EL SEGUNDO, CA — Although it was just an optional skate for the Los Angeles Kings, newly acquired defenseman Robyn Regehr was on the ice, and he spent a lot of time just talking with assistant coach John Stevens, trying to get the lay of the land. Regehr, 32, was acquired by the Kings on... Continue Reading →
LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi Is Cautiously Optimistic About Young Defensive Corps – VIDEO
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With injuries to stay-at-home defensemen Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell to start the abbreviated 2013 season—Greene played in just the first game of the season, while Mitchell has not seen action yet this year—things have certainly not gone according to the plan for the Los Angeles Kings. “You’ve seen the way... Continue Reading →
LA Kings’ Darryl Sutter Issues More Challenges To Defense, Goaltenders
EL SEGUNDO, CA — While many have pointed to a lack of goal scoring as an area of major concern for the Los Angeles Kings, head coach Darryl Sutter knows better. In fact, Sutter isn’t even talking about his team’s offensive attack. Instead, he is primarily focused on defense and goaltending, given the fact that... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Defenseman Keaton Ellerby Will Need To Get The Lay Of The Land Quickly
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Despite being acquired by the Los Angeles Kings just five days ago, defenseman Keaton Ellerby already seems like a Southern California native, at least a little bit, anyway. “I went down for lunch in Hermosa [Beach] with [defenseman Jake] Muzzin and [right wing Jordan] Nolan, and then just waited around,” Ellerby... Continue Reading →
Is It Time For The Los Angeles Kings To Trade For A Defenseman?
LOS ANGELES — After a 3-0 shutout defeat at the hands of the Nashville Predators on February 7 in Nashville, the Los Angeles Kings have dropped to 3-4-2 to start the abbreviated 2013 campaign. Indeed, after raising their black, white and silver 2012 Stanley Cup banner on January 19, the Kings are now raising red... Continue Reading →
Opportunity Is Knocking For Los Angeles Kings Defenseman Davis Drewiske
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After playing in just 109 regular season games with the Los Angeles Kings over the previous four seasons, including a career-low nine games last season, defenseman Davis Drewiske must have felt like he was just spinning his wheels, at times, terribly frustrated with the major lack of ice time. Of course,... Continue Reading →
After A Scary Injury, Alec Martinez Is Ready To Go For LA Kings – News, Audio Interviews From January 9 Informal Skate
PRE-TRAINING CAMP: A few more of the Los Angeles Kings showed up at their informal skates at their practice facility on January 9, including Colin Fraser, Mike Richards, and Alec Martinez. Read on for the details, and listen to the raw audio interviews. EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings continue to trickle... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Quick Cleared To Play – Photo Gallery, Audio Interviews From LA Kings January 8 Informal Skate
PRE-TRAINING CAMP: Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick said he has been cleared to return to action, and he talked about the back injury he suffered in the final weeks of the 2011-12 regular season, the surgery he had to correct the problem, and his recovery. Also includes audio interviews and a photo gallery from... Continue Reading →
Tickets Still Available For NHLPA Charity Hockey Game Benefitting LA Jr. Kings and Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Tickets are still available, but are going fast, for the National Hockey League Players Association Charity Hockey Game and Auction on Friday, November 9, 2012, benefitting the LA Jr. Kings (PW AAA 2000, and the Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation, played at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Game time... Continue Reading →
2012 Sunset Sip With Jim Fox Benefits The Guidance Center
Los Angeles Kings television color commentator and Kings alumnus Jim Fox will host the second annual “Sunset Sip” wine tasting reception at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach (628 Alamitos Avenue) on Thursday, September 20, from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM. Proceeds from the reception will once again benefit The Guidance Center,... Continue Reading →
2011-12 Year-In-Review: Quick, Blue Line Corps Were LA Kings’ Greatest Strengths
LOS ANGELES — While the Los Angeles Kings struggled mightily to score goals throughout most of the 2011-12 regular season, the addition of forward Jeff Carter, and the recalls of rookie left wings Dwight King and Jordan Nolan, along with rookie defenseman Slava Voynov, gave the team balance throughout their lineup. That balance allowed head... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Not Easy For Black Aces To Stay Focused, Ready
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Every team in the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Playoffs has them, but they are usually unseen, or keep to themselves, staying out of the limelight, patiently waiting for their chance to crack the lineup, often a fleeting opportunity, at best. These are the Black Aces, the extra skaters and goaltenders... Continue Reading →