Coming to town
On Sunday, the Kings will split into groups and travel to eight Southern California-area rinks for on-ice clinics with youth players and a question-and-answer session with fans. There is no charge for the event, which will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. at each location: Here's the list of rinks.
· Valencia Ice Station – 27745 North Smyth Drive, 661-775-8686
· Glacial Gardens in Lakewood – 3975 Pixie Ave., 562-429-1805
· Aliso Viejo Ice Palace – 9 Journey, 949-643-9648
· Easy Street Arena Simi Valley – 131 West Easy Street, 805-520-7465
· Ice Town in Riverside – 10540 Magnolia Ave., 951-637-3070
· Valley Ice Center in Panorama City – 8750 Van Nuys Blvd., 818-893-1784
· Pickwick Gardens in Burbank – 1001 W. Riverside Dr., 818-845-5300
· Westminster Ice Arena – 13071 Springdale Street., 714-899-7900

Rich Hammond has covered the Kings, on a full-time or part-time basis, since the 2000-01 season. He was the beat writer for the entire John Torchetti era and has witnessed Bob Miller singing country music in a Nashville honky-tonk bar. A native of Los Angeles, Rich has worked at the Daily News since 1999 and also serves as the paper's deputy sports editor. E-mail Rich at
Jill Painter joined the Daily News in 2000 and during the last eight years she's covered the Dodgers, Cal State Northridge, UCLA, Kings, golf and everything in between. Even though she's from Colorado, she still freezes in the Staples Center press box but always manages to thaw her fingers in time to make deadline. E-mail Jill at 

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