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Kings announce season-opening roster

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 13, 20210 Comments

The LA Kings have announced their season-opening roster. Included on the roster are 13 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders, as well as a four-man taxi squad. The roster is as follows – Forwards (13): Michael Amadio, Andreas Athanasiou, Dustin Brown, Jeff Carter, Carl Grundstrom... Full Story

Penultimate Camp Day! Vilardi returns, Luff’s growth, NHL COVID numbers

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 12, 20210 Comments

Practice notesPractice QuotesTraining Camp6 min read

We are two……TWO days away from the NHL season! The Kings got a welcomed addition back to the group in Gabriel Vilardi, who stepped onto a line with Adrian Kempe and Austin Wagner on the wings after he was deemed unfit to play on Saturday. The three players who joined the group yesterday – Quinton... Full Story

Ontario Reign to open training camp today, announce schedule & roster

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 12, 20210 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster MovesTraining Camp1 min read

The Ontario Reign announced today that the team will open training camp this afternoon at 1 PM at Toyota Sports Performance Center. The team also released its camp-opening roster, and the full preseason schedule for the team is listed below. Here's how the Reign will open camp - 12 playe... Full Story

World Junior quartet delayed, Vilardi’s progress, Black-White scrimmage Saturday

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 7, 20210 Comments

Media AvailabilityPractice notesPractice QuotesTraining Camp8 min read

Insiders, Welcome Back! Some news today, which we’ll cover below. As far as the skates looked, both groups looked very similar to what we saw yesterday. Here’s how the two groups lined up – Group A Iafallo – Kopitar – Brown Kempe – Vilardi – Frk Athanasiou – Lizotte – Carter Moore – Amadi... Full Story

With Day 1 behind him, speedy Athanasiou looks to make his mark at Kings camp

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 7, 20210 Comments

Feature StoriesTraining Camp7 min read

“He hasn’t skated in 10 days or whatever since quarantining, and he was still the fastest guy on the ice, next to Wags.” Andreas Athanasiou’s speed was on full display during his first day of training camp with the LA Kings. It impressed his linemates – see Blake Lizotte’s observations above.... Full Story

Kings focus on situations, special teams on Day 4, plus Carter & Anderson notes

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 4, 20210 Comments

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The LA Kings were back at it this afternoon at Toyota Sports Performance Center, as they picked up after a day off. Group A consisted of 16 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders, listed here in this morning’s article. The first half of the skate consisted of a variation on 2-on-1, 2-on-... Full Story

Training Camp Primer, 1/4: New groups & schedule + special teams work planned

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 4, 20210 Comments

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Welcome to Week 2, Insiders! The LA Kings are on a new schedule today, with some new groupings, pairings and plans. On Saturday, Todd McLellan said in his media availability that he would be shaking up the groups starting with this morning’s practice. While Group A resembles what an NHL roster + ... Full Story

With 295 days to rest, Kings veterans made the most of their extended offseason

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 31, 20200 Comments

Feature Stories6 min read

March 11 to December 31. 295 Days. More than 42 weeks. Nearly 10 months. 7 federal holidays! That’s how long we had to wait between the final regular-season game that the Kings played, a 3-2 win over Ottawa at STAPLES Center, and today’s opening of training camp. “In previous years, when ... Full Story

Training Camp Day 1 – Groups, Lines, Scrimmage Notes, 3 Key Takeaways

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 31, 20200 Comments

Media AvailabilityPractice QuotesTraining Camp7 min read

INSIDERS!!!!! Welcome to training camp! The Kings hit the ice today in two groups, with each group skating solo for about 40 minutes, sandwiched around an hour and a half of scrimmage time. Group A kicked off the day, with the scrimmage against Group B following immediately after. Group B then... Full Story

Kings announce 2020-21 Training Camp Roster

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 30, 20200 Comments

Schedules2 min read

Good Morning, Insiders! We're 24 hours away from the official start of the 2020-21 NHL season, with Day 1 of training camp slated to begin tomorrow at 10 AM. The Kings announced earlier today the group of 36 skaters and 5 goaltenders that will comprise the roster for the first day of camp, al... Full Story

Video: Camp recap with Reign Insider; Audio: LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast

LA Kings InsiderOctober 2, 20190 Comments

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INSIDERS. It is Multimedia Wednesday. That is not really a thing, except for today, when it is. First off, there's a lot of around-the-clock LA Kings streaming audio content coming. Jesse Cohen and I got together yesterday to record a podcast (BELOW), but that's only the beginning of it. He also spo... Full Story

Reign Camp, Day 1 – Line Combos, Notes, Stothers, Rempal, Durzi

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comSeptember 23, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignPractice notesPractice QuotesVideo8 min read

Day 1 of Reign training camp in the books, a hard, hour-long skate this morning in El Segundo. Here’s how the group lined up for the first AHL skate of the season - Eyssimont – Kupari – Rempal Sodergran – Sutter – Luff Morrison – Rymsha – Imama Bouma- Bergh – Garreffa Boudens – St. Aman... Full Story

20 players assigned; Frk on waivers; Kings prepare for Ducks

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 23, 20190 Comments

Roster Moves1 min read

The Ontario Reign opened training camp on Monday with 20 players assigned to them from the Los Angeles Kings via a transaction that took place Sunday: Assigned to AHL-Ontario: Daniel Brickley, Kale Clague, Sean Durzi, Mikey Eyssimont, Boko Imama, Cole Kehler, Matt Luff, Brad Morrison, Markus Phil... Full Story