Over the past few seasons the Kings have been blessed with stellar performances from several of their prospects playing junior hockey. Andrei Loktionov won a Memorial Cup in 2009, Thomas Hickey captained Team Canada at the World Junior Championships, Brandon Kozun was the CHL’s Top Scorer and Martin Jones the WHL’s Top Goaltender – just […]
Memorial Cup
OHL Season Kickoff with Ottawa GM Brian Kilrea
Yesterday’s look at the Windsor Spitfires featured a glimpse into the man running the reigning and defending champion (that’s a Bruce Buffer-ism for all you MMA fans), Warren Rychel. Later tonight, the OHL season gets underway for two franchises at different points in their development. Neither the Ottawa 67s, nor the Soo Greyhounds enter action ranked […]
OHL season kickoff w/ Windsor GM Warren Rychel
Several of his former teammates will tell you, ‘Warren Rychel’ wasn’t exactly the first name that came to mind when thinking of which players would turn into coaches or general managers after their days on the ice were over. Yet, there’s no arguing with the results. The former Kings tough guy is coming off back-to-back […]
Interview with Dave Torrie, GM of the Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver…are come to mind when thinking of cities in Canada. Sault St. Marie isn’t one of them. Located about six hours from the hockey hotbed of London, Ontario, the OHL Arena Guide notes “For a city as isolated as Sault Ste. Marie, visiting fans are a seldom-seen rarity.” However, it hasn’t stopped the […]