News Clips 9-13-18 FROM LA KINGS INSIDER: decisions that have to be made are sometimes out of your control. But I certainly wouldn’t want to leave September 12, 2018 here with everybody wanting more, so you know By: Jon Rosen what? We want the kids to go in there and play to MIKE STOTHERS LOOKS BACK AT their strengths and enjoy the fact that they’re ROOKIE CAMP, AHEAD TOWARDS MAIN playing with NHL hockey players. It’s exciting. CAMP On how the final day of camp was structured: Ontario Head Coach Mike Stothers ran Kings We did some more systems stuff in the morning prospects through the final day of rookie camp, one practice. We were actually going to do a little bit day after the team arrived from Las Vegas and two more specific special teams work, but we had to days in advance of the first on-ice session at have a couple guys not participate, so the numbers training camp. I’ll have one more story to post on got down to do it properly. And then we thought the prospects tomorrow, but in advance of the we’d been pushing pretty hard, so why not make it a rookie wrap-up, here are several final thoughts from fun afternoon for them, and just have some Stothers as the team transitions to training camp and competition games. We played a little four-on-four, the preseason. three-on-three. We did insert some five-on-four, and then we finished it off with a good little game in the On trends and development he saw over the past middle. That’s something that you have to be aware week: of or cognizant of as a coaching staff – how hard to I think it was just important for these younger guys push, when to back off a little bit, when to make it a to get a camp under their belt amongst their peer little bit more fun, and again, hopefully alleviating group, and then hopefully it’s acclimated them a the nerves for these guys. All in all, I think it was a little bit to what’s going to happen in the main good day, and I know that the players got something camp. It would be really tough for these guys, positive out of it. especially, say, after their first draft. So, Akil Thomas comes in, and right away the first session is -Lead photo via Jon Bradley full-on with the Kings veteran guys, right? It’s just a gradual process for him, a stepping stone to the main camp, and I think it’ll help them. I think it’ll September 12, 2018 benefit them. It’s opened their eyes to how difficult By: Jon Rosen it is to play, but I am anxious to see how wide-eyed TRAINING CAMP ROSTER, SCHEDULE they get when they see a Jeff Carter in full flight. ANNOUNCED So, it’ll be fun. Hockey season is nigh. On whether any potential Reign positional battles became clearer over during rookie camp: The Kings released a 60-man training camp roster No, because now you get everybody into the mix on Wednesday in advance of the first on-ice here and you’ll have a better idea of what you have sessions later this week. After weigh-ins and as far as what’s going to be in Ontario. Even having meetings Thursday, the first Kings group will take said that, there’s a number of things that could the ice Friday morning at Toyota Sports Center. The change or alter it. Some guys have a good camp, schedule: they make the Kings. Some guys that might have to clear waivers don’t clear waivers. There’s a lot of Friday, September 14 different scenarios. If I was a player coming in, I Group A – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice would be optimistic and I’d do everything I could to workout and goalie session – 8:30 a.m. get myself noticed and try to make the Kings, Group B – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice obviously, but make a good, lasting impression on workout and goalie session – 11 a.m. everybody. All you can do is your best, and the Group C – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice workout and goalie session – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 15 one of the more important stories at the outset of Group B – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice camp. Stay tuned on that front. workout and goalie session – 8:30 a.m. Group C – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice Preseason schedule: workout and goalie session – 11 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 7:00 p.m.: KINGS at Group A – Practice at TSC followed by off-ice Arizona, Gila River Arena (split squad) workout and goalie session – 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 18, 7:30 p.m.: KINGS vs Arizona, STAPLES Center (split squad) Sunday, September 16 Thursday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.: KINGS at Practice Group – 9 a.m. Vancouver, Rogers Arena (Kings split