Canucks, Kings to Twitter 2009 NHL Draft
The Los Angeles Kings have announced that they tweet live updates during next week’s 2009 NHL Draft in Montreal. Select members of the Kings front office, including General Manager Dean Lombardi, Assistant General Manager Ron Hextall and Kings legend and President of Business Operations Luc Robitaille will be among the five people tweeting draft coverage from Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 28.
The full list of Kings personnel tweeting during the draft include Lombardi, Hextall and Robitaille as well as Co-Directors of Amateur Scouting Michael Futa and Mark Yannetti. Each tweet will be signed by the author using his initials. The Kings’ use of Twitter during the draft marks the first time an NHL franchise has live-tweeted during the league’s annual draft.
The Kings will also host a Tweetup and Draft Party on June 26, the first day of the draft, at the ESPN Zone in Los Angeles. Heidi Androl, host of Kings Vision, will be tweeting during the event.
Update- The Vancouver Canucks will also be live-tweeting during the NHL Draft. Canucks assistant coach Ryan Walter will tweet updates on the team’s official Twitter account during this weekend’s draft. Fans can also enter to win prizes including a team signed stick.
