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Audio: Nick Nickson and Justin Williams

Jon RosenJanuary 12, 20200 Comments

AlumniAudioRadio and Television0 min read

After skating with Haydn Fleury and who I believe was equipment manager/goalie Jorge Alvez at PNC Arena Saturday morning, 2014 Conn Smythe Trophy recipient Justin Williams joined 2015 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award recipient Nick Nickson to discuss the ex-King's push to rejoin a talented Carolina squa... Full Story

“I always feel like I owe the game,” said John Stevens, who returns tonight

Jon RosenJanuary 8, 20200 Comments

AlumniCoachingMorning Skate Quotes14 min read

Brian Babineau/NHLIThere’s no real way to encapsulate a coaching approach in several pithy sentences. There are varying methods towards maximizing players’ skill sets, some more abrasive and direct than others, others more encouraging and positive. “The player’s got to know you care about them,” To... Full Story

January 8: Comings and goings; Stevens on Scuderi; Larry David on Kaapo Kakko

Jon RosenJanuary 8, 20200 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesVideo6 min read

INSIDERS. A fine afternoon to you from the remnants of Dallas’ morning skate, where a bunch of us had the pleasure of catching up with John Stevens. More on John and several other bits in advance of tonight’s game against the Stars (7:00 p.m. / NBCSN / NBC Sports App / LA Kings Audio Network). No... Full Story

Campbell-Raanta; alums Richardson, Kuemper; Amadio’s line, Roy evaluated; Holiday Ice

Jon RosenNovember 18, 20190 Comments

AlumniLineup ChangesMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes10 min read

INSIDERS. A fine, fine afternoon to you from Glendale, Arizona, Maricopa County’s answer to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The LA Kings and Arizona Coyotes meet tonight (6:00 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network) for the first of their four regular season games, with t... Full Story

Honesty, approach and influences spark a career now spans 1,000 games

Jon RosenNovember 16, 20190 Comments

AlumniAwards12 min read

If one were to flip through an archive of photos, videos, and features of Jeff Carter on the beach, it would be easy to make blanket assumptions on his career, his ambitions, his background. Often spotted in attire of various South Bay establishments and community events, and with what appears to be... Full Story

McLellan wants “steady game, night-in and night-out” from Ilya; Ryan/Thompson notes

Jon RosenNovember 9, 20190 Comments

Alumni5 min read

Additional bits before tonight’s game (click here for lineup notes and a Lewis update): Denis Brodeur/NHLI-- The Kings are about to play their 17th game of the season. They’re about to hear O Canada for the ninth time and for the seventh time after The Star Spangled Banner is sung. By the end of... Full Story

Good morning, Ottawa

Jon RosenNovember 6, 20190 Comments

Alumni2 min read

Good morning, Ottawa, and good morning, Insiders. Ahh! Ottawa! Or Kanata. I'm not quite sure where the dividing line is, actually. Our hotel's address says the former, although Ottawa, like West Springfield, is three times the size of Texas. Anyway, we're out in the suburbs this time, and a view ... Full Story

Muzzin’s mixed emotions; chemistry appreciated by Doughty; Mitchell retires

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate Quotes8 min read

Several additional notes and quotes and assorted Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty quotes in advance of tonight’s 7:30 p.m. local puck drop: -- Torrey Mitchell has retired. Stick taps and happy trails to the recent University of Vermont Hall of Fame inductee who got into 49 games with Los Angeles in J... Full Story

November 5: Lineups; Doughty-Muzzin preview; Grundstrom’s return; Bob!

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AlumniMorning Skate NotesMorning Skate QuotesPhotography10 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Tuesday afternoon to you from downtown Toronto, where the LA Kings held an optional skate at 11:30 a.m. in advance of tonight’s game against the Maple Leafs (4:30 p.m. PT / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network). Todd McLellan said that the lineup “will likely sta... Full Story

Admirable paths to Tuesday’s game for Muzzin, The Shore Boy

Jon RosenNovember 4, 20190 Comments

AlumniPractice Quotes7 min read

For the change Jake and Courtney Muzzin have experienced by moving across the continent and welcoming a daughter into the world, they were also handed some welcome familiarity. Returning to North America after his year as a Magnitogorsk exchange student was Nick Shore, a fellow Manchester-Los Angele... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: October 27

Jon RosenOctober 27, 20190 Comments

Game storyVideo5 min read

The LA Kings faltered in important moments and fell to 3-6-4 in their last 13 visits to St. Paul with a 5-1 road loss to a Minnesota team that out-shot them 14-7 in a third period that opened with a one-goal margin. You can argue that this game was lost on the power play. With the score tied at one,... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Brayden Schenn

Jon RosenOctober 24, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioStanley Cup0 min read

LA Kings alum and Stanley Cup champion Brayden Schenn has always been an interesting player to chat with on game days. Thoughtful and intelligent, he lucidly explains what he sees on the ice and provides good context for that night's game. Speaking with LA Kings Insider on Thursday, Schenn previewed... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Tobias Rieder

Jon RosenOctober 8, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioOpposition0 min read

LA Kings alum Tobi Rieder is among the many Battle of Alberta transplants in the Calgary and Edmonton dressing rooms as Mike Smith and James Neal joined the Oilers and Rieder, Milan Lucic and Cam Talbot moved down the QE2. Rieder, who'll play left wing opposite Michael Frolik on Andrew Mangiapane's ... Full Story