Ontario Reign | |
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City | Ontario, California |
League | American Hockey League |
Conference | Western |
Division | Pacific |
Founded | 2001 |
Home arena | Toyota Arena |
Colors | Black, silver |
Owner(s) | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
General manager | Richard Seeley |
Head coach | Marco Sturm |
Captain | T. J. Tynan |
Media | Inland Valley Daily Bulletin AHL.TV (TV Internet) KCAL-TV Mixlr (Radio Internet) |
Affiliates | Los Angeles Kings (NHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
Franchise history | |
2001–2015 | Manchester Monarchs |
2015–present | Ontario Reign |
Championships | |
Division titles | 1 (2015–16) |
Calder Cups | 1 (2014–15) In Manchester |
Current season |
The Ontario Reign are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that 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. 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.
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"). The Reign's AHL logo, based on the Kings' 1980s-90s "Chevy" logo, was unveiled on Wednesday, February 11. The franchise retained head coach Mike Stothers during the move from Manchester.
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. 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. 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.
The 2019–20 season was curtailed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. During the offseason, Stothers' contract was not renewed and was replaced by John Wroblewski as the new head coach. Approaching the delayed 2020–21 season, the Reign announced they would temporarily relocate and play out of the Kings' practice rink, Toyota Sports Center, in El Segundo due to pandemic-related restrictions. The Sports Center hosted all the Reign's home games closed to spectators.
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Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | PCT | GF | GA | Standing | Year | Prelims | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
2015–16 | 68 | 44 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 93 | .684 | 192 | 138 | 1st, Pacific | 2016 | — | W, 3–1, SJ | W, 4–1, SD | L, 0–4, LE | — |
2016–17 | 68 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 83 | .610 | 199 | 190 | 3rd, Pacific | 2017 | — | L, 2–3, SD | — | — | — |
2017–18 | 68 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 79 | .581 | 200 | 194 | 3rd, Pacific | 2018 | — | L, 1–3, TEX | — | — | — |
2018–19 | 68 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 60 | .441 | 213 | 274 | 7th, Pacific | 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||
2019–20 | 57 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 64 | .561 | 166 | 198 | 5th, Pacific | 2020 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2020–21 | 40 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 38 | .475 | 136 | 149 | 6th, Pacific | 2021 | — | OTL, 4–5, COL | — | — | — |
2021–22 | 68 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 91 | .669 | 259 | 219 | 2nd, Pacific | 2022 | W, 2–0, SD | L, 0–3, COL | — | — | — |
2022–23 | 72 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 74 | .514 | 206 | 211 | 6th, Pacific | 2023 | L, 0–2, COL | — | — | — | — |
2023–24 | 72 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 91 | .632 | 231 | 198 | 3th, Pacific | 2024 | W, 2–0, BAK | W, 3–0, ABB | 0-2 CV | — | — |
Ontario Reign | |
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Franchise | |
Personnel | Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group President Darren Abbott Head coach Marco Sturm Team captain T. J. Tynan Current roster |
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Affiliates | NHL Los Angeles Kings ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits |
Media | Newspaper Inland Valley Daily Bulletin TV KCAL-TV AHL TV (Internet) Radio Mixlr (Internet) |
Championships | Calder Cup 2015 |
Los Angeles Kings | |
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Franchise | |
History | |
Personnel | Owner(s) Philip Anschutz Ed Roski Jr. General manager Rob Blake Head coach Jim Hiller (interim) Team captain Anze Kopitar Current roster |
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Affiliates | AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Greenville Swamp Rabbits |
Media | TV Bally Sports West Radio KABC (790 AM) |
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Sports teams in the Inland Empire region | |||||
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Baseball | CL Inland Empire 66ers Lake Elsinore Storm Rancho Cucamonga Quakes SCBBA Palm Springs Power | ||||
Basketball | NBA G League San Diego Clippers | ||||
American football | WFA Inland Empire Ravens | ||||
Ice hockey | AHL Coachella Valley Firebirds Ontario Reign WSHL Ontario Avalanche | ||||
Soccer | NPSL High Desert Elite FC Temecula FC UPSL AC Miracle Hill MASL Ontario Fury | ||||
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Sports teams based in Greater Los Angeles | |||||||||
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Baseball | MLB Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers CL Inland Empire 66ers Lake Elsinore Storm Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | ||||||||
Basketball | NBA Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers WNBA Los Angeles Sparks G League Anaheim Arsenal South Bay Lakers ABA Los Angeles Slam Orange County Novastars Anaheim Amigos Los Angeles Aftershock Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Lightning | ||||||||
