The World Junior Championship kicks off today in Alberta, Canada. For those unfamiliar, it’s the top tournament on the planet featuring under-20 year old hockey players. Last year, Russia came back from a several goal deficit in the third period to top Canada for the gold medal. And Team USA defeated Sweden 4-2 for the […]
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Four LA Kings prospects make preliminary WJC rosters
Later this week we’ll have a full prospect report posted, including a look at what’s going on out east with the Manchester Monarchs. For now, here’s the big news of the day… Team Finland and the USA have submitted their preliminary rosters for the upcoming World Junior Championships (Canada’s was released last week). This is […]
The Russians are invading LA – are you prepared?
The Kings will have have a new injection of Eastern European blood when they