TSN.ca reports today that Drew Doughty and Wayne Simmonds would like to represent Canada in the IIHF World Championships, which start May 7 in Germany. Doughty, of course, won a gold medal for Canada at this year’s Olympics, and both he and Simmonds won gold medals playing at the World Junior Championships. Canada has already named 15 players to its roster — Mark Messier is the GM — but can add 10 more before the tournament. There’s no word on whether any other Kings wish to participate in the tournament. Last year, Doughty played for Canada, Dustin Brown, Peter Harrold and Jack Johnson played for the United States, Michal Handzus and Juraj Mikus played for Slovakia and Alexander Frolov played for Russia.
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I would Love to see the boys play…don’t want that feeling of waking up and being excited that the kings are playing to go away
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I’m tired of half our roster playing in the world championships. Will be nice when we are playing hockey well into May
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Hey Rich, thanks for a great season as well buddy. I thought you can kick off your shoes now that the season is over. But here you are again, still informing us. So thanks again, for everything this year.
Take care.
John from Anaheim.
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Juraj Mikus playing for Slovikia was the least surprising name mentioned. That’s a LOCK roster spot there.
Some of these guys might as well go get some extra ice time, why not?
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Stay home and rest already boys. Especially the guys that played in the Olympics.
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It all makes sense now! Handzus played with the legendary Mikus last year! That explains why he was so awesome this year!
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RICH…
i can totally appreciate simmer wanting to play…but isn’t management concerned about his meniscus…?
have they expressed any opinion on him participating…?
thanks…!
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MIKUS!!!
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Team Canada has a policy of not asking its Olympians to play in the World Championships. I don’t know if this extends to players who *want* to do both, so it will be interesting to see if Doughty gets the call. They’d be silly not to take him if he wants to go.
Why did Kopitar not play for Slovenia last year when he had the previous two?
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Peter Harrold???? Our reserves can’t be that thin. Good grief.
Messier would be most wise to get Simmonds on his squad.
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well they are roommates too, so maybe Waynes & Drew just like hanging out together and playing hockey
also if i’m not mistaken the World Championships are played on an international ice surface which means less hitting and less risk of injury
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Too harsh? Or just about right?
Anatomy of a Choke Job
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Just so you guys know!
The last game on coast to coast. One of the insiders was reporting that the Kings will begin negotiations with Doughty this summer! WOW. And he said the obvious that the Kings are looking for a multi year long term contract!!
I say 15 year contract is appropriate! GO KINGS!
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the boys should go and play have some fun
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Juraj Mikus FTW!!! Nobody can stop the Mikus!
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Rich,
I always wondered who was rooming together during the road trips. The only one I know is that Brownie and Doughty were roommates. How about Johnson, Kopitar, Quick, Stoll, Zues, Greene, Fro, Simmonds, and Williams?
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@waves…that was a bitter fan hatchet job if I’ve ever read one. You’d think the way the guy wrote it that we were considered a Stanley Cup favorite. Very weak writting.
“With such an incredible year now behind them, it is such shame the Kings ended it the way they did. It was very reminiscent of the old Kings – of the loser Kings and their fans”
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@ Steve McQueen…….either that or he’s a closet duck fan….
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WAVES…
i’m surprised of yr take on the season…
i don’t see it that way at all..
…and WAVES is not a closet quack fan…that’s for sure…
but…i respectfully disagree with yr column…
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@Steve McQueen
LOL. Try not to hold back so much next time. You gotta let that stuff out and say how you really feel!
The thing that hurt most has nothing to do about my writing (actually I wouldn’t even call it that!) but that it came from Steve McQueen. I love Steve McQueen and if he said it sucked, then it sucked. Mikus has nothing on him.
p.s. my take on the season was that it was awesome. it was the playoff performance that was horrible… did I say the season sucked somewhere? hmmm…
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Well of COURSE Juraj Mikus played for Slovakia. The team, hell, the whole TOURNAMENT is built around him. Slovakia was the weakest team in the tournament, so Juraj Mikus chose to play for them and make them the instant favorites.
You all realize the IIHF originally was an acronym for Juraj Mikus that meant ‘Instantly Incredible Hockey Forward’, which was made up by the press because it was easier to say that than his name. When the tournament was built around him, Juraj Mikus created the Internation Ice Hockey Federation from his given press name IIHF as a tribute to those who follow his example and realize his legend.
I swear I need to start a school on his history. Juraj Mikus University. JMU. I like it. Now I gotta go write a fight song…
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@ Garrett
Kings didn`t let Kopi play
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Hey Rich
well first of all thanks for your awsome work during this season, this blog was and still is a great source for kings news, expecionally becuase i live in germany.
So my question is, Are there any realistic chances to see canadian kings players like Doughty, Simmonds, or Smyth on team canada? would be great because i will be there at canada vs italy!
by the way any kings fans in mannheim for this game?
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