Preseason opener

By Rich Hammond on September 12, 2007 2:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) |

The Kings open their preseason schedule with a game tomorrow night at Anaheim. The team is basically going to be split. Half of the team will play tonight and the other half will play Saturday. Some of the young guys won't see any game action, but between the two games, the Kings should get at least 40 guys into some game action. Rob Blake is the only guy who will play in both games, because the Kings want to see how his hip will hold up.

An entire game roster isn't available, but I know that Cloutier and Aubin will each play half the game. Guys like Blake, Jack Johnson, Brian Boyle and John Zeiler will definitely be in. Thomas Hickey and Jonathan Bernier definitely won't. As for the others, the veterans most likely will be split between Thursday and Saturday.

Speaking of Saturday, that's when individual game tickets will be available for sale. The Staples Center box office will be open at 9 a.m. and Ticketmaster will begin selling tickets at 10 a.m. The Kings are holding an open practice at Staples on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.

1 Comments

JD said:

Sorry if this has been covered before, but is there any tv or radio coverage for the kings preseason games tonight or sat? I would love to know if we get to see or hear the quack killing live. Thanks! Go Kings Go!

September 13, 2007 10:46 AM

J.P. Hoornstra writes about NHL and IHL hockey for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. He welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey. E-mail J.P. at jp.hoornstra
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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 jill.painter@dailynews
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