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Jonathan Quick News & Rumors

Los Angeles now Kings of the road
May 16
NHL.com
 
"The Los Angeles Kings were among the poorest road playoff teams in NHL history -- until now. Before this spring, the Kings had won just 29 of 95 playoff games away from L.A. since entering the NHL in 1967 -- and that included wins in their last two games at San Jose during their six-game loss to the Sharks in 2011. The back-to-back wins matched the longest road winning streak in the franchise's playoff history. But the Kings have been flawless away from home this spring. They improved to 7-0 on the road Tuesday night by dominating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. The seven straight wins match a single-season record for consecutive road wins last"
Goalie is Quick to put mistake behind him
May 14
L.A. Daily News
 columnist Jill Painter
"It's never easy to know what Jonathan Quick is thinking, but you can imagine what was going through his mind after he allowed a game-tying goal here from the red line. Yes, the RED line. Quick, who has been unbelievably stingy in net all season and even moreso in the postseason, gave up a Derek Morris goal from about 98 feet, which tied Sunday's Western Conference Final game at 1-1 in the first period. There was no traffic in front of him. No Shane Doan. Not a single soul."
Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick remains good despite bad goal
May 14
Los Angeles Times
 
"It was a knife to the gut for every Kings fan who was sure Jonathan Quick had ended their goaltending nightmares and freed them from screaming aloud at the mention of names like Roman Cechmanek, Dan Cloutier and Robb Stauber. Quick yielded a goal from the red line Sunday in the opener of the Western Conference finals, a shocking development on several levels. First, being beaten on an unscreened, 98-foot shot by Phoenix defenseman Derek Morris was uncharacteristic for Quick, a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie during the season and a postseason MVP candidate. And it allowed the Coyotes to pull even in a game the Kings had been dominating, making it a potential tipping"
Lundqvist, Quick, Rinne are finalists
April 27
ESPN.com
 
"New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist has been named one of three finalists for this year's Vezina Trophy, awarded to the best goaltender as voted by the NHL's 30 general managers. Lundqvist is joined by Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick and Nashville's Pekka Rinne as candidates for the trophy, which will be announced at the NHL Awards Show in Las Vegas in June. Leading the Rangers to an Eastern Conference title, Lundqvist recorded career-highs with 39 wins, a 1.97 goals-against average and .930 save percentage. The 30-year-old Swede also finished the regular season with eight shutouts. "I'm really proud and honored to be with those names," Lundqvist said. "It's been a year where there"
Kings' Jonathan Quick vies for Vezina Trophy for top goaltender
April 26
Los Angeles Times
 
"Jonathan Quick's stoic manner undoubtedly kept him sane while the Kings gave him precious little scoring support. But surely he let loose and celebrated Wednesday after learning he's a finalist for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender? "Yeah," Kings teammate Jarret Stoll said. "The opposite of what you just said." Quick reacted calmly to news that he's vying for the Vezina with Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers and Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators. The winner, chosen by the NHL's 30 general managers, will be announced June 20. "That's not the trophy that I set out to win nine months ago or whenever. We still have a shot at the other one and that's what we're working"
Lundqvist, Rinne, Quick tabbed Vezina finalists
April 25
NHL.com
 
"Teams don't have success without high-quality goaltending, so it's no surprise the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators have done so well this season. The Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, the Kings' Jonathan Quick and the Predators' Pekka Rinne have been named finalists for this year's Vezina Trophy, awarded "to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position" as voted by the general managers of each of the 30 clubs. The winner will be announced at the 2012 NHL Awards Show, June 20 at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas."
Kings' Jonathan Quick can be cracked; Canucks must shoot from slot
April 17
Vancouver Province
 
