CECHMANEK OUT AT LEAST 3 GAMES.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer Kings goaltender Roman Cechmanek will miss at least the next three games with a strained groin after the Kings placed him on injured reserve Friday. Cechmanek was injured during the first period of the Kings' 4-3 loss to Dallas on Wednesday. He stayed in the game midway through the second period, when he was pulled after allowing his third goal. ``Groins are tricky injuries,'' Kings coach Andy Murray said. ``You just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. for sure, especially for a goaltender who has to have lateral mobility. It has to be right.'' Backup goaltender Cristobal Huet Cristobal Huet (IPA pronunciation: [y.ɛ]) (born September 3, 1975 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France) is a French professional ice hockey goaltender, currently playing for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens. - who is 4-7-8 with a .903 save percentage - is expected to start the next three games. Goalie Mathieu Chouinard Mathieu Chouinard (born April 11 1980 in Laval, Quebec) is currently an ECHL goaltender playing for the Phoenix Roadrunners. Having only starting one NHL game (with the Los Angeles Kings), he has spent the majority of his career playing in the ECHL, QMJHL, and AHL. was recalled from Manchester (N.H.) of the American Hockey League
The Cechmanek transaction is retroactive to Thursday and he'll be eligible to return for the Kings' home game against the Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. on Feb. 28. --Fit to be tied: The Kings have had an unusual amount of trouble with the Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional men's ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). , who are 14th out of 15 teams in the Western Conference. All three games have gone into overtime. The Kings lost two of those and tied the other. ``We've had three overtime games against them so far, so obviously they've been very competitive and we played them hard,'' Murray said. ``We just have to stay on top of it. Their point total (46) is probably not a reflection of their talent.'' --Quick whistles: The Kings didn't play Thursday, but they fell to ninth place in the Western Conference standings. They are one spot out for the final playoff berth. ... Michael Cammalleri Michael Cammalleri (born on June 8, 1982 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League. also was recalled from Manchester, and Pavel Rosa was assigned to Manchester. Cammalleri has played in 24 games for the Kings this year and has 13 points. ... Martin Straka skated before the team's practice Friday, but defenseman Aaron Miller didn't. Murray said Straka is a few weeks away from returning. ... Cameron Costanza, 6, skated with the Kings for 15 minutes Friday and sat on the bench during practice as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Costanza, who has congenital heart disease congenital heart disease, any defect in the heart present at birth. There is evidence that some congenital heart defects are inherited, but the cause of most cases is unknown. , lives in Saugus. ... Jason Allison's bowling foundation raised $70,000 for charity on Thursday. Jill Painter, (818) 713-3615 jill.painter(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: CECHMANEK Box: KINGS vs. COLUMBUS -Jill Painter |
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