January 2016 - LA Kings Insider

Photos, Video: Kings at the All-Star Game

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20160 Comments

KingsVisionNHL NewsPhotographyTournamentsVideo3 min read

The Pacific Division defeated the Central Division 9-6 in the semi-final game before claiming a $1-million prize by defeating the Atlantic Division 1-0 in the championship game at the 2016 NHL All-Star Game, held Sunday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Led by Head Coach Darryl Sutter, Dre... Full Story

Photos, Video: All-Star Game Skills Competition coverage

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20160 Comments

KingsVisionPhotographyVideo2 min read

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Clifford wraps up conditioning stint with Reign

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20160 Comments

InjuriesPostgame quotes4 min read

In Kings forward Kyle Clifford's two-game conditioning assignment with the Reign while the NHL is on its All-Star break, he participated in back-to-back shutout wins for the Pacific Division-leading AHL affiliate. Clifford, who has not played an NHL game since taking an elbow to the head from Tampa ... Full Story

January 30: Postgame quotes

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignPostgame quotes7 min read

Note: Head coach Mike Stothers and the Reign's All-Stars Peter Budaj, Sean Backman and Vincent LoVerde were not made available to the media to travel to the AHL's All-Star Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. Assistant coach Chris Hajt, on heading into All-Star break on a high note: We break our season dow... Full Story

January 30: Reign game breakdown

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 31, 20160 Comments

Game storyOntario Reign4 min read

Reign game breakdown The Reign cruised into the AHL All-Star break, dominating the league’s second-worst team in the Manitoba Moose (11-25-3-4) by a 4-0 score on Saturday night in Ontario. Michael Mersch had two goals, his team-leading 15th and 16th (ENG), and an assist as the Reign (26-10-3-1) won... Full Story

Kings to host the 2017 All-Star Game. Why? How?

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 30, 20160 Comments

Kings OperationsNHL News6 min read

The last time Los Angeles hosted the NHL’s All-Star Game, the game featured a North America versus the World format. Since then, the blueprint has changed three times, from a Western Conference-Eastern Conference model, to a player draft that last year featured opposing team captains sipping from pl... Full Story

January 29: Reign game breakdown

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 30, 20160 Comments

Game storyOntario Reign5 min read

Reign game breakdown Michael Mersch scored with six seconds left in the first period and Peter Budaj collected his league-leading sixth shutout with 21 saves as the Reign (25-10-3-1) defeated the San Diego Gulls (19-18-1-1) 2-0 on the road Friday night. The game was Kings forward Kyle Clifford's fi... Full Story

January 29: Bus texts with Stothers

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 29, 20160 Comments

Bus Texts with Stothers1 min read

After every Reign road game I'll try to catch up with head coach Mike Stothers from the bus to get some texts and his assessment of the game. Here's what he had to say after Friday's 2-0 shutout win in San Diego. Reign 2, Gulls 0 Behind a goal with six seconds left in the first period by Michael... Full Story

Reign release Army from pro tryout contract

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 29, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster Moves1 min read

The Reign announced on Friday that center Derek Army has been released from his pro tryout contract and sent back to the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers. The move was first tweeted by the team's Director of Communications and Broadcasting, Joey Zakrzewski, just hours before Friday's game in San Diego aga... Full Story

Waking up with the Kings: January 28

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 28, 20160 Comments

Game story3 min read

Some flash analysis of Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Colorado: Wednesday night’s loss was one that while uncharacteristic, still happens from time to time. Surrendering a lead in defeat was more common of a practice last season than it has been this season, and the base of such a defeat was centered ar... Full Story

January 28: Practice notes

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 28, 20160 Comments

Practice notes3 min read

Greetings from CBBA, where the Reign held a 1 p.m. practice after a long haul back from Stockton. I'm back with the Reign, too, following a brief call-up to help LA Kings Insider last night. Lots going on with the AHL side, so here we go ... --First off, if you're looking for notes on Kings forwa... Full Story

Kings assign Clifford to Reign for conditioning assignment

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 28, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignRoster Moves4 min read

Updates with quotes from Kyle Clifford, Reign head coach Mike Stothers and Derek Forbort The Kings announced on Thursday that they have assigned forward Kyle Clifford to the Ontario Reign for a conditioning assignment. He participated in practice when the Reign took the ice at 1 p.m. at Citizens ... Full Story

January 27 postgame notes

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 28, 20160 Comments

Postgame notes1 min read

-With the loss Los Angeles fell to 64-49-12 all-time against the Colorado franchise, a record that includes a home mark of 37-19-8. The Kings lost the season series to the Avalanche (1-2-0) for the first time since the 2011-12 season (0-3-1). -Los Angeles fell to 17-10-1 against the Western Confe... Full Story