If “Ontario Reign” sounds more like a weather forecast in Canada to you than an American Hockey League team in California, you’re not alone. But the AHL team in question has leaned into that confusion for a fun alternate identity. For one night only on Sunday, December 15, the Ontario
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The Great 2015 Minor League Hockey Market Shuffle
Well. That was something. A flurry of hockey franchise swaps were announced yesterday involving four cities across two leagues, and when the dust was all settled Winnipeg ended up with another team and the tiny town of Belleville, Ontario was losing their junior team of over 30 years in a complete blindside. Yesterday’s
Retro Reigns in New Ontario AHL Logo
The ECHL’s Ontario Reign are moving on up to the American Hockey League next season where they will be the top affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings… and with that they will have a new logo. Borrowing heavily off of the logo originally used by the Kings from 1988-1998, the
Right as Reign: The Story Behind the Ontario Reign
When you think of Ontario and hockey, the first thing that leaps to mind is probably not southern California’s Inland Empire. But that’s where you’ll find the minor league Ontario Reign, an affiliate of the nearby LA Kings. The Reign play in the double-A ECHL, which used to stand for