The Los Angeles Kings have announced the official roster and schedule for this year’s Rookie Camp, which is set to begin on Saturday at their training facility in El Segundo, CA.
Camp itself will consist of four-days of on-ice activities and then culminate in the fourth annual Rookie Tournament vs. the Phoenix Coyotes.
SCHEDULE
Sat, September 10: On-ice practices from 10 a.m.-Noon; 4-5 p.m.
Sun, September 11: On-ice practices from 10 a.m.-Noon; 4-5 p.m.
Mon, September 12: On-ice practices from 10 a.m.-Noon; 4-5 p.m.
Tue, September 13: On-ice practices from 10 a.m.-Noon; 4-5 p.m.
Wed, September 14: Pre-game skate from 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.; Game at 6 p.m.
Thur, September 15: Game at 2 p.m.
note: all times are subject to change
LA KINGS 2011 ROOKIE CAMP ROSTER
Forwards:
Andy Andreoff
Taylor Carnevale^
Robert Czarnik
Michael Kantor^
Ray Kaunisto
Brandon Kozun
Rob Mignardi^
Jordan Nolan
Michael Schumacher
Tyler Toffoli
Linden Vey
J.D. Watt^
Jordan Weal
Defensemen:
Michal Cajkovski^
Nicolas Deslauriers
Pierre Durepos^
Jordan Hill^
Colin Miller^
Jake Muzzin
Alex Roach^
Tiegan Zahn^
(college players, like Derek Forbort and Kevin Gravel, are back in school now)
Goaltenders:
Jean-Francois Berube
Christopher Gibson
Martin Jones
Michael Morrison^
^ On tryout
All on-ice practice sessions are open to the public at no charge. Tickets are needed for the two Rookie Games and can be purchased online for $10 (per game) with proceeds benefiting the Kings Care Foundation. To buy tickets click here. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Toyota Sports Center for both games.
If you can’t make it in person, the Rookie Games will also be streamed live via Kings Vision for free. Daryl Evans, former Kings left wing and now radio color commentator, will handle play-by-play duties for both games.
More Rookie Camp info, including notes and interviews, will be posted today and tomorrow.
[update: our three camp primers are up now, check them out – we break down the forwards, defensemen and goaltenders.]
To get you started, here are a few links to some pre-camp stuff that’s already up on MayorsManor:
Interview with Andy Andreoff – pushing for job in Manchester?
Ray Kaunisto – king of the chirpers offers up his exclusive bucket list
Sneak Peek at goalie JF Berube’s new mask
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Kopitar Out, Can Watch His Son Against Arizona
Per recent tradition, it will be the Kings and Coyotes in a pair of split-squad games to open up preseason on Tuesday night.
LA captain Anze Kopitar will not suit up, but he will get a chance to watch his son play.
Allow us to explain…
“Last season when [Jaret Anderson-Dolan] made the team out of camp and […]