August 2017 - LA Kings Insider

Reign to Host ‘International Frozen Friendly’ vs Eisbären

LA Kings InsiderAugust 25, 20170 Comments

The Ontario Reign announced today they will host Eisbären Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) in first-ever International Frozen Friendly at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Tuesday, February 13. "This is indeed a historical event that we are very proud to help host," LA Kings President Lu... Full Story

LAKI on vaca

LA Kings InsiderAugust 20, 20170 Comments

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Winter is coming. I'm taking my annual vacation through Labor Day, and speaking of labor, my word, that was a perilous trek last year through the Arctic Cordillera under the shadow of majestic but surly Barbeau Peak. Ay, the Ellesmere Inuit know of what they speak when proclaiming their mount to be... Full Story

Player evaluations: The others

LA Kings InsiderAugust 19, 20170 Comments

AlumniPollsVideo32 min read

Harry How/Getty ImagesDWIGHT KING This season: This season: 63 games, 8 goals, 7 assists, 15 points, 10 penalty minutes, 0 rating, -4.0 CF%Rel, 15:00 time on ice (with Los Angeles); 80 games, 9 goals, 7 assists, 16 points, 12 penalty minutes, -2 rating, -5.5 CF%Rel, 14:24 time on ice (total) Th... Full Story

State of the Franchise multimedia, bullet points

LA Kings InsiderAugust 18, 20170 Comments

AudioHockey OperationsInjuriesVideo4 min read

The Los Angeles Kings held a State of the Franchise event for season ticket members on Thursday evening at the Microsoft Theatre, a panel hosted by broadcasters Alex Faust and Patrick O'Neal that also featured Luc Robitaille, Rob Blake, John Stevens and Nelson Emerson. Because this was a special STM... Full Story

Job openings: Ontario Reign Insider, LAKI Associate

LA Kings InsiderAugust 17, 20170 Comments

Ontario ReignSite News5 min read

A good afternoon to you, Insiders, and safe travels through Thursday traffic to get to tonight's State of the Franchise event. There are a pair of openings at LAKI HQ as Lindsay Czarnecki and Bo Hamby have moved on. Lindsay continues to get prime assignments at FOX Sports 1, which requires more trav... Full Story

Player evaluations: The goalies

LA Kings InsiderAugust 16, 20170 Comments

Uncategorized19 min read

Juan Ocampo/NHLIPETER BUDAJ This season: 3,030 minutes, 27-20-3 record, 2.12 goals-against average, .917 save percentage, .925 even strength save percentage, 7 shutouts (with Los Angeles), 3,309 minutes, 30-21-3 record, 2.18 goals-against average, .915 save percentage, .924 even strength save perc... Full Story

NHL.com 31-in-31 series profiles Kings

LA Kings InsiderAugust 14, 20170 Comments

News LinksVideo2 min read

Good news, everyone! NHL.com is profiling all 31 NHL teams, and Monday, August 14 is L.A. Kings day. Huzzah! "I wouldn't have taken the job here if I didn't think we could win," John Stevens told Lisa Dillman. "This is not the same team that won two Cups. But there are an awful lot of pieces that... Full Story

Greene officially re-joins Kings as Pro Scout

LA Kings InsiderAugust 14, 20170 Comments

AlumniProspects and Scouting2 min read

Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesMatt Greene has officially re-joined the Los Angeles Kings as a Pro Scout, the team officially announced on Monday. Greene, who had his contract bought out in late June, was expected to serve as the club's Pacific Division AHL scout as a part of his job description, accord... Full Story

Photos, videos: Kings at Long Beach All-City Beach Day; On the Bench

LA Kings InsiderAugust 11, 20170 Comments

CommunityPhotographyRadio and TelevisionVideo4 min read

More excellent August #content, courtesy of Olli Postanin and Jacob Ardown, the On the Bench Boys. Extended stick taps go to LA Kings Production for unearthing these sick fundie videos. First, Kyle Clifford learns how he can "muck it up a little better." On this eppie, the @onthebenchcrew teac... Full Story

Videos: Gretzky, Robitaille, On the Bench; ESPN.com Kings story

LA Kings InsiderAugust 10, 20170 Comments

FOX Sports WestNews LinksNHL NewsTradesVideo4 min read

VIDEOS. Jeff Carter eschews brash, explosive celebrations for a more satisfied restraint when he scores. There's a familiar fist pump, which is often saved for overtime or the shootout, but so many of his celebrations are like this one: Stick in the air, arm around a teammate, bench fly by, p... Full Story

Photos: 2011 NHL Premiere, Hamburg and Stockholm

LA Kings InsiderAugust 9, 20170 Comments

PhotographyVideo14 min read

With the Kings heading across the Pacific for the NHL China Series next month, I got to thinking about the 2011 NHL Premiere and dove into my archives from an old computer to dig up some photos and memories of when I covered the European trip for FOX Sports West. After concluding the exhibition sch... Full Story

Player evaluation: Pearson

LA Kings InsiderAugust 8, 20170 Comments

Advanced StatsPollsVideo8 min read

Aaron Poole/NHLITANNER PEARSON This season: 80 games, 24 goals, 20 assists, 44 points, 13 penalty minutes, +5 rating, +2.1% CF%Rel, 16:19 time on ice The good: There were really only three primary developments on which the 2016-17 season could hang its hat. There was Peter Budaj’s season-saving... Full Story

“On the Bench” preview; the nuances of being a “beauty”

LA Kings InsiderAugust 7, 20170 Comments

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There’s something so beautifully juvenile about the hockey vernacular, a regional syntax encouraged by the adolescent groupthink of a young, close-knit locker room that naturally begins to fade between junior and professional hockey, and then again between as players graduate to the uppermost reache... Full Story