EL SEGUNDO, CA — As they reminisce about their team, hockey fans generally remember the skilled, offensively gifted players, the star netminders, or the heavyweight enforcers. They also remember players who are memorable for the wrong reasons. But rarely do they remember the guys in the trenches, the unsung heroes who do a lot of... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Earlier this summer, during the Los Angeles Kings’ annual Development Camp for their young prospects, while the players were out on the ice, trying to make a solid impression on the coaches and scouts, a couple of players were standing on the sidelines due to injury. For defenseman prospect Colten Teubert,... Continue Reading →
MANCHESTER, NH AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — On March 16, the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (the Kings’ primary minor league affiliate) assigned defenseman Patrick Mullen to the Ontario Reign, the Kings’ and Monarchs’ ECHL affiliate. The Kings also assigned defenseman Colten Teubert to the Reign on March 17. Mullen, 23, has played... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On February 16, the Los Angeles Kings assigned winger Richard Clune to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, their primary minor league affiliate. Clune, 22, was assigned by the Monarchs to the ECHL’s Ontario Reign on February 10 before being recalled by the Kings the next day after they... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On February 11, the Los Angeles Kings recalled forward Richard Clune from the Ontario Reign of the ECHL after they lost right wing Brandon Segal when he was claimed off of waivers by the Dallas Stars. Clune, 22, played in 41 games with the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League... Continue Reading →
For those of you who have a Kindle electronic book reader from Amazon.com—maybe you just received one as a holiday gift or perhaps you have the Kindle App for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch—please know that you can read more than just books with it. Indeed, if you’re a fan of Frozen Royalty, you can now read this... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA - After the first game of their 2009-10 Rookie Tournament, a 6-1 blowout loss to the young prospects of the Phoenix Coyotes, one might think that the Los Angeles Kings’ prospects should have stuck with the drills they were working on during the first three days of their rookie camp. Indeed, the... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings have completed three days of their 2009-10 Rookie Camp with the focus on drills designed to improve their young prospects compete level, decision-making, positional play, puck handling, and more.“Overall, I’ve been very excited about what’s happened here in the three days,” said Kings head coach Terry Murray.... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Every hockey fan knows that the weeks immediately following the July 1 unrestricted free agent signing frenzy is a painfully dull, slow time in terms of news about their favorite National Hockey League team, or even general news related to the sport. Indeed, barring any extraordinary circumstances, things are horribly slow for... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Last summer, Los Angeles Kings defenseman prospect Thomas Hickey was in Southern California for the team’s annual development camp for their young prospects. But for him, the camp was filled with off-ice training and exercises and a lot of watching from the bench. Indeed, Hickey ended up spending last year’s development... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On July 9, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they have signed forward prospect Scott Parse to a one-year contract. Financial terms were not disclosed. Parse, 25, scored fifteen goals and added 24 assists for 39 points with a +6 plus/minus rating and 38 penalty minutes this past season for the... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, I will be talking extensively with Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi in a one-on-one telephone interview. Although I already have a list of questions for him, chances are good that I’ve missed something that “inquiring minds want to know.” As such, I encourage you to post any questions you think I... Continue Reading →
