Rookie camp schedule announced

Posted by Rich Hammond on 18 August 2011, 12:21 pm

Some of the details for the Kings’ rookie camp and “tournament” have been announced. The rookie camp, which precedes the main training camp, will be held Sept. 10-13 at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, with all practices free to the public (practice times to be announced). The Kings’ prospects will also play two games against Phoenix Coyotes prospects in El Segundo, on Wednesday, Sept. 14 (6 p.m.) and Thursday, Sept. 15 (2 p.m.). Ticketing information for those games has not yet been announced. Then, as previously posted, the Kings’ main training camp will start Saturday, Sept. 17.

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desertking says:

August 18, 2011 at 12:28 pm

First

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DesertKing Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
@desertking,

Not sure who you are?

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puddle Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
@DesertKing, He doesn’t deserve those capital letters that you’ve so clearly earned! We know the real you!

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DesertKing Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
@puddle,

Thanks. We dont want to discourage any Kings fans, but at the same time….

Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:00 am
@DesertKing, maybe he forgot an S and is the king of cupcakes or puffy pastries…

DesertKing Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:15 am
@Stuart

LMAO!!

Michael J. Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:58 am
@desertking,

I’m really looking forward to school starting again…

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Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:00 am
@Michael J., then they’ll just post from their cell phones during class…

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DLB says:

August 18, 2011 at 12:56 pm

Any word on undrafted invitees who will be attending, Rich? I know Roach, Durepos, and Miller are supposed to be coming, based on other reports.

Thanks for the update!

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Brownkingsfan Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 1:39 pm
@DLB, How do you know the undrafted invitees? Damn! That’s impressive!

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DesertKing Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
@Brownkingsfan,

I think “DLB” stands for “Dustin LOL Brown”

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Stuart Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:17 pm
@DesertKing, I think it’s Dustin Lamar Brown…or is it Lee? As in Bruce, oh wait that’s Le… Maybe it’s for Leonard as in 6?

DesertKing Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
@Stuart

Maybe “Lightning”?

IceGuy Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
@DesertKing,
That’s Dustin “Layout” Brown to you, fella.

DesertKing Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 6:30 pm
@IceGuy

Its “Lightsout” to you buddy

DLB Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:54 am
@Brownkingsfan, the wonders of Google news search let me know.

And I prefer Dustin Lightsaber. Whoom, whoom whoom whoom

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FoKus Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 1:55 pm
@DLB, what drafted prospects will be there?

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blueliner Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
@DLB, Speaking of undrafted invitees, I haven’t gotten a call….what’s up?

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FoKus says:

August 18, 2011 at 1:58 pm

We may only have two or three prospects that are “NHL” ready

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King Alex says:

August 18, 2011 at 2:21 pm

It’s going to be a busy weekend with Rookie Camp & Hockeyfest going on. The season can’t start quick enough!

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dirtmover says:

August 18, 2011 at 3:24 pm

Rookie camp – how many spots do we have open ??? 3 maybe 4

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tornado12 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
@dirtmover,
Penner/kopi/Brown
Gagne/Richards/JW
blank/stoll/blank
big red dog/lewis/richardson

DD/WM
JJ/RS
MG/blank (thats an argueable blank)

bench
KW/blank/blank

by my count 4 maybe 5 spots that will be a BATTLE

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Ari Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
@tornado12, I would say Parse and Cliffy take away 2 blanks. I don’t know who big red dog is?

Parse / Stoll / Lewis
Cliffy / Richie / Westy/Blank

Bench: blank forward

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Shotongoal Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
@Ari, Kyle F. Clifford!!!

PRMan Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 3:59 pm
@Ari, Clifford is the Big Red Dog… (It’s a children’s book)

Belexes Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
@Ari,

The phoenix Coyotes prospect team I’m sure is very happy that Clifford is on the big club so they won’t have to face him.

Ari Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
@Ari, So KC is the big red dog … Off of a children’s book. Any idea how he got that nickname?

LBlocal Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
@Ari, Watch a game or two.. And you’ll immediately see who the ‘Big Red Dog’ “IS”.

http://www.delcotimes.com/content/articles/2011/02/13/sports/doc4d58a359c0564677768437.jpg

Who else would beat an opponent with his own helmet?!? Yes, KC13 is the B.R.D.

gKg!

