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KINGS SIGN DAVID MECKLER

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:18:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a three-year entry-level contract with forward David Meckler, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Friday. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not annou...

KINGS OPT FOR EXPERIENCE

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:03:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Kings have named Terry Murray as the 22nd head coach in franchise history. WATCH: Kings introduce Terry Murray as coach Terry Murray...

KINGS NAME MURRAY HEAD COACH

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have named Terry Murray as the club’s new Head Coach, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced Thursday at a press conference at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Click here to ...

SCHEDULE NOTES

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:40:00 EDT

BREAKDOWN BY DAY Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday...

KINGS ANNOUNCE 2008-09 SCHEDULE

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:58:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings will play 11 of their first 14 regular season games at STAPLES Center as the Kings and the NHL Thursday announced the club’s complete 2008-09 regular season schedule. The Kings open the season on Sa...

KINGS NOTEBOOK JULY 16

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:01:00 EDT

We’re starting to wind down Development Camp. The Gold group is here until Friday and then everything will be wrapped up. It’s going by fast isn’t it? Things were pretty status quo today at camp. Pretty much the same drill...

KINGS TO NAME COACH THURSDAY

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:08:00 EDT

Kings GM Dean Lombardi will announce the 22nd head coach in Kings history on Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings will hold a press conference on Thursday, July 17, to i...

KINGS ANNOUNCE HOME OPENER

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:10:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings will open their 2008-09 regular season home schedule at STAPLES Center on Sunday, Oct. 12, against the San Jose Sharks at 6 p.m., the Kings and the NHL announced Wednesday. In addition to the Kings-Sharks...

KINGS RE-SIGN FOUR

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:41:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed restricted free agent forward Gabe Gauthier to a two-year contract; goaltender Erik Ersberg to a one-year contract; forward Matt Moulson to a one-year contract; and defenseman Joe Piskula to...

TAYLOR TOOK LONG PATH TO NHL

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:03:00 EDT

Goaltender Daniel Taylor has beaten the odds by making it all the way to the NHL. Taylor will aim to continue to defy probability this upcoming season, as he will battle a cast of y...

KINGS NOTEBOOK JULY 15

Jeremy Zager | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:07:00 EDT

The Development Camp Notebook is back after a three-day hiatus. Both groups were in town for the weekend and played two scrimmage games Monday here at the Toyota Sports Center. It was standing room only to say the least. For a recap of yesterday...

GOALIES SHINE IN SCRIMMAGE

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:58:00 EDT

Team White and Team Purple shake hands after Team White defeated Purple, 1-0. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – It was a showcase of the goaltenders at t...

LEWIS PICKED FOR THE FUTURE

Kim Mueller — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:02:00 EDT

Trevor Lewis was surprised when the Kings tabbed him with the 17th overall selection in 2006. On NHL Draft day, the picks eagerly and nervously sit in...

KINGS NOTEBOOK (JULY 11)

Jeremy Zager | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:58:00 EDT

Things continued to pick up here at Day Four of Development Camp. There has been a definite progression from day one. That’s by design of course. Kings assistant coach Dave Lewis said yesterday they wanted the players to take it step-by-s...

LAKings.com TO BROADCAST SCRIMMAGE

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:40:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings for the first time will broadcast the club’s annual Development Camp team scrimmage on LAKings.com (log onto LAKings.com/devcamp08). The game on Monday, July 14, is set to begin at 3 p.m. Click h...

A NAME BECOMING RECOGNIZABLE

Kim Mueller — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:57:00 EDT

Cliche saw action with the Kings during the 2007 preseason getting hit by the Ducks' Kent Huskins in a 3-2 loss at STAPLES Center on Sept. 15. When a ...

KINGS NOTEBOOK (JULY 10)

Jeremy Zager | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:44:00 EDT

Kings assistant coach Jamie Kompon speaks with Oscar Moller during forwards practice during Development Camp. “Comfortable.” That was the central theme...

BROWN SHOWING IMPROVEMENT

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:02:00 EDT

With budding stars Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar in the fold, the Los Angeles Kings could be on the verge of turning things around. Dustin Brown interview ...

BERNIER WANTS TO STAY IN LA ALL YEAR

NHL.com — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:40:00 EDT

After an impressive NHL debut in which he almost shutout the Ducks in a 4-1 victory, Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier's season went downhill allowing 15 goals in three losses. ...

KINGS NOTEBOOK (JULY 9)

Jeremy Zager | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:54:00 EDT

Day two of development camp is in the books, while we still have nine days left, you can already tell everyone is starting to settle in: players, coaches and staff. Everyone seems to be falling into a nice groove. The Purple Group is still cente...

