August 2016 - LA Kings Insider

Audio: Gaborik, Laperriere; Schneider feature, 5K info

Jon RosenAugust 31, 20160 Comments

50th AnniversaryAlumniAudioLAKings.com featuresNews Links4 min read

GABBO GABBO GABBO. Scott Burnside had a 10-minute conversation with Marian Gaborik that was included as part of a Hockey Today podcast posted earlier today on ESPN.com. It was followed up with nearly 10 minutes of Burnside, Craig Custance and Joe McDonald talking about the Kings and how they could b... Full Story

McColgan, Shore among interesting rookie camp invites

Jon RosenAugust 30, 20160 Comments

Uncategorized6 min read

In addition to those drafted and signed by the club, the Los Angeles Kings are prepared to welcome a handful of additional prospects to rookie camp, team sources have confirmed with LA Kings Insider. Those expected to participate include Quentin Shore - a younger brother of Los Angeles center Nick S... Full Story

Onward: Tickets, links, goalies, Gaborik eval

Jon RosenAugust 29, 20160 Comments

Advanced StatsKings OperationsNews LinksNHL NewsPollsSite News7 min read

WE'RE BACK. Thank you for your patience during the twilight of the low season, Insiders. Vacation was had, batteries were recharged, and not a single comment section of a digital article was read. Barring anything unforeseen, this upcoming week will be spent preparing for the upcoming season and re-... Full Story

50th season details, ‘Legends Nights’ honorees released

Ontario ReignAugust 25, 20160 Comments

50th AnniversarySchedules3 min read

The National Hockey League officially granted the Los Angeles Kings franchise on February 9, 1966 as the NHL expanded from its “Original Six” to 12 teams. The Kings officially kicked-off their 50th Anniversary celebration on February 9, 2016 when the club played in Boston. That same night the Kings ... Full Story

Reign to face Bakersfield in Outdoor Classic on Jan. 7

Ontario ReignAugust 23, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignSchedules1 min read

The Ontario Reign are taking their game outdoors. The Reign will face the Bakersfield Condors in an outdoor game on Jan. 7, 2017. The game, which will officially be called the Three-Way Chevrolet Condorstown Outdoor Classic presented by Mission Bank, will take place at Bakersfield College's M... Full Story

Reign 2016-17 schedule released

Ontario ReignAugust 22, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignSchedules1 min read

The Reign's 2016-17 schedule was officially released on Monday afternoon. Ontario will open the season at San Diego on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. Their home opener will be the following weekend, on Oct. 21 against Texas at 7 p.m. The Reign will face both San Diego and the AHL's newest team, Tucson, a s... Full Story

2016-17 promo schedule out, plus ticket on-sale info

Ontario ReignAugust 17, 20160 Comments

SchedulesTicketing2 min read

The Kings announced their promotional/giveaway schedule today for the 2016-17 regular season at STAPLES Center and it is as follows in the grid below. Also, single game tickets for home games will go on sale to the general public on September 1. Even more info at the bottom of this post. (Plea... Full Story

LA Kings High School Hockey League expands for Year 2

Ontario ReignAugust 15, 20160 Comments

High School Hockey1 min read

Operating in its second year in 2016-17, the LA Kings High School Hockey League has nearly doubled in size comparison to its first year. With 15 teams mostly located in the San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley areas all the way up to Santa Barbara and Bakersfield, the league is now split into two divisi... Full Story

Reign to face rival Gulls in preseason home-and-home

Ontario ReignAugust 15, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignSchedules0 min read

The Ontario Reign released their preseason schedule on Monday, which will consist of a home-and-home series against rival San Diego. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, October 6: Reign vs. Gulls 10 a.m. PT at Citizens Business Bank Arena (Ontario) Monday, October 10: Reign at Gulls 7 p... Full Story

LAKI on vaca

Jon RosenAugust 15, 20160 Comments

Site News1 min read

Good morning, Insiders. I'm off for the next two weeks and won't be checking in frequently from my top secret glacial ice cave. Technically, I'm on call next weekend should anything of interest arise, but my next day of bloggin', commentin', and Tweetin' will most likely be Monday, August 29. Until ... Full Story

Player evaluations: Everyone else

Jon RosenAugust 14, 20160 Comments

Advanced StatsAlumniPhotographyVideo24 min read

VINCENT LECAVALIER This season: This season: 42 games, 10 goals, 7 assists, 17 points, 20 penalty minutes, +1 rating, 13:52 time on ice (with Los Angeles); 49 games, 10 goals, 8 assists, 18 points, 22 penalty minutes, 0 rating, 13:14 time on ice (total) The good: Tampa Bay Lightning legend and 1... Full Story

Season of giving: Forever 50 campaign begins in Long Beach

Jon RosenAugust 12, 20160 Comments

Community6 min read

All professional teams spearhead rigorous community outreach platforms, undertaken not out of obligation but mainly out of selflessness and the understanding that a widely recognized sports team has the power to spread its largesse over wide scale and improve the lives of many. The Kings, like th... Full Story

Audio: LAKI joins Kings Men Podcast

Jon RosenAugust 12, 20160 Comments

Audio1 min read

A good morning to you, Insiders. This is a #good podcast. Puck Daddy's Joshua Cooper and I joined Kings Men Podcast's Jesse Cohen to discuss the makeup of the pre-training camp Kings while acknowledging several themes that will come into play over the course of the season. The first half of this pod... Full Story