Ontario Reign: Three Stars of the Week 10/13-10/19

The Ontario Reign went 1-1-0-0 in their two games during the week to conclude their four-game homestand to open 2025-26.

The Reign dropped their first game in a sluggish 2-0 defeat against the Henderson Silver Knights. There weren’t many offensive chances either team could muster, but Henderson was victorious after 60 minutes.

Ontario ended the week with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory in the third period over the Colorado Eagles, despite recording only 15 shots on goal.

With the recap of the games over, let’s get to our three stars for the week!

Third star

Kenny Connors

Stats: Two games played, zero goals, one assist, one point, +/- 0 rating, one shot on goal

Kenny Connors recorded an assist in Ontario’s two games, but that wasn’t the reason why he was named the third star of the week for me. Connors has done well and earned high praise from head coach Andrew Lord. In Sunday’s game, Connors was rewarded with power play time late in the third period, and when asked what the reasoning was behind that decision, Lord said he deserved it.

“[Connors] deserves it. Great NHL rookie camp, main camp, and American League camp. He’s Mr. Consistent for a first-year player. He does things the right way, reads the game at a very high level, and has a great skill set,” said Lord after the team’s 3-2 victory over the Eagles.

Los Angeles’ fourth-round pick from 2022 is still searching for his first professional goal, but playing a strong 200-foot game has already caught the attention of the coaching staff.

Second star

Samuel Bolduc

Stats: Two games played, two goals, zero assists, two points, +1 rating, four shots on goal

The Reign scored only three goals combined in their two games. Two of them came off the stick of Samuel Bolduc. With the Reign down 2-1 entering the third period, somebody needed to spark the comeback. That somebody was Bolduc.

Bolduc’s first tally was a blast from the blue line less than a minute into the final period. That was his game-tying goal. His game-winning goal came on the power play on a sweet give-and-go on a zone entry with Aatu Jamsen.