KINGS NOTEBOOK: TEAM TRYING TO GET MORE FROM BROWN.Byline: Rich Hammond Rich Hammond Los Angeles Daily News sports writer. Instrumental in bringing the Los Angeles Kings hockey organization closer to the fans. He is the atypical "what a guy" to Kings fans everywhere. Rich Hammond on himself. Staff Writer EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (born November 4 1984 in Ithaca, New York) is an American professional hockey player. He currently plays Right Wing for the Los Angeles Kings. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, thirteenth overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. hadn't scored a goal since he became of legal drinking age The legal drinking age is a limit assigned by governments to restrict the access of children and youth to alcoholic beverages. In most countries the legal age to purchase alcohol is at least 18, but there are notable exceptions. . Then again, Brown just turned 21 on Nov. 4, but until he scored twice Tuesday night in Toronto, Brown had gone 11 games without a goal and 17 games without a point. That's a lifetime for Brown, a young player trying to make a name for himself in the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there for something other than hard hitting. Brown landed in coach Andy Murray's doghouse this month for poor overall play and had his minutes reduced sharply, but Brown responded with a solid road trip and got his reward Tuesday. ``When you don't score, you get down a little bit,'' Brown said. ``You end up putting pressure on yourself more than anything. You're holding the stick too tight or trying too hard, trying to do too much and you end up doing nothing at all. It's nice to get a couple goals, because now I can just relax out there a little bit. ``I can keep playing my game and not think about how many games it's been since I scored.'' The Kings aren't counting on Brown to be a scoring leader. His main value comes from his massive open-ice hits and his all-around physical play, but they would like him to fill a role similar to Adam Deadmarsh Adam Deadmarsh (born May 10, 1975 in Trail, British Columbia) is a former National Hockey League hockey player who played for the 1996 Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup winning team. , a big hitter who can also camp out around the net and finish scoring chances. --Hanging in there: Mathieu Garon will make his third consecutive start in goal for the Kings tonight, coming off a 36-save win in what arguably was the team's best goaltending goal·tend·ing n. 1. Sports The act of protecting a goal, as in hockey and other such sports. 2. Basketball effort of the season. ``I felt good,'' Garon said. ``I feel like, in the last three weeks or so, my game has been really sharp. I wouldn't necessarily say that I'm getting better every day, but the more you play, the better you feel.'' --Coming to town: The Kings will visit rinks in six cities, including Simi Valley and Valencia, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday as part of a program to reach out to fans and youth hockey players. The players will be split into six groups and will conduct on-ice clinics and field questions from fans. Players will visit the Easy Street Arena in Simi Valley, the Valencia Ice Station, the Pasadena Ice Skating Center, Glacial Gardens in Anaheim, the Ontario Ice Skating Center and the Aliso Viejo Ice Palace. CAPTION(S): box Box: KINGS vs. CAROLINA - Rich Hammond |
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