We're starting to see the Los Angeles Kings projected roster for the upcoming season in the Pacific Division take shape this fall in the latter stages of training camp and the preseason this week. The Kings made plenty of roster moves and transactions, assigning players to the AHL with the affiliate Ontario Reign on Wednesday (Oct. 1).
Multiple dozen Los Angeles Kings players assigned to the Ontario Reign in the AHL in the middle of this week amid training camp and the preseason
The Kings announced on Wednesday morning that over a dozen players were assigned to the Reign in the AHL.
Many of the moves the Kings made on Wednesday weren't all that shocking. Most of the players the Kings either placed through waivers or loaned to the Reign in the AHL this week for training camp in Ontario was expected since the start of camp for LA a couple of weeks ago in mid-to-late September.
Among the players the Kings either placed through waivers or sent directly to the AHL with the Reign today were competing for the final roster spot on the fourth line with the forward group after the knee injury that veteran winger Corey Perry suffered in an on-ice skate this past month in September.
Players like winger Martin Chromiak, forward Taylor Ward, and center Akil Thomas were competing for the final forward spot on the opening-night roster for head coach Jim Hiller and the Kings in training camp and the preseason this fall.
Ward made a big impact on the ice for the Kings this fall in the preseason. He scored a team-high three goals in three games played for the Kings this preseason in the past week or so. Thomas also played over two dozen games for the Kings on the forward lines this past regular season.
These were the Kings players who were returned to the Reign in the AHL today.
Kenny Connors, F
Jakub Dvorak, D
Kirill Kirsanov, D
Francesco Pinelli, F
Erik Portillo, G
Otto Salin, D
Jared Wright, F
Jack Millar, D
Tim Rego, D
Isaiah Saville, G
The following Kings players were sent through waivers to be assigned to the Reign in the AHL on Oct. 1.
Samuel Bolduc, D
Logan Brown, F
Martin Chromiak, F
Pheonix Copley, G
Glenn Gawdin, F
Cole Guttman, F
Joe Hicketts, D
Andre Lee, F
Akil Thomas, F
Taylor Ward, F
The Kings also assigned their top prospect forward Liam Greentree to the Windsor Spitfires with the OHL on Wednesday. Greentree being assigned to the OHL with the Spitfires was one of the finishing pieces to the puzzle for the Kings as the roster takes shape for opening night next week in the regular season opener on Oct. 7 against the Colorado Avalanche.