"You would assume Daniel Sed-in's arrival in the City of Angels isn't for an emotional, inspirational, do-you-believe-in miracles pregame speech. That's because the Canucks don't need a miracle. The Canucks need something much more extraordinary. They need goals. And they could use several of them. It will be trendy leading into Game 4 for people to unearth the Chicago Blackhawks story from last year, searching for tangible proof that digging out of a three-love hole can be done. The Hawks wormed their way back into the first-round series, one they trailed 3-0 against these Canucks, by scoring 12 goals in two games."
Kings' chances at success start and stop with goalie Jonathan Quick
April 11
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Helene Elliott
"As the last line of defense for a team with the NHL's second-worst offense, Jonathan Quick had no safety net while guarding the Kings' net so ferociously and without complaint. There's not enough time before the Kings' playoff opener Wednesday at Vancouver's Rogers Arena to list everything the unflappable Quick accomplished this season. Though the Kings fell to eighth and drew an unenviable matchup with the top-seeded Canucks, they would not be here at all if not for Quick."
Quick's ninth shutout of season boosts Kings playoff chances
March 29
Los Angeles Times
 
"Recovery Day … how about calling this the Recovery Night? The Kings did that and more in another in a long line of so-called biggest games of the season, beating the Calgary Flames, 3-0, on Wednesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome, putting them in seventh place in the Western Conference. The Kings have 88 points, one point behind Pacific Division-leading Dallas. San Jose also has 88 points and Phoenix has 87. The four teams all have five games left."
Jonathan Quick leads Kings to shootout win
March 23
Los Angeles Times
 
"Let's just get ahead of ourselves, shall we? Los Angeles versus St. Louis would represent a highly entertaining first-round playoff series, and Thursday's regular-season game featuring high shootout drama between the Kings and Blues at Staples Center offered an intriguing potential glimpse into the future. Playoff scenarios shift almost by the minute these days, and this night in the Western Conference was no different. The Kings started the morning in eighth place and skyrocketed to third in the West — by virtue of taking the lead in the Pacific Division, which means possession of the third-seeded spot."
Kings' Jonathan Quick, Ducks' Jonas Hiller going the distance
March 16
Los Angeles Times
 
"Look at it this way: They can rest after the season. Kings goalie Jonathan Quick and his counterpart in Anaheim, Jonas Hiller, are hockey's version of long-haul truck drivers, pulling draining nightly shifts with little margin for error. Since Jan. 1, Quick has started all but four of 31 games for the Kings. He did get a whopping four days off between starts in late February and early March. Four days? That would represent a virtual vacation for Hiller, who has started 30 consecutive games for the Ducks, extending a franchise record every time he takes the ice. A start Friday against the Kings at Honda Center would be his 31st straight, matching the number Buffalo's Ryan Miller made last"
Kings' Quick beats Blackhawks again
March 12
Chicago Tribune
 
"Jonathan Quick didn't start making big saves while the Kings' plane was still taxiing toward the gate at O'Hare, it just seemed that way. The goaltender had already shut out the Blackhawks twice this season — and yielded two goals in another meeting — before manning the crease for the final matchup of 2011-12 between the teams Sunday night at the United Center. Quick was up to his usual tricks and defeated the Hawks for the third time, holding them to scores by Marcus Kruger and Patrick Kane in regulation and stopping six shootout attempts during a 3-2 Kings victory in front of a crowd of 21,398."
Kings goalie Quick's birthday gets ruined by Avalanche
January 22
L.A. Daily News
 
"The Kings sought to get their All-Star goalie Jonathan Quick the perfect 26 th birthday present in the form of an ascent to first place in the Pacific Division standings. But their party was crashed by the Colorado Avalanche, who beat the Kings 3-1 at Staples Center on Saturday night. A familiar foe, former Ducks goalie J.S. Giguere, had 25 saves to anchor the Avalanche. Quick turned away 28 of 31 shots. The Kings uncharacteristically were out-muscled for stretches, particularly during the first 25 minutes. Rookie Gabriel Landeskog finished a brilliantly executed power play for the Avalanche and iced the game with an insurance goal with just under two minutes remaining in the game. "It"
CALGARY 2, KINGS 1 (SO): Kiprusoff gets best of Quick in goalie duel
January 20
L.A. Daily News
 
"A contest between two brothers behind the bench had its storyline stolen by the two men between the pipes Thursday at Staples Center, as the Calgary Flames beat the Kings 2-1 in a shootout. Jonathan Quick stopped 24 of 25 shots only to fall to Miikka Kiprusoff, who turned aside 31 of 32. Former Kings forward Mike Cammalleri beat Quick for the shootout winner. "The goalies were great, I guess you expect that when you look at their stats this year," Calgary captain Jarome Iginla said."
Kings' Jonathan Quick makes NHL All-Star team
January 13
Los Angeles Times
 
"Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick, chosen as an All-Star for the Jan. 29 game at Ottawa, had a typically low-key reaction to his first All-Star selection and first for a Kings goalie since Mario Lessard in 1981. "It's a great accomplishment. It's something I'm looking forward to do at the end of the month," he said Thursday. "But right now we've got a lot of things going on here. … It's going to be a great time and couple days. But that's a couple weeks away here and we've got a lot to do here in the next couple weeks.""
Kings 2, Blackhawks 0: Jonathan Quick outduels Corey Crawford
December 29
Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford deserved a better fate, and coach Joel Quenneville was irate with the officiating. That about sums up the Hawks' mood after their 2-0 loss Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center. Crawford had his best outing in his last three starts, making big saves at key times in the low-scoring game the Hawks were anticipating. As players often say, it was one of those games in which some dirty rebound goals were needed. But it's how the Kings scored their goals that infuriated Quenneville as the Hawks lost for only the second time in regulation this month and were shut out for the fourth time this season."
Jonathan Quick saves Kings again in 2-0 win over Sharks
November 29
Los Angeles Times
 
"Terry Murray's shakeup of his top three lines didn't produce a flood of goals, but the Kings scored often enough Monday — and got strong enough goaltending from Jonathan Quick — to defeat the San Jose Sharks and pass them in the Pacific Division standings. Fourth-line winger Ethan Moreau scored in the first period, Mike Richards scored his team-leading 11th goal in the second period and Quick, playing his 200th game, made 33 saves to lead the Kings to a 2-0 victory at Staples Center. The Kings, 12-8-4 with 28 points, vaulted ahead of the Sharks, who are 13-7-1 with 27 points."
Jonathan Quick gives Kings an usual strength: great goaltending
October 25
Los Angeles Times
 
"For perspective on the significance of Jonathan Quick's club-record shutout streak of 188 minutes and 10 seconds and historic three straight shutouts, consider this: It was only four years ago that the Kings used seven goalies and couldn't find one reliable enough to prevent them from finishing 29th in a 30-team league. The previous season they threw an out-of-his-league Yutaka Fukufuji in net four times, apparently traumatizing him so badly that he never played another NHL game."
Doughty remains out, Quick will sit tonight against New Jersey
October 25
L.A. Daily News
 
"Defenseman Drew Doughty will not play tonight against the New Jersey Devils, which isn't a big surprise since Kings coach Terry Murray would prefer to have him at something close to 100 percent before he returns to the lineup. "We're going to be cautious about it," Doughty said of the injured right shoulder that's sidelined him for three games so far. "It has improved. Every day it's gotten a lot better. That's the biggest key to it. Now it's about making sure it doesn't get re-injured. "In my mind I feel like I could play (tonight), but I probably shouldn't." Goaltender Jonathan Quick also will not play tonight against the Devils, which is a bit of a shocker since he has shutouts in three"
Kings' Jonathan Quick remains humble during record-setting play
October 24
Los Angeles Times
 
"It's the nature of hockey players to be humble and put team achievements before their own, and in that regard Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick had a typically low-key reaction to his extraordinary performance Saturday. Quick broke the club record for consecutive shutout minutes near the end of the Kings' 1-0 victory over Dallas and extended his streak to 188 minutes 10 seconds. The previous record of 184:55 was set by Rogie Vachon from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1, 1975. "The defense, penalty killing and defensive zone coverage has been great over the past couple of games, and it has made my job a lot easier," Quick said after the Kings won their fourth in a row."
Kings' Jonathan Quick sets standard in 1-0 win over Stars
October 23
Los Angeles Times
 
