Darren Granger Archives - LA Kings Insider

Video: Black and White – Matt Luff; Granger’s 2000th

Jon RosenMarch 30, 20190 Comments

LUFF LETTERS: Matt Luff's first NHL exposure and the drive to remain up with the Kings was chronicled in a recent Black and White feature that shared intimate details about his ascension to the professional game - such as when he called his parents at 3:00 a.m. Toronto time to tell them that he'd si... Full Story

March 16 Rapid Reaction (feat. Darren Granger): Panthers 4, Kings 3

Jon RosenMarch 16, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. LA Kings Head Equipment Manager Darren Granger Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on whether he believed Jonathan Quick had kept Jonathan Huberdeau’s goal in front of the goal line while watching the replays: Well, it was close, for sure. We thought there might be ... Full Story

Honors and reflection as Granger works his 2,000th NHL game

Jon RosenMarch 16, 20190 Comments

AwardsKings Operations8 min read

There are jobs in which you put in hours – and then there are jobs in which you put in hours. “They’re getting home to their families at three in the morning and they’re waking up with their kids and then they’re the first people here,” Kyle Clifford said of the Kings’ equipment staff. “They pret... Full Story

Notebook: Kovalchuk odd man out? Wagner’s work with development staff paying off

Jon RosenMarch 15, 20190 Comments

Lineup ChangesPractice notes14 min read

A fine afternoon to you and yours, Insiders. The LA Kings took the ice shortly before 11:00 a.m. at Toyota Sports Center and got in a lot of special teams work as part of an extended skate. “Yeah, it was a good, hard day. I wasn’t very happy with the first period yesterday. I just think we had more.... Full Story

Black and White, Episode 2: Equipment

Jon RosenOctober 20, 20150 Comments

Kings OperationsKingsVisionVideo0 min read

Black and White returned on Tuesday, and hey, here's to any episode featuring the sharp observations of Dana Bryson. This episode, he introduces the word "bagalanche" into our vocabulary. Also: the bench communication, accurately depicted by Kyle Clifford as a "pit crew," is immediate and well captu... Full Story

How will the equipment staff prepare for Saturday?

Jon RosenFebruary 19, 20150 Comments

Outdoor Game3 min read

To the Kings' credit, never at any point over the last week did their room ever exude any feeling that the team was looking ahead to Saturday’s game before taking care of business indoors first. When Stadium Series questions began to pop up in media scrums between games against Tampa Bay and Colorad... Full Story

Kopitar, Doughty All-Star Game photos, videos

Jon RosenJanuary 25, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionPhotographyVideo4 min read

Somewhere it would be important to note that Team Toews beat Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and Team Foligno 17-12 at Sunday's All-Star Game, and we'll eventually get to the post-game minutiae. But first, this moment, always: Chris Sutter leaning on Radim Vrbata and Alex Ovechkin and summoning Pa... Full Story

Bryson recognized for 1,000 professional games

Jon RosenApril 7, 201437 Comments

Kings OperationsManchester Monarchs4 min read

Los Angeles’ 2-1 loss in San Jose was a milestone event, not only for Anze Kopitar, who played his 600th NHL game, or Mike Richards, who appeared in his 200th game with the Kings. For assistant equipment manager Dana Bryson, who formerly worked on the equipment staffs with the Providence Bruins a... Full Story

Audio: Darren Granger shares his Olympic experience

Jon RosenMarch 2, 201410 Comments

Olympics0 min read

Due to the Kings' busy schedule since returning from the Olympic break, I wasn't able to catch up with equipment manager Darren Granger, who won a gold medal with Team Canada, until earlier today. The Sochi Games may be in the rearview mirror, though his recollection of the events leading up to Cana... Full Story

Doughty, Carter, Granger win gold with Canada

Jon RosenFebruary 23, 201450 Comments

Olympics3 min read

Lifted by a suffocating defensive performance and timely scoring, Canada defeated Sweden 3-0 at the Bolshoy Ice Dome on Sunday night to capture its second consecutive Olympic gold medal. Since the participation of NHL players in the Olympics began in 1998, Canada's three gold medals in the men's tou... Full Story

Sochi highlights, interviews

Jon RosenFebruary 16, 2014956 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

Jonathan Quick's discussion of the mind games inherent in international hockey shootouts is very interesting, and this chat with Kathryn Tappen of the NHL Network is a great four minutes of your time: So, Drew Doughty had a big game today. Here are highlights from Canada-Finland, followed by ... Full Story