ONTARIO – The plan is for Jeff Zatkoff to be The Man between the pipes for the Reign this season. Just not on Sunday, after the goaltender spent five days driving from Manchester, N.H., to the Inland Empire.The Kings’ third-round pick in the 2006 draft was in the building, but not in uniform, for the [...]

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Ryan Jones grew up in small-town Chatham, Ont., with many of the same hopes and dreams as millions of other young Canadians. First and foremost, he wanted to play in the National Hockey League. But it wasn’t until high school, while serving detention, that Jones decided to make a serious push to follow the ice [...]

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The Gwinnett Gladiators announced today that they have signed goaltender Charlie Effinger for the 2008-09 season. Effinger becomes the first goaltender signed by the Gladiators for the upcoming season. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound netminder posted a perfect 6-0-0 record during his senior season with Miami University in Ohio last year. Link to original site

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Charlotte Checkers announced that they have agreed to terms with goaltender Dave McKee and forward Marty Guerin. The Checkers are the ECHL affiliate of the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League and the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. Link to the Original Article

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Falls native Mike Glumac upbeat after signing with Canadiens Mike Glumac is looking forward to his fresh start in professional hockey. The Niagara Falls native has just signed a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and their farm club the Hamilton Bulldogs. Link to Original Article

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