Reign Need Fans To Make Logo #1 
The Hockey News holding logo contest; 16 leagues, 1 winner 

ONTARIO, Calif. – The Ontario Reign of the ECHL, proud affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, needs the Inland Empire community and Ontario Reign fans to make the Reign Logo number one in an online logo contest hosted by The Hockey News.

The Hockey News, a publication that provides complete coverage of the hockey world, is holding a two-month Ultimate Logo contest that pits team logos against each other from the NHL to the OHL. Each hockey league will have the chance to have one of its member teams named as the best hockey logo in North America.

THN staff members selected ten teams from each league based on “uniqueness, impact and overall aesthetic” and now, Ontario Reign fans, it is your turn to vote! The Reign made the Top 10 list of ECHL logos and need your help to win it all. Visit The Hockey News  and vote for the Ontario Reign.

Based on fan votes, the top 40 logos (at least one from each league) will enter the final logo tournament beginning September 1. Until September 1, vote often, tell your friends and may the best team win (the Reign that is!).

ECHL

Began in 1988-89 with five teams playing in four states, the Premier ‘AA’ Hockey League has grown into a coast-to-coast league that will have 23 teams in 16 states and British Columbia playing 828 games from Oct. 17, 2008 to Apr. 4, 2009. Eighteen of the 23 teams have played at least five years in their current city.

The third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League, the ECHL averaged 4,174 per game last season, marking the fourth year in row and the 16th time in the last 18 years that the league has averaged over 4,000 fans. The league has drawn over four million fans each of the last five years and 11 times in the past 12 seasons.

There have been 355 former ECHL players who have gone on to play in the NHL after playing in the ECHL, including 99 in the last three seasons. There have been 210 former ECHL players who have played their first game in the NHL in the past seven season.

REIGN DROPS

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Season tickets and mini-plans for the Ontario Reign’s Inaugural season presented by the Mission Inn (www.missioninn.com) are on sale now and offer an affordable entertainment option for families and residents of the Inland Empire. All full-season tickets include parking and access to all thirty-six home games starting at only $332, a savings of up to 25% off regular ticket prices! Mini plans begin at only $99 and include savings of up to 10% off walk-up prices! For more information about Reign season tickets or mini-plans contact the Reign office at (909) 941-PUCK (7825) or visit www.ontarioreign.com.

Visit the Reign on the web at www.ontarioreign.com for all of the latest news surrounding Ontario Reign Professional Hockey.

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