July 2015 - LA Kings Insider

LAK.com feature: Buying In

Jon RosenJuly 31, 20150 Comments

A happy Friday afternoon to you, Insiders. Before you go on your ways this afternoon, here's some reading on the LA Kings High School Hockey League, set to begin play this fall. While the Kings are looking to build a strong and competitive league, they're also looking for the support of athletes and... Full Story

Player evaluation: Pearson

Jon RosenJuly 30, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo6 min read

TANNER PEARSON This season: 42 games, 12 goals, 4 assists, 16 points, 14 penalty minutes, +14 rating, 13:18 time on ice The good: Tanner Pearson can put the puck in the net. Maintaining an unsustainable (but really cool!) shooting percentage of 17.6% in the 42 games he was healthy, Pearson racke... Full Story

Jim Fox, Patine in Ontario on August 15; Kings radio hit

Jon RosenJuly 30, 20150 Comments

AudioCommunity4 min read

Some quick notes to pass along before the Pearson evaluation takes up most of the remaining afternoon hours: Jim Fox and the Reign are hosting a dinner at the New York Grill in Ontario on Friday, August 14. The evening's festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. and consist of a three-course meal as well as... Full Story

On FSW, Regehr discusses prank, post-hockey ventures

Jon RosenJuly 29, 20150 Comments

AlumniFOX Sports WestVideo3 min read

In addition to a Milan Lucic interview, footage from the Monarchs' Calder Cup championship and Alex Curry and Sean O'Donnell's off-season analysis, last night's Kings Live summer special on FOX Sports West also contained a special Coffee with Bob interview between the Kings' Hall of Fame television ... Full Story

Terrific observations by Quick in “Elite Snipers 101”

Jon RosenJuly 29, 20150 Comments

News LinksOpposition4 min read

Wow! You wake up on a Wednesday morning, and you don't expect the first thing you read to be a poignantly articulated look at the most dangerous snipers in the National Hockey League in a story penned by Jonathan Quick in The Players Tribune. And yet, here we are. Today's absolutely-must-read piece ... Full Story

Player evaluation: Regehr

Jon RosenJuly 28, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo8 min read

ROBYN REGEHR This season: 67 games, 3 goals, 10 assists, 13 points, 45 penalty minutes, +10 rating, 20:20 time on ice. The good: Averaging 83 hard seconds of ice time more than the season prior, Regehr appeared in 67 games and while healthy provided a Kings blue line a stabilizing veteran figure... Full Story

Gasper Kopitar signs with Monarchs (+ video!)

Jon RosenJuly 28, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsVideo1 min read

Shortly after yesterday's links story was posted to the site, word came from Manchester that Gasper Kopitar had signed a one-year contract with the ECHL's Monarchs. For those needing a refresher, Ontario and Manchester flip-flopped affiliation rungs so that the Reign will participate in the AHL and ... Full Story

Monday afternoon links: July 27

Jon RosenJuly 27, 20150 Comments

News LinksNHL NewsOntario Reign5 min read

It's good to be back on solid ground after a quiet weekend, Insiders. Thanks, as always, for the patience and understanding during the slow days of the off-season. Links to stories from around hockey and the Kings Interwebs are below. ROYAL LINEAGE Forward Kris Newbury, who had 18 goals and 48 po... Full Story

10 Kings games to be televised nationally; NBC schedule

Jon RosenJuly 27, 20150 Comments

Radio and TelevisionSchedules4 min read

The NBC Sports Group will air 105 regular season NHL games in the 2015-16 season, at least 10 of which will feature the Los Angeles Kings: Wednesday, October 7: KINGS vs San Jose, 7:00 p.m. (NBCSN) Tuesday, November 3: KINGS at St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. (NBCSN) Tuesday, December 22: KINGS vs San Jos... Full Story

Toffoli’s community relations work continues to grow

Jon RosenJuly 23, 20150 Comments

CommunityMedia Availability5 min read

For someone who turned 23 in April, Tyler Toffoli already has a cabinet full of awards and accolades. He’s won a Stanley Cup, a World Championship, the Eddie Powers Trophy, the Jim Mahon Trophy and the Red Garrett Memorial Award. While there’s something terrific to be said about being the OHL’s h... Full Story

Photos: Kings, El Segundo welcome Special Olympians

Jon RosenJuly 23, 20150 Comments

Community3 min read

Delegations of athletes participating in the Special Olympics World Summer Games began arriving in Los Angeles earlier this week, with various cities and neighborhoods around the area serving as host cities. El Segundo will be home to athletes from Barbados, Macedonia and Uzbekistan during the event... Full Story

Audio: LAKI joins All the Kings Men Podcast

Jon RosenJuly 23, 20150 Comments

AudioOntario ReignProspects and Scouting0 min read

Good morning, Insiders. Let's Pod. Some of what you'll hear on this episode of All the Kings Men Podcast is the audio version of yesterday's roster construction / camp battles post. Apart from the roster news and analysis is a discussion of what Ontario's blue line will look like next year (s... Full Story

Expected training camp battles; roster template

Jon RosenJuly 22, 20150 Comments

Contracts and FinancesLineup Changes6 min read

This is something usually posted at or around training camp, but because I continue to receive questions about the Kings’ roster and how it’s likely to take shape for the upcoming season, I thought I’d post an update during the summer’s slow news cycle. Jesse Cohen and I are also planning on recordi... Full Story