In the AHL, rosters change almost daily. Lineups vary from night-to-night, as players are lost to injuries or call-ups, while others are brought in to fill the gaps. On Saturday, the Ontario Reign saw a rather big return to their lineup, as six-foot-five defenseman Kurtis MacDermid returned from a 12 game suspension for a hit […]
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Rob Blake on Kings’ Signing of Brodzinski, Other Moves
It’s that time of the year, the period in which NHL clubs begin signing their college prospects. As reported earlier today, Kings Assistant GM Rob Blake was in Minnesota on Tuesday to meet with prized forward Jonny Brodzinski. Within an hour of returning to Los Angeles this afternoon, he was on the phone with MayorsManor, […]
More Kings’ Contract News; Another Signing Expected
Fresh on the heels of college sniper Jonny Brodzinski opting to forgo his senior season at St. Cloud State to sign with Los Angeles, comes more contract news out of the Kings front office. Joel Lowry, who missed much of his senior season at Cornell University following back surgery, is on the verge of inking his […]
Kings Dev Camp Wrap-up with Notes From Scrimmage
With the Kings Development Camp officially wrapped up, summer is now in full swing. Some prospects will likely still be in Los Angeles this month and even at different times next month, for voluntary workouts – and, judging from their annual twitter pics, many of them sure do love the beach. Friday’s morning sessions at […]
Progress Reports on LA Kings Prospects, December 2013
The following article is part of a continuing series this season, where MayorsManor correspondent David Hofreiter provides commentary on prospects playing in the Canadian-based major junior leagues and US-based college hockey programs. He’ll usually spend time tracking a player, then offer some opinions and observations based on a single game or multiple games, depending on […]