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It wasn't a banner day at the World Championships for current Kings, as Trevor Lewis and the United States fell to Belarus and Anze Kopitar and Slovenia were shut out by Finland. Ex-King Oscar Moller, however, scored twice and added two assists in Sweden's 4-3 win over Germany. Trevor Lewis provi... Full Story

WORLDS: Canada comes back, Slovakia falls to Norway

LA Kings InsiderMay 6, 20150 Comments

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Canada came back from a 3-0 first period deficit in a 6-3 win over Sweden and Slovakia fell in a 3-2 upset to Norway during Wednesday's games at the World Championships in the Czech Republic. Slovakia's loss isn't as important for Gaborik and company as it is for Anze Kopitar and Slovenia, wh... Full Story

WORLDS: Gaborik’s two goals lift Slovakia over Slovenia

LA Kings InsiderMay 5, 20150 Comments

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Marian Gaborik scored the game-winning goal with 5:44 remaining and added an empty-netter as Slovakia stunned Slovenia with three third period goals to erase a 1-0 deficit during a 3-1 win in Group B Preliminary Round play Tuesday at the World Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Anze Kopitar w... Full Story

Monday morning links: May 4

LA Kings InsiderMay 4, 20150 Comments

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IIHF.com U-S-A. U-S-A. The Americans used goals by Trevor Lewis, Torey Krug, Mark Arcobello and Brock Nelson, and a 15-save performance by Jack Campbell to defeat Russia, 4-2, and move to 3-0 in preliminary round play at ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Lewis, who opened the scoring, nearly ... Full Story

Monarchs advance; Lewis, Kopitar score at Worlds

LA Kings InsiderMay 3, 20150 Comments

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A few quick updates towards the end of a long weekend (more to come later this evening): Manchester Monarchs fans can breathe easily. The Monarchs took a 3-0 lead in their decisive Game 5 against Portland last night, surrendered three unanswered goals, and won the game on a pair of huge markers b... Full Story

Muzzin, Toffoli, Jones, Lewis taste victory at Worlds

LA Kings InsiderMay 1, 20150 Comments

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The Preliminary Round of the 2015 IIHF World Championships opened today in the Czech Republic, and all four Kings who participated in today's games opened the tournament with a win. Jake Muzzin, Tyler Toffoli and Martin Jones are a part of a Canadian team that defeated Latvia 6-1, while Trevor Lewis... Full Story

Several Kings headed to World Championships

LA Kings InsiderApril 14, 20150 Comments

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Constructing a roster for the World Championships isn't particularly easy. It consists of asking players whose NHL seasons are still immediately in the rearview mirror to put off rest and recuperation for an additional six weeks to train and represent their country in a tournament that takes a backs... Full Story

More on Blake and the World Championships (video, links)

LA Kings InsiderApril 8, 2014110 Comments

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There were a pair of recent articles detailing Rob Blake's role as the general manager of Hockey Canada's entry at the 2014 World Championships. The second article, though it has a Vancouver inclination, still details the responsibilities of an executive who will be calling on players who have alrea... Full Story

Blake chats about Hockey Canada role

LA Kings InsiderMarch 28, 2014291 Comments

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A few quick notes on Rob Blake, who was named on Wednesday as the general manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2014 IIHF World Championships. The tournament, held between May 9 and 25 in Minsk, Belarus, will feature a collection of players whose club seasons have ended at the time of the t... Full Story

Blake named Canada’s IIHF World Championships GM

LA Kings InsiderMarch 26, 2014217 Comments

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Los Angeles Kings Assistant General Manager Rob Blake has been tabbed as the general manager of Hockey Canada’s entry at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships, which will be held in Minsk, Belarus between May 9 and 25. Should there be any conflict between Kings games and the World Champion... Full Story