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10-31-18

FROM LA KINGS INSIDER: Couple Of Notes –

– Jonathan Quick was not on the ice today (as October 30, 2018 expected). Quick was previously listed as day-to- By: Zach Dooley day via hockey operations. OCTOBER 30: PRACTICE FOCUS, QUICK “PROBABLY MORE THAN DAY-TO-DAY”, In his post-practice media scrum, Stevens described VILARDI’S PROGRESS Quick as “probably more than day-to-day” while also noting that he did not consider his starting The Kings are in the midst of a stretch of netminder’s injury to be extremely long-term either. consecutive practice days, following yesterday’s day off, without a game on the horizon until Stevens on Quick’s importance to his hockey Thursday. With the exception of the days off team leading into Opening Night, this three-day stretch of Well, he’s an important guy on our team, you want no games marks the first set of three non-game days him healthy and in the net. He’s been one guy that’s so far this season, and the only time the team will been able to carry a heavy workload. We’ve had have three days off in a row until mid-December. several of those guys – Kopi, Brownie, Drew – but he’s your starting goalie, he’s a big part of your When asked what the focus was with the back-to- team and you want him in net. Injuries do happen back practice days, Kings Head Coach John Stevens and not sure there’s anything in particular you can gave a very detailed response – point to in this situation. I think he’s done a good job of really staying on top of everything, his “We just want to build off of the Rangers game. I preventative maintenance, his daily routines, so thought we did some really good things in terms of these things happen sometimes and you have to deal both sides of the puck. I thought our ability to move with them. But obviously, you’d like to have him pucks with speed was really good, I thought we healthy and in the net. were able to get some pressure in the offensive, where we got the forecheck was effective, I thought – Gabe Vilardi was on the ice in a non-contact red we did a much better job of getting to the net in that jersey and took part in many of the drills, subbing in game, I think that’s been a real part of our game on different lines at times. Vilardi also skated with that’s been absent. We want to be able to execute the Kings at their last team practice on Saturday so with the puck, I think if you can manage the puck that marks two straight for the 2016 first-round draft you can spend time in the other zone and we hadn’t pick. been able to do that. Last game, our ability to get to the blue paint was as good as it’s been and we want Vilardi described his road back as a “process” that to continue to move pucks with speed. It’s just a he’s just sticking to at the moment while also noting good opportunity, quite honestly, to review all parts the need to keep an “open mindset” while he’s of our game, you don’t often get times like this, and essentially on one schedule, while the rest of the try and build off of the positive things we did last Kings group is on their own. game. You win a hockey game, guys feel better about themselves, so we’re really trying to review “For me it’s a day-by-day thing,” Vilardi said when all parts of our game. We met with the D as a group asked what his next step could be. “It’s probably today, we met with the lines individually and we’ll more of a question for the trainers, they let me do a team review tomorrow and really try and get know what’s going on and I go from there. our pace up tomorrow. Our big focus as a team is our transition and that’s both ways – transition from – Stevens was also asked about defenseman Sean offense to defense and transition from defense to Walker during media availability. He noted that the offense and make it more instinctive.” first thing that is a big adjustment for a young defenseman is usually the speed of the game, which he felt Walker has not had a problem adapting to.

Here’s his full quote on how Walker has fared Notes – through three games with the big club – – Gabe Vilardi is on the ice in a non-contact red jersey for his second practice with the Kings. “I think his pace is fine, I think his play with the – Jonathan Quick is not on the ice. As previously puck has been fine, I think he needs to continue to noted, he is listed as day-to-day via hockey improve without the puck. I think the biggest operations. challenge for a defenseman at this level is the speed of the game, which I think he’s fine with, but the FROM REIGN INSIDER biggest challenge for a young defenseman in the is ‘five feet’ can hurt you here. You give up five feet in the American Hockey October 30, 2018 League, you might not get hurt by it, you give up By: Zach Dooley five feet here to really good players and they can TALKING WITH THE NEW GUYS – make you pay, and I think he’s starting to feel that AMADIO & BUITENHUIS and see that. How smart the players are, how quick things happen, how much five feet makes a The Reign were back in action at Toyota difference, but until you’ve seen it, you don’t Sports Center for the second straight day. The team understand it and now he’s seen it. He’s a really will practice again tomorrow before a Calder Cup good student of the game and he’s a really good kid Playoffs rematch against the Texas Stars on that’s coachable and I think that he’ll continue to Thursday in Ontario, followed by a So-Cal Series improve quickly with some direction.” matchup against San Diego on Saturday.

