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With the No. 5 selection in the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft the Los Angeles Kings selected USA center Alex Turcotte.
We have our pre-Draft scouting report on Turcotte up here:
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Alex Turcotte, USA Center
And here’s some additional info you need to know:
More from some of our top NHL scouting sources […]
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Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined hosts Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon and Nick Alberga to break down potential scenarios for tonight’s NHL Draft in Vancouver.
For a deeper dive on what the Kings might do at the 2019 NHL Draft, see this article referenced […]
Not only are the LA Kings expected to look different at forward next season, there will also be an injection of youth on the blueline. Several players have already had their NHL audition to call Drew Doughty their teammate, including – Sean Walker, Matt Roy, and Daniel Brickley. Next in line is the team’s key […]
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on TSN Radio, where he joined host Kevin Olszewski to discuss several NHL related topics, including: the upcoming Draft, Jacob Trouba being traded from Winnipeg to New York, LA’s young blueline, Kale Clague, coach Todd McLellan, Matt Duchene as a free agent… and a possible link between […]
When it comes to predicting NHL Draft order, you often hear about teams taking the Best Player Available (BPA), largely because outside the top few picks, most kids being selected aren’t going to make an immediate impact in the NHL. Thus, it comes down to organizational preference, hoping their player pays off three to five […]
With the NHL Entry Draft taking place later this week — the league’s showcase event with an eye towards the future — we have partnered with the folks at Playbook Products to offer readers a chance to reminisce about the past in a very unique way. They offer high-end, slate coaster sets featuring key plays […]
With this profile, we are bringing a conclusion to our series of 2019 NHL Draft Previews. As noted from the very beginning, they did not publish in any sort of ranked order, they were merely served up over a several week period to familiarize readers with some of the key names — and a few […]
After spending much of the past month publishing various Draft preview articles, we’re down to the final two.
We began by looking at some of the names under consideration for the LA Kings selection at No. 5 – Bowen Byrum, Trevor Zegras, and Dylan Cozens; just to name a few. More recently, we’ve been profiling some […]
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Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to discuss a full range of topics, ranging from the 2012 Stanley Cup Final in Los Angeles to the Anaheim Ducks current coaching search.
One of the key items covered was the future of […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Hoven on Kings Draft, Caufield, Carter, Quick, and Karrlson
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Enjoy a free replay of Off The Rush form NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined hosts Nick Alberga and Dave McCarthy to discuss several topics, including: Draft ideas for the LA Kings, Cole Caufield, Jeff Carter’s future in Los Angeles, Jonathan Quick, Ilya Kovalchuk, Dion Phaneuf, Erik Karlsson in San Jose, and much […]