Ontario Reign
The Ontario Reign are an American professional ice hockey team. They began playing in 2015. The team plays in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play their home games in Ontario, California at the Toyota Arena. They are the AHL affiliate for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Their ECHL affiliate is the Greenville Swamp Rabbits.
| Ontario Reign | |
|---|---|
| City | Ontario, California |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home arena | Toyota Arena |
| Colours | Black, silver |
| General manager | Richard Seeley |
| Head coach | Marco Sturm |
| Affiliate(s) | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
Website Official website | |
| Franchise history | |
| 2001–2015 | Manchester Monarchs |
| Ontario Reign | |
The team originally played in Manchester, New Hampshire as the Manchester Monarchs from 2001 to 2015. On January 29, 2015, the Los Angeles Kings announced that the team would be moving to Ontario, California and would become the Ontario Reign. There was already a team called the Ontario Reign in the ECHL at the time and when the Monarchs moved to Ontario, the ECHL Reign moved to Manchester to become the ECHL's Manchester Monarchs.[1][2]
On October 10, 2015, the team would play their first game as the Ontario Reign. They would defeat the Bakersfield Condors 5–0.[3]
In the 2015–16 season, the Reign would finish the season with 44 wins, 19 losses, and 93 points, leading the Pacific Division. They would make it the Western Conference finals but would lose to the Lake Erie Monsters four games to zero.[4]
References
- ↑ "Reign Become the AHL Affiliate of LA Kings". Ontario Reign. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Manchester team will join ECHL, signs lease extension". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Ontario Reign @ Bakersfield Condors Saturday, October 10, 2015". American Hockey League. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Monsters heading to Calder Cup Finals". American Hockey League. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
