July 2020 - LA Kings Insider

Catching up with former Kings goalie Mario Lessard

By Jeff Moeller For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 31, 20200 Comments

How do you replace Rogie Vachon in net in Los Angeles? Mario Lessard was tasked with that challenge, and he delivered an All-Star effort. In 240 regular season games with the Kings, Lessard was the man between the pipes. After recording 23 wins as a rookie in 1978-79, his best season came two... Full Story

AHL announces 2020-21 season to begin “no sooner than December 4, 2020”

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 30, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign2 min read

In a press release this afternoon, following the league's Board of Governor's meeting earlier today, the American Hockey League announced that the 2020-21 season will begin "no sooner than December 4, 2020". The AHL's announcement jives with the NHL's 2020-21 target start date of December 1. 12/... Full Story

Reign donate more than $500K to Inland Empire Community in 2019-20 season

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 29, 20200 Comments

CommunityOntario Reign2 min read

The Ontario Reign announced this afternoon that the organization, in conjunction with the Hope Reigns Foundation, donated $500,710 to the Inland Empire during the 2019-20 season. The Reign's donations bring the team to over $2.9 million donated across six seasons as an AHL franchise and was a part o... Full Story

Hockey is back! Stanley Cup Qualifiers Begin August 1 – Details Here

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 29, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized6 min read

The words we’ve all been waiting for…the NHL is back on Saturday! It’s been a long road to this point, but it feels rewarding for everyone as the NHL returns to play this coming weekend. The league will be broadcasting every qualifying round and round robin game, as of now through August 5, on NB... Full Story

Trevor Lewis nominated for King Clancy Memorial Award

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 28, 20200 Comments

Uncategorized2 min read

The NHL announced today that Trevor Lewis is among the 31 nominees for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy and we can’t think of anyone who is better-suited to represent the Kings for this annual award. Throughout his career, Lewis has been equally valuable on the ice and in the community, always goi... Full Story

An Inside Look At Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti & the Scouting Process

Nick Nickson For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 24, 20200 Comments

MiscellaneousProspects and ScoutingUncategorized11 min read

In my nearly 45 years of covering pro hockey I remain intrigued by what goes into scouting and rating a hockey prospect. It was about nine years ago that then-Kings GM Dean Lombardi and the “Original Insider” Rich Hammond and I had an off night in Calgary. Dean invited the two of us to go to the jun... Full Story

The Robyn Regehr Trade Tree

By Eddie Fischermann For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 22, 20200 Comments

MiscellaneousTradesUncategorized4 min read

Within one year, the LA Kings and Buffalo Sabres made two separate trades that, despite some odd crossovers, ultimately helped shape the depth of the Kings back-end for several years, most notably with the Stanley Cup win in 2014. The first trade occurred on April 1, 2013 when the LA Kings acquir... Full Story

Amidst all the uncertainty, Brett Sutter still a constant for the Reign

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 21, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign7 min read

We don’t know exactly what the 2020-21 AHL season will look like at this point in time, but we do know for certain that it will be different than years past in Ontario. We know that, for the first time in AHL-Reign history, Mike Stothers will not be behind the home bench at Toyota Arena. We are ... Full Story

Reign re-sign Brett Sutter

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 20, 20200 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster Moves1 min read

He's back! The Ontario Reign have re-signed forward Brett Sutter on an AHL contract, with the veteran forward slated to return to the organization for his franchise record sixth season with the team. Sutter is the only player to have skated for Ontario in each of the team's six seasons as a me... Full Story

The Hockey News’ Matt Larkin Assesses the state of LA Kings Hockey

By Jack Jablonski For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 18, 20200 Comments

MiscellaneousProspects and Scouting13 min read

On May 26, one and a half months after the season was put on pause due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman officially announced the “NHL Return to Play Plan,” which included 24 of the 31 teams returning to the ice to play out the remainder of the 2019-2020 season. With the Ki... Full Story

Your guide to the NHL’s possible return to the Olympics in 2022

By Kaylea Konoval For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 16, 20200 Comments

Olympics7 min read

Hey Insiders! As you saw last week, one of the major announcements by the NHL and NHLPA was the four-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which included an agreement allowing players to participate in the next two Olympics. For a quick reminder, NHL players started participating... Full Story

LA Kings join The ALLIANCE: Los Angeles as part of organizational inclusion initiative

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 14, 20200 Comments

CommunityUncategorized9 min read

The LA Kings announced this morning that the organization has joined "The ALLIANCE: Los Angeles", as a part of the organization's inclusion initiative. As a part of their efforts, the Kings have created "The LA Kings Inclusion Initiative", a program designed to contribute to building equity in sport... Full Story

The Reignturn to Play – Ontario alums playing in Phase 3

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJuly 13, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign5 min read

The Ontario Reign’s 2019-20 campaign is over, but the season rolls on for several Reign alums who will be participating in the NHL’s Return to Play program. Training Camps opened this afternoon in Phase 3, with games beginning on August 1. A look at those returning to action, who played with the Rei... Full Story