Building on some news we shared during the most recent Kings Of The Podcast episode, look for details surrounding this year’s Reverse Retro jersey to be announced by Adidas and the NHL in the coming week or so. As we first reported more than a year ago, the plan was to create a second version […]
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Doughty: Hurt or Healed, He’s Still Offering Advice
In May 2021, Drew Doughty opened up about his distaste for being on a losing team and his appetite for Kings management to significantly improve the club’s NHL roster that summer. GM Rob Blake did his best to grant those wishes by adding Phillip Danault, Viktor Arvidsson, and Alex Edler. Doughty came into training camp […]
Mikey Anderson on Doughty, Clarke, and His New Contract – ‘I Bet on Myself’
Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson knows all about balancing stress and other emotions while working through difficult situations. Having won two NCAA National Championships, as well as pair of medals with Team USA at the World Junior Championship, adequately prepares you for challenging situations on the ice. So, while many LA hockey fans nervously bit their […]
McLellan has Big Plans for Iafallo-Byfield-Kaliyev Line
Several months ago, when putting together our first drafts of the LA Kings 2022-23 line combinations, the top two lines were close to a given. Where things really started to get interesting was with the bottom-six forwards. At that time, we figured coach Todd McLellan would go with something like: Iafallo – Byfield – Kaliyev […]
1-On-1 with Brandt Clarke at NHL Rookie Faceoff
After not participating in last year’s NHL Rookie Faceoff due to illness, Brandt Clarke finally made his tournament debut on Friday. And the LA Kings 2021 first round pick did not disappoint. He led the team with six shots on goal and set up teammates nicely on both LA goals, recording the primary assists on […]