, ▁they ▁were ▁never ▁a ▁play off ▁cont ender ▁and ▁missed ▁the ▁play offs ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁year . ▁Despite ▁their ▁poor ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁ice , ▁the ▁attend ance ▁at ▁ 3 6 ▁home ▁games ▁was ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁ 2 4 0 , 5 9 6 , ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 6 , 6 8 3 ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁over ▁ 3 % ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁season , ▁the ▁Re ign ▁captured ▁the ▁league ▁attend ance ▁record ▁despite ▁the ▁poor ▁on - ice ▁performance . ▁ ▁Head ▁coach ▁Karl ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁with ▁the ▁franch ise ▁since ▁its ▁inaug ural ▁year ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Wol ves ▁of ▁the ▁A HL ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach . ▁He ▁left ▁Ontario ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 6 - 9 9 - 2 2 ▁record . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Re ign ▁announced ▁that ▁Jason ▁Christ ie ▁would ▁succeed ▁Taylor ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁that ▁Christ ie ▁would ▁be ▁joined ▁behind ▁the ▁ben ch ▁by ▁former ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Kings ▁def ens eman ▁and ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Mark ▁Hard y . ▁The ▁Re ign ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁franch ise - best ▁ 4 3 - 2 1 - 5