88 days! That’s how much time is left until the Ontario Reign kickoff their 2023-24 season, their 10th in the American Hockey League. Now THAT is one sweet schedule! #ReignTrain https://t.co/mqqadEnTqP pic.twitter.com/BkrslK2mSj — Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) July 11, 2024 Free agency is in its third week, both NHL and AHL rosters go through changes, and the summer heat hasn’t left. Soon, the calendar will flip to September and hockey activities will ramp up again. For now, all we can do is project possible lineup combinations and wait for other signings, trades, or extensions to be announc ..read more

Sometimes we all have to make a tough decision in life, and on Monday afternoon former Ontario Reign captain Brett Sutter had to make his. A Wranglers legend Captain Brett Sutter has announced his retirement from playing and is joining the Wranglers as an assistant coach: https://t.co/ZDXfMGwQ5N pic.twitter.com/bI0hAlxDJJ — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) July 15, 2024 After 17 professional seasons and 1,090 career AHL games, Sutter decided to hang up his skates and call it a career. In addition to his retirement, the Calgary Wranglers announced that Sutter will join their coaching staff ..read more

The LA Kings lock up their star forward Quinton Byfield to a five-year $31,250,000 extension. Coming off a breakout season with 55 points (20g, 35a) in 80 games, a pay raise was never a doubt for the 21-year-old. Quinton Byfield 5 year $6.25M Cap Hit #GoKingsGO Deal Year 1 $775K Base & $5.5M Signing Bonus Year 2 4M & 3M SB Year 3 4M & 1.5M SB Year 4 6.25M Year 5 6.225M Year 5 (UFA year) includes 10 team no trade list Rep’d by Dave Gagner @wassermanhockey https://t.co/Ax0s9eMmo7 — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 15, 2024 The contract is a win for both Kings general manager Rob Blake a ..read more

All 32 AHL teams revealed their 2024-25 schedule, which means we know who the Ontario Reign will play this upcoming season (For full schedule click HERE). Now THAT is one sweet schedule! #ReignTrain https://t.co/mqqadEnTqP pic.twitter.com/BkrslK2mSj — Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) July 11, 2024 The 2024-25 season will be the AHL’s 89th season of operation and the Ontario Reign’s 10th year in the AHL since the franchise swap between them and the Manchester Monarchs. The swap saw the Monarchs (AHL) become the new ECHL affiliate (The Monarchs ceased operations after the 2018-19 season) and the ..read more

The LA Kings have added a couple of new goalies to the organizational depth chart this off-season, leading to an interesting group—my thoughts on the strongest goalie depth the Kings have had in years. Darcy Kuemper Darcy Kuemper returns to LA after stops in Arizona, a year in Colorado where he won the Stanley Cup, and finally, Washington where he spent the last couple of seasons. Kuemper was traded for this off-season in a swap for Pierre Luc-Dubois. He’s looking for a bounce-back season because his numbers weren’t NHL-caliber last season. He finished with a record of 13-14-3 a.890 save perce ..read more

The opening of Free Agency has come and gone with most LA Kings fans trying to erase July 1st from their memories. Despite handing out over $7.3M over seven years to two players – not to mention the $2.67M for fourth-liner Tanner Jeannot, the Kings still haven’t addressed their need for a top-six scoring winger. Right now, General Manager Rob Blake – who has seen his approval ratings plummet to the levels of our Presidential candidates – does have some money to work with, albeit not much. Per CapFriendly, the Kings have just over $10M in cap space but that does not include contracts for Quinto ..read more

The Ontario Reign said goodbye to their captain for the past two seasons as TJ Tynan signed with the Colorado Avalanche on Monday afternoon. Welcome back to Colorado, T.J. pic.twitter.com/UPKTOROgL3 — Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) July 1, 2024 Thank you for a great ride on the #ReignTrain Tynes! Wishing you all the best in Colorado! pic.twitter.com/QsMT40Ghkx — Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) July 1, 2024 Tynan signed a one-year deal with the Avalanche, ending his three-year stay in Ontario. The 32-year-old forward joined the Reign in the 2021 offseason after two successful campaigns with ..read more

The NHL offseason kicked into high gear over the weekend, beginning with the NHL Entry Draft on Friday. For the LA Kings, they’ve so far made a pair of trades before signing three players on Monday when Free Agency opened up. While there is plenty of time between now and the start of the season, the LA roster has largely taken shape. Here, we will take a look at some of the recent moves that General Manager Rob Blake has made. The Good Warren Foegele (UFA signing, 3 years, $3.5M AAV) This was a really nice bit of business by Blake. After losing Viktor Arvidsson to the Edmonton Oilers, Foegele ..read more

Dear Reign/Kings/Hockey Royalty fans, With the AHL and NHL seasons ending this past Monday, another season is in the books! My third season (second full one) is now history. I planned to write this for a while, but as my final school semester ended around the time the Reign season ended and spending time with family and friends, I finally got to it. From the time the Ontario Reign season ended until now, I have received some thank yous for the Reign coverage I provided for Hockey Royalty during the season. While I am not affiliated with the Reign in any capacity, I am very thankful for the sup ..read more

First off, what an outstanding venue to hold the NHL Draft. I went into the weekend with high expectations and the Sphere lived up to them. It’s surprising to see the National Hockey League, who for the most part can’t get out of their own way, pull off something this remarkable. With the draft now decentralized moving forward why not continue to hold it there? As for the LA Kings, it was a busy weekend for general manager Rob Blake and Director of Scouting Mark Yannetti. Going into the draft the plan was clear. Try and move back in the first round to accumulate more picks. And they did just t ..read more