Night-time notes

A few things to share, so I’ll just throw them together in one item…

— Drew Doughty finished third in Norris Trophy voting, behind winner Duncan Keith of Chicago (1,096 votes, 76 first-place votes) and second-place Mike Green of Washington (831 votes, 34 first-place votes). Doughty (662 votes, 15 first-place votes) was named to the second-team NHL All-Star Team. Keith and Green were the first-team defensemen, while Doughty and Nicklas Lidstrom were second-team defensemen.

— Anze Kopitar finished fourth in voting for the Lady Byng Trophy.

— The Kings have filed their qualifying offers on their five restricted free agents: Marc-Andre Cliche, Rich Clune, Corey Elkins, Trevor Lewis and Brad Richardson.

— A reminder that tomorrow morning at the training facility in El Segundo, some of the top draft prospects will be on the ice for a kids clinic. Tyler Seguin, Taylor Hall, Brett Connolly, Erik Gudbranson, Cam Fowler and Long Beach native Emerson Etem will be on the ice, along with Willie O’Ree and Kings broadcasters Jim Fox and Daryl Evans. The on-ice clinic is scheduled to run from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and is free.

— John Stevens’ hiring as assistant coach will be announced tomorrow. A couple years back, here’s what Terry Murray said about Stevens, who was then the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers while Murray was an assistant. “John delegates, and that’s the one thing you have to do in this business – rely on the people around you and above you to get the job done,” Murray told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “He’s doing it the right way. John is a real team guy, and he was that way through his playing days. When you’ve played the game and you’ve been on championship teams, no matter what level it is, you know it takes contributions from everyone in the locker room. It’s the same with the office team we have. It takes constant communication and sharing of ideas.”

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