Hockey has a certain rhythm to it. Every shift, every game and every season is inevitably packed with ebbs and flows. Teams are never as bad as they appear during their lowest points. Never as good as they seem during their highest ones. The very best clubs then must be not just talented, but resilient. […]
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Brayden Schenn on The Road to Nowhere
For the past few months Kings prospect Brayden Schenn must feel like he’s living the life of a Talking Heads song from the mid-80s. He’s been to Team Canada’s summer camp, the Kings training camp, played a handful of games in the NHL, two weeks in the AHL…all while waiting to find out if he’s […]
…And Now You’re Caught Up
Now that everybody has had their turkey and a day of shopping it’s time to get back to hockey. In no particular order, here are the ten things you need to know heading into the game tonight: * Brayden Schenn scored his first two professional goals last night in a 7-2 win for the Manchester […]
Word Association with Jonathan Bernier
Things are slowly coming together for Jonathan Bernier. He’s officially part of the LA Kings…finally! And although it wasn’t pretty at times, he picked up his first win of the season on Wednesday night vs. Carolina. For the last two years he was with the Kings AHL affiliate in Manchester, where he was ‘learning how […]
Creating a Monarch
Last summer, the Vancouver Canucks asked their fans to help design the mask for backup netminder Curtis Sanford. A few months ago, the folks in Minnesota topped that by asking Wild fans to create the mask of starting goaltender Niklas Bakstrom. Now the Manchester Monarchs are getting in on the fun. Yesterday, they announced their […]