The big guns of the Los Angeles Kings, including Anze Kopitar, Quinton Byfield and Philip Danault, landed at Jean-Lesage airport in Quebec on Tuesday around 6:15 p.m., approximately 48 hours before the first of their two preparatory games at the Videotron Center . And among the passengers on board, there was a certain Marc Bergevin.
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The former general manager of the Montreal Canadiens is now special advisor to CEO Rob Blake and his presence in the Old Capital is therefore not surprising. He will therefore have the opportunity to check with his own eyes whether the team’s preparation for the season is up to par.
For their two meetings in Quebec, the Kings will rely on almost complete lineups, which is not surprising, since these are their last before starting the regular schedule.
The Kings will, however, be without the services of their veteran blue line, Drew Doughty, not only for Thursday’s games against the Boston Bruins and Saturday against the Florida Panthers, but for a good part of the season.
The 34-year-old fractured his ankle during a preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights last Wednesday. His season would not be over, but he would have to miss several months of activities.
The Kings will remain in Quebec from Tuesday to Saturday. They will then head to Charlevoix, where they will stay a few days before the start of the regular season.
Photo Agence QMI, Marcel Tremblay
Photo Agence QMI, Marcel Tremblay
Photo Agence QMI, Marcel Tremblay
Besides their two games, they will take part in several other activities, as you can see below.
What the Kings will do in Quebec this week
Training at the Videotron Center – open to the public
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Kings will hold their first practice on Wednesday and like all the others this week, hockey fans will be able to attend for free. It will be possible to access the interior of the amphitheater through the east and west entrances.
Friendly ball hockey game at Patro Laval
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Players from the current edition of the Kings and alumni will play a friendly match with teenagers from the Motivaction Jeunesse organization, which promotes the academic perseverance of young people from cultural diversity and young people in difficulty.
Visit to the Soleil Mother-Child Center
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Players will meet sick children in their rooms as well as in the center’s interior courtyard.
Training at the Videotron Center – open to the public
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
The Kings will hold a morning practice before facing the Boston Bruins in the evening in a preseason game.
Hockey clinic at the Videotron Center
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Current and former Kings players will give a hockey clinic with young people from the DAM organization, which helps students at risk of dropping out of school, as well as with players from a high school hockey program from a school in the Quebec region.
Preparatory game against the Bruins at the Videotron Center
19h
The Kings face the Bruins in a preparatory meeting which will be preceded by a tribute to the former captain of the Boston team, Patrice Bergeron, who is originally from L’Ancienne-Lorette. Tickets are still available.
Training at the Videotron Center – open to the public
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Bruins will hold training on the eve of their second preseason game played at the Videotron Center, against the Florida Panthers.
Visit to La Bouchée generous
2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Kings players will assemble meal baskets, deliver baskets and shelve items that people bring to La Bouchée generous, an organization that helps the poor in the Quebec region.
Training at the Videotron Center – open to the public
10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The Kings and then the Stanley Cup champions, the Panthers, will take turns on the ice a few hours before facing each other in a preparatory game.
Hockey clinic at the Videotron Center
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Kings players and alumni will give a hockey clinic with young people from a Quebec Ace pee-wee AAA women’s team.
Preparatory game against the Panthers at the Videotron Center
19h
After the Bruins, the powerful Panthers are in town to play a preseason game against the Kings. Tickets are still available.
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