The 2013 NHL season begins in less than a month. On Sep 10, 2013 the Los Angeles Kings officially announced their schedule for the first six days of training camp which open on Sep 12.
Training camp will be held at Toyota Sports Center, located at 555 Nash St, in El Segundo.
All sessions are open to the public.
*This year's camp will mark the return of defenseman Willie Mitchell. A knee injury kept Mitchell sidelined all of last season. In an exclusive interview with Robin Kirk of Inside Sports, Mitchell expressed his burning desire to get back out on the ice - He normally spends his offseason in British columbia, but spent this offseason in southern Cal, training and making sure his injured knee would be sturdy enough for training camp. Mitchell was an integral part of the Kings' 2012 championship team, skating regular shifts with Slava Voynov. Mitchell also spoke of his charity organization in British Columbia, which has raised $9 mil over the past eight years - Mitchell's Canada-based program benefits autistic children.
- In this year's training camp, Willie will be skating with "Group B."
Thurs, Sep 12:
Group A - Practice session begins at 10:00 a.m.
Group B - Practice session begins at 2:00 p.m.
Fri, Sep 13:
Group B - Practice session begins at 10:00 a.m.
Group A - Practice session begins at 2:00 p.m.
Sat, Sep 14:
Group A - Practice session begins at 10:00 a.m.
Group B - Practice session begins at 2:00 p.m.
Sun, Sep 15 (Split squad Game Day vs Phx Coyotes):
Staples Center game squad practices at TSC at 10:00 a.m.
Game at Phoenix, 7:00 p.m.
Game at Staples Center, 7:00 pm
Mon, Sep 16:
Group A - Practice session begins at 11:00 a.m.
Group B - Practice session begins at 2:00 p.m.
Tues, Sep 17 (Game Day vs. Anaheim Ducks @ Honda Center 7:00 p.m.):
Game squad - Practice session at 10:00 a.m.
Non-Game Group A - Practice session at 11:30 a.m.
Non-Game Group B - Practice session at 1:30 p.m.
* The rest of training camp schedule will be announced at a later date
Below is the 57-man Training camp roster divided into Practice Groups "A" and "B":
Group A
Goalies -
Patrik Bartosak, Mathieu Garon, Jonathan Quick
Defensemen - Andrew Bodnarchuk, Andrew Campbel, Drew Doughty, Keaton Ellerby, Derek Forbort,
Vincent LoVerde, Kurtis MacDermid, Alec Martinez, Robyn Regehr, Alex Roach
Centers -
Andy Andreoff, Anze Kopitar, Nick Shore, Jarret Stoll, Jordan Weal,
Left Wingers -
Justin Auger, Dustin Brown, Kyle Clifford, Dwight King, Valentin Zykov
Right Wingers -
Trevor Lewis Brian O’Neill Scott Sabourin Tyler Toffoli Justin Williams
Group B
Goalies -
J.F. Berube, *Martin Jones, Mathias Niederberger, Ben Scrivens
Defensemen -
Nicolas Deslauriers, Nick Ebert, Matt Greene, Zachary Leslie, Marcus McIvor, Colin Miller, Willie Mitchell,
Jake Muzzin, Jeff Schultz, Slava Voynov
Centers -
Matthew Campagna, Marc-Andre Cliche, Colin Fraser, Mike Richards, Linden Vey
Left Wingers -
Daniel Carcillo, Matt Frattin, Maxim Kitsyn, Dominik Kubalik, Tanner Pearson
Right Wingers -
Jeff Carter, Robert Czarnik, Brandon Kozun, Cameron Maclise, Jordan Nolan
* On Tue, Sep 10, goaltender Martin Jones signed a two-year contract with the team. Jones, 23, appeared in 56 games for the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs last season, recording a 27-25-4 record with a 2.53 goals-against average, .919 save percentage and five shutouts. His AHL rankings were the following: fourth in wins, tied for sixth in shutouts, second in minutes and second in saves.
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