Ajinomoto Foods North America, a specialty frozen food manufacturer in Ontario, is partnering with the Ontario Reign hockey team, part of the American Hockey League, for the 2024-25 season.

Through the partnership, Ajinomoto will provide a scholarship for the Junior Reign Scholarship program and will support the Reign’s Youth Fantasy Camp for kids age 7 through 15.

The Junior Reign Scholarship will be presented in March during “ReignCon” and “Anime Night” at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. The Junior Reign is a junior hockey team intended to help player development on and off the ice. Ajinomoto will partner with the Hope Reigns Foundation to provide a monetary donation toward the Junior Reign scholarship, according to a news release.

The Youth Fantasy Camp, a youth hockey camp scheduled to take place before the Reign’s home game on Jan. 4, will allow young hockey players to receive a day of professional instruction from Reign personnel including coaches and staff.

“As a company that is committed to supporting communities where we operate, we’re proud to give back in some small way by encouraging local youth in their future development,” Hiroshi Kaho, president and CEO of Ajinomoto Foods North America, said in the news release. “Not only are we huge fans of the Ontario Reign, we’re honored by the opportunity to contribute to the wellbeing of its future superstars.”

“We are thrilled to partner with Ajinomoto Foods, who are helping to support our youth hockey initiatives in Ontario,” Dan Lynch, Ontario Reign vice president of sales and marketing, said in the news release. “We’re excited to work with the Ajinomoto team and look forward to the presentation of the scholarship in March.”

The Ontario Reign serve as the primary development team for the Los Angeles Kings, with 14 players from the Ontario Reign roster playing National Hockey League games during the 2023-24 season. For information, go to ontarioreign.com.