In case anyone thinks there is no fun to be had during a tough hockey season, a very helpful reader named Philip passed this along. A few of the Kings have been participating in an informal 4-on-4 post-practice “tournament,” and it concluded yesterday with the team of Willie Mitchell, Davis Drewiske, Wayne Simmonds and Ryan [...]
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Can Drewiske stay put this time?
Will this be Davis Drewiske’s chance to finish the season strong? Last season, Drewiske returned from injury in early January but appeared in only four games after Jan. 4. This season, Drewiske has been healthy, but he has also been a healthy scratch from 19 consecutive games. Drewiske’s removal from the lineup coincided with Willie [...]
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. [...]
Drewiske not off the ice for long
Davis Drewiske was on the ice this morning, looking surprisingly well. Drewiske had to leave practice yesterday after taking a deflected puck to the face and apparently losing a lot of blood and requiring stitches. Drewiske wasn’t scheduled to play tonight anyway, but he practiced, and his only concession to the injury was his wearing [...]
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 [...]
Drewiske back in action on defense
Replacing defenseman Matt Greene in the Kings’ lineup tonight will be Davis Drewiske, who had been a healthy scratch in the previous three games — and four of the previous five — and really hasn’t played defense in a game since Nov. 29. The one game that Drewiske did appear in this month, he played [...]
Defensive switch
It happened a bit last night, and Terry Murray confirmed today that he has decided to switch the defensive pairs to Drewiske-Doughty, Johnson-Scuderi, O’Donnell-Greene. Murray said he was motivated mostly by the play of Drewiske, who has a plus-5 rating in the first seven games. MURRAY: “We like what he is bringing in his game, [...]