American football | NFL Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams WFA Pacific Warriors West Coast Lightning IWFL California Quake X League Los Angeles Black Storm Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Raiders Los Angeles Cobras Los Angeles Avengers Ventura Black Widows | ||||||||
Ice hockey | NHL Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings AHL Coachella Valley Firebirds Ontario Reign USPHL Long Beach Shredders Anaheim Avalanche Anaheim Jr. Ducks Ontario Jr. Reign WSHL Valencia Flyers | ||||||||
Soccer | MLS LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC NWSL Angel City FC USLC Orange County SC MLSNP LAFC2 Ventura County FC USL1 AV Alta FC (2025) NISA Capo FC Irvine Zeta FC Los Angeles Force USL2 AMSG FC Capo FC Coachella FC Redlands FC Southern California Seahorses Ventura County Fusion NPSL A.S. Los Angeles High Desert Elite FC Temecula FC UPSL Santa Ana Winds FC L.A. Wolves FC LA 10 FC FC Santa Clarita La Máquina FC Del Rey City SC Cal FC San Nicolas FC Club Xolos USA U-23 Orange County FC Orange County FC 2 Oxnard Guerreros FC MASL Ontario Fury UWS LA Galaxy OC Santa Clarita Blue Heat WPSL 7 teams, Coastal Conference | ||||||||
Australian rules football | USAFL Los Angeles Dragons Orange County Giants | ||||||||
Roller derby | WFTDA Angel City Derby Girls Ventura County Derby Darlins West Coast Derby Knockouts RDCL Los Angeles Derby Dolls | ||||||||
Rugby union | MLR Rugby Football Club Los Angeles SCRFU Back Bay RFC Belmont Shore RFC Los Angeles RFC Santa Monica Rugby Club | ||||||||
Team tennis | WTT Orange County Breakers | ||||||||
Ultimate | AUDL Los Angeles Aviators WUL Los Angeles Astra | ||||||||
Esports | Los Angeles Guerrillas Los Angeles Thieves Los Angeles Gladiators Los Angeles Valiant | ||||||||
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Australian rules football | USAFL Golden Gate Roos Los Angeles Dragons Orange County Giants Sacramento Suns San Diego Lions | |
Baseball | MLB Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants PCL Sacramento River Cats CL Fresno Grizzlies Inland Empire 66ers Lake Elsinore Storm Modesto Nuts Rancho Cucamonga Quakes San Jose Giants Stockton Ports Visalia Rawhide PIO Oakland Ballers Yolo High Wheelers PEC Bakersfield Train Robbers Dublin Leprechauns Martinez Sturgeon Marysville Drakes Monterey Amberjacks (2025) San Rafael Pacifics Vallejo Seaweed | |
Basketball | NBA Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Sacramento Kings WNBA Golden State Valkyries (2025) Los Angeles Sparks G League San Diego Clippers Santa Cruz Warriors South Bay Lakers Stockton Kings ABA Team Trouble | |
Esports | CDL Los Angeles Guerrillas Los Angeles Thieves OWL Los Angeles Gladiators Los Angeles Valiant San Francisco Shock | |
American football | NFL Los Angeles Chargers Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers IFL Bay Area Panthers San Diego Strike Force WFA Central Cal War Angels Inland Empire Ravens Kern County Crusaders Los Angeles Warriors San Diego Surge Ventura County Wolfpack IWFL Carson Bobcats North County Stars Sacramento Sirens X League Los Angeles Black Storm | |
Ice hockey | NHL Anaheim Ducks Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks AHL Bakersfield Condors Coachella Valley Firebirds Ontario Reign San Diego Gulls San Jose Barracuda USPHL Anaheim Avalanche Fresno Monsters San Diego Sabers WSHL Valencia Flyers | |
Roller derby | WFTDA Angel City Derby Girls Bay Area Derby Central Coast Roller Derby Derby Revolution of Bakersfield Humboldt Roller Derby Sacramento Roller Derby Santa Cruz Derby Girls Silicon Valley Roller Girls Sonoma County Roller Derby RDCL Los Angeles Derby Dolls Orange County Roller Girls San Diego Derby Dolls | |
Rugby league | CRL Los Angeles Mongrels Oakland Originals Sacramento Immortals San Francisco Savage | |
Rugby union | MLR LA Giltinis San Diego Legion PRP Golden Gate RFC Old Mission Beach Athletic Club Santa Monica Rugby Club Belmont Shore RFC Olympic Club SCRFU Finlander Rugby Club SDSU Aztecs | |
Soccer | MLS LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC San Diego FC (2025) San Jose Earthquakes NWSL Angel City FC Bay FC San Diego Wave FC USLC Monterey Bay FC Oakland Roots SC Orange County SC Sacramento Republic FC MLSNP LAFC2 The Town FC Ventura County FC USL1 AV Alta FC (2025) Central Valley Fuego FC Santa Barbara Sky FC (2025) NISA Albion San Diego Capo FC Irvine Zeta FC Los Angeles Force USL2 Academica SC Almaden FC AMSG FC Capo FC Coachella FC Davis Legacy SC Marin FC Legends Monterey Bay F.C. 2 Project 51O Redlands FC San Francisco City FC San Francisco Glens SC Southern California Seahorses Ventura County Fusion NISA Nation Chula Vista FC FC Golden State Force NPSL A.S. Los Angeles Contra Costa FC FC Davis El Farolito SC High Desert Elite FC Napa Valley 1839 FC Sacramento Gold FC Sonoma County Sol Temecula FC UPSL Santa Ana Winds FC L.A. Wolves FC La Máquina FC FC Santa Clarita Del Rey City SC Real San Jose Oakland Stompers Oakland Pamperos Aguiluchos U-23 Orange County FC 2 San Diego Internacional FC WPSL San Diego WFC SeaLions UWS Santa Clarita Blue Heat SoCal Crush FC MASL Empire Strykers San Diego Sockers M2 Empire Jets San Diego Sockers 2 Turlock Cal Express | |
Tennis | WTT Orange County Breakers San Diego Aviators | |
Ultimate | UFA Los Angeles Aviators Oakland Spiders San Diego Growlers WUL Los Angeles Astra San Diego Super Bloom San Francisco Falcons | |
Lacrosse | NLL San Diego Seals PLL California Redwoods | |
Volleyball | PVF San Diego Mojo NVA Los Angeles Blaze Ontario Matadors Orange County Stunners San Diego Wild | |