Wednesday Kings-Coyotes rookie game lineups

Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes Rookie Game
Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Gila River Arena

Projected Kings Lineup

FORWARDS
#49 Michael Mersch, #37 Nick Shore, #42 Scott Sabourin, #79 Justin Auger, #67 Nic Dowd, #38 Valentin Zykov, #80 Matthew Mistele, #58 Michael Amadio, #46 Spencer Watson, #76 Holden Cook, #78 Jake Marchment, #59 Vincent Arseneau

DEFENSE
#41 Alex Roach, #63 Kevin Raine, #56 Kurtis MacDermid, #82 Jake Middleton, #53 Kevin Gravel, #81 Stephen Harper

GOALTENDERS
#65 Patrik Bartosak, #85 Tony Capobianco

-The Kings rookies will be coached by Mike Stothers and Chris Hajt.

-The Kings will replace three forwards and their entire blue line for today’s game. That’s not a tactical measure by any means; there are 31 players in Rookie Camp, including 13 defensemen.

Projected Coyotes Lineup

FORWARDS
#80 Greg Carey, #83 Colby Cave, #51 Christian Dvorak, #32 Tyler Gaudet,#81 Edgars Kulda, #75 Yan-Pavel LaPlante, #49 Ryan MacInnis, #85 Andrew Mangiapane, #78 Dan O’Donoghue, #37 Brendan Perlini, #82 Jackson Playfair, #79 Dyson Stevenson

DEFENSEMEN
#73 Justin Hache, #86 Guy Leboeuf, #68 James Melindy, #91 Dakota Mermis, #72 Jordon Southorn, #56 Colin Suellentrop

GOALTENDERS
#1 Brendan Burke, #70 Adam Brown

-Brendan Burke, who will start in goal for Arizona, is the son of former Kings goaltender and current Coyotes Goaltending Coach Sean Burke. It shouldn’t surprise you that he’s 6-foot-3. Adam Brown, who backed up Marek Langhamer last night, is the son of Coyotes Assistant Coach Newell Brown.

The game will be streamed on the LA Kings Insider live blog beginning shortly before 2:00 p.m. As always, lineups are subject to change.