Ontario Reign vs Henderson Silver Knights

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A Sunday matinee is the version of this sport nobody warns you is the best one. Early puck drop, a building full of kids in oversized jerseys, and you are home before dinner with your ears still ringing.

Henderson comes up out of the Vegas system fast and well-coached and carrying real ambitions of their own, so the rematch has heat in it. What surprises every first-timer is the pace — two development pipelines trading chances at a speed television flattens out completely. The Reign skate the quick, up-tempo way the Kings organization teaches, and the between-periods promotions are unapologetically ridiculous in a way that wins over people who came reluctantly.

An afternoon at Toyota Arena in Ontario, with seats close to the ice for less than you would guess.

Start the tradition this year. Kids remember the first one for a very long time.