May 2016 - LA Kings Insider

No ELCs for Marchment, Mistele, Middleton

Jon RosenMay 31, 20160 Comments

The Los Angeles Kings will not sign Jake Marchment, Matt Mistele or Jacob Middleton to entry-level contracts, a hockey operations source told LA Kings Insider. If teams fail to sign CHL-based prospects from the 2014 draft class by June 1, they lose ownership of that player's rights. No specifics ... Full Story

Highlights from Reign exit interviews day

Ontario ReignMay 31, 20160 Comments

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Reign exit interviews were held today (Tuesday, May 31) and the media present had the opportunity to speak with head coach Mike Stothers, team president Darren Abbott as well as NINETEEN players. In the coming days, there will be a new series of posts called "Exit Entries" where what was discussed w... Full Story

Expansion, Olympic updates; Kopitar confirms place in qualifying

Jon RosenMay 31, 20160 Comments

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Good morning, Insiders. Thanks for the patience and understanding during a slow period on the site as Baby Stuff segued into a long weekend with family and now towards a shorter work week. Regular coverage is set to continue. SO, WHERE WERE WE? There was some great channel flippin' between the ho... Full Story

Audio: LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast

Jon RosenMay 28, 20160 Comments

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A fine Memorial Day Weekend to you and yours, Insiders. After several slow days on the blog, it was a busy Friday as news regarding Dustin Brown and the World Cup of Hockey meshed amidst a timeline that drew closer to the draft and free agency period. Jesse Cohen and I covered it all - Brown, intern... Full Story

Muzzin (CAN), Gaborik (EUR) added to World Cup rosters

Jon RosenMay 27, 20160 Comments

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Jake Muzzin was added to Team Canada and Marian Gaborik was added to Team Europe as World Cup of Hockey rosters were finalized on Friday. Jonathan Quick had already been named to Team USA, Anze Kopitar to Team Europe, and Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter to Team Canada. Kings General Manager Dean Lombar... Full Story

Report: Brown told he will no longer be captain

Jon RosenMay 27, 20160 Comments

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Some developing news this morning, courtesy of Frank Seravalli of TSN: Hearing Dustin Brown has been told he will no longer be captain of the #LAKings. They want to go in a different direction with the 'C.' #TSN— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) May 27, 2016 The team is not r... Full Story

WCF Game 4 vs Lake Erie: Reign game breakdown

Ontario ReignMay 27, 20160 Comments

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Reign game breakdown The Reign put together their best game of the series, and it still wasn't enough to break the Lake Erie Monsters. The defending Calder Cup champions are done, swept by the Monsters in the Western Conference Finals. Lukas Sedlak scored two goals, his last one being the game-winn... Full Story

WCF Game 4 postgame quotes: Head coach Mike Stothers

Ontario ReignMay 26, 20160 Comments

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On the loss, the season and looking ahead: Our best game was the last game. That was the best game we played. I thought we played a great 60 minutes, well, and then some. I was proud of them. You're down three games to none and the last one, the third game, we weren't great, we weren't very good at... Full Story

WCF Game 4 postgame quotes: Mersch, Dowd, Backman, LoVerde

Ontario ReignMay 26, 20160 Comments

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Michael Mersch, on the difference in the series: They jumped out on us. They beat us at home and beat us twice at their rink. When we got down, they kept capitalizing. They're a really opportunistic team so you've got to tip your caps to them. Mersch, on the Reign finally being able to execute t... Full Story

WCF Game 4: Monsters 2, Reign 1 (2OT) + postgame notes/video

Ontario ReignMay 26, 20160 Comments

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Lake Erie Monsters 2, Ontario Reign 1 (2OT) Final (Monsters win best-of-7 series, 4-0) Radio Feed Box Score Preview link: Game 4 notebook SOG: ONT – 42; LE – 31 PP: ONT – 0/5; LE – 0/5 First Period 1) LE - Lukas Sedlak (7) (Kerby Rychel, Sonny Milano), 6:26 Second Period No scoring... Full Story

WCF Game 4 notebook: Reign take ‘one game’ approach

Ontario ReignMay 26, 20160 Comments

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It's not the ideal spot to be in, but there's only one way to look at it. "It's just a matter of, 'OK, let's just approach this as one shift, one period, one game and take it from there,'" Reign head coach Mike Stothers said Thursday morning. The Reign trail the Lake Erie Monsters three games ... Full Story

Q&A with AHL president/CEO David Andrews

Ontario ReignMay 26, 20160 Comments

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This week I had the chance to chat with AHL president/CEO David Andrews on the many quirks of the AHL including schedules, one-referee systems and his thoughts on the California teams with one regular season now in the books. Below is the Q&A that tackles several different topics: ORI: Have you b... Full Story

May 25 post-practice video: Stothers, Newbury, Schultz

Ontario ReignMay 25, 20160 Comments

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