Alec Martinez Archives - LA Kings Insider

Luff, LaDue up; Grundstrom down; Martinez to IR; Forbort conditioning assignment

Jon RosenNovember 27, 20190 Comments

The LA Kings have recalled defenseman Paul LaDue and forward Matt Luff from AHL-Ontario, assigned forward Carl Grundstrom to Ontario and placed Alec Martinez (wrist laceration/surgery) on injured reserve, retroactive to November 25. The Kings also shared that Derek Forbort (back) has been placed ... Full Story

Reaction to Martinez injury; Lewis progress; Forbort rehab assignment weighed

Jon RosenNovember 26, 20190 Comments

InjuriesProspects and ScoutingRoster Moves7 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Tuesday evening to you. Lots more on these subjects Wednesday, but a recap of the day’s notes and events: -- Alec Martinez suffered a laceration to his right wrist in the third period Monday and was taken to Keck Medicine of USC, where he underwent successful surgery to repair a ... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: November 26

Jon RosenNovember 26, 20190 Comments

Game story4 min read

The heart still beats. Todd McLellan admitted to being “bothered” by some second period doldrums that bottomed out when Los Angeles yielded a low-energy, chase-and-react goal to fall behind 3-0, leading to a fireside chat during the next TV timeout. “I thought we sagged,” he said of San Jose’s secon... Full Story

Martinez: Right wrist laceration; surgery to repair radial artery, two superficial radial nerves; more to come

Jon RosenNovember 26, 20190 Comments

Injuries0 min read

Here's to a thorough recovery for Alec Martinez, who suffered a serious injury in the most Martinez-like, selfless way possible: diving headfirst with reckless abandon towards a puck to keep it out of his net. Via the LA Kings at 10:15 a.m.: During the third period of last night’s game, Alec sust... Full Story

Rapid Reaction: Sharks 4, Kings 3 (OT); Martinez injury update

Jon RosenNovember 25, 20190 Comments

InjuriesPostgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction9 min read

Injury Update Alec Martinez suffered an injury to his right hand or wrist in the third period of Los Angeles’ 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose on Monday when he dove to swat a puck away from Melker Karlsson, whose skate made heavy contact with Martinez's glove. Via @kingsgifs: Another look at wha... Full Story

October 16: Scoring chance rates; power play attention; Carter more comfortable?

Jon RosenOctober 16, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsPractice notes8 min read

Notes time, Insiders. The best kind of notes. Wednesday notes. The Kings skated at 11:00 a.m. on the TSPC ice, but before Todd McLellan’s whistle sounded the start of practice, the second power play unit got some work in. Alec Martinez, Tyler Toffoli, Ilya Kovalchuk, Michael Amadio and Jeff Carte... Full Story

Competition draws focus as young lineup prepares for penultimate exhibition

Jon RosenSeptember 25, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate Notes4 min read

INSIDERS. Two preseason games left, and both are televised. The LA Kings will brave the traffic to Orange County on a Wednesday – may want to leave now, guys – to face the Ducks (7:00 p.m. / Prime Ticket / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) in a game televised by the Anaheim crew, our FSW breth... Full Story

Eve of preseason; Kovalchuk on Prokhorkin’s skill; getting to know Joakim Ryan

Jon RosenSeptember 16, 20190 Comments

PhotographyPractice notesPractice Quotes12 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Monday evening to you and yours. Notes from the fourth day of training camp: -- The practice groups have remained constant minus some shuffling on the periphery, but they won’t be indicators of tomorrow’s game groups. Todd McLellan said after today’s sessions that the two groups ... Full Story

Martinez keen on Kings’ ability to keep learning, “up-tempo” adjustments

Zach DooleySeptember 14, 20190 Comments

Practice notesPractice Quotes8 min read

While he was of several members of the Kings organization ready to move forward after last season, Alec Martinez wasn't ready to simply put what happened entirely in the rear-view mirror. The Michigan native took an intuitive approach to how he looks at the situation for himself and his teammates la... Full Story

Wednesday: Worlds playoffs to begin; Memorial Cup; on this date; ample photos

Jon RosenMay 22, 20190 Comments

CoachingNews LinksNotebooksPhotographyPlayoffsProspects and ScoutingVideo11 min read

AROUND THE WORLD, AROUND THE WORLD. The IIHF World Championship knockout round begins Thursday as Alec Martinez and the United States will face Ilya Kovalchuk and Russia. You're in direct competition! (It's a slow news day, and this notebook will covertly be just links to Michel Gondry music videos ... Full Story

May 14: On this date; NHL Draft notes; Worlds updates and photos

Jon RosenMay 14, 20190 Comments

News LinksNHL NewsPhotographyProspects and ScoutingTournaments12 min read

Happy May 14. This happened five years ago today: Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire Noah Graham/NHLI Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI And, let us not forget May 14, 2013: Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI Andrew D. Bernstein/NHLI That was Game 1 against the Sharks ... Full Story

Cool, this again: The IIHF World Championships

Jon RosenMay 8, 20190 Comments

Tournaments7 min read

Five years ago right now, you were reading up and preparing for Game 3 against Anaheim. And today? You get a World Championship teaser! By now, you're aware of the circumstances of this tournament. This has long been a Euro-centric annual competition featuring top players from European leagues that ... Full Story

Wrapping things up with McLellan, Brown, Martinez, Toffoli, Kempe

Jon RosenMay 1, 20190 Comments

Media Availability13 min read

So, there are a lot of quotes from the two press conferences last month! Some of these quotes I didn’t transcribe – those of the “just got to focus on having a good off-season and come back ready to go” sort – but some were quite interesting despite not having been used in a story, such as Todd McLe... Full Story