Ontario Jr. Reign Road to the 2026 Premier Playoffs
- Lyanna Yeow
- Mar 2
- 5 min read
Updated: Mar 5
Ontario Jr. Reign
The Ontario Jr. Reign’s hard-work and dedication during the regular season put them in third place of the USPHL Pacific Division standings with 72 points and a season record of 35-9-2-0. Out of their 35 wins, the Jr. Reign were able to secure five shutouts, two overtime wins, and one shootout win. The Jr. Reign started with a win against the Long Beach Bombers and ended the season with a twelve-game winning streak. The Longest winning streak that the Jr. Reign were able to maintain was their twelve-game winning streak which started on January 30, 2026 and ended on February 28, 2026 when the regular season concluded.
PP & PK Success Rate and Top Scorers
The Ontario Jr. Reign ended the regular season with a 26.3% power play success rate and an exceptional 87.0% penalty killing success rate. The team’s points and assists leader was #77 Marc Belanger (28G, 39A) who had 67 points recorded by the end of the regular season. When looking at the team’s goals leader, #22 Samuel Delaquis led the team with 32 goals secured by the end of the season.
Hat-tricks in the 2025-26 Regular Season
Listed below are the following players who secured hat-trick(s) during the 2025-26 regular season and the date that the hat-trick(s) were secured:
Players of the Week
There have been multiple Ontario Jr. Reign players that were named the Stars of the Week during the 2025-26 regular season which included the following:
Week of Sept. 20-28, 2025
Week of Oct. 6-12, 2025
Week of Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
Week of Nov. 3-9, 2025
#29 Nick Perry (Golatender)
Week of Dec. 8-14, 2025
#33 Domenik McInenly (Golatender)
Week of Jan. 12–18, 2026
#22 Samuel Delaquis (Forward)
Week of Jan. 26 – Feb. 1, 2026
Week of Feb. 23 – March 1, 2026
#12 Alec Boucher (Defenseman)
Goaltending
In regards to goaltending, the Ontario Jr. Reign had 3 active goaltenders who played during the 2025-26 regular season. This included the following players and stats:
#29 Nicholas Perry ended this season with a record of 14-5-1-0 and a 0.925 SV% in 22 games played. A set of impressive stats to highlight include the following:
Star of the Week 3 times
2 shutout
5-0 against San Diego Sabers on 10/28/25
5-0 against San Diego Sabers on 2/21/26
2 overtime win
2-1 against Long Beach Bombers on 11/8/25
4-3 against Fresno Monsters on 1/17/26
#33 Domenik Mclnenly ended this season with a record of 12-2-1-0 and a 0.919 SV% in 17 games played. An impressive stat to highlight include the following:
Star of the Week 1 time
1 shootout win
7-6 against Henderson Force on 10/4/25
#32 Makai Collins ended this season with a record of 8-2-0-0 and a 0.945 SV% in 10 games played. A set of impressive stats to highlight include the following:
Star of the Week 2 times
2 shutouts
6-0 against Lake Tahoe Lakers on 10/12/25
11-0 against Colorado Fighting Elk on 1/31/26
16-0 against Colorado Fighting Elk on 2/1/26
Las Vegas Showcase (December 16-19, 2025)
Ontario Jr. Reign vs. Seattle Totems (3-1)
Ontario Jr. Reign vs. Vernal Oilers (1-2)
Ontario Jr. Reign vs. McCall Smokejumpers (6-2)
Ontario Jr. Reign vs. Iron County Yeti (6-1)
When looking at the stats, the Ontario Jr. Reign put up a total of 16 goals, 134 shots on goal, and 55 penalty minutes during the four games that were played during this series. They also ended with a 14.3% power play success rate and a 100% penalty kill success rate. The Ontario Jr. Reign’s points leader was #22 Samuel Delaquis (4G, 1A) who ended this series with 5 points. After an eventful four games, the Ontario Jr. Reign ended this series thrivingly, 3-1, through their hard work and sheer determination.
Against the rest of the Pacific Division:
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. Ventura Vikings (VNV)
OJR won five out of six games played against VNV during the 2025-26 regular season (5-1). During their previous matchups, OJR outscored (25G vs. 13G), outshot (215 SOG vs. 174 SOG), and found more success with their special teams (22.6 PP% vs. 6.90 PP% and 93.1 PK% vs. 77.4 PK%) compared to VNV.
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. Lake Tahoe Lakers (LTL)
OJR won all six games played against LTL during the 2025-26 regular season (6-0). During these matchups, OJR outscored (43G vs. 9G), outshot (289 SOG vs. 170 SOG) and dominated with their special teams (40.5 PP% vs. 5.71 PP% and 94.3 PK% vs. 59.5 PK%).
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. Fresno Monsters (FRM)
OJR won two out of six games played against FRM by the end of the regular season (2-4). During these games, FRM had a slight advantage when it came to puck possession (194 SOG vs. 191 SOG) despite outscoring OJR (25 G vs 14 G). When it came to special teams, FRM found more success on the power play (20.0 PP% vs. 4.17 PP%) and on the penalty kill (95.8 PK% vs. 80/0 PK%).
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. Henderson Force (HNF)
OJR won one out of the four games against HNF during the 2025-26 regular season (3-1) which included a shootout win on October 4, 2025. HNF had the upperhand when it came to goals scored (18G vs. 11G) despite being outshot by OJR (170 SOG vs. 157 SOG). HNF did have a slight advantage when it came to their power play success rate (25.0 PP% vs. 21.1 PP%) and penalty kill success rate (78.9 PK% vs. 75.0 PK%).
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. San Diego Sabers (SDS)
OJR won nine out of eleven games against SDS (9-2) which included two shutouts secured on October 28, 2025 and February 21, 2026. Their success came from outscoring (54G vs. 21G), outshooting (437 SOG vs. 312 SOG), and having an advantage when it came to their special teams (28.6 PP% vs. 13.0 PP% and 87.0 PK% vs. 78.4 PK%) in comparison to SDS.
Ontario Jr. Reign (OJR) vs. Long Beach Bombers (LBB)
OJR won all six games played against LBB (6-0) which included an overtime win on November 8, 2025. During their previous matchups, OJR consistently outscored (27G vs. 15G) and outshot (273 SOG vs. 194 SOG) LBB. Despite being outscored and outshot, LBB found more success on the power play (17.6 PP% vs. 13.8 PP%) and on the penalty kill (86.2 PK% vs. 82.4 PK%) when they played against OJR.
The Ontario Jr. Reign ended the regular season strong and on a high note with their twelve-game winning streak. This momentum will benefit them as they are scheduled to play against Henderson Force in the 2026 Premier Playoffs. It is certain that the Ontario Jr. Reign will not go down without a fight as they are determined to advance to the Premier Finals for a second year in a row!
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