Teubert quotes
Quotes from Colten Teubert:
On whether he knew the Kings would draft him...
``Me and my dad were just talking, and the next thing you know my name was being called.''
On whether he's had any meetings with the Kings...
``We had a meeting at the (draft) combine, so I guess it went pretty well.''
On what he told them...
``I told them that I'm a punishing defenseman, a player that forwards don't like to play against.''
On whether he knows Drew Doughty and what their on-ice relationship might be like...
``I played with him at the top-prospects game. He's a great guy. I can be a safety valve for him when he goes up on the rush. I will complement him in some ways just as he will complement me.''

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 

music to the ears (punishing defenseman)
please pull it off