Game Preview: Ontario Reign vs. Victoria Salmon Kings
Bring a Toy and be Entered to Win a L.A. Kings Prize Pack!
2008-09 RECORD:
Ontario Reign: 10-7-1-1 (22 points) - 2nd place - Pacific Division
Victoria Salmon Kings: 11-7-1-1 (24 points) - 2st place - West Division
Arena: Citizens Business Bank Arena
Date: Wednesday, December 3
Time: 7 p.m.(PST)
Audio Broadcast: B2 Networks or ontarioreign.com audio
Webcast: B2 Networks
2008-09 HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES
12/3/08 vs. Victoria 7:00 p.m.
12/7/08 vs. Victoria 5:00 p.m.
1/9/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
1/10/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
2/18/09 vs. Victoria 7:00 p.m.
2/22/09 vs. Victoria 5:00 p.m.
3/11/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
3/13/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
3/14/09 @ Victoria 7:05 p.m.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight is the first match-up between the Reign and the Victoria Salmon Kings in club history. The teams are scheduled to meet eight additional times in the 2008-09 season, three at Citizens Business Bank Arena, and five at Savon-Foods-Memorial Centre. The Reign take on the Salmon Kings again on Sunday, December 7 at a special 5 p.m. start time.The Reign currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division Standings, five points behind the Fresno Falcons for first, with an overall record of 10-7-1-1. The Reign are 5-3-1 in home stands and 5-4-0-1 on the road.
The Reign continue their weeklong toy drive for Steven’s Hope for Children at tonight’s game, where fans can donate a new, unwrapped toy or donate $10 or more towards gift cards for teens, and be entered into a drawing for a Kings fan pack (4 tickets and a team autographed jersey).
Note: Reign defenseman David Walker is making his 200th ECHL debut in Wednesday’s match-up against the Salmon Kings.
PROMOTION NOTES
Bring a new unwrapped toy for children ages 2-12, or make a donation to help purchase gift cards for teenagers, as the Reign continue their weeklong toy drive for Steven’s Hope for Children. All fans that donate to the Reign Toy Drive will be entered into a drawing to win a Los Angeles Kings prize pack, which includes tickets to an upcoming game and a team-autographed jersey! In addition, all fans that make a donation will receive a buy-one get-one free ticket voucher to use at the Sunday, December 7 game against the Victoria Salmon Kings.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
• David Walker is appearing in his 200th ECHL game in tonight’s match-up
TEAM LEADERS
• Goals – Jon Francisco (7)
• Assists – Geoff Walker (9)
• Points – Geoff Walker (15)
• PIM – Ryan MacGregor (32)
• PPG – Jon Francisco (5)
• Wins – Jeff Zatkoff (6)
• GAA – Jeff Zatkoff (2.42)
• SVP – Jeff Zatkoff (0.933)
LEAGUE LEADERS:
• Attendance – 5th (avg. 5,104)
• Power Play (overall) – 3rd (.210)
• Jon Francisco – 8th (power play goals) (5)
• Geoff Walker – 11th (power play assists) (8)
• Jeff Zatkoff – 4th (save percentage) (.933)
• John Murray – 8th (save percentage) (.922)
REIGN DROPS:
Bring out a group of 20 or more to a Reign home game and find out how your group can REIGN over the arena for a night! Special pricing and Reign fan experiences are available for all Reign home games during the Reign's inaugural season presented by the Mission Inn. Contact a Reign representative at (909) 941-PUCK (7825) or visit www.ontarioreign.com for more information.
Single game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, at all TicketMaster locations, or by calling (213) 480-3232.
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