It’s June and you know what that means… business is about to pick up!
Two key hockey events are coming up on the calendar: the NHL Draft and Development Camp. We’ll delve into the former over a series of other articles — including our usual player profiles and predictions for what LA may end up doing with their picks — but we’re here right now to talk about Dev Camp 2026.
The organization’s annual prospect-palooza is set to return to Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo for four days, beginning on Monday, June 29 and wrapping up on Thursday, July 2 (per various Mayor’s Manor sources). Although the official schedule hasn’t been released yet, we’ll assume it will follow a similar format as years past, including separate morning sessions for the forwards and defensemen, followed by an afternoon scrimmage. The highlight of the event each year, a black and white scrimmage, should take place on Thursday.
UPDATED, JUNE 23
Official Schedule:
Monday, June 29
9:30 am – Forward Group Practice
11:00 am – Defense Group Practice
3:30 pm – ScrimmageTuesday, June 30
9:30 am – Defense Group Practice
11:00 am – Forward Group Practice
3:15 pm – ScrimmageWednesday, July 1
9:30 am – Forward Group Practice
11:00 am – Defense Group PracticeThursday, July 2
9:30 am – Defense Group Practice
11:00 am – Forward Group Practice
3:30 pm – Scrimmage
Additional Notes
All of the Kings top prospects are expected to attend; plus several very important college free agents. So, who is coming and why should you care? We recently published a few articles breaking the news about a few from the latter group that can be read here:
Kings Add College Hockey’s Leading Goal Scorer and a Top UFA Defenseman to Upcoming Dev Camp
LA Kings at it Again, Land Top NCAA Center for 2026 Dev Camp
More Dev Camp News: One of NCAA’s Highest Scoring Defensemen Coming to LA
As usual, the camp is expected to be run by LA’s development coaches, including Jarret Stoll, Sean O’Donnell, and Mike Donnelly. Ontario Reign coach Andrew Lord will also likely be involved in some capacity.
Which prospects will be attending?
Typically, Dev Camp is largely comprised of Kings prospects from the prior three years (in this case, 2023-25), plus the current year’s draftees (2026). This could eliminate Kenny Connors, as he was originally selected in 2022. However, sometimes exceptions are made, especially considering he just completed his first full pro season in Ontario. Each situation is slightly different.
Below, we’ve put together a rough draft of the likely attendees. Keep in mind, this list will grow by a few names selected at the 2026 NHL Draft, along with potentially a small handful of additional camp invitees.
KINGS 2026 DEV CAMP ROSTER PREVIEW
Forwards
87 Vojtech Cihar – Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
76 Jan Chovan – Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
XX Hank Cleaves – Dartmouth (free agent)
56 Ryan Conmy – Boston College
94 Kristian Epperson – Denver University
54 Jimmy Lombardi – Flint Firebirds (OHL)
38 Brendan McMorrow – Denver University
90 James Reeder – Denver University
86 Grant Slukynsky – Ontario Reign
XX Hayden Stavroff – Dartmouth (free agent)
Defensemen
68 Henry Brzustewicz – Ontario Reign
51 Jakub Dvorak – Ontario Reign
XX Ty Hanson – Minnesota Duluth (free agent)
50 Caeden Herrington – Penn State
XX Isaiah Norlin – Colgate (free agent)
91 Will Sharpe – Vancouver Giants (WHL)
59 Jack Sparkes – Clarkson University
80 Jared Woolley – Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Goaltenders
40 Carter George – Ontario Reign
65 Petteri Rimpinen – Kiekko-Espoo (Liiga)
85 Hampton Slukynsky – Ontario Reign
Additional Roster Notes
Camp Invitees
For those unfamiliar, invitees aren’t actually property of the team. Typically, these players fall into three categories – undrafted players who are committed to attend college the following season, players who are there as a favor to somebody in the organization, and Canadian junior players who somehow slipped through the NHL Draft. While they’re technically free agents in most cases, that’s often only true for a very short period of time. If they’re still Draft eligible, they need to be signed by a specific date in October or they’ll go back into next year’s NHL Draft.
Usually, the players invited to Dev Camp are also asked to return for Rookie Camp in September (unless they’re going to college, as those players aren’t eligible to return — see rules explanation here). It’s not uncommon for NHL teams to even sign an invitee or two to a contract following an impressive performance at Dev Camp.
Usually, the Kings have around 4-7 invitees at Dev Camp. Thus, there may be a few more added to the names already included in our roster preview.
2026 Draft Class
As noted above, the Kings will select their 2026 Draft class just prior to Dev Camp getting underway. They currently hold nine selections, beginning with No. 17 in Round 1, followed by two selections in Round 2. History suggests there will likely be some movement before all is said and done. Regardless, all 2026 selections will be invited and should help round out the final Dev Camp roster.
Updated list of 2026 selections:
– Elton Hermansson, forward (R1, 19th overall)
– Liam Lefebvre, forward (RD2, 46th overall)
– Adam Goljer, defense (RD2, 49th overall)
– Blake Zielinski, forward (RD3, 80th overall)
– Yegor Rybkin, goalie (RD3, 89th overall)
– Thomas Vandenberg, forward (RD4, 103rd overall)
– Vertti Svensk, defense (RD5, 145th overall)
– Giorgos Pantelas, defense (RD5, 153rd overall)
– Alex Kostov, forward (RD6, 177th overall)
– Tobias Krestan, forward (RD7, 209th overall)
– Lucas Ambrosio, defense (RD7, 223rd overall)
MORE LA KINGS NEWS:
LA Kings at it Again, Land Top NCAA Center for 2026 Dev Camp
Goalie Hampton Slukynsky is Hammering His Way Into Kings Prospect Pool
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The Kings hired Peter Laviolette to be their new head coach on June 9th:
https://www.nhl.com/news/peter-laviolette-hired-as-los-angeles-kings-coach