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It’s almost time to drop the puck, eh?

By Helene Elliott
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The rink at the Kings’ El Segundo practice facility had that ‘new ice’ smell Thursday as workers painted the surface in preparation for the opening of rookie camp this weekend.

The Kings and the Ducks will hold rookie camps, though the Ducks will be at Anaheim Ice for only two days before heading to San Jose for three rookie games. Practices will be open to the public.

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Here’s the Kings’ rookie camp schedule (subject to change). All practices are open to the public at the Toyota Sports Center:

Sunday: On-ice practices, 10 a.m.-noon; 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Monday: On-ice practices, 10 a.m.-noon; 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: On-ice practices, 10 a.m.-noon; 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Pre-game skate, 9-10:30 a.m.; game vs. Phoenix at 6 p.m (tickets required)
Thursday: Pre-game skate, 9-10 a.m.; game vs. Phoenix at 2 p.m. (tickets required)
Here’s the Ducks’ rookie camp schedule (subject to change):

Saturday: On ice, 2-5 p.m.
Sunday: On-ice, 9-11 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Rookie games at Sharks Ice in San Jose

-- Helene Elliott

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Helene Elliott

Helene Elliott was with the Los Angeles Times’ Sports department from 1989 to 2024, first as a staff writer and then, starting in 2006, as a columnist. She became the first female journalist to be honored with a plaque in the Hall of Fame of a major professional sport as the 2005 winner of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson Award, awarded to writers “who have brought honor to journalism and to hockey.” A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, she has covered 18 Olympics.

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