Zach Dooley, Author at LA Kings Insider

Kings agree to terms with Trent Yawney as Assistant Coach

Zach DooleyJune 18, 20190 Comments

CoachingHockey OperationsKings Operations

The LA Kings announced today that they have agreed to terms with Trent Yawney to serve as Assistant Coach. Yawney joins Assistant Coach Marco Sturm and Goaltending Coach Bill Ranford on Head Coach Todd McLellan's staff. From the team's official release - LOS ANGELES – The LA Kings have agreed... Read More

Brett Sutter re-signs with Reign

Zach DooleyJune 13, 20190 Comments

Ontario Reign

The Ontario Reign announced today that forward Brett Sutter will return to the club for another season on an AHL contract. The 32-year-old Sutter is the franchise’s all-time leader with 218 regular-season games played and ranks inside the Reign’s all-time Top-5 in goals (59, 2nd), assists (63, 4th) ... Read More

2019 Preseason schedule released; Training camp opens on September 12

Zach DooleyJune 13, 20190 Comments

SchedulesTicketing

The 2019 LA Kings preseason schedule is here! The Kings will play seven preseason contests, down one from 2018. The Kings will play three games at STAPLES Center, three on the road and one in a home away from home, with the second edition of the Salt Lake Shootout against the Vancouver Canucks, with... Read More

Home of the Ontario Reign re-branded as Toyota Arena

Zach DooleyJune 11, 20190 Comments

Ontario Reign

The Ontario Reign practice at Toyota Sports Center and now will play their home games at Toyota Arena. The home of the Reign will don new branding next season – The arena announced today that the building will be now named Toyota Arena, after spending its entire existence to date as Citizens Busines... Read More

Report: Dusty Imoo joining Kunlun Red Star (KHL)

Zach DooleyJune 10, 20190 Comments

Hockey Operations

As reported by Lisa Dillman of The Athletic, Dusty Imoo, head of Goaltending Development for the Kings, will be leaving the organization for the KHL, joining the team's lone Chinese franchise, Kunlun Red Star. Kings news: Dusty Imoo leaving the organization for KHL. Great move for him.— li... Read More

Kings sign Johan Sodergran to three-year, entry-level contact

Zach DooleyJune 10, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and ScoutingRoster Moves

For the second time in five days, we have Johan Sodergran news! The LA Kings announced this morning that they have signed the 19-year-old forward to a three-year, entry-level contract. Sodergran, selected by Los Angeles in the sixth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, is the third member of the K... Read More

Looking back at Year 1 with Reign GM Seeley

Zach DooleyMay 22, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting

I sat down with Ontario Reign General Manager Richard Seeley yesterday to recap his first season as the team’s GM. Seeley has been within the organization since 2015, with his first three years as Head Coach of the ECHL’s Manchester Monarchs. As a player, Seeley was a sixth-round draft pick by L... Read More

Reign announce 6 guaranteed dates for 2019-20 season

Zach DooleyMay 16, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignSchedulesUncategorized

The Ontario Reign have announced the first step towards the 2019-20 home schedule, with the release of their six guaranteed home dates. The Reign will be home on the following six dates next season: Friday, October 11 Saturday, November 2 Saturday, December 14 Friday, January 10 Saturday,... Read More

The AHL/ECHL split – Rymsha, Imama and Wysz

Zach DooleyMay 16, 20190 Comments

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The final team left standing in the Kings organization saw its season come to an end last week as the Manchester Monarchs were eliminated from the ECHL’s Kelly Cup Playoffs in the North Division Finals, losing in six games to the Newfoundland Growlers. Not known publicly at the time, but it would al... Read More

The Manchester Monarchs have ceased operations, and that stinks

Zach DooleyMay 15, 20190 Comments

Hockey OperationsManchester MonarchsProspects and Scouting

The Manchester Monarchs, ECHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings and Ontario Reign, announced today that they are ceasing operations: Looks like the organization will have a new ECHL affiliate next season. @MonarchsHockey will not return to the ECHL next season, per their website. pic.twitter.com... Read More

Luff, Amadio take steps towards full-time NHL role

Zach DooleyMay 14, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and Scouting

“When I’m in the gym or on the ice this summer, the goal is to make the Kings. I don’t want to be a kid who comes into camp and gets assigned . I want to be a guy that enters his third year in this organization and is ready to make a statement with a Kings team that’s looking for some goal scoring a... Read More

Recapping rookie seasons for Eyssimont, Bauman

Zach DooleyMay 8, 20190 Comments

Ontario Reign

The 2018-19 season was a time of patience and growth for several first-year Reign forwards. The Reign had a young makeup throughout their lineup - As previously touched on, forward Sheldon Rempal scorched out of the gate, before hitting a midseason regression. Forward Mikey Eyssimont had his own... Read More

A look at Reign records & milestones from the 2018-19 season

Zach DooleyMay 6, 20190 Comments

Ontario Reign

One play, two records. With a Philippe Maillet feed to Matt Moulson at the back post, a pair of Ontario Reign franchise records fell in the team’s 2018-19 finale. Moulson’s tally was his 28th of the season, separating himself from forward Jonny Brodzinski, who scored 27 goals during the ... Read More