– Lastly, attending today’s practice were two The Reign had the same line combinations for the reporters from Anze Kopitar’s native country, second straight day – CLICK HERE to check those Slovenia. Pretty cool! out. Over the weekend, the Reign added two players to their roster in advance of Thursday’s game Jon is expected back tomorrow – *Self Plug*, against Texas, one familiar face – forward Mike Check Reign Insider later today with some player Amadio – and one newcomer in Evan quotes & notes from today’s practice. Buitenhuis.

October 30, 2018 Amadio has played with Ontario in each of the past By: Zach Dooley three seasons. After he made his debut during the TUESDAY 10/30 – PRACTICE LINES, 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs, the 6-2 center was a PAIRINGS mainstay with the Reign during the 2016-17 season and split the most recent campaign, 2017-18, With Jon day-to-day with an upper-body injury between Los Angeles and Ontario. While working (dental work) I’m at today’s practice for the Kings. towards a recall to the NHL, Amadio plans to be a Team is on the ice for a 10 AM skate at Toyota part of the Reign lineup and do what he can for the Sports Center. team.

Gray: Iafallo-Kopitar-Brown “I just want to come down here and do what I can to Blue: Pearson-Carter-Toffoli help the team win,” he said. “Play my game and White: Kovalchuk-Kempe-Lewis keep things simple.” Yellow: Clifford-Thompson-Wagner What could make things easier for the third-year Defensive pairs were Forbort-Doughty, Muzzin- forward is that he is accustomed to how things go in Martinez, Phaneuf-Walker, Fantenberg-LaDue with Ontario, having played for Mike Stothers in each of Jack Campbell and in net. the past three seasons, as well as many of his current Reign teamamtes.

“It’s obviously a familiar system and there are familiar guys in the room, plus the coaching staff. Evan Buitenhuis on his pro debut earlier this It’ll be fun.” season with Worcester It was pretty cool. The first game I got into was a Amadio began the week on a line with Matt little bit of a blowout, they just kind of threw me in Moulson and Matt Luff, two fellow high-scoring and the team settled down and everyone helped out, players. Moulson and Amadio were a dynamic duo so it made it an easier transition than just getting last season and Luff is a natural fit as the third thrown in to start right away. Right after that, member of that line. After Moulson joined the getting the start later on, I was excited obviously Reign for their game on December 9 of last season, and just tried to keep the nerves in check. Team Amadio went on a tear, with 28 points (9-19-28) played well, I played well and we got the job done. over a 17-game stretch, on route to being named the AHL’s Player of the Month during December. Two On his experience with the AHL’s games after his streak ended, Amadio was recalled Marlies at the end of last season to the Kings and didn’t return to the AHL until the It was just the pro mentality, it was a lot different postseason. coming out of college. Seeing what they do every day, getting the kind of experience and the feel of “[]’s a lot of fun to play with, we what they do. Being able to practice that all summer make a lot of plays, and Luffer’s a good shooter, so was a big deal for me. Coming in here now, I kind we just try to dish him the puck and fortunately it of feel like I’m part of it and ready to go rather than worked for us last year,” Amadio said. last spring, I kind of felt like an outsider and just wasn’t sure what I was doing. Luff echoed those sentiments – On the biggest difference between college “It’s been good – I think we all read off of each hockey, especially at the Division 3 level, and pro other really well,” the second-year forward noted. hockey “It’s just going to be good to have [Amadio] back in The speed is crazy different, especially from D3 to the lineup, it’s a fresh face and a guy that’s very the ECHL. The shots, there’s just more guys that defensive and good with his stick so I think he’ll have a consistent, harder shot, any given shot could help us out a lot. be a really good chance, so it’s just a bit of a difference from D3, where there’s a few guys on Overall, Amadio’s time in Ontario should be an each team that can play and the rest of the guys are opportunity to see a lot of ice time in most more role players. It was a big change in terms of situations, something that wasn’t always the case the quality of the play. with the Kings. On what he’s trying to accomplish with the “I think that’s where I excel, you know playing a Reign to establish himself as an AHL goaltender little bit more and getting some touches. Hopefully I’m just trying to get my name out there. Obviously that can get my game back.” it was an interesting situation that gave me an opportunity here, so I’m just trying to get my name The other Ontario newcomer is goaltender Evan out and showcase myself and show people what I Buitenhuis – profiled HERE yesterday. can do and show them that I can play at this level. Just want to keep pushing and keep working hard so I started Evan off with a hard-hitting question, that everyone has a good impression of me. which many of you also asked yesterday on Twitter – How is his last name pronounced?

