L.A. fires: Kings arrive in Winnipeg with thoughts for those in fire-ravaged city [Video]

WINNIPEG –

The Los Angeles Kings were thinking about friends and family in wildfire-ravaged California as they embarked on an eight-day road trip that kicked off Friday in Winnipeg.

It has been tough for players to concentrate on hockey with four major fires tearing through neighbourhoods in the greater Los Angeles area.

“It’s hard to be away right now,” Kings forward Trevor Moore said after the team’s morning skate. “It’s the worst fire I have ever seen in California in my time. It is just awful.

“We are thankful for the men and women who are the first responders and taking care of everything. We are thinking and praying for everyone.”

The Kings’ five-game road trip includes stops in Seattle and Western Canada.

Moore, the Kings’ lone California native, has received heartbreaking updates from friends, family and loved ones since the fires began on Tuesday.

“It’s definitely hard,” he said. “I open …