Both the Ontario Jr. Reign and San Diego Sabers are back on the ice this weekend for a slew of USPHL games.

Ontario Jr. Reign at Fresno Monsters – Feb. 10-12

When:

Thursday Feb. 10 @ 7:30 p.m.
Friday Feb. 11 @ 6 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 12 @ 5 p.m.

Where: Gateway Ice Arena

Watch: HockeyTV.com

Team Records:

Ontario Jr. Reign 13-22-1
Fresno Monsters 27-10-2

Reign Notes:

The Reign go up to Fresno for a weekend series against the Monsters in an attempt to steal a couple of wins from a hot Fresno team who has won three straight. Two of those came against the Reign on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5.

The Reign are still in the hunt for the fourth playoff position and every game remaining is an important one.

Monsters Notes:

The Monsters are competing to keep their 12-game winning streak alive dating back to Jan. 14 The Monsters are first in the standings coming into the weekend with 56 points, with a five-point lead ahead of the Las Vegas Thunderbirds.

Who to Watch:

Junah Croteau and Aidan Szautner of the Reign are heading into the weekend both tied on the team in points with 55, and goals with 21, and looking for more. Stepan Skvirskii of the Monsters leads the team in points with a jaw-dropping 107 points in 39 games and continues to produce with 2.74 points per game.

San Diego Sabers vs. Long Beach Shredders – Feb. 12-13

When:

Saturday, Feb.12 @ 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, Feb.13 @ 1 p.m.

Where: Icetown Carlsbad

Watch: HockeyTV.com

Team Records:

San Diego Sabers: 13-22-4
Long Beach Shredders: 11-22-4

Sabers Notes:

Coming off of a tough last weekend series vs the Monsters losing both on Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, the Sabers are looking to bounce back into the win column. Both teams are evenly matched heading into the weekend, the Sabers are one step closer to locking up a playoff spot if they were to come out of the weekend with a couple of wins.

They are in a continued dogfight with the Ontario Jr. Reign for the final playoff spot and fourth place in the pacific division.

Shredders Notes:

The Shredders are also coming off a tough last weekend series loss against the Las Vegas Thunderbirds. Don’t doubt the last place Shredders as they want to have a strong finish to their remaining seven regular-season games.

Players to Watch:

For the Sabers, watch out for leading point-getter Adam Wedberg, with 41 points and team-leading 23 goals. As he along with his team pushes to stay in fourth place and grab the final playoff position.

For the Shredders, Blake Anderson and Jacob Saenger are both tied in team points with 37. Anderson, the Peace River, Alberta native leads the team in goals with 23 looks to have a strong finish to his rookie campaign with the Shredders. Saenger, the Castle Rock, Colo., native plans to continue his strong point production for the remaining seven games.

— Ontario Jr. Reign/San Diego Sabers Staff

(February 10, 2022)