Birthplace. To be able to send in profile updates to EP Staff, please follow this link to sign up. That hasn’t always been the case, however. Update Profile Premium. Your Name. “After the ceremony, we had some family and friends over to the house,” added Kingsley. US, Chris All Rights Reserved. He is preventing injuries, though, and successfully treating the ones that do occur, and that’s a job he looks upon with a great deal of pride. Chris has 6 jobs listed on their profile. Los Angeles, By Monday night it will be in Grand Ledge, Mich., the home of defenseman Matt Greene. Staff Facts Nation. “They’d be our Stanley Cup,” explained Kingsley, “and whoever won the game would get to raise it over their heads … just like the pros.”. “Pucks to the face and crashing into the boards probably lead to some of the more frequent injuries we deal with,” added Kingsley. During the eight years he spent dispensing his healing powers in the American Hockey League, including seven with the Kings’ affiliate in Manchester, N.H., and eight with the NHL parent club, Kingsley has learned that helping players’ mental outlooks never hurts either. Kingsley had most recently held the same role with the Kings primary American Hockey League affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, where he worked since the franchise began play in 2001. The Stanley Cup’s annual victory tour now regularly spans the entire world and its trek is done as systematically as possible. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your California Privacy Rights (each updated 1/1/20). Kingsley graduated from North Adams State College in 1990, earning a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Biology with a concentration in Sports Medicine. My Son’s Touching LA Times Article Is Fitting For Thanksgiving Week – A Health Must Read For Men, Checking Back In Hotels During Pandemic – My Marina del Rey Hotel Stay, Quick Tips For Flying During The Pandemic, Peachy Keen Recipes For Peach Cake, Yogurt & Sparkling Drink. First, a little update about my Jack […]. “To me, the Stanley Cup is the greatest trophy in professional sports and it’s also the hardest trophy to win in professional sports, so I wanted to share it with my family and friends and the entire community.”, “I spent a lot of years playing youth hockey in Greenfield and I feel this as is a great opportunity for me to give back a little,” added Kingsley, who played four years in goal for the Green Wave. Although Kingsley, like most kids during their high school days, had aspirations of making it to the NHL as a player, rather than a trainer, he saw any hope of that dream dashed prior to his freshman season at North Adams State when he suffered a career-ending knee injury. And it is a must read for women to share with the loved men in their life. Staff Name. He might also acknowledge it hasn’t always been a smooth ride, nor a straight ride, but in the end, it got him where he wanted to go – the National Hockey League. Chris and his wife Sue have two children: Jonathan and Jaclyn. Date of Birth. Experienced Head Athletic Trainer with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. For example, the night before it makes its way to Greenfield, it will be in Cohasset, the guest of Mike O’Connell, the former vice president and general manager of the Boston Bruins. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. He’s the head athletic trainer of the NHL champion Los Angeles Kings, and that means he can take the Cup anywhere in the world for a day, and Greenfield was his choice. Head Athletic Trainer. STAPLES Center 1111 South Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 213.742.7100 My son’s article today about LA Kings’ head athletic trainer, Chris Kingsley’s prostate cancer diagnosis is a must read for men. Although he doesn’t take the Kings’ postseason success for granted, Kingsley readily admits it’s much more enjoyable watching the playoffs from the bench than from his living room. Sign up for the ManagedMoms.com newsletter and get updates with great tips, recipes, coupons, offers and more! If he’s unresponsive, he obviously can’t tell you what’s wrong and that makes it just about impossible to diagnose the injury and to get an idea of exactly just how serious it might be.”. They reside in Redondo Beach. All told, I’d say we had about 500 people show up, and I’d like to see even more than that show up in Greenfield.”. That is also where the trashcans and milk crates came into play. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. “Team management and players appreciate what we do,” said Kingsley, who graduated from North Adams in 1990 with a BA in Biology, with a concentration in sports medicine. Jack was incredibly honored to get to write this piece. It’s been much easier to show it off, though. Following the Kings’ championship run in 2012, Kingsley made an appearance with it in Westford. Greenfield native Chris Kingsley has now been part of two Stanley Cup-winning teams as the Los Angeles Kings' head trainer. It was there, at age 6 or 7, that he and other neighborhood kids would gather regularly to play street hockey. Your Email. “I hope that by bringing the Cup to the rink for a few hours, we can do some things to help raise some money for the Franklin County Youth Hockey League.”. For an athletic trainer in a sport as physical as hockey, and being responsible for players who compete on a surface as hard as ice, crash into unforgiving boards and play on skates, the blades of which are so sharp you could shave with them, one has to be ready for anything, at any moment. The former Greenfield High School goaltender would be the first to admit that living his dream has been a great ride. He received his master’s degree in athletic training from Indiana State University in 1995. He is scheduled to appear with the Cup at the Collins-Moylan Rink on Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. “This has been like a dream come true … again,” said Kingsley, a 1985 Greenfield High School grad, who now has had his name inscribed on the Cup twice in the past three years. Chris Kingsley Head Athletic Trainer - Los Angeles Kings at AEG Greater Los Angeles Area 3 connections He’s not stopping pucks anymore – Jonathan Quick has that job covered quite nicely for the Kings. “Players not only look to the training staff for help with physical ailments, but they feed off our frame of mind and the positive reinforcement we try to supply them. “After you win it, everyone associated with the team is given a questionnaire, with just one question on it … ‘Where do you want to bring the Stanley Cup?’, “You tell them where, and then they’ll tell you when,” added Kingsley, who was happy to hear he got a Sunday showing rather than the midweek appointment he had in Westford. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. With the Kings having had to chalk up three consecutive Game 7 victories during this spring’s playoffs – all of which came on the road – and then ousting the Rangers in Game 5 in double overtime, Kingsley has every reason to advertise the Cup as the most difficult trophy to win in professional sports.