Some scandalous news broke this morning…Alec Martinez previously played for the Sharks! OK, he actually played in the Jr. Sharks program when he was in middle school. Martinez spent most of his childhood in Michigan, but spent a couple years in Danville, Calif., after his father — who worked for General Motors — was transferred [...]
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Plenty of familiar faces for Martinez
This is quite a road trip for Kings rookie defenseman Alec Martinez. It started in Detroit, roughly 25 miles from Martinez’s hometown of Rochester Hills, Mich. Now it’s Columbus, which is approximately two hours from where he attended college (Miami University of Ohio). Next, it’s Dallas, where his parents currently live. Finally, it’s Nashville, where [...]
Drewiske back in, for Martinez
After 19 games as a healthy scratch, Davis Drewiske is back in the Kings’ lineup, scheduled to play tomorrow night in place of rookie Alec Martinez, Drewiske hasn’t been in a game since Jan. 6 against Nashvile. Martinez, meanwhile, will sit for the first time since being called up from the AHL on Nov. 23. [...]
Bit of a homecoming for Martinez
Tonight will be Alec Martinez’s first hockey game in Ohio in almost three years. Martinez spent three seasons at Miami University of Ohio, which is about a two-hour drive southwest of Columbus. Martinez still has some friends on the college team, players who were freshmen when Martinez left school after his junior season. “I don’t [...]
Martinez holding down a spot
Davis Drewiske and Peter Harrold have both been healthy scratches from the last 13 games, but that’s more of a reflection on the play of rookie defenseman Alec Martinez — and the fortunate health of the other defensemen — than anything else. Martinez joined the Kings on Nov. 23, went right into the lineup and [...]
Rookie defenseman Martinez earns trust
Alec Martinez arrived in Montreal on Nov. 23 without much fanfare. He had played well in Manchester, but it’s fare to say that his promotion to the Kings had more to do with some recent wobbles in the game of rookie Jake Muzzin. The two defensemen swapped places, Martinez went into the lineup the next [...]
Learning process for young defensemen
Yesterday, we talked about the development of young defensemen such as Davis Drewiske and Alec Martinez. It’s worth noting that the six current defensemen have an average age of 25.3. Even if you add 33-year-old Willie Mitchell into the mix, that only raises the average age to 26.4. Terry Murray was asked about the teaching [...]
Young defensemen show composure
On paper, it wasn’t the most obvious of moves. When defenseman Matt Greene returned to the lineup, the Kings chose to pair their two least-experience defensemen, Alec Martinez and Davis Drewiske, together. Drewiske, 26, has 90 games of NHL experience while Martinez, 23, has 19 games. So far, though, it has worked out well, particularly [...]
The Kings’ Michigan men return home
There’s not an official stat on this — that I know of — but the Kings probably lead the league in Michigan natives, so this is, in a sense, a homecoming for the Kings. Alec Martinez is a native of Rochester Hills — 25 miles north of Detroit — and will be playing in his [...]
Martinez making case to stay around
Following up on the talk of defensemen from the previous post, things continue to hum along for rookie defenseman Alec Martinez. After his one-goal, one-assist effort against Detroit, Martinez had his ice time increased by nearly four minutes on Thursday against Calgary, and Terry Murray isn’t only pleased with Martinez’s offensive potential. Not long ago, [...]
Postgame notes/video (Dec. 9)
Some notes from last night’s game… – The Kings won their third consecutive game by beating Calgary 2-1 on Thursday night at Staples Center. – Under coach Terry Murray, the Kings had been 1-8 against Calgary and had totaled only 12 goals in those nine games. – Anze Kopitar scored the game-winning goal, his third [...]
Martinez update
Alec Martinez is on the ice for this morning’s skate, so that bodes well for his chances of playing tonight. Martinez missed yesterday’s practice with flu symptoms and had been considered questionable for tonight’s game. More updates to come after practice…