CB14 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
@Ari, Clifford also is sometimes referred to as the Colonel because his initials are KFC. Just thought you’d like to know.

tornado12 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
@tornado12, those who I feel are competing for those slots:(those excluded need more seasoning)
SP, AL, BK, MaC, RK, DK, RC (forwards from most to least likely)
AM, JM, TH, VV (defense from most to least likely)

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bonvivant1 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
@tornado12, I hate to say it but Gagne is not going to be able to play a full season. I think if you take our most injury prone payers and slot them in with someone whom you think would fill that spot, that might be a better indicator of who plays with who.

Penner/Kopi/Williams Brown
Gagne Parse/Richards/Williams Brown
Clifford/Stoll/Richardson
Parse King/Lewis/Lokti Westy

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tornado12 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
@bonvivant1, i really hope you are wrong, but recent history does support your prediction. Maybe we get lucky and he does play a majority of the games, but I was surmising the ideal opening day roster.

wes Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
@bonvivant1, thanks for the realism. some players are ironmen (ie, Brown) some are prone to getting dinged frequently and going down regularly (enter many names here). thanks also for not forgetting Parse as many posters do– if he can stay stay in the former category (iroman) for a change, rather than the latter (frequently dinged), he _could_ be a significant, if presently unsung, contributor. of those who tend to remain standing through seasons, Penner is the obvious question mark_

KC23 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 7:08 am
@bonvivant1, The one position that will get us into trouble in a hurry is RW. Williams would actually be one of the worst players for the Kings to lose to injury.

tornado12 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:28 am
@wes, I didnt forget SP. in fact, I have aften touted his capabilities and my enthusiasim for him. However, his spot is not set in stone as much as the others I listed are. I am of the strong opinion he makes the opening day roster as our #3LW. You may or may not be aware that his points per ice time stats are quite exceptional, but the sample size is small. so again proving my point he will have to work his tail off to nail it down. additionally, his hip has been an issue as you alluded to and has yet to prove it healthy.
There is no question Penner is on the opening day roster. Now as to his effectiveness, his overall career has been very good and he is proven in this league. I have confidence he will shine with Kopi as his center and he looked to be in excellent shape when last I saw him. Which leads me to another issue. I am a bit concerned about Kopi’s ankle as I have yet to see his play since that horrific injury.
puck73 says:

August 18, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Wow, September 10th is inching closer. Also, the next day on Sunday is fanfest. Man, that is going to be heavan, watching the hockey going on, and interacting with people on this site, players, and management…cant wait!

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Mike in Oregon says:

August 18, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Wow! Kings have huge upgrade in television coverage beginning on Versus the second night of the season!
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587086

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KC23 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 7:02 am
@Mike in Oregon, Of course 2 games would be a huge upgrade.

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Colorado Kings Fan says:

August 18, 2011 at 4:00 pm

I hope this is OK Rich.

http://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=452665&supId=331949995
My family participates in an Alzheimer Memory Walk every year and I wanted to ask if anyone could help out with donations. I understand if you can’t or don’t want to.
The donation is a one time thing only and not based on how many miles or long we walk.
Thanks again guys and Go Kings Go.

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Fireplug says:

August 18, 2011 at 4:01 pm

Thank God, hockey is starting again soon. I love rookie camp. I remember watching Michael Cammalleri and Wayne Simmonds and thinking how much they stood out from the other rookies. It is a great chance to caught the stars of tomorrow. Also, a lot of the regular guys are there. I sat and talked with Matt Greene one day. You’ll never know who you will see. Come and and enjoy.

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Jgomez says:

August 18, 2011 at 4:32 pm

Sounds good! My birthday is on the 18th so maybe ill treat myself to some Kings hockey!

GO KINGS GO!!!!

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puck73 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
@Jgomez, atta boy!

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jet says:

August 18, 2011 at 7:07 pm

I just saw that Harry went to Jersey. I think that will be a good fit. Still, sorry to see him go.

