 25 2019 Manotick, Ontario Reign
10 Kale Clague D L 22 2018 Regina, Saskatchewan Kings
44 Jacob Doty RW/C R 27 2019 Denver, Colorado Reign
37 Sean Durzi D R 21 2019 Toronto, Ontario Kings
21 Mikey Eyssimont LW L 23 2018 Littleton, Colorado Kings
43 Giovanni Fiore LW L 23 2020 Laval, Quebec Reign
38 Max Gottlieb D L 25 2019 Old Bridge, New Jersey Reign
15 Carl Grundstrom LW L 22 2019 Umea, Sweden Kings
– Nick Halloran RW R 23 2020 Draper, Utah Reign
18 Boko Imama LW L 23 2017 Montreal, Quebec Kings
34 Cole Kehler G R 22 2018 Altona, Manitoba Kings
9 Rasmus Kupari  C R 20 2019 Kotka, Finland Kings
6 Paul LaDue (A) D R 27 2016 Grand Forks, North Dakota Kings
25 Matt Luff RW R 23 2017 Oakville, Ontario Kings
11 Brad Morrison C L 23 2018 Prince George, British Columbia Kings
35 Kevin Poulin G L 30 2020 Montreal, Quebec Kings
41 Chaz Reddekopp D L 23 2017 West Kelowna, British Columbia Kings
27 Sheldon Rempal LW L 24 2018 Calgary, Alberta Kings
19 Drake Rymsha C R 21 2018 Huntington Woods, Michigan Kings
59 Tim Schaller C L 29 2020 Merrimack, New Hampshire Kings
13 Johan Sodergran LW L 20 2019 Stockholm, Sweden Kings
23 Michael Spacek C R 23 2020 Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic Jets
14 Ryan Stanton D L 30 2019 St. Albert, Alberta Reign
2 Austin Strand D R 23 2018 Calgary, Alberta Kings
7 Brett Sutter (C) C L 33 2016 Calgary, Alberta Reign
31 Matt Villalta G L 21 2019 Kingston, Ontario Kings

References
  1. "Monarchs looking for new coach after Seeley named general manager of LA Kings' AHL affiliate". New Hampshire Union Leader. June 5, 2018.
  2. "Reign Become the AHL Affiliate of LA Kings". Ontario Reign. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. "Reign's Budaj named AHL's top goaltender". American Hockey League. April 11, 2016. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. Greenizan, Nick (October 25, 2016). "Hockey history for Surrey father-son goalie tandem in AHL game in California". Peace Arch News.
  5. "Ontario Reign roster". Ontario Reign. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-09.


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