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Price has seen his department triple in size under Blake, adding a full-time dietitian, two additional strength coaches, and a dietitian and strength coach for the team’s AHL affiliate in Ontario.

Two years later he began calling games for the New Haven Nighthawks, the New York Rangers’ AHL affiliate.

The Rangers, who had a player-development agreement with the Nighthawks, briefly ended the relationship in 1981 and the Kings, who were looking for an AHL partner, moved in.

Rittich and Kuemper are the only goalies with NHL experience in the organization, although Blake is high on Erik Portillo, who played well for the Kings’ AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, this season.

Hall of Fame goalie Grant Fuhr has the best of both playoff worlds going on for his two favorite hockey teams from a past NHL life and current AHL one.