READY TO PROTECT HIS TEAM

Kim Mueller — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:18:00 EDT

Westgarth finished his first professional season with 12 points (six goals, six assists) and 191 Penalty Minutes. The ability to throw your body in f...

KINGS GOING BACK TO BASICS

Thomas LaRocca | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:47:00 EDT

Dean Lombardi and the Kings have selected four defensive players in the first round of the last three drafts to retool the Kings defense. They say de...

KINGS NOTEBOOK (JULY 8)

Jeremy Zager | LAKings.com Staff Writer — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:22:00 EDT

The Kings prospects invited to camp were broken into three groups - defensemen, forwards and goaltenders. The Kings annual development camp is underw...

KOMPON DEVELOPMENT CAMP PREVIEW

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:25:00 EDT

LAKings.com's Mike Kalinowski sat down with Assistant Coach and Director of Player Development Jamie Kompon for a preview of what the 39 Kings prospects that are in town for Development Camp can ex...

FROM COAST TO COAST

Kim Mueller — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:29:00 EDT

Goalie Daniel Taylor (46) had a tough NHL debut, giving up a goal on the first shot he faced and then having this collision in the third period vs. Dallas on March 29, 2008. ...

INTERMEDIATE CLINIC SERIES

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:35:00 EDT

Daryl Evans Come out and join us for our Los Angeles Kings Intermediate Hockey Clinics Series hosted by Daryl Evans. This is the second step for new hockey players,...

KINGS FANTASY CAMP

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Spend the weekend of Sept. 6 and 7 playing hockey at Toyota Sports Center - the Official Practice Facility of the Los Angeles Kings - in El Segundo with some of the greatest players in Kings history with the Kings Fantasy Camp. Click here to sign...

DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:05:00 EDT

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KINGS TO HOST DEVELOPMENT CAMP

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:51:00 EDT

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings will host their annual Development Camp with an expected 39 players being divided into two groups from July 8-18 at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. Roster All on-ice practices are open to the pub...

CATCHING UP WITH GARY EDWARDS

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:13:00 EDT

Gary Edwards For this week's edition of "LAKings.com Catching up With..." LAKings.com's Mike Kalinowski caught up with former Kings goaltender Gary Edward...

KINGS ACQUIRE GAUTHIER

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:57:00 EDT

Denis Jr. Gauthier LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have acquired defenseman Denis Gauthier and a second round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from t...

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:59:00 EDT

The L.A. Kings traded Lubomir Visnovsky to the Oilers for Jarret Stoll and Matt Greene. Watch Lubomir Visnovsky highlight video The Edmonton Oilers were looking ...

KINGS ACQUIRE STOLL AND GREENE FROM EDMONTON FOR VISNOVSKY

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:57:00 EDT

Jarret Stoll Matt Greene LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have acquired forward Jarret S...

NOTEBOOK: KINGS AIM TO SHORE UP "D"

NHL.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:21:00 EDT

The Los Angeles Kings used the second overall pick in the 2008 Draft to select a defenseman to shore up their defense. Kings highlights Sometimes it seems that t...

DOUGHTY ON McDONNELL EXPERIENCE

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:27:00 EDT

Drew Doughty, selected by the Kings with the second overall choice in last weekend’s 2008 NHL Entry Draft, appeared on as a guest on the Joe McDonnell Experience at 8:20 pm on Wednesday night. Drew Doughty on Joe McDonnell Experience&...

KINGS TO PLAY IN SALT LAKE CITY

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:42:00 EDT

Luc Robitaille SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Los Angeles Kings will play the San Jose Sharks in a pre-season game at the E-Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on S...

KINGS TURNED QUANTITY INTO QUALITY

NHL.com — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:17:00 EDT

Kings GM Dean Lombardi made a suprising first-round selection of Guelph Storm defenseman Drew Doughty. Bid on Autographed LA Kings Memorabilia Going...

KINGS STOCK UP ALONG BLUE LINE

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:47:00 EDT

OTTAWA – After finishing with the worst record in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Kings knew they couldn't stand still. With serious needs on the blue line and 15 picks in their pocket, the Kings had plenty of chips for drafting and ...

FORTY-SIX AMERICANS PICKED AT DRAFT

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:12:00 EDT

Spokane's Mitch Wahl is a former Junior King and was drafted by Calgary in the second round. OTTAWA - Forty-five Americans were selected during the re...

FOURTH GENERATION HEXTALL ON WAY?

NHL.com — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:31:00 EDT

Former Flyers goalie and current Kings assistant G.M Ron Hextall was able to see his son Brett's name get called as a sixth-round draft pick by Phoenix. If Brett makes it to the NHL...