The Ontario Reign swept the home-and-home series with the Bakersfield Condors on the back of Koehn Ziemmer’s hat-trick heroics.
REAL MEN WIN IN PINK! 💓 pic.twitter.com/ebhHqMmj7D
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
Goal Breakdown
First period:
BAK: Riley Stillman (3), ASST: Sam Poulin (18), Josh Brown (9)
BAK: SH James Hamblin (15), ASST: Daniel D’Amato (8)
ONT: PP Cole Guttman (17), ASST: Nikita Alexandrov (29)
BAK: Damien Carfagna (6), ASST: Isaac Howard (18), James Hamblin (11)
Second period:
ONT: Koehn Ziemmer (4), ASST: Kirill Kirsanov (6), Angus Booth (9)
Third period:
ONT: Koehn Ziemmer (5), ASST: Jack Millar (4)
ONT: Koehn Ziemmer (6), ASST: Jared Wright (11), Joe Hicketts (13)
Stats
Goals:
BAK: 3
ONT: 4
Shots:
BAK: 21
ONT: 31
Power plays:
BAK: 0/3
ONT: 1/6
Here are the three takeaways from Saturday night’s 4-3 win:
Koehn Ziemmer’s hat trick propels the Reign to victory
For the second straight night against the Condors, the Reign found themselves down after 20 minutes. In contrast to Friday night’s victory, the Reign had to dig deep and find a way to snatch two points from Bakersfield.
Insert Koehn Ziemmer.
Ziemmer kick-started Ontario’s comeback win with a greasy goal in a scramble situation in the blue paint for his fourth tally of the year. The first-year pro tied things up 3:34 into the third period, all alone in front of the net, after Jack Millar fed him the puck from the right wing wall after a Condors turnover. Three minutes and 16 seconds later, Ziemmer capped off his natural hat trick with a pinpoint accurate shot, far corner from the circle, for his first professional hat trick.
THIS IS A KOEHN ZIEMMER APPRECIATION POST!! 🫶 pic.twitter.com/eyzDvzkCJd
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
ZIEMMS AGAIN!!!! 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/FK9JdCjUAQ
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
💤💤💤 BUT WE AINT SLEEPIN’ TONIGHT!!!
KOEHN ZIEMMER WITH A HAT TRICK! pic.twitter.com/TbMJWAPovW
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
One. Two. Three.
Ziemmer’s shot is the most lethal tool in his game, and he showed it last night. However, it hasn’t been a smooth sailing season for him. He didn’t make his season debut until October 26th, the sixth game of the season for Ontario. He’s been in and out of the lineup and has gone through the learning lesson of transitioning from junior hockey to the professional game, where he was a top guy on the Prince George Cougars (WHL), to having to start from scratch in the AHL.
After the game, his Head Coach couldn’t have been happier to see his hard work pay off in a season that hadn’t been easy for him.
“That’s a first-year Pro having to go through those lessons, not always being the go-to guy, not getting all the minutes, and not being relied on in every situation,” said Andrew Lord. “You saw the shots tonight, but his play away from the puck has dramatically improved here over the season. I think that’s a testament to the effort he puts in. Whenever you have a great guy like that with his character, work ethic, and care, you want to see him get rewarded.”
A lil special somethin’ for our first star 🤩 pic.twitter.com/YmWgbSxDTk
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
Who else but Ziemms!! 👏 pic.twitter.com/9gSySUX3r5
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
Another tight game against Bakersfield
These Condors-Reign games have a similar feel to their matchups near the end of the 2023-24 season. Four of the six games have been decided by one goal, with one of them having gone to overtime. Considering how tight the standings are and the teams separated by three points heading into this weekend’s series, both games had a playoff feel and chippiness to them. It also helped that last night’s crowd was buzzing. If the standings stay the same way late in the season, I expect the final two matchups to be the same.
Heading into the all-star break on a high note
We are officially in the All-Star break! Ontario heads into the break in sole possession of first place with a record of 31-14-1-1 (64 pts) after sweeping this weekend’s home-and-home series against Bakersfield. It’s an incredible feat considering there are 10 Kings prospects on the Reign who are either in their first or second year as a pro. That’s a testament to the leadership group and coaching staff on this team, which has made this year’s team a special group. We should be in store for a great finish for the top seed in the Pacific Division.
NOTES:
*Nikita Alexandrov recorded his 100th career AHL assist.
More apples to come! 🍎🙌 pic.twitter.com/3K3YrVM19z
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
*Jared Wright’s primary assist on Ziemmer’s third goal was his seventh point (3 G, 4 A) in his last six games.
*Cole Guttman recorded his 17th goal of the season and fifth on the power play. His 17 goals are second on the team behind Andre Lee’s 18.
GET US GOING, GUTTY!!👏👏 pic.twitter.com/6kmOfcHFVY
— Ontario Reign (@ontarioreign) February 8, 2026
*Millar recorded an assist in back-to-back games.
*Pheonix Copley made 18 saves on 21 shots for his 13th victory of the season.
*Ontario improved its record on home ice to 17-5-1-1.
UP NEXT: The Ontario Reign head into the all-star break with a record of 31-14-1-1. Their next game is on Saturday, February 14th, against the Abbotsford Canucks in Abbotsford. That game starts at 7 PM PST, and you can watch it on FloSports or listen to it on the Ontario Reign Radio Network or the ESPN LA app.
Featured image credit: Megan Sanders/Ontario Reign
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