Bite-in-heis And away we go!

FROM LAKINGS.COM

October 30, 2018 By: Mike Commito The Most Iconic Mask in NHL History

They called him Cobra.

Following his first game with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the , goaltender Gary Simmons recalled that a reporter compared his on-ice movements to that of a snake.

Two stalls down, within earshot, was Simmons' teammate Bobby Barlow, who exclaimed, 'yeah, like a cobra!'

"Well, it was in the newspaper the next day and I've been Cobra ever since. That was 1972," Simmons recently recollected.

Not long after his nickname took hold, Simmons decided to adorn his mask with his newfound moniker. He recalls that one of his Phoenix defenseman, Howie Young, had this gnarly Ford van that was airbrushed with snakes, eagles, and Native American imagery.

"So I asked Howie if they could do that on my mask, and they did," Simmons said. During his second season with the Roadrunners in 1973-74, Simmons began wearing the cobra mask that he would become synonymous with.

By the time he made his NHL debut in 1974 with the California Seals, he had another iteration of the mask made by Toronto artist Greg Harrison. Harrison had designed plenty of masks for Simmons' colleagues, but there was one problem with this particular one. Harrison included rattles on the tail.

If you know your serpents, you know that cobras don't have rattles. Despite the error, Simmons wore a version of that mask, rattles and all, for the rest of his hockey career.

On January 22, 1977, he was traded from the Cleveland Barons to the LA Kings along with Jim Moxey. He made one modification to the mask; he gave the cobra a crown, a fitting tribute to his new team.

Simmons was happy to leave Cleveland, but remembers telling Moxey on the flight over that he figured his career was over. At the time, Simmons was 34 years old and with as the Kings' undisputed starting netminder, he knew his opportunities to play would be few and far between.

"In my mind, Rogie was the best goalie in the league at the time. Kenny Dryden was good, Bernie Parent was good, but Rogie stopped more rebounds and second and third chances in a week than those guys saw in a month," Simmons reflected.

Although Simmons started just 11 games in the 1977-78 campaign, his only full season with the Kings, he made the most of his time in LA. "I started riding motorcycles when I was playing for the Kings," he reminisced.

"As a matter of fact, I had never been on a motorcycle before. I came walking out the Forum one day and Johnny Holmes, our trainer, was talking to this guy and this guy was selling a motorcycle. Well, I ended up buying it," he added.

There was just one problem. Simmons just needed to figure out how he was going to get it home.

"I had to ride that bike home from the Forum and it was a long way and I had never been on one. I literally learned to ride it on the 405, which at the time was the busiest freeway in the world. It was crazy," he laughed.

Simmons, who turned 74 just a few months ago, is still riding motorcycles.

The cobra mask is on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Although Simmons may no longer have the mask, he does have a cobra tattoo, which serves a reminder of his nickname.

A nickname which led to the creation of one of the most iconic masks in NHL history.

October 30, 2018 By: LA Kings LA Kings Announce ESPN Deportes Broadcast Team, First Game Set for Nov 1

Play-by-Play Announcer Francisco X. Rivera and Analyst Nano Cortés will call the action this season as ESPN Deportes is set to broadcast 10 LA Kings games this season on ESPN Deportes 1330 Los Angeles KWKW-AM.

As announced in September, the games will mark the club's first Spanish radio broadcasts since the 1997-98 campaign. The first broadcast will take place on Thursday, November 1, when the Kings host the at STAPLES Center during the Kings' Dia De Los Muertos Night presented by Delta Air Lines.

Rivera has an extensive broadcast resume. For 12 seasons, Rivera has worked with Fox Deportes, serving as a Play-by-Play Announcer and reporters for Major League Baseball games across the United States. In 2012, he became the youngest broadcaster to call a World Series game on Spanish television in the United States.

A long-time soccer commentator and reporter for FOX Sports, Rivera joined the network's soccer coverage as a sideline reporter in the 2013 Gold Cup and served as a feature reporter for FOX Soccer Daily on FS1.

He covers major international tournaments and Mexico National Team games as a sideline reporter/insider. He has also called international and college soccer matches on FS1, FS2, Prime Ticket and FOX Soccer Plus. In June 2013, he became the first Mexican-born broadcaster on FOX Network.

