After a long summer, we’re just a few days away from something huge. Since Dean Lombardi’s arrival in Los Angeles in April 2006 he has been on a mission to stock the organization with high-end prospects. This Saturday, 3,000 fans are expected to descend upon the Kings training facility in El Segundo, CA for the […]
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High / Low with Corey Elkins
Next weekend the Kings will be hosting HockeyFest at their training facility in El Segundo, CA. Things should get off to a raucous start when General Manager Dean Lombardi opens the second annual event as the featured speaker. In recent years his ‘State of the Franchise’ sessions have been can’t miss events. While much of […]
OHL GM Dave Torrie speaks out on Kings prospects
If you like GMs that aren’t afraid to speak their mind, leaders like Dean Lombardi and Brian Burke, then you’ll probably love Dave Torrie. For the last seven years he’s been at the helm of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the OHL. Although he could be described as an Ontario, Canadian hockey lifer, his ties to […]
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 […]
Throwback Thursdays – Interview with Noah Clarke
While hockey may still be Canada’s game, U.S. born players were the media darlings of the recent NHL Draft in Los Angeles. In fact, there were a record number (11) of Americans taken in the first round, including the Kings’ Derek Forbort. A few picks later, two Southern California players were taken – Gardena’s Beau […]