Francois Bouchard’s goal, 10:38 into overtime, gave the Hershey Bears a 3-2 victory over the Manchester Monarchs in Game 5 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals. Hershey now leads the series 3-2, and the Monarchs will have to win at Hershey on Saturday and Sunday to advance to the Calder Cup Finals. Bud Holloway and [...]

A reminder that the audio broadcast of today’s Manchester-Hershey game (4 p.m. Pacific start) can be heard at the link below… Monarchs-Hershey Game 5 audio

Ken Cail, a name and voice that some of you are becoming increasingly familiar with, is the radio voice of the Manchester Monarchs. Ken did a podcast with the Kings’ Mike Kalinowski this week, talking about the Monarchs, who face a big Game 5 in the Eastern Conference Finals series tonight against the Hershey Bears [...]

Click below to check out a highlights package from the Manchester Monarchs’ 1-0 victory over the Hershey Bears last night in Game 4 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals…

The junior-level Memorial Cup is into its sixth day today, and round-robin play wraps up as the Brandon Wheat Kings play the Calgary Hitmen. It will also be a head-to-head matchup of Kings prospects, as Brandon center Brayden Schenn faces Calgary goalie Martin Jones. The Hitmen also have Kings prospect Brandon Kozun, but Kozun is [...]

Dwight King’s second-period goal held up as the Manchester Monarchs beat the Hershey Bears 1-0 in Game 4 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals at Manchester. The best-of-seven series is now tied 2-2, with Game 5 to be played Thursday at Manchester. Jonathan Bernier stopped all 18 shots he faced for his third shutout in [...]

After their overtime victory last night, the Manchester Monarchs face the Hershey Bears again today in Game 4 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals at Manchester. The game begins at 4 p.m. Pacific Time. Hershey leads the series 2-1, and the Monarchs will be without defenseman Vyatcheslav Voynov, who missed last night’s game with an [...]

The United States completed play in the IIHF World Championships today with a 3-2 victory over Italy. The U.S. won the relegation pool but finished 13th out of the 16 teams in the tournament. The U.S. lost to Germany, Denmark and Finland, then beat Kazakhstan, France and Italy. Kings defenseman Jack Johnson, USA’s team captain, [...]

A very happy birthday to Jim Fox today! And a reminder that Jim’s 22nd annual charity golf tournament, which he runs with Dave Taylor and which benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, will be held Monday, June 14, at the Moorpark Country Club. The tournament has a 10 a.m. shotgun start, followed by a cocktail reception [...]

The Manchester Monarchs beat the Hershey Bears 3-2 in overtime in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Hershey leads the series 2-1, with Game 4 to be played Tuesday in Manchester. Justin Azevedo scored the game-winning goal for the Monarchs 2:43 into overtime, with an assist to Dwight King, and Jonathan Bernier got the [...]

The Manchester Monarchs, down 2-0 in their Eastern Conference Finals series against Hershey, host the Bears in Game 3 today at 4 p.m. Pacific time. Below, check out a link to a game preview from the local newspaper, followed by a link to a free audio broadcast of the game. The game is also available [...]

The Manchester Monarchs continue the Eastern Conference Finals today — they trail Hershey 2-0 — and here’s a feature I wrote for LAKings.com on defenseman Jake Muzzin. Muzzin recently completed his junior career with Sault Ste. Marie and was named OHL defenseman of the year. He had been signed by the Kings as an undrafted [...]

DEAN LOMBARDI This season: 46-27-9 record (2-4 in playoffs). The good: In the fourth season of his slow-build, build-with-youth plan, the Kings took a major step forward and made the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Drew Doughty and Wayne Simmonds, two young players drafted by Lombardi, had a major impact on the [...]

Chris Bourque’s second goal of the game,10:28 into the first overtime period, gave the Hershey Bears a 3-2 victory over the Manchester Monarchs and a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The series continues with Game 3 Monday at Manchester. Gabe Gauthier scored both goals for the Monarchs and Jonathan Bernier stopped 36 [...]

TERRY MURRAY This season: 46-27-9 record (2-4 in playoffs). The good: Murray did what he does: coach teams to the playoffs. Nine of Murray’s 13 teams, since he became an NHL coach, have made the playoffs. This season, under Murray, the Kings improved by 12 wins and 22 points over last season, and by 14 [...]

The Memorial Cup, featuring the championships of three major-junior Canadian Hockey League teams, plus the host team, gets underway today. The host Brandon Wheat Kings include Kings prospect Brayden Schenn, while the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen have Kings prospects Martin Jones and Brandon Kozun. The OHL’s Windsor Spitfires are there along with the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats. [...]

Manchester Monarchs coach Mark Morris did a podcast interview this week with the Kings’ Mike “Krusher” Kalinowski. You can give it a listen here…

JUSTIN WILLIAMS This season: 49 games, 10 goals, 19 assists, 39 penalty minutes, 16:23 average ice time. The good: Williams had five goals and 10 assists in his first 14 games and was a part of a Kings’ first line that got off to a fantastic start. Williams’ play can be underrated, because he rarely [...]

JARRET STOLL This season: 73 games, 16 goals, 31 assists, 40 penalty minutes, 17:25 average ice time. The good: Stoll’s game can be difficult to evaluate. He’s not outstanding in any one particular area — with the exception of winning faceoffs — and not glaringly bad in any particular area, but he’s above-average in many [...]

The Manchester Monarchs allowed two goals in the first 10 minutes and couldn’t rally as they lost 4-2 to the Hershey Bears in Game 1 of the AHL Eastern Conference Finals in Hershey. Game 2 is Saturday in Hershey. Andrei Loktionov and Gabe Gauthier scored for the Monarchs in Game 1, and Jonathan Bernier allowed [...]