Rivera has also worked with Fox Deportes, for 12 years, mainly as play-by-play announcer and reporter for Major League Baseball games across the United States. On October 24, 2012, Rivera became the youngest broadcaster to call a World Series game on Spanish television in the United States. He has also served as host and analyst of their NFL coverage, including Super Bowl XLVIII. He also calls College Football action and hosts UFC events on the network.

Adding to his soccer experience, he recently joined the Spanish Radio booth of Major League Soccer's 2018 expansion team, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), serving as analyst as well as occasional guest on the team's Youtube TV shows. He was also the Spanish voice of the two-time Major League Soccer Champion LA Galaxy in its historical 2007 season featuring David Beckham.

Cortés has a great deal of on-air experience having called NBA, NFL, Boxing, WTA and ATP plus Spanish, English, French and German Soccer league games since 2007.

He has also served as an official color analyst for Thursday Night Football for DirecTV Sports feed in LatinAmerica, and he has worked in a similar capacity calling Clippers games in Spanish for Fox Deportes Los Angeles for three seasons.

Cortés has also provided commentary for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Cortés has also successfully worked behind the camera, working as a freelance producer with DirecTV Sports, Time Warner Cable Sports/Spectrum Sports and FOX Sports, FOX Deportes.

ESPN Deportes Broadcast Schedule • Thursday, November 1, vs. Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, November 24, vs. Vancouver, 7 p.m. • Thursday, December 6, vs. New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, December 29, vs. Vegas, 1 p.m. • Saturday, January 12, vs. Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, February 16, vs. Boston, 7:30 p.m. • Thursday, February 28, vs. Dallas, 7:30 p.m. • Sunday, March 10, at Anaheim, 7 p.m. • Saturday, March 23, vs. Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, April 6, vs. Vegas, 7:30 p.m.

FROM LATIMES.COM

October 30, 2018 By: Curtis Zupke Don't hold your breath waiting for Jonathan Quick's return to Kings

File it under statistics that would be unheard of in past seasons.

The Kings have yet to win a game with Jonathan Quick in this season. Maybe the only bigger concern is getting him back in net to correct that stat.

Quick did not practice Tuesday because of a lower-body injury, and coach John Stevens didn’t sound like his No. 1 goalie would be available soon.

“I’d say he’s probably more than day to day,” Stevens said. “I wouldn’t consider it extremely long term, like in the past. But … he’s going to be a little more than day to day.”

Quick reported the injury late in practice Saturday, a development that surprised coaches. It is believed to be different from the lower-body injury that kept him out for five games at the beginning of the season.

Because of Quick’s history, namely major groin injuries in 2013 and 2016, it’s fair to wonder about his ability to play 60-plus games this season.

“I’m not sure there’s anything in particular you can point to in this situation,” Stevens said. “I think he’s done a good job of really staying on top of everything, his preventive maintenance, his day-to-day routine.”

Stevens has said his defense has not played well in front of Quick, whose struggles mirror the team’s 2-7-1 start before a 4-3 win Sunday against the with Jack Campbell in goal. Quick took losses against

the , and Dallas Stars in his three-game return from his initial injury. He is 0-3-1, and his .845 save percentage is far below his .916 career average.

Campbell’s seven starts already are a career high, and he’s mostly held the fort despite a few hiccups. He’s twice allowed goals to bank in off him from behind the net, against the Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. But he finished solid against the Rangers for his first win since he shut out the on Oct.11.

“We needed the win,” Campbell said. “It wasn’t my best. But that’s what the team is for.”

He’ll get the net again, with Peter Budaj as backup, barring a change in Quick’s status. The situation resulted in the Ontario Reign signing Evan Buitenhuis to a professional tryout contract to back up Cal Petersen.

Vilardi not rushing

Gabriel Vilardi practiced again and remains in a red, no-contact jersey as he manages a chronic back injury. His ability to string together two practices with the team is progress in itself given his history of setbacks. Vilardi said taking contact is “probably the next step” but “I’m not rushing anything.”

Vilardi, the Kings’ top draft pick last year, missed training camp and has not played since the end of last season, for his junior team. He is an injured non-roster player.

“It’s definitely been tough,” he said.

