Photos: Alaska Aces Vs. Ontario Reign Season Opener

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Alaska Aces goalie Niklas Lundstrom can't reach the puck as Tyler Spurgeon, of the Ontario Reign taps the puck in for the first score of the season opening hockey game at the Sullivan Arena on Friday, October 17, 2014.

The Alaska Aces dropped five banners at Sullivan Arena on Friday night to signify their substantial success last hockey season. And then the Ontario Reign promptly dropped a 3-1 opening-night setback on the Aces in what proved less than a banner night for the ECHL's defending champions. After the Aces displayed the franchise's third Kelly Cup on the Sullivan Arena rink in a nine-minute pregame ceremony, the Reign used a first-period goal and two quick strikes in the second period to drop the Aces in a 3-0 ditch.

Read more: Defending champion Aces drop season-opener to Reign