The Arizona Coyotes have announced that goaltender Connor Ingram is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury. The team subsequently called up Matt Villalta from the Tuscon Roadrunners and placed forward Liam O’Brien on injured reserve.
For the fifth and final time this month, the Ontario Reign and Abbotsford Canucks will meet up on the ice. After dropping the first three of those contests, coach Marco Sturm’s group took a dominant 4-1 win in their most recent matchup on Friday.
With the 2022-23 AHL regular season nearing a close, the Ontario Reign have 14 games remaining — and six of them will be against the Abbotsford Canucks, including four to be played in Canada.
Undefeated in regulation in the month of February, and sitting at 7-2-1 in their past 10 games, the Ontario Reign are riding high right now. In stark contrast, the San Diego Gulls are 3-7-0 and firmly in last place among all AHL teams.
A strong first period, paired with a dominant night in net from Matt Villalta led Ontario to a 5-2 win over Colorado. It started off rocky for the Reign as Alex Galchenyuk scored to give Colorado the lead, just two minutes into the game.
With a good handful of players called up to the LA Kings, buckle up — the Ontario Reign could be in for a wild ride as coach Marco Sturm tries to patch a lineup together.
LA Kings goaltending prospect Matt Villalta has tried to keep things light over the past few years. Specifically, he’s featured various cartoon characters on his mask, including SpongeBob and Fred Flintstone.
The LA Kings suffered their first regulation defeat of the preseason, by a 3-1 margin on Wednesday evening at Toyota Arena in Ontario. Carl Grundstrom scored the lone goal for the Kings in the defeat, while Matt Villalta went the distance in goal in his first-ever preseason start, making 14 saves on 16 shots.
Jacob Doty and Matt Villalta each reportedly ink one-year deals to return to the Ontario Reign for the 2022-23 season. The Ontario Reign will not be lacking for toughness in the upcoming 2022-23 AHL season as they re-signed forward Jacob Doty on Thursday: Doty, 29, had the second-most penalty minutes on the team with 89 (Austin Wagner had 107).
Hello Insiders! Many players on the Ontario Reign roster took the next step in their development this season. One of the names at the top of that list was goaltender Matt Villalta who had the best year of his young professional career.
In a move that caught many off guard, the Kings recalled goaltending prospect Matt Villalta to the NHL roster on an emergency basis. Mayor’s Manor editor John Hoven reported this was done for precautionary reasons.
The Ontario Reign backup goaltending situation has been up and down all season. Aside from starter Matt Villalta having an improved season, the quality starts from the backup position has been few and far between.
Matt Villalta holds down the fort as the Ontario Reign extends their winning streak to seven games with a win over Bakersfield. The performance may not
The Ontario Reign will look to avenge Sunday’s loss to the Abbotsford Canucks when the two teams meet up again tonight at 7 pm PT in Ontario. The Ontario Reign and Abbotsford Canucks are back at it tonight, just two days after the Canucks 3-2 win over the Reign for their first win in franchise history.
When the LA Kings announced their roster for the 2021 Rookie Showcase on September 2, goaltender Matt Villalta was absent from the 28-name group. After
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