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Kings Name Marco Sturm Head Coach Of Ontario Reign

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While not quite on the same level, the Los Angeles Kings have decided to join in on this week’s coaching announcement fun. The team has appointed Marco Sturm as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.

Sturm has been a member of the Kings organization since 2018-19, serving as an assistant coach in that timeframe. The NHL veteran of 14 seasons and 938 games got into coaching just two years after his playing career ended in 2013, joining the German national team as a head coach and manager in various capacities. Sturm coached the Germans to an upset silver medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

While a good portion of the Kings’ stacked prospect pool has now graduated to NHL ice, there are still some important names slated to play next season in Ontario. Sturm will be in charge of managing the development of forward prospects like Akil Thomas, Alex Turcotte, Samuel Fagemo, and Tyler Madden. Defenseman Jordan Spence could also re-join the Reign after seeing a lot of NHL action at the end of 2021-22 due to injuries.

With Sturm’s emerging track record of success, it’s hard to imagine he’ll be in Ontario for too long before getting calls for NHL head coaching vacancies.

Kings Loan Samuel Fagemo To Sodertalje In Sweden

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It turns out that Samuel Fagemo’s time in Sweden hasn’t come to an end yet.  Sodertalje of the Allsvenskan announced that they’ve reached an agreement with the Kings to have the winger join them to start the season on a loan agreement.

The 20-year-old was passed up in his first trip through the NHL draft but a strong season with Frolunda of the SHL in 2018-19 was enough to convince Los Angeles to draft him in the second round (50th overall) in 2019 and signed his entry-level contract just two weeks later.  He followed that up with another good showing with Frolunda this season, picking up 13 goals and nine assists in 42 games.  Fagemo also was dominant for Sweden at the 2020 World Juniors, leading the tournament in scoring with eight goals and five assists in just seven games, showing that he’s more than capable of producing against others in his age group.

While simply staying there would have made the most sense, the SHL is not accepting players on short-term loan agreements as this one is as Fagemo will return to the Kings for training camp.  As a result, he will have to play down a level to stay in game shape for next season although he should benefit from a more offensive-oriented role while he’s there.  It won’t be long before he gets into game action as he’s expected to suit up for Sodertalje this coming Saturday.

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