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