2015-16 Ontario Reign Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 44-19-4 (SO: 0-1) - 93 points
Finishing 1st in the AHL's Pacific Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Mike Stothers (44-19, 4 OTL)
Location: Ontario, California
Attendance: 291,366, Avg. 8,570 in 34 home dates
2015-16 Ontario Reign Statistics

The Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League ended the 2015-16 season with a record of 44 wins and 19 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 93 points finishing first in the AHL's Pacific Division.

The Reign paced the circuit with just 138 goals allowed. Ontario scored 192 goals. Michael Mersch netted 24 goals for the team, while Sean Backman and Nic Dowd each accounted for 34 assists. Peter Budaj earned 42 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.75 goals against average, leading goalies with significant playing time.

Mike Stothers coached the team. The 2015-16 Ontario Reign lost in the Conference Final of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mike AmadioCMay 13, 19966'1"192RSault Ste. Marie, ON
Derek ArmyFApril 10, 19915'11"170RNorth Kingstown, RI
Derek ArnoldCFebruary 9, 19905'8"172RNorwood, MA USA
Justin AugerRWMay 14, 19946'7"231RWaterloo, ON Canada
Sean BackmanRWApril 29, 19865'8"165RWhite Plains, NY
Paul BissonnetteLMarch 11, 19856'2"211LWelland, ON Canada
Jonny BrodzinskiRWJune 19, 19936'1"201RBlaine, MN USA
Peter BudajGSeptember 18, 19826'1"200LBystrica, Slovakia
Kyle CliffordLWJanuary 13, 19916'2"208LAyr, ON
Andrew CrescenziCJuly 29, 19926'5"208LThornhill, ON
Nic DowdFMay 27, 19906'2"196RHuntsville, AL
Nick EbertDMay 11, 19946'1"207RLivingston, NJ
Christian EhrhoffDJuly 6, 19826'2"200LMoers, Germany
Ray EmeryGSeptember 28, 19826'2"202LHamilton, ON Canada
Empty Net
Derek ForbortDMarch 4, 19926'4"218LDuluth, MN
Curt GogolLWSeptember 21, 19916'1"190LCalgary, AB
Kevin GravelDMarch 6, 19926'4"200RKingsford, MI
Sam HerrLWOctober 13, 19926'0"205LHinsdale, IL USA
Ryan HorvatLWFebruary 9, 19936'0"196LSimcoe, ON Canada
Michael HouserGSeptember 13, 19926'2"190LYoungstown, OH
Adrian KempeLW/RWSeptember 13, 19966'2"187LKramfors, SWE
Maxim KitsynFDecember 24, 19916'2"192RNovokuznetsk, Russia
Paul LaDueDSeptember 6, 19926'2"194RGrand Forks, ND USA
Matt LeitnerFNovember 27, 19905'9"170LLos Alamitos, CA USA
Zac LeslieDJanuary 31, 19946'1"177LOttawa, ON
Vincent LoVerdeDApril 14, 19895'11"205RChicago, IL
Joel LowryLWNovember 15, 19916'2"185LCalgary, AB
Kurtis MacDermidDMarch 25, 19946'4"215LSauble Beach, ON
Jamie McBainDFebruary 25, 19886'2"200REdina, MN USA
Michael MerschFOctober 2, 19926'1"215RPark Ridge, IL
Kenton MillerCFebruary 10, 19916'0"190LRedvers, Saskatchewan
Kris NewburyCFebruary 19, 19825'10"205LBrampton, ON Canada
Kevin RaineDMay 28, 19936'1"205RDryden, ON
Scott SabourinRWJuly 30, 19926'3"203ROrleans, ON
Jordan Samuels-ThomasLWMay 28, 19906'4"190LWest Hartford, CT USA
Matt SchmalzCMarch 21, 19966'6"210RDunnville, ON
Jeff SchultzDFebruary 25, 19866'6"224LCalgary, AB Canada
Damir SharipzyanovLDFebruary 17, 19966'1"208LNizhnekamsk, Russia
Brett SutterCJune 2, 19876'0"195LViking, AB Canada
Valentin ZykovRWMay 15, 19956'2"205RSt.Petersburg, Russia



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