Moving ahead, here’s the second part of the interview with Dean Lombardi, this time talking about the Kings’ goalie situation, both this season and going into next season. In this part, Lombardi talks about the way Terry Murray handled Jonathan Quick and Erik Ersberg this season, his possible shortcomings in handling the goalie situation and [...]

I hope everyone’s holiday weekend is going well so far. Since a lot of people probably won’t be around their computers a lot this weekend, I’ll roll out the Lombardi interview stuff slowly, starting with his general thoughts on the playoff series and what he took from it. This is, I believe, the Lombardi franchise [...]

To conclude, I asked Ron Hextall about Jonathan Bernier (and there’s a bonus question at the end). Hextall shared his thoughts on Bernier, who went 30-21-6 with a 2.03 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage on the way to being named the goalie of the year in the AHL. Did Hextall, a former Vezina [...]

Moving on to the defensemen, here’s what Ron Hextall had to say about some of the defensive prospects who played for Manchester this season. Thomas Hickey had one goal and five assists in 19 games. Alec Martinez had seven goals and 23 assists in 55 games. Andrew Campbell had two goals and nine assists in [...]

Moving on to the wingers, here’s what Ron Hextall said about a handful of the Manchester Monarchs’ wingers this season. Oscar Moller had 15 goals and 18 assists in 43 games. Bud Holloway had 19 goals and 28 assists in 75 games. Dwight King had 10 goals and 16 assists in 52 games. Kevin Westgarth [...]

Yesterday was a big day for interviews, as I was able to sit down with both Ron Hextall and Dean Lombardi. Lombardi talked about a wide range of topics, while I asked Hextall specifically — given his role as GM of the Manchester Monarchs — about some of the AHL prospects. First, Hextall talks about [...]

Drew Doughty was a guest this morning on NHL Live, the NHL Network/SiriusXM show, talking about his offseason and his thoughts on the Stanley Cup Finals and the Norris Trophy race. Click below to check it out…

Dean Lombardi did an interview this morning with a friend of mine, Dustin Nielson, who does the morning show for 1260-AM in Edmonton. Some of the interview covered some familiar ground, but at one point Lombardi was asked about the future of Alexander Frolov, and whether he saw Frolov returning to the Kings or whether [...]

Scott Parse signed a two-year contract worth $1.8 million, split at $900,000 per season.

The Kings have signed forward Scott Parse to a two-year contract. Parse had 11 goals and 13 assists in 59 games in his first NHL season. I don’t have immediate word on the contract numbers yet, but I’ll pass them along when I get them…

The Kings put together a 2009-10 playoff recap video, with highlights and players and coaches talking about the experience. To check it out, click below…

Dean Lombardi was a guest on the NHL Network/SiriusXM show “NHL Live” this morning, talking about the Kings and the upcoming draft. They managed to hold it to 15 minutes, which is highly impressive… To check out the interview, you can click below…

The Memorial Cup wrapped up yesterday with Windsor’s 9-1 victory over Brandon in the final. Kings prospect Brayden Schenn had one assist for Brandon in the final and finished the tournament with one goal and five assists in five games. Calgary goalie Martin Jones had a 2-1-1 record, a 3.71 goals-against average and a .907 [...]

The Manchester Monarchs lost 3-2 to the Hershey Bears in Game 6 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals. The Monarchs lost the series 3-2. Hershey’s Boyd Kane scored seven minutes into overtime to end the series after the Monarchs led 2-0 in the second period after goals by John Zeiler and Joe Piskula.

First, a reminder that the Manchester Monarchs play their must-win Game 6 against Hershey today at 4 p.m. Pacific time… Also, it’s almost time for an end of season/start of summer Q&A with Dean Lombardi. As always, question topics will be reader-generated, so please feel free to post your questions here all weekend. One piece [...]

Brandon beat Calgary 5-4 in overtime tonight, so Brayden Schenn and the Wheat Kings will face Windsor in Sunday’s championship game of the Memorial Cup tournament. Schenn had three assists tonight. For Calgary, Kings goalie prospect Martin Jones stopped 42 of 47 shots and Brandon Kozun had two assists.

The Washington Post has reported that Kings assistant coach Mark Hardy has been charged with fourth-degree sexual abuse for an alleged incident with his adult daughter at a Washington, D.C., hotel early this morning. According to the paper, “The victim told police that she and her father were `very intoxicated,’ and after she had changed [...]

The Memorial Cup continues today, and it appears as though Kings prospect Brandon Kozun will be able to resume his quest for the cup. Kozun missed the Calgary Hitmen’s previous two games with an ankle injury but is expected to play today when the Hitmen face the Brandon Wheat Kings in the tournament’s semifinal game [...]

Kings assistant coach Mark Hardy was arrested in Washington, D.C., and has been charged with misdemeanor sexual abuse, a report on KABC-TV’s website said. Hardy was taken into custody overnight and that “the complaint came from a woman in her 20s who claimed to be a relative of Hardy’s,” according to the report. A statement [...]

Here’s the recap of tonight’s Monarchs game from the local newspaper, the Union Leader… Bears edge Monarchs in OT, 3-2 The paper also took a look at the relatively small crowds that the Monarchs have been drawing during the series… Monarchs in it, but where are the fans?