Sean Walker Archives - LA Kings Insider

From AHL contract to AHL All-Star to NHL regular, Sean Walker is a poster boy for success within the LA Kings organization. Now, the 25-year-old defenseman can add long-term contract extension to the list. Walker signed a four-year deal with the Kings on Friday, tying him to the organization... Full Story

Assistants share player evaluations, their focus upon a resumption of play

LA Kings InsiderMay 4, 20200 Comments

CoachingMedia Availability10 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Monday afternoon to you, if that is indeed what day it is. Yuk yuk yuk. Some good notes and player evaluations from last Friday’s Jim Fox-moderated Zoom panel with LA Kings assistant coaches. The entire conference call fits squarely in the immediate 560x315 box; feel free to pre... Full Story

Audio/Video: LAKI, Millar on ATKM; Roy, Walker on @TheRink; Iafallo, Kempe, Lizotte visit NHLN

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 9, 20200 Comments

AudioNHL NewsVideo1 min read

FOR YOUR LISTENING ENJOYMENT. Goaltending Development Coach Matt Millar and yrs truly joined Kings Men Podcast for a quick, late-week pod. This was recorded two days after the trade, so the New Jersey game and Ontario weekend series hadn't yet taken place. No matter! It's evergreen and there's a ton... Full Story

Forbort update; Doughty, Walker, Lizotte, Shafigullin notes; Hockey Fights Cancer, Make-A-Wish events

LA Kings InsiderNovember 22, 20190 Comments

CommunityInjuriesPractice notes16 min read

INSIDERS. More Gabe Vilardi content from Tucson tonight, courtesy of Reign Insider. But first, a run-down of the goings-on at Toyota Sports Performance Center, which included Derek Forbort’s first full-team practice with his Kings teammates and a special visit in the lead-up to Hockey Fights Cancer ... Full Story

Kempe at wing? Walker’s strides without the puck; Quick vs Bernier history; links

LA Kings InsiderNovember 14, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate Notes8 min read

INSIDERS. Click here for lines and Kovy. Several more notes, quotes and links: -- It’s looking like we’ll see some of Adrian Kempe at wing tonight. Carrlyn Bathe spoke with Adrian today and should have a bit more on the broadcast, but the lineup change we’re expecting is Kempe jumping in for Carl... Full Story

November 7: Lineups; scheduling goalies; Tierney on Walker; Rosen Report preview

LA Kings InsiderNovember 7, 20190 Comments

Morning Skate Quotes9 min read

INSIDERS. A fine afternoon to you from the mean streets of Kanata. The LA Kings held an optional skate at Canadian Tire Center in advance of the first of two games this season versus the Ottawa Senators (7:05 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network), against whom they are pro... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Chris Tierney

LA Kings InsiderNovember 7, 20190 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

Chris Tierney is a highly useful two-way, multi-situational center forged from the fires of the Kings-Sharks rivalry's late years. Only 25 but with a crisp 379 NHL games to his name, Tierney, who pronounced himself well in his NHL debut at Staples Center on the opening night of the 2014-15 season, e... Full Story

October 15: Penalty kill walk-through; Walker’s college courses; Lizotte’s growth

LA Kings InsiderOctober 15, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate NotesProspects and Scouting10 min read

Tim DeFrisco/Getty ImagesINSIDERS. A fine Tuesday afternoon to you. For tonight’s projected lineup – no changes up front; Soup – click here. It it’ll be Petr Mrazek in goal for the Canes, via Michael Smith of CarolinaHurricanes.com, who also projected forward groups of Svechnikov-Staal-McGinn, Nied... Full Story

October 7: Doughty-Tkachuk draws notice, but stay for “our best pair,” Hutton-Walker

LA Kings InsiderOctober 7, 20190 Comments

Practice notesPractice Quotes8 min read

Thanks for the patience after an off-day and two extended practices and media scrums, Insiders. The LA Kings practiced on the carved up Scotiabank Saddledome ice following the Flames’ skate and showed a similar alignment to the one used Saturday, though with Carl Grundstrom appearing to replace Calg... Full Story

Modern defending and the mobile (and offensively inclined) Sean Walker

LA Kings InsiderMarch 24, 20190 Comments

Practice Quotes10 min read

Sean Walker has never played a hockey game in Western Canada. Heck, the only time he’d ever been in Vancouver was when he flew into the airport to pick up a work visa before continuing on to Southern California last season. And this week, as the Kings head on the road to face the Flames, Oilers and ... Full Story

March 18 Rapid Reaction (feat. Brian Munz): Jets 3, Kings 2

LA Kings InsiderMarch 18, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction8 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Brian Munz of TSN 1290 Winnipeg Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on being mathematically eliminated from the playoffs: Well, that’s always disappointing. It’s never the way you start a year, it’s the one thing you never want to happen. That’s a tough thing today.... Full Story

March 17 – Lines & Video, plus Walker, Desjardins quotes

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comMarch 17, 20190 Comments

Practice notesPractice Quotes6 min read

Good Morning, Insiders! Let me tell you, it is nice to watch hockey against at Toyota Sports Center. Yesterday evening finally concluded an Ontario road trip, that began last Thursday and spanned many cities across three states, even unloading the gear into the Reign's locker room in El Segundo f... Full Story

February 28 Rapid Reaction (feat. Dan Greenspan): Stars 4, Kings 3 (OT)

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comFebruary 28, 20190 Comments

Postgame notesPostgame quotesPostgame videoRapid Reaction6 min read

Rapid Reaction, feat. Dan Greenspan of NHL.com Post-game Quotes Willie Desjardins, on his thoughts on the game: Well, I thought the guys played hard. It’s always is tough when you come off the road, you know, a long road trip, that first game back lots of times is a tough game, but I th... Full Story