Preseason Archives - Page 7 of 14

Vying for a full-time role, Mersch regarded as great student

Jon RosenSeptember 28, 20160 Comments

Michael Mersch, he of the 17-game, one-goal, three-point stint with the Kings last season, is vying for permanence on this year’s Kings roster. Based on the sentiment coming from the team at the end of last season, Los Angeles appears to be more willing to offer some depth positions to its younger... Read More

Quick returns after “disappointing” World Cup; Sutter quotes

Jon RosenSeptember 28, 20160 Comments

Practice QuotesTournaments

Jonathan Quick returned to practice with the Kings after a World Cup of Hockey experience he repeatedly described as “disappointing,” depicting a sour taste that hadn’t appeared to fully dissipate from the ultracompetitive goaltender’s mouth. “We went 0-and-3,” the U.S. national team veteran said. ... Read More

September 28 morning skate notes

Jon RosenSeptember 28, 20160 Comments

Morning Skate Notes

Good morning from Toyota Sports Center, where today's non-game group is finishing up a practice. At 10:00 a.m., the group that will face the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center took the ice and aligned thusly: Setoguchi-Kempe-Brown Clifford-Dowd-Purcell Andreoff-Latta-Nolan Mersch-Crescenzi-Auger Lowry... Read More

September 26 postgame quotes: Payne, King, Greene, Forbort

Jon RosenSeptember 26, 20160 Comments

Postgame quotes

Davis Payne, on what he looks for in a first preseason game, and whether he saw it: Well, you’re looking for lots of things. You’re looking for guys to step into roles and claim a spot, claim a responsibility on the team, and we saw some of that, and we saw some things that as a group we know we’re ... Read More

Live Blog: Los Angeles at Arizona

Jon RosenSeptember 26, 20160 Comments

Game ThreadsPhotography

Arizona Coyotes 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 Third Period, 1:40 remaining Live Stream - Arizona Game (Coyotes Broadcast) Live Stream - Los Angeles Game (Kings Broadcast) Box Score (Arizona Game) Box Score (Los Angeles Game) SOG: LAK – 30, ARI – 17 PP: LAK – 2/4, ARI – 1/3 LAK starters: G Peter Budaj, D... Read More

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

Ontario ReignAugust 15, 20160 Comments

Ontario ReignSchedules

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... Read More

Kraft Hockeyville preseason game moved to Vernon, BC

Jon RosenJuly 27, 20160 Comments

Schedules

A minor programming note: Los Angeles pre-season game on Sunday, October 2 against the Edmonton Oilers as part of the Kraft Hockeyville series has been moved from Lumby (RIP, Lumby) to Vernon, British Columbia. It will now be played at the 3,006-seat Kal Tire Place, home of the BCHL's Vernon Vipers,... Read More

Preseason schedule, rookie games announced

Jon RosenJune 14, 20160 Comments

Schedules

The Los Angeles Kings will begin their 50th season in the National Hockey League by playing an intra-squad game plus a total of eight pre-season games against the Coyotes, Ducks, Avalanche, Oilers and Stars. The full schedule: Sunday, September 25, 3:00 p.m.: Kings vs Kings, Ontario, CA (Citizens... Read More

Frozen Fury ticketing details; more scheduling bits

Jon RosenJune 13, 20160 Comments

SchedulesTicketing

The Kings have announced ticketing details for Frozen Fury XVIII, the annual pre-season exhibition-slash-party that will be held this fall at the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on October 7 and 8 against the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche. Ticket packages, including seats for the first m... Read More

Executive committee meets; step closer to expansion?

Jon RosenJune 8, 20160 Comments

News LinksNHL NewsSchedules

As first reported by Chris Johnston of Sportsnet yesterday, the NHL's executive committee met Tuesday in New York to make a recommendation on league expansion, with the full Board of Governors expected to vote on (and theoretically approve) the recommendation with a two-thirds vote later this month ... Read More

It’s official: Frozen Fury shifts to T-Mobile Arena

Jon RosenApril 7, 20160 Comments

Schedules

Forgive what is more or less the re-positioning of a press release, but it's a busy day today, and I've got to beat the traffic and head downtown shortly. With that said, the 2016 installment of Frozen Fury is now official: The Kings will play the first hockey games at Las Vegas' brand-new T-Mobile ... Read More

Kings to play preseason game in Lumby, BC

Jon RosenApril 2, 20160 Comments

Schedules

The Los Angeles Kings will face the Edmonton Oilers in a preseason game in Lumby, B.C. on Sunday, October 2, the team announced Saturday. The game will be part of the Kraft Hockeyville Canada series in which community rinks are selected to receive $100,000 in renovations and host an NHL preseason ga... Read More

October 3 postgame quotes: Sutter, Forbort

Jon RosenOctober 3, 20150 Comments

Postgame quotes

Darryl Sutter, on the 4-0 win over Colorado: Played a good, solid game. We had good speed. It was probably our best game in terms of going as five guys all the time. It just looked a little bit more connected in the game. Sutter, on whether he likes where the team is at after the preseason: Yea... Read More