squad) Game Group – 3 p.m. Kings vs Kings intra-squad in Thursday, September 20, 7:30 p.m.: KINGS vs Ontario Vegas, STAPLES Center (Kings split squad) Monday, September 24, 6:00 p.m.: KINGS vs Practice groups will be shared when released by the Vancouver, Vivint Smart Home Arena team Friday morning. The rest of the camp schedule Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 p.m.: KINGS at will be shared at a later date. Anaheim, Honda Center Friday, September 28, 7:00 p.m.: KINGS at The roster: Vegas, T-Mobile Arena Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m.: KINGS vs Quick notes: Anaheim, STAPLES Center -all times Pacific -There are no additional PTOs beyond Emerson Etem, whose presence had already been reported, -Lead photo via Adam Pantozzi/NHLI and the rookie camp participants. The details are still being worked out so that Matt Moulson will be September 12, 2018 loaned to the Ontario Reign, but he’s not included By: Jon Rosen on the camp roster. DIEZ JUEGOS DE REYES PARA SER TRANSMITIDOS POR RADIO EN ESPAÑOL -New numbers! I can’t remember if this was shared earlier in the summer, but Jack Campbell has Hockey Is For Everyone, and the LA Kings are moved from #1 to #36 and Jonny Brodzinski returns making strides towards welcoming more Spanish- to #76 with the arrival of Ilya Kovalchuk, who will speaking fans into the fold. 10 of their home games wear 17. (A note: Kovalchuk wears 17 – and 71 will be broadcast this season on ESPN Deportes internationally – to honor Valeri Kharlamov.) 1330 Los Angeles KWKW-AM. The broadcast crews will be announced at a later date. -In the Reign vs Reign game, the word on the street is that several of the team’s more high-profile “As our game grows it is important we continue to regulars are expected to participate. Two years ago, reach as many fans as possible and this new participants included Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson partnership with ESPN Deportes is a tremendous and Brayden McNabb, but most of the skaters wore opportunity to help introduce hockey to a new numbers above 50, if you catch what I’m saying. As audience,” Kings President Luc Robitaille said in a always, rosters, schedules and the weather are statement. “I was a player with the Kings when we always subject to change. broadcast games in Spanish. It is exciting to have this opportunity again.” -There’s no official word yet on Gabe Vilardi. I checked in last week and heard that he’s skating and Los Angeles joins Chicago, Florida and Vegas as improving, but from earlier correspondence I’d be teams that have recently added Spanish-speaking skeptical of his immediate availability. It’s always broadcasts. Though the Panthers had broadcast possible that may have changed; his status will be games in Spanish during their early days at Miami Arena, this trend had taken on new momentum in recent seasons. After broadcasting games in Spanish through live on-air broadcasts as well as community from 1993-96, Florida reintroduced Spanish outreach and activations. It’s perfect. Go Kings broadcasts with a handful of games in 2014-15 Go!” before committing to an entire home schedule in 2015-16. The Panthers did not air any games in LA Kings Spanish Broadcasts: Spanish in 2017-18. Thursday, November 1, vs. Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Chicago increased its number of Spanish broadcasts Saturday, November 24, vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m. in 2016-17 after a test run the year prior. Last year, Thursday, December 6, vs. New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. all Vegas playoff games were broadcast on ESPN Saturday, December 29, vs. Vegas, 1 p.m. Deportes 1460 AM after a handful of regular season Saturday, January 12, vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. games were carried with a Spanish broadcast. Saturday, February 16, vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 28, vs. Dallas, 7:30 p.m. North of the border, Hockey Night in Canada Sunday, March 10, at Anaheim, 7 p.m. Punjabi broadcasts gained instant appreciation Saturday, March 23, vs. Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. during Harnarayan Singh’s famous calls of Nick Saturday, April 6, vs. Vegas, 7:30 p.m. Bonino goals through the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Similar to the Kings, Blackhawks, September 12, 2018 Panthers and Golden Knights’ efforts to reach out to By: Jon Rosen a wider share of their markets, the Hockey Night In WHICH ROOKIES LEFT AN IMPRESSION Canada Punjabi broadcasts help broadcast hockey to IN VEGAS? a larger swath of Canadian fans, particularly in the Vancouver market.