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The NHL continued taking steps towards resuming the 2019-20 season by releasing additional details of a tournament in which opponents will be re-seeded after each round and confirming all playoff series to follow best-of-seven formats. (Qualifying series will remain best-of-fives.) The league also a... Full Story

Bettman, Daly field questions on Return To Play Plan; ’97 State of the Franchise photos

LA Kings InsiderMay 28, 20200 Comments

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Kings-Sabres goalie wranglin' and a Brian MacLellan quote on ex-roomie Jim Fox, too

NHL outlines Return To Play Plan; L.A. under consideration as hub; June 26 draft lottery

LA Kings InsiderMay 26, 20200 Comments

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National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman provided definition to the league's plan to resume play later this summer in a nationally televised address Tuesday afternoon. The key takeaways for LA Kings fans: - The Kings’ season is officially over - Voting on league awards will consider ... Full Story

Robitaille, Cheeseman, McLellan field questions on team, arena, return-to-play logistics

LA Kings InsiderMay 15, 20200 Comments

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On Thursday, LA Kings President/Alternate Governor Luc Robitaille, Chief Operating Officer/Alternate Governor Kelly Cheeseman and Head Coach Todd McLellan joined Television Play by Play Broadcaster Alex Faust for a round table discussion on the logistics being undertaken in an effort to return to pl... Full Story

Carter wouldn’t be ready if play resumed; Blake’s focus in shaping roster; more

LA Kings InsiderMay 6, 20200 Comments

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INSIDERS. News! News-y items! Heavy swaths of quotes will follow; the bullet points come first. -- First, as the news shared: News. On today's conference call with reporters, General Manager Rob Blake shared that Jeff Carter isn’t yet healthy and wouldn’t be ready to play were the season to resum... Full Story

Doughty discusses state of the game, routine under quarantine; offers rare post-hockey glimpse

LA Kings InsiderApril 14, 20200 Comments

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John Crouch/Icon SportswireMonday’s Drew Doughty conference call began and evolved like so many Doughty scrums. There was a mature open to the call that even veered towards standoffish when he rejected a lay-up of a question about teammates he’d avoid quarantining with. But T-Rex doesn’t want to... Full Story

McLellan articulates community efforts, pooh-poohs theorized lottery tourney

LA Kings InsiderMarch 31, 20200 Comments

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These are testing times across the globe, and in our family and community networks and our Southland hockey and friendship circles, we’re all doing what we can to ensure those around us are able to remain healthy while reducing the physical, mental and financial strains associated with a global pand... Full Story

Transcript of Luc Robitaille / Kelly Cheeseman conference call

LA Kings InsiderMarch 12, 20200 Comments

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LA Kings Conference Call, March 12, 2020 President, Alternate Governor, Luc Robitaille Chief Operating Officer, Alternate Governor, Kelly Cheeseman Luc Robitaille’s opening statement: Thank you, Jeff. First of all, I want to thank everyone for joining the call here today. Obviously this has bee... Full Story

NHL pauses 2019-20 season; Kings issue statement

LA Kings InsiderMarch 12, 20200 Comments

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The NHL pauses the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/bCi776ZFqX— NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2020 Via the NHL: The NHL will pause the 2019-20 regular season due to the concerns of the coronavirus, the League announced Thursday. The NHL has 189 games remaining, including 10 scheduled for Thur... Full Story

Pre-game notes, quotes, photos; Stadium Series by the numbers

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 15, 20200 Comments

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A few more pre-game news, notes and quotes (click here for more on yesterday's practice day): -- The vitals: Jonathan Quick starts. He’s 17-6-1 in his career against Colorado with a 2.32 goals-against average, a .911 save percentage and two shutouts in 25 games. Joakim Ryan will enter the lineup ... Full Story

Stadium Series practice day notes, photos, McLellan quotes, Quick audio

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 14, 20200 Comments

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Good evening from our Colorado Springs hotel, which welcomed the team after an early evening practice at Falcon Stadium. Judging by our pre-scouting, we might be in store for a tremendous sunset during Saturdays first period. Photos are below; there's much more to come. First, lets start with Todd M... Full Story

All-Star Photos: Kopitar, Clague, Frk, Petersen

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 29, 20200 Comments

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NHL ALL-STAR GAME Saturday, January 25, 2020, Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. Atlantic 9, Metropolitan 5 Pacific 10, Central 5 Championship: Pacific 5, Atlantic 4 Statistics Anze Kopitar: 0 G, 4 A, 4 Pts For the third time in five seasons, the Pacific Division split a million-d... Full Story

Kopitar “seeing a different team” in LA Kings; photos, quotes, video from skills competition

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 25, 20200 Comments

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It was a special day for Anze Kopitar who arrived in St. Louis with his family after a quick trip to the Caribbean, a surprise for his father Matjaz, who had joined the team in Florida for the Dads/Brothers Trip. It was the first time in his five All-Star Games he was able to return to the bench to ... Full Story