FROM DAILYNEWS.COM

October 30, 2018 By: Robert Morales Kings’ Nate Thompson says synagogue massacre ‘hit home’

EL SEGUNDO — Kings forward Nate Thompson was finished practicing Tuesday. He sat at his locker, taking off his skates. A nice, engaging sort, Thompson seemed a bit down.

That’s understandable.

Over the summer, Thompson converted to Judaism ahead of marrying his wife Sydney, who is Jewish. He was among many horrified when, this past Saturday, a gunman opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, killing 11 people and injuring six.

According to a story in the Washington Post, it was deadliest attack on Jews ever in this country. Thompson was obviously in a sad state of mind as he tried to explain his thoughts on the massacre.

“Yeah, I mean, it’s awful, terrible, tragic news. You use all the adjectives for it,” he said. “It’s sickening that someone out there that evil that would do such a thing. I think it does really hit home when you’re part of the Jewish community because there’s not a lot of us.

“And then you think of last time this thing ever really happened, you think back to the Nazi days and Holocaust and stuff like that.”

Thompson, who is from Anchorage, Alaska, put out a call for unity.

“I think as a country as a whole and everything, all we can do is stand together and really know that no matter what worship it is – if it’s your Catholic church, a synagogue, whatever it may be – those are places of worship for people and safe havens,” said Thompson, who was raised Christian.

Thompson intimated that some measures must be taken, where some kind of security – even if it’s discreet, the way of an air marshal – is installed.

“I really don’t know what to say,” Thompson said. “It’s just one of those things that is extremely tragic.”

What’s up with Quick?

First-string goalie Jonathan Quick played the first game of the season, then went on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. He missed five games. He played three of the next four games after returning, then again came up lame following practice Saturday. Again, with a lower-body injury.

This time he did not get put on IR – not yet, anyway – but he did not play in Sunday’s 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers. At the time, he was listed as day-to-day.

Quick did not practice Tuesday, and coach John Stevens has altered that assessment.

“I’d say he’s probably more than day-to-day,” said Stevens, who nevertheless doesn’t believe Quick will be out long term.

Still, it must be worrisome to see this happen twice so early in the season. Stevens wore that concern on his face.

“Well, I mean, he’s an important guy on your team and you want him healthy,” said Stevens, whose team hosts Philadelphia at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Staples Center. “I think he’s been one guy that’s been able to carry a heavy workload. We’ve had several of those guys – Kopi (Anze Kopitar), Brownie (Dustin Brown) in the past; Drew (Doughty).

“But he’s your starting goalie, he’s a big part of your team. You want him in the net.”

Injuries happen, Stevens said. He also said after Sunday’s game he was a bit surprised about this latest episode because Quick looked “terrific” in practice Saturday.

Furthermore, Stevens said Quick takes care of his business.

“I think he’s done a good job of really staying on top of everything – preventative maintenance, his daily routines,” Stevens said. “Those things happen sometimes, you deal with them.

“But, obviously, you’d like to have him healthy and in the net.”

This and that

The Flyers took a record of 4-7-0 (8 points) into their game Tuesday at Anaheim. Philadelphia was being led by forward Jakub Voracek’s 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists). … Defenseman Drew Doughty (1 goal, 7 assists) and forward Ilya Kovalchuk (3 goals, 5 assists) lead the Kings with eight points apiece.

FROM THEATHLETIC.COM

October 30, 2018 By: Josh Cooper Nate Thompson sends faith, love and prayers to Tree of Life synagogue in wake of shooting

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Kings forward Nate Thompson said his “heart dropped” when he first heard the news of last weekend’s mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.

Thompson finished converting to Judaism last summer in advance of his wedding and tried to figure out how something so terrible could happen in a peaceful place of worship.

Currently a reported 11 people have died and the Anti Defamation League has said the attack was believed to be the deadliest on the Jewish community in United States history. Robert Bowers, the assailant who was charged with 29 criminal counts, allegedly made anti-Semitic statements during the shooting, according to reports.

“I mean I’ve been to synagogue numerous times now and I think I just kind of thought about the situation of being in there and something like that happening,” Thompson said after the Kings’ practice at Toyota Sports Center on Tuesday. “It doesn’t matter what religion. You go to church. You go to synagogue. You go wherever. That’s your safe place where you’re supposed to go and worship and you never think anything like that would happen.

“I don’t know. … It’s a hard topic to touch because you don’t really know what to say because it’s just … all your thoughts and prayers just go out to the people that are affected, people that lost their lives. The people injured. I don’t even really want to talk about the guy who did it because that’s what he wants, you know? I don’t even think he deserves to be talked about. I think it’s all about the people that are affected and the loss of lives and how we stand together and how to go forward from here.”

