29 Players make the list for the Reign

ONTARIO, Calif. – The Ontario Reign, proud affiliate of the NHL Los Angeles Kings and AHL Manchester Monarchs, announce their protected list.  Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they wish provided the players protected meet the guidelines as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association which state that teams shall retain the rights to each player that:

1. Signed a Standard Players Contract (SPC) in 2008-09, and has not been traded or released, OR
2. Signed Standard Players Contract in 2008-09, and was recalled to the National Hockey League, the American Hockey League or an International Ice Hockey Federation team, and has not been traded or released, OR
3. Received a 2008-09 Qualifying Offer for the current season, and DID NOT sign a Standard Players Contract, and has not been traded or released, OR
4. Has been suspended by the team or League, and has not been traded or released, OR
5. Signed Standard Players Contract on or after the first day of the 2008-09 regular season, then subsequently signed an NHL/AHL contract, and has not been traded or released, OR
6. Has executed the ECHL Retirement Form, and has not been traded or released

The ECHL also announced that teams must complete all Future Consideration trades by 3 p.m. ET on June 13 and that teams must submit their Season-Ending Roster by 3 p.m. ET on June 15.  The season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2008-09.

Below is the Ontario Reign’s protected player list:

Chad Starling
Shawn Germain
Darren MacMillan
Todd Jackson
Geoff Walker
Jon Rheault
Jon Francisco
Dale Reinhardt
Tim Kraus
Brad Mehalko
Dan Knapp
Mike Howe
David Walker
Linden Rowat
Denny Johnston
Doug Spooner
Ryan MacGregor
Andrew Martens
Kellen Briggs
Maxime Boisclair
Ryan Bowness
Dusty Collins
Chris Curran
Bandon Benedict
Jason Tejchma
Preston Callande
Scott Champagn
Kris Tebbs
Corey Leclair

In addition the Ontario Reign have completed the trade with Mississippi of John Murray for future considerations, adding forward Jason Tejchma to the protected list.

Ticket Information:
Season tickets are on sale NOW!  Call (909) 941-PUCK (7825) or go to www.ontarioreign.com  for more information on season tickets.  Email us at tickets@ontarioreign.com with any questions.

Reign Drops:
Mark your calendars for Thursday, June 25th to meet Ontario Reign Captain, Jon Francisco at Dickey’s BBQ Pit.  There will be an ice cream eating contest for the kids and a chance for everyone to enter to win a jersey.  The event will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.

-www.ontarioreign.com-