Some 19 years after they last played a preseason game in the Hershey, Pa. home of their AHL affiliate, the Caps made a triumphant and heartwarming preseason return in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia in front of a capacity crowd at Giant Center last Thursday night. The on-ice performance was dominant over every inch of … Read more
After running roughshod through the American League for seven years, the Houston Astros’ dominance has run its course in 2025. Following the Cleveland Guardians’ 3-2 walk-off defeat of the Texas Rangers at Progressive Field, the Astros’ fate was sealed, ensuring they cannot make the postseason regardless of how the club fares this weekend in Anaheim … Read more
Photo: Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Mooseheads The Los Angeles Kings have named Andrew Lord head coach of their American Hockey League affiliate, the Ontario Reign. Lord succeeds Marco Sturm, who was hired last month as head coach of the Boston Bruins after three seasons in Ontario. Lord, 40, spent the 2024-25 season with Halifax (QMJHL), where the … Read more
Two years ago for the Hershey Bears, overtime of Game 7 in the Calder Cup Finals ended and sent the team celebrating late into the night in Palm Desert, Calif. They had just put away the Coachella Valley Firebirds for their AHL-record 12th Calder Cup championship. Some 11 months ago, Matt Strome’s Game 6 overtime … Read more
The Ontario Reign and Abbotsford Canucks both locked up berths in the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday evening. Tucson’s 4-3 loss to Calgary secured a postseason appearance for both clubs. The Reign have failed to qualify for the playoffs only once since joining the AHL. Ontario swept through its first two series last spring … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The Ontario Reign needed someone to step up, and Pheonix Copley has obliged. He is making up for lost time in the process, too. An injury has kept top goaltending prospect Erik Portillo out of action since Feb. 17. Before that, Reign head coach Marco Sturm had utilized a very … Read more
by Jared Shafran | AHL On The Beat Ontario Reign head coach Marco Sturm has spent two and a half years at his current post, guiding the Los Angeles Kings’ top affiliate in the American Hockey League. And while he’s admitted there was a bit of a learning curve at first as someone who had … Read more
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer LINK: How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County The wildfires that have impacted the Los Angeles area this week are not just news headlines for Ontario Reign players and staff. Ash-covered cars from the fires roaring miles away created an all-too-real reminder. Multiple devastating wildfires … Read more