LA Kings RW Prospect Justin Auger Could Be A Future 3rd Line Upgrade

August 20, 2016 by 1 Comment

Ontario Reign right wing and Los Angeles Kings prospect Justin Auger, shown here in Game 1 of the second round of the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs against the San Diego Gulls at Citizens Business Bank Arena on May 5, 2016
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Photo: David Sheehan/CaliShooterOne Photography

LOS ANGELES — At 6-7, 229 pounds, Justin Auger is not the kind of player who one would, at first blush, think of as anything more than a checking forward. But the 22-year-old native of Kitchener, Ontario already has a Calder Cup Championship (2014-15 season with the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs, now the Kings’ ECHL affiliate) and a 19-goal campaign with the AHL’s Ontario Reign last season.

19 goals for a checking forward? As it turns out, the development of the Kings’ fourth round pick (103rd overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft has been, in a word, remarkable.

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Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yanetti Talks LA Kings and the 2016 Draft

June 22, 2016 by 4 Comments

2016 NHL DRAFT: Frozen Royalty begins its coverage of the Los Angeles Kings and the 2016 National Hockey League Draft with exclusive comments from Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yanetti on what the Kings are thinking and looking at in the draft this year.

LOS ANGELES — Heading into the final days before the 2016 National Hockey League Draft on June 24-25, the Los Angeles Kings are in the home stretch of their preparations for what will be a challenging draft for them, one in which, barring any trades in which they may acquire or lose draft picks, they have just four selections and no first round pick.

The Kings sent their first round pick (21st overall) to the Carolina Hurricanes, along with defenseman Roland McKeown, in exchange for defenseman Andrej Sekera on February 25, 2015.

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Ontario Reign Need More Action Behind Their Words With Sweep Looming

May 26, 2016 by 3 Comments

Ontario Reign head coach Mike Stothers (center) has his work cut out for him with his team facing
a 3-0 deficit in the AHL’s 2016 Western Conference Finals.
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Photo: David Sheehan/CaliShooterOne Photography

LOS ANGELES — At least they’re saying all the right things…

But that’s about all that can be said about the Ontario Reign, who are looking way, way up at a 3-0 series deficit against the Lake Erie Monsters in the American Hockey League’s Western Conference Finals after the Monsters shutout the Reign in Game 3 of their best-of-seven series, 4-0, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Monsters can complete a four-game sweep in tonight’s Game 4, also in Cleveland, and the way they’ve dominated the series, it almost seems like a foregone conclusion, as the Reign have had no answer to the Monsters’ speed thus far.

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Frozen Royalty Audio: Auger, Dowd, Stothers After Ontario Reign Eliminate San Diego

May 15, 2016 by Leave a comment

ONTARIO, CA — Forwards Joel Lowry and Justin Auger, both Los Angeles Kings prospects, scored goals to lead the Ontario Reign to a 2-1 win over the San Diego Gulls in Game 5 of their second round American Hockey League playoff series.

With the victory, the Reign eliminated the Gulls in five games.

The Reign stifled the Gulls at most every turn, severely limiting their chances and taking away the middle of the ice. Moreover, much of the play was in the San Diego zone, the result of a highly effective Ontario forecheck. As a result, the Gulls recorded just 16 shots on goal

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LA Kings Prospect Justin Auger Looking To Build Upon Outstanding First Pro Season

September 14, 2015 by 1 Comment

2015 ROOKIE CAMP: Frozen Royalty’s coverage of the Los Angeles Kings 2015 Rookie Camp continues with a look at right wing prospect Justin Auger, who exceeded expectations in an outstanding first season in professional hockey last year.

LA Kings right wing prospect Justin Auger (right), shown here shooting
the puck for the Manchester Monarchs during Game 1 of the
2015 Calder Cup Finals on June 6, 2015.
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Photo: Blake Gumprecht

EL SEGUNDO, CA — As has been said so often over the decades, professional hockey players are getting bigger, stronger and faster, seemingly every year.

Case in point:right wing prospect Justin Auger, who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (103rd overall) of the 2013 National Hockey League Draft.

At 6-7, 227 pounds, one might expect the 21-year-old native of Kitchener, Ontario to be a basketball player. Instead, he’s pushing towards a career in the NHL, and his play last season, his first in professional hockey, earned him some rather high praise from his head coach.

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