Los Angeles Kings Thomas Hickey, D 2007 1st round pick Age: 20 2008-2009 team: Seattle (WHL) 57 games, 16-35-51 You’ve probably heard this story before. The Los Angeles Kings are stuffed full of tantalizing young prospects, and Hickey is the…
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HockeyBuzz.com – Matthew Barry – Kings Tie Game Late But Lose To Sharks In Shootout
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While Murray singled out Brayden Schenn and Kyle Clifford as being “the best line out on the ice tonight, for both teams”, Murray’s biggest praised was reserved for Andrei Loktionov, who once again was outstanding. “He’s a special kind of…
Rookie Camp Notes: Very VERY Short
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Loktionov: Looks bigger. Wouldn’t be surprised if he makes it this year. Moller/Loktionov/Purcell? Probably too much to hope for. Dwight King: still big. Brandon Kozun: speed and scoring touch. Mikus: doesn’t look like a kid, but I didn’t see him…
From LAKINGS.COM MAILBAG: Jim Fox on Voynov/Voinov and Jimmy Neutron
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“If everything goes normal and the Kings suffer a normal amount of injuries, not too high, not too low, I would expect them to not spend any time with the Kings this year,” Kings television analyst Jim Fox said. “With…
hitmenhockey.com – All Aboard for the 2009 – 2010 Season!
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Calgary Hitmen General Manager Kelly Kisio announced today eight Hitmen will head to NHL Training Camps this week. Of the eight players, five are drafted (Kris Foucault, Brandon Kozun, Ian Schultz and Michael Stone). Martin Jones is a free agent…
What I Learned by Listening to Kingscast Podcasts of the Kings Fest or Hockey Fest or Deanopalooza or whatever it’s called
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Stoll thinks possibly his LW is Smyth and is more sure that his RW is Brown (maybe that’s from the Inside the Kings comments section, I forget). Terry Murray is going to start Smyth on the first line with Kopitar…
Why Heatley to Kings Doesn’t Make Sense (but still might be good)
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Matthew Barry just posted Why Heatley to LA Makes Sense. I’m of two minds. One of my minds could talk myself into pretty much anything. The other has a low tolerance for locker-room poison (e.g. Cammalleri, Blake, Avery). For the…
Kings Franchise All-Jersey-Number Hall of Shame Squad
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Even more subjective than the last post, but a kind of obvious companion to it. I did not consider anyone pre-black-silver-Chevron era, because my memory is not good enough to recall people I disliked pre-…(um)…Mikko Makela. And it wouldn’t be…
From Fantasy Hockey Forums/DobberHockey: preempting a possible Frolov to KHL in 2010 rumor
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Interesting tidbit on a Frolov interview in Russian, translated by the often hilarious but rarely nuanced Google Translator: So, the headline of this, which most people in North America will see, in the translated version, is “Frolov: I am ready…
From Ryan Garner@HockeyBuzz.com: How the Boyle and Blake Acquisitions Wrecked the Sharks
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The future isn’t very bright in San Jose because the Sharks don’t have the cap space to bolster the roster, don’t have the prospects to force their way onto the roster, and don’t have talent they can move because of…