Preseason game at Arizona canceled; intra-squad scrimmage 10am Monday

The Los Angeles Kings’ split-squad game at Arizona scheduled for Monday, September 18 has been canceled due to poor ice conditions at Gila River Arena following a concert, the two teams announced Sunday.

In place of a preseason game, the Kings will host a Black vs White intrasquad scrimmage at 10:00 a.m. Monday morning at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Tickets will be on sale at the door for $10, with all proceeds going to hurricane relief efforts.

“We know that our fans and corporate partners were excited to see the Coyotes play tomorrow and we were very disappointed to learn that the ice was not in a suitable playing condition for the game,” Coyotes President and CEO Steve Patterson said in a statement. “AEG has assured us that they are working diligently to repair the ice as soon as possible.”

For a list of players eligible to play in the Black vs White game, click here and scroll to the bottom of the article.

Rules for Blog Commenting

  • No profanity, slurs or other offensive language. Replacing letters with symbols does not turn expletives into non-expletives.
  • Personal attacks against other blog commenters, and/or blatant attempts to antagonize other comments, are not tolerated. Respectful disagreement is encouraged. Posts that continually express the same singular opinion will be deleted.
  • Comments that incite political, religious or similar debates will be deleted.
  • Please do not discuss, or post links to websites that illegally stream NHL games.
  • Posting under multiple user names is not allowed. Do not type in all caps. All violations are subject to comment deletion and/or banning of commenters, per the discretion of the blog administrator.

Repeated violations of the blog rules will result in site bans, commensurate with the nature and number of offenses.

Please flag any comments that violate the site rules for moderation. For immediate problems regarding problematic posts, please email zdooley@lakings.com.