Happy Monday, Insiders.<\/p>\n
The first roster moves of training camp are upon us. The following players have been re-assigned to their respective junior clubs \u2013<\/p>\n
Jimmy Lombardi \u2013 Flint (OHL)
Jan Chovan \u2013 Sudbury (OHL)
Nate Corbet \u2013 Kelowna (WHL)<\/p>\n
Additionally, goaltender Carter George has been loaned to Owen Sound (OHL).<\/p>\n
All four players played in the Rookie Faceoff in Irvine last weekend, and are younger players who are set to play junior hockey this season, with George also logging his first career preseason start yesterday in Ontario.<\/p>\n
George was, to put it simply, outstanding in his preseason debut, as he allowed just one goal against the Anaheim Ducks in a 3-1 victory. He made 26 saves on 27 shots faced, including a dazzling 2-on-0 save to keep the game tied in the second period. He played in two periods of relief action during the 2024 preseason but this was another step up for him. He more than met that challenge. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou just have confidence when he\u2019s in net, that\u2019s the bottom line, it just looks like he\u2019s going to save it, it never looks like he\u2019s in a lot of danger,\u201d Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller said of George after yesterday\u2019s game. \u201cI don\u2019t know what more to say about him\u2026\u2026but when he makes the coach confident, that\u2019s usually a pretty good thing if you\u2019re the goalie.\u201d<\/p>\n
For George, he now returns to Owen Sound, where he will hope to backstop a bit more of a competitive team than he had last year. George is expected to be the starting goaltender for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships after a really impressive 2024-25 campaign in the OHL. One more season of junior hockey for George and then he\u2019ll likely join the professional ranks with the Kings or Reign on a full-time basis next season, having already signed his entry-level contract with the organization.<\/p>\n
“Nope.”<\/p>\n
\u2013 Carter George pic.twitter.com\/MNQnOOWwHx<\/a><\/p>\n