Alec Martinez is off to the locker room after taking a puck off his neck area ... defensive corps has changed markedly since they signed Martinez and T.J. Brodie in free agency July 1, when ...

a Knights assistant coach who was in Los Angeles for the beginning of Martinez’s career, used to fire foam pucks at his defensemen so they could learn to block shots without hurting themselves.

From their senses of humor to hockey habits, a 14-year age difference hasn't stopped the Chicago defensemen from striking up ...