Preseason schedule
Is it that time already? The Kings announced their preseason schedule today. No ticket-sale information is available yet, other than that tickets for the game in Kansas City are already on sale. Here's the schedule...
Day, Date ------- Opponent -- City (Venue),Time (Pacific)
Mon., Sept. 22 -- Coyotes -- Los Angeles (STAPLES Center), 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Sept. 22 -- Blues -- Kansas City (Sprint Center), 5:05 p.m.
Wed., Sept. 24 -- Avalanche -- Denver (Pepsi Center), 6 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 27 -- Avalanche -- Las Vegas (MGM Grand), 7 p.m.
Tue., Sept. 30 -- Ducks -- Los Angeles (STAPLES Center), 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 1 -- Ducks -- Anaheim (Honda Center), 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 4 -- Coyotes -- Phoenix (Jobing.com Arena), 7 p.m.
To clarify, yes there are two games on Sept. 22 and yes, it will be a split-squad type of deal. Per CBA rules, a certain number of veterans must be in each game, but since that's early in camp, there will be plenty of players available.
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How can the Kings be in LA and Kansas City in the same date?
Rich, I assume this is an error on Kings' Press Release, but they have two games scheduled for Monday, September 22nd. Or are they doing split-squad exhibition games this year?
Mark,
AEG owns a sports arena in Kansas City.
After all the money they're losing, maybe they're previewing a potential change of Venue for the entire organization.
It is not an error, they are playing two games on the 22nd, they are splitting the squad.
Since I have four season tickets does not mean I get 2 for Kansas City and two for here? (Ha Ha).
That's a strange way to give the coaches (whoever they may be) a chance to evaluate the players since they can't be in two places at once. I guess the known quantities like Kopi, Brown, and so on will go to St. Louis so that the others get more time for evaluation.