July 2014 - LA Kings Insider

Player evaluation: Regehr

Jon RosenJuly 31, 2014162 Comments

ROBYN REGEHR This season: 79 games, 3 goals, 11 assists, 14 points, 46 penalty minutes, +6 rating, 18:57 time on ice The good: There is something everlastingly satisfying in watching 14-year NHL veteran Robyn Regehr lift the Stanley Cup over his head for the first time, never mind that he was in... Full Story

Catching up with Derek Armstrong

Jon RosenJuly 31, 201472 Comments

AlumniLAKings.com features2 min read

I recently spoke with Kings alum Derek Armstrong earlier today to prepare for a LAKings.com feature I'll be working on next week. The story will detail his work with the CHL's Denver Cutthroats and his transition into coaching and working in a front office while highlighting the relationships built ... Full Story

Player evaluation: Mitchell

Jon RosenJuly 30, 2014423 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo8 min read

WILLIE MITCHELL This season: 76 games, 1 goal, 11 assists, 12 points, 58 penalty minutes, +14 rating, 20:20 time on ice The good: Willie Mitchell, who turned 37 in the first round of the playoffs, proved that he is still entirely capable of providing a heavy workload comprised of tough minutes... Full Story

Dwight King signs for three years, $5.85M

Jon RosenJuly 30, 2014464 Comments

Contracts and Finances1 min read

Dwight King has signed a three-year contract with the Kings that contains an average annual value of $1.95 million per year, LA Kings Insider has learned. The agreement avoids an arbitration hearing, which had been set for Friday. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet was the first to report King's signing... Full Story

Player evaluation: Quick

Jon RosenJuly 29, 2014303 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo9 min read

JONATHAN QUICK This season: 2904 minutes, 27-17-4 record, 2.07 goals-against average, .915 save percentage, 6 shutouts The good: The Kings won the 2014 Stanley Cup under vastly different circumstances from 2012. Whereas Jonathan Quick was a vital member of the team’s first championship and cap... Full Story

Player evaluation: Jones

Jon RosenJuly 29, 2014487 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo6 min read

MARTIN JONES This season: 1,095 minutes, 12-6-0 record, 1.81 goals-against average, .934 save percentage, 4 shutouts The good: In the 24 games that followed the shootout loss in Buffalo on November 12 in which Jonathan Quick succumbed to an overtime Grade 2 groin strain, Ben Scrivens and Marti... Full Story

Hockey Fest details and off-season business notes

Jon RosenJuly 28, 201489 Comments

AlumniKings OperationsNotebooks5 min read

Several notes from the Kings’ business offices from this afternoon: -Earlier today, the Kings announced the details of Hockey Fest ’14, which will feature additional events outside of the popular question and answer sessions and panels of players, executives and broadcasters. The annual event wil... Full Story

Keeping up with the Cup: July 28

Jon RosenJuly 28, 2014206 Comments

News LinksPhotographyStanley Cup10 min read

THE 401 EXPRESS. If you've ever driven in Ontario, it's likely that you've spent at least some time on the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway. Similar to the prefixes bestowed upon Southern California freeways, it's known as The 401, just like The 10, The 405, The 101. It's also busier than those freeways, a... Full Story

Player evaluation: Stoll

Jon RosenJuly 25, 20141,032 Comments

AudioKingsVisionPollsVideo7 min read

JARRET STOLL This season: 78 games, 8 goals, 19 assists, 27 points, 48 penalty minutes, +9 rating, 15:52 time on ice The good: The regular season numbers Jarret Stoll produced are mostly irrelevant. The perfect third line center for the Kings’ needs and expectations, Stoll is another conduit o... Full Story

Player evaluation: Martinez

Jon RosenJuly 24, 2014437 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo8 min read

ALEC MARTINEZ This season: 61 games, 11 goals, 11 assists, 22 points, 14 penalty minutes, +17 rating, 15:41 time on ice The good: A central tenet of Darryl Sutter coaching is the thrust for players to maximize their skill sets, and from March 1 through June 13, Alec Martinez appeared to do tha... Full Story

Championship Blu-ray preview

Jon RosenJuly 24, 201483 Comments

KingsVisionStanley CupVideo0 min read

The video account of the Kings' second Stanley Cup title will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digitally on Tuesday, July 29. A quick preview: There are more previews available here, including some great ice level footage from the San Jose and Chicago series. Extra features for the Blu-... Full Story

LAKings.com’s Playoff Moments

Jon RosenJuly 24, 201457 Comments

LAKings.com featuresPlayoffsVideo2 min read

Do you remember last summer's I Was There series? A similar project is being undertaken by Alex Kinkopf, who writes and assists in social media for LAKings.com and has also offered assistance on this site. Alex has been looking back at the top 15 moments of the Kings' postseason, and it's fitting... Full Story

Player evaluation: Voynov

Jon RosenJuly 23, 2014423 Comments

KingsVisionPollsVideo5 min read

SLAVA VOYNOV This season: 82 games, 4 goals, 30 assists, 34 points, 14 penalty minutes, +5 rating, 22:18 time on ice The good: Since he was recalled to Los Angeles in conjunction with the Jeff Carter/Jack Johnson trade in February, 2012, Slava Voynov has played in all 215 possible regular seas... Full Story