Thompson said, since last summer when he posted on social media about his decision to convert, he has not been on the receiving end of anti-Semitism, but he noted that part of the conversion process involved discussing hateful behavior towards Jews.

“Those were questions that I was asked going through,” Thompson said. “It was, ‘How do you respond to people seeing different or having a different opinion on how you converted or why you wanted to be Jewish?’ It’s just so sad that someone would take it this far and it’s sick. It’s evil.

“Unfortunately, there are evil people in the world, but I do believe there are more good people than bad and I think in times like this, as hard as it is for people to keep their faith and people want to find answers, they want answers, they want to know why, but I think this is a time right now where you gotta have faith and you have to stand together and move forward from here and know that those are still safe places to go.”

Rabbi Steven Reuben, who guided Thompson through the conversion process, had previously noted that Thompson could be “somebody representing Judaism in a world (in hockey) where there are not a lot of Jews.”

Thompson, who is from Anchorage, Alaska, understood that being Jewish and a pro hockey player meant people within the sport could look to him in both good times and bad in regards to issues involving Judaism. But he believed an anti-hate message should be ingrained in society, no matter your religion.

“I think maybe because I’m Jewish now I can be a voice, but I really think in this situation, in any shooting, I think any person can be a voice,” Thompson said. “It definitely affects the Jewish community obviously because it happened in a synagogue and Jewish people were killed and that was the primary purpose, but I don’t think it matters what religion it is or what kind of shooting wherever it happens. These are evil people no matter what.

“I think it’s just one of those things where you have to, like I said … it sounds cliché but you have to stand together and you have to … everyone has to keep believing and have faith and know that there is more good in our country than that.”

Thompson had said one of the reasons he converted to Judaism was because he wanted to raise his children Jewish with his wife Sydney, who is also Jewish. In that regard, the specter of anti-Semitism can be frightening. The ADL reported in its annual audit that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose 57 percent from 2016 to 2017. From 2015 until now, they have gone up from 941 to 1,986.

“I think every parent now, that’s the first thing everyone thinks of is when you’re sending your kids to school, or you’re sending these kids to church, synagogue whatever it may be, you want them to be safe,” Thompson said. “And I think that’s the first thing that goes through every parents’ mind and our generation is you want to look at the next generation and hopefully they’re not having to go through stuff like this and see things like this day in and day out. I think it’s something now maybe we have to look into as a country and how we move forward.”

Added Thompson: “(My wife and I) just kind of watched and took it all in and just couldn’t believe something like that happened and someone would do something like that at this stage of where we’re at in our era. I think we’re well beyond the World War I and World War II days.”

Thompson said he and Sydney had talked about ways to support Tree of Life, but he realized the most important thing he could currently do was to continue to go to synagogue. For him and his family, it still is and will always be a safe space.

“We want to go to temple and I think that’s the best way to do it is to do that and really reach out that way,” he said. “I think any person you’d ask would say the same thing. You feel safe and you feel comfortable. Those are the places you go in and it’s your private time of having faith and getting in touch.

“You would never fathom something like that happening while you were in a place like that.”

FROM MYNEWSLA.COM

October 31, 2018 By: Contributing Editor Kings to Hold Dia De Los Muertos Night

The will conduct Dia De Los Muertos Night at Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers at Staples Center, which will also be the start of the team’s first Spanish-language radio broadcasts since the 1997-98 season.

A limited amount of ticket packages consisting of a discounted ticket and a Kings Dia De Los Muertos T-shirt are available at LAKings.com/diadelosmuertos. They will be sold until two hours before game time.

The game is the first of 10 that will be broadcast in Spanish on KWKW-AM (1330), known as ESPN Deportes.

“As our game grows it is important we continue to reach as many fans as possible and this new partnership with ESPN Deportes is a tremendous opportunity to help introduce hockey to a new audience,” said Kings President Luc Robitaille. “I was a player with the Kings when we broadcast games in Spanish. It is exciting to have this opportunity again.”

The team will revisit the amount of Spanish-language radio broadcasts in future seasons, Jeff Moeller, the Kings senior director, communications and heritage, told City News Service.

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is celebrated throughout Mexico and Latin America from Oct. 31-Nov. 2 to recognize and remember those who have died.