Professional Hockey Players Assn

Mersch is destined to play for a Kings affiliate this season. Despite that, he is focused on the big club, noting that young players have been able to crack the Kings lineup in recent years, most recently, Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli. Since Wilson's diagnosis, similar to his plight to see improvements made to playing conditions in the 1980's, Wilson has been determined to help find a cure for ALS. The National Hockey League announced several rule changes, with many also applied in the American Hockey League this season. Standing united beneath a front loader which poured ice water over them for over a minute, PHPA staff members accepted the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge 'The Kings were all development and now they're reaping the rewards. We had a really good environment to be a young pro. We all grew up together and it was awesome. I have very fond memories of my three years in Manchester.'