LA's opponent today, the Hamburg Freezers, are one of the many teams owned around the world by Phillip Anschutz - yes, the same guy who owns the Kings.
Below are few pre-games notes to get you primed and ready to go:
- The game starts at 10am PST and can be viewed for free online here (just know that the commentary may be in German... and according to Google translate, elfmeter means penalty)
- Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans are not doing a radio broadcast of this game
- According to coach Terry Murray, the Kings will skate eight defenemen in the game...meaning rookie Slava Voynov will be in the line-up again (Murray spoke about the rookie's play during his press conference yesterday, recapped here)
- Also scheduled to play on the blueline, making his pre-season debut, is Drew Doughty (read his pre-trip comments here, where he calls out Willie Mitchell)
- Reports from Germany also indicate Murray will have Jonathan Bernier relieve Jonathan Quick about half way through the game vs. the Freezers.
- Dustin Penner is not expected to play, after not feeling well and leaving the ice during practice yesterday
