EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings rid themselves of the sloth-like skating and one-bad-penalty-after-another performances by left wing enforcer Raitis Ivanans when they passed on signing him to a new contract this past summer. That left the enforcer spot open, and it is all but a foregone conclusion that 6-4, 228-pound right wing... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On TheHockeyWriters.com: Los Angeles Kings’ Fourth Line Already Taking Shape
EL SEGUNDO AND LOS ANGELES, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings skate through the second week of their 2010 training camp, most of their opening night lineup appears to have already been set. Indeed, there are no surprises regarding the 37 players still in camp after the first round of roster cuts came on... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Make Final 2009-10 Training Camp Cuts
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On September 28, the Los Angeles Kings made their final training camp roster cuts. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier, defenseman Thomas Hickey and right wing Kevin Westgarth were assigned to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, their primary minor league affiliate. Center Brayden Schenn was return to his junior team, the... Continue Reading →
July 1 Was The Time For Dean Lombardi To Gamble
COMMENTARY: Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi filled a hole on July 2 with the signing of unrestricted free agent defenseman Rob Scuderi but still has a huge, gaping hole to fill on left wing. Should he have gambled on one of the top free agents on July 1? LOS ANGELES — After day... Continue Reading →
Brown, Johnson, Quick Invited to US Olympic Camp, Other LA Kings News
LOS ANGELES — Here are some news tidbits from the Los Angeles Kings that have been sitting around, gathering dust, while I took a couple of days off from writing after a marathon of a week last week... Brown, Johnson and Quick Invited To US Olympic Camp On June 30, USA Hockey announced that 34... Continue Reading →
Frolov Hurt, Westgarth Returns to Manchester
EL SEGUNDO, CA - On March 23, the Los Angeles Kings assigned forward/enforcer Kevin Westgarth to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and announced that winger Alexander Frolov will miss the next 7-10 days due to an undisclosed upper body injury. Frolov suffered the injury in the third period at Chicago on March... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Send Bernier, Westgarth Back To Manchester; Richardson Returns
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 22, the Los Angeles Kings assigned goaltender Jonathan Bernier and right wing Kevin Westgarth to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. They also announced that forward Brad Richardson has returned to the Kings after his conditioning assignment with the Monarchs. Bernier, 20, was the backup goaltender during... Continue Reading →
