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Audio: Quick hits with Ethan Bear

LA Kings InsiderDecember 6, 20190 Comments

Ethan Bear has shown well against the LA Kings this season, and with four goals and nine points in 30 games overall has been able to craft a regular role on an Edmonton blue line that has benefited from his offensive-minded play. Speaking with LA Kings Insider, the former Thunderbird offered a full-... Full Story

Lineups; Kings face tough special teams test; Quick hits with Austin Wagner; donations to Saugus

LA Kings InsiderNovember 21, 20190 Comments

AudioPractice notes5 min read

THE VITALS | Kings-Oilers. Ye Olde Smythe Division. 7:30 p.m. on FOX Sports West, FOX Sports GO and the LA Kings Audio Network. Jonathan Quick, a robust 22-8-5 in his career against Edmonton with a 2.08 goals-against average, a .923 save percentage and three shutouts in 35 career games, is the presu... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Brad Richardson

LA Kings InsiderNovember 18, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioOpposition1 min read

Brad Richardson had been scratched by Darryl Sutter for 24 straight games when he re-entered the lineup on March 31, 2013 and scored the game-winning goal that night in Dallas. He'd scored an important Game 5 goal against Vancouver in the playoffs the year before, but that night's game-winner came o... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Chris Tierney

LA Kings InsiderNovember 7, 20190 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

Chris Tierney is a highly useful two-way, multi-situational center forged from the fires of the Kings-Sharks rivalry's late years. Only 25 but with a crisp 379 NHL games to his name, Tierney, who pronounced himself well in his NHL debut at Staples Center on the opening night of the 2014-15 season, e... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Trevor Moore (+ Jake Muzzin scrum)

LA Kings InsiderNovember 5, 20190 Comments

AudioOppositionPhotography1 min read

Thousand Oaks native Trevor Moore was a fan of Luc Robitaille as a child, and, as his hockey career really began to take shape, Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. A younger member of a small but growing contingent of Southland-area North American professional hockey talent, Moore, who played in Lakewood... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Brayden Schenn

LA Kings InsiderOctober 24, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioStanley Cup0 min read

LA Kings alum and Stanley Cup champion Brayden Schenn has always been an interesting player to chat with on game days. Thoughtful and intelligent, he lucidly explains what he sees on the ice and provides good context for that night's game. Speaking with LA Kings Insider on Thursday, Schenn previewed... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Tobias Rieder

LA Kings InsiderOctober 8, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioOpposition0 min read

LA Kings alum Tobi Rieder is among the many Battle of Alberta transplants in the Calgary and Edmonton dressing rooms as Mike Smith and James Neal joined the Oilers and Rieder, Milan Lucic and Cam Talbot moved down the QE2. Rieder, who'll play left wing opposite Michael Frolik on Andrew Mangiapane's ... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Jujhar Khaira

LA Kings InsiderOctober 5, 20190 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

Like many teams, the Edmonton Oilers are looking to establish consistency among their role players, and Jujhar Khaira, a physical and defensive-minded forward who kills penalties, has been a gritty pain in the side of Pacific Division teams through his 155 NHL games. Joining LA Kings Insider after E... Full Story

Final preseason preview; Lizotte audio; Vegas’ influence; Carter praised; 7 or 8 D?

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 27, 20190 Comments

AudioCoachingMorning Skate Notes8 min read

INSIDERS. A fine Friday to you. The LA Kings are expected to ice a more veteran lineup when they face the Vegas Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena (NHL Network / LA Kings Audio Network) in their preseason finale. This morning’s lines and pairings: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown Kovalchuk-Kempe... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Todd McLellan, Kale Clague

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 15, 20190 Comments

AudioProspects and Scouting1 min read

It was quieter on the Toyota Sports Performance Center concourse Sunday than it was on Saturday, when falling oversized Jenga blocks startled the media as only the Columbus Cannon can do. But without the fan events and the scrimmage, those who attended practice on Sunday were treated to a demonstrat... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Tanner Pearson

LA Kings InsiderMarch 28, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized1 min read

Well, this was unexpected: Tanner Pearson, wearing an Orca on the front and a white #70 on the back of his blue and green jersey, will play his third game against the LA Kings this season after Pittsburgh traded him to Vancouver at the trade deadline. Speaking with LA Kings Insider and other members... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Oscar Fantenberg

LA Kings InsiderMarch 25, 20190 Comments

AlumniAudioOpposition4 min read

Oscar Fantenberg only played 73 games for the LA Kings over the better part of two seasons and in that short time endeared himself to his coaches and teammates with his ability and work ethic and to the media and team staff through his humble friendliness. He's also a good defenseman, too, and thoug... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Dan Hamhuis

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 21, 20190 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis, a veteran of 1,082 NHL games, cut his teeth with the Prince George Cougars, a far-flung Western Hockey League outpost that he's now a part owner of. Speaking with LA Kings Insider, he described the camaraderie built on the bus prior to the age of cell phon... Full Story