Thousands of Fans Attend Opening Weekend of LA Kings Training Camp

The LA Kings celebrated the opening of 2018-19 training camp by hosting a fan fest on Saturday, September 15th at Toyota Sports Center and an intra-squad game on Sunday, September 16th at the Citizens Bank Arena.

We got a sneak peek at the Kovalchuk - Kopitar - Brown line...
Kovalchuk had Kopitar and Brown thinking, "this guy is pretty good."

We can't say we disagree...

The fan fest also featured DJ SOL from POWER106, tons of giveaways, a custom Adidas mural photo op, virtual reality games and a special edition pro-stock sale.
Not to mention, fans could enter to win tickets to several pre-season games and opening night.

Inbetween training sessions, Kings alumni Daryl Evans, Derek Armstrong and Kyle Calder were on site signing autographs and greeting fans.

One lucky fan even won a meet & greet with Kyle Clifford!
She happened to be a lot smaller (& cuter) than expected.

The Kings vs Kings game in Ontario was a friendly scrimmage for the players to get back into the swing of things before they hit the ice for their first pre-season game on Tuesday.
Our reaction when someone said they were cheering for the Kings:

Everyone was getting their footing that evening, including Mike Amadio, who took a small spill.
John Stevens joked
, "We're going to have to get Amadio some skating lessons there. He almost fell down in the shootout."

Amadio
, "It was a great turnout. We had a lot of fun out there and there was good pace, so it was an all-around good day."

The game winning goal came in the shootout, by none other than Ilya Kovalchuk, his first goal of the year.
Fingers crossed this is a trend that continues.

We're happy to report the Kings are still undefeated in pre-season!
If you missed the events this wekeend, or just want to see more of the Kings, every practice at Toyota Sports Center is free and open to the public!