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tornado12 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
@jet, if he scores 10 goals next year how many people will be calling for DL’s head? LOL

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kevin from toronto Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
@tornado12, Id be blown away if he gets 10 points

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CB14 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
@kevin from toronto, Or 10 games.

Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:02 am
@kevin from toronto, I’d be blown away if he gets 10 GAMES!!

KC23 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 7:00 am
@tornado12, “if he scores 10 goals next year how many people will be calling for DL’s head? LOL”

Including poorman?

One.

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tornado12 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:42 am
@KC23, are you psychic?

loskingpride Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:51 am
@KC23, @tornado12, Nah he’s just uses this weird thing called logic
kevin from toronto says:

August 18, 2011 at 7:32 pm

Juat voted on nhl.com that I am mostly looking forward to the Overtime/Shootout changes at the RDO camp…

Then I realized, the Kings probably don’t make the playoffs last year without those shootout wins.

Kopitar/Richards/Doughty/Martinez in overtime should take care of that problem though.

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bonvivant1 Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
@kevin from toronto, Of all the consideration for changing the game I think the changes to the shootout and points has the biggest impact on the Kings point total. As I stated in an earlier post we have to be good enough to finish off teams before games end in regulation. There were too many games last year when we could not finish off teams in reg. Shoot outs and OT are fun but its going to be a zero sum game in the Western Conference. Meaning-the more points we can deny our opponents the better off we will be. This may sound like common sense but when you take into account the formulas the league uses to determine playoff seeding then it is imperative that we win at least 52% of our games in regulation against all Western Conference opponents.

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Harry says:

August 18, 2011 at 10:33 pm

Kopi Interview

http://translate.google.si/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=sl&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=sl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zurnal24.si%2Fsrecal-sem-se-z-beckhamom-in-bullockovo-clanek-132440

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LittleRhody Reply:
August 18th, 2011 at 10:57 pm
@Harry, Dont miss the second page.

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chip Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 12:14 am
@Harry, “Most importantly, however, that Train and play with joy”

Beautiful.

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LittleRhody Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 2:29 am
@chip, lol.. “The Ending This Year is Mandatory” is classic. (the title of the second part of the interview)

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=sl&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.si&sl=sl&tl=en&u=http://www.zurnal24.si/kopi-koncnica-je-letos-obvezna-clanek-132630&usg=ALkJrhjMG75k3mQkyJa2wilK5xn2p7FP_A

If you find the translation of the article on lakings.com about Kopi’s first five years, the translation of the stat categroies for power play goals and short-handed goals are “Naked with Several Players” and “Naked with the Players Below”.

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=sl&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.si&sl=sl&tl=en&u=http://www.zurnal24.si/kopitar-ze-zdaj-med-legendami-kingsov-clanek-132501&usg=ALkJrhhnhT_NAOIuG5PJWzIgvUdfZW1Idw

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#1KingsfaninVegas says:

August 18, 2011 at 11:04 pm

Does anyone know the TV schedule for FSW this coming season? I hope they carry all games on FSW!

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Sebastian Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:46 am
@#1KingsfaninVegas, FSW has not released their schedule yet, but when they do, it will be filled out here..

http://kings.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Im pretty sure they will cover mostly every game like they did last season. I think they only ones they did not cover were either on versus or on channel 13.

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#1KingsfaninVegas Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:26 am
@Sebastian,

I know, but I dont get your channel 13. That is why I hope FSW gets all games this year, except what it on Versus, since I do get that!

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KH Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
@#1KingsfaninVegas, That’s my number 1 problem too. I live in Henderson and get versus and FSW but there’s no possible way to watch the kings when they play on local cali channel 13. It’s really frustrating!
DesertKing says:

August 19, 2011 at 7:46 am

Ok, DD is going to sign today. I feel it in my bones, specifically my left thigh bone. If not, he will probably sign on Monday according to my right ulnar bone. Of course, my lower right femur is saying DD will sign next Wednesday but my skull is indicating sometime around September 2. Too early for my bones to tell me about our winning the Cup this season, but as soon as they come up with 4 or 5 predictions, I will let you know.

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Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:04 am
@DesertKing, your bones aren’t saying anything, it’s the arthritis kicking in! Rub some Bengay on youself and call it a day LOL

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DesertKing Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:18 am
@Stuart,

Do I sense rain? Nevermind, that was the shower. Who is this Arthritis guy? Is he from Slovenia? Does he play RW and does he have a right or left handed slapshot? Is Ben Gay from Quebec? Sounds like a goalie to me and we already have a couple of good ones so I don’t see him fitting in.

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Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 8:32 am
@DesertKing, Arthritis Sobonis, that guy that played basketball for the Portland Trailblazers has been honing his cross-body onetimer and is on a “tryout” contract with the Kings… Don’t know about his slapper though. And Ben is Rudy’s half-brother, but I think he’s from Moose Knuckle (the one where the K isn’t silent)… You’ll be hearing all about them after camp.

DesertKing Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:02 am
@Stuart

Moose Knuckle is in Minnesota, right? I thought Ben and Rudy had another brother named Marvin?

Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:13 am
@DesertKing, yes, right next to Meat Curtain, MN… it’s a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there!

Don’t forget their sister, Enola!

LMAO ok i’m stopping now.

GKG!

puck73 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 9:35 am
@DesertKing, My favorite Sabonis story was told by Colin Cowherd on espn radio. He said when he was covering the Trailblazers when they played the Lakers in the playoffs, Sabonis came into the locker room after the game, pretty much after playing most of the game against shaq. Now remember, Sabonis is 7″3 300lbs, not a small man ! Anyway, Sabonis took off his shirt getting ready to shower and Colin said there were black and blue welts all over his chest, and he looked like he was ready to cry he was in so much pain ! Ladies and gentleman, thats how strong a man Shaq was even though he shows a very nice demeanor off the court.
Ashykon says:

August 19, 2011 at 9:52 am

Today I move from Los Angeles to my dorm at San Jose state university. Somehow even though I will never cheer for any type of sharks team I still feel like a traitor living here hahaha. I can’t want to see the kings up here, how is the sharks arena?

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puck73 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 10:04 am
@Ashykon, I had a great time in that arena. Of course I didnt wear anything that said Kings on it, but the people we sat next to knew we were Kings fans, but they were fine with it. we mostly just talked about both the kings and the sharks while the Kings won 4-0, it was all good. However, if you wanna yet another perspective, you might wanna ask @Subby how his experience went at the shark tank!

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Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 10:15 am
@puck73, but I think that was at a playoff games where the stakes were a bit higher. But nonetheless @Subby was in fear for his well being.

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#1KingsfaninVegas Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 11:24 am
@Stuart,

Actually, it was after Christmas break when Puck went to that game. The game where we dominated and after that played Phoenix and Flyers (east) and lost pathetically.

Stuart Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 11:29 am
@#1KingsfaninVegas, yes but when Puck was referencing Subby and the game that he had the not-so-good experience was the playoff game in which he was posting that things were getting ugly for him in a hurry. I think it must have been game 2 or 5 because IIRC we won that night and Subby was getting sweated as he left the building.

#1KingsfaninVegas Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
@Stuart,

oops, my bad and misunderstanding. Thanks for correcting my thought process.

tornado12 Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 10:08 am
@Ashykon, there are a few of us “insiders” that live in the bay. stay tuned on the site and maybe we can get some of us to a game here to support our boys. It is a great arena, but sometimes the fans can be a bit unruly!

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Ashykon Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
@tornado12, that would be pretty cool, yeah unfortunately I have no one to go to games with now so maybe the insiders can fix that! I think I also am going to play on their ice hockey team which play out of sharks ice rink:(

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Jamesonafterawin Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
@tornado12, Is it as dark and dreary as it looks on t.v. ? Or is just my perspective because I work for HP.

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Jamesonafterawin says:

August 19, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Seventy third!

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#1KingsfaninVegas Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
@Jamesonafterawin,

Funny! How are you doing bud?

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Jamesonafterawin Reply:
August 19th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
@#1KingsfaninVegas, GAWD WILL HOCKEY EVER COME BACK! I actually watched those Ducknuts win the cup today. That is how hard up I am for hockey. It helped me to remember why I dislike the Senators. Boy did most of them mail that game in.

How bout you? O, you can take this damn Vegas weather back!

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