"The Kings' history has been dotted with occasional standout seasons and a few memorable games, but rarely have they sustained their excellence for any significant stretch. It's early in the season but goaltender Jonathan Quick is showing signs he's ready to lift himself and his teammates to heights the Kings have rarely reached in the franchise's history. Quick broke Rogie Vachon's club-record shutout streak Saturday by stopping all 28 shots against him in a 1-0 victory over the division rival Dallas Stars at Staples Center. Quick became the first Kings goalie to record a shutout in three consecutive games as his shutout streak reached 188 minutes 10 seconds, eclipsing the record of 184:55"
Jonathan Quick is key for Kings in goal against the Sharks
April 14
Los Angeles Times
 columnist Helene Elliot
"If the Kings' first-round playoff series against San Jose does not become Jonathan Quick's showcase, if the 25-year-old goaltender does not dominate the seventh-seeded Kings' matchup against the second-seeded Sharks starting Thursday at HP Pavilion, it will be a quick series for the Kings, and not in a good way. "He's the focal point of everything," Kings defenseman Rob Scuderi said. "Every team that's ever won the Stanley Cup has always had a goalie who's either been great all season or turned it on in the postseason, and he'll have to be our best player." Quick would have had to be exceptional even if the Kings' offense hadn't lost most of its cleverness when right wing Justin Williams"
L.A. goalie Jonathan Quick comes up big against Red Wings
December 14
Detroit Free Press
 
"For the second time in 10 days, Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick got the better of the Red Wings. Following up on a solid early-December performance in Los Angeles, Quick was stellar Monday night as he made 51 saves to hand Detroit a 5-0 loss at Joe Louis Arena, their worst margin of defeat this season. By the end, the few fans left were chanting, "Let's get one goal." "We had over 40 shots on net after two periods," Nicklas Lidstrom said. "He played excellent for them in net. We couldn't get a goal when we really needed one, and then they scored two quick ones at the start of the third. That was somewhat deflating for us." Playing before half-full stands thanks to inclement weather and the"
Kings will stick with Jonathan Quick
April 25
Los Angeles Times
 
"Kings Coach Terry Murray will change his lines but not his goaltender for Sunday's win-or-vacation playoff game against Vancouver at Staples Center, calling Jonathan Quick "our guy" despite two shaky performances in teamwide breakdowns the Canucks have exploited to take a 3-2 series lead. Quick, overworked during the season and off his game since the Olympics, gave up five goals on 26 shots in two stints during the Kings' 7-2 loss Friday at Vancouver. The blame wasn't his alone, but he didn't make any momentum-changing stops then or in Game 4, when the Kings squandered three one-goal leads in a 6-4 loss. Murray said Saturday no consideration was given to recalling minor leaguer Jonathan"
Quick goaltending gave the Kings a chance to win
April 16
Vancouver Province
 
"Jonathan Quick came into Thursday's Stanley Cup playoff game with the Vancouver Canucks riddled with questions about his recent play. He finished the game as an exclamation mark, although his Los Angeles Kings lost 3-2 in overtime in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Quick, who stumbled badly down the stretch and was 0-3-0 and yanked twice in his final eight games, was outstanding and was responsible for getting the game into overtime. "I felt good," said Quick, who made 41 saves, including 17 in the first period when the Canucks poured it on to no avail. "But I got a lot of help, blocked shots, a couple of power-play goals. We came inches away from winning if [Roberto]"
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick says he is rested and ready
April 3
Los Angeles Times
 
"Hockey's time-honored mentality dictates that no matter the injury, you tape an aspirin to it and go back out there. No self-respecting player would beg out of a game because he's tired. Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick , who has played a career-high 4,041 minutes, did not ask to sit while Jonathan Bernier started and won the last two games. But Quick said Friday having time to refine his game will benefit him Saturday night when he faces the Ducks at Staples Center with the Kings' magic number to clinch a playoff spot at four points. "You're going day to day. You're taking one day at a time. Along the way you are going to feel fatigue, either mentally or physically," Quick said. "But"
Jonathan Bernier to replace Jonathan Quick, who is with his wife for the birth of their first child
March 12
Los Angeles Times
 
"Jonathan Bernier is likely to start in goal for the Kings on Friday night against the Stars while Jonathan Quick is in Los Angeles awaiting the birth of his first child, a girl. Quick left the team early Thursday after his wife, Jaclyn, went into labor. Bernier, who played four games with the Kings early in the 2007-08 season, was recalled from Manchester (N.H.) of the American Hockey League on an emergency basis. He arrived in Dallas on Thursday night. Quick's backup, Erik Ersberg, hasn't played since Feb. 11, but Bernier played Wednesday and has a 26-18-5 record, 2.08 goals-against average, .937 save percentage and eight shutouts in 50 games. "I want to see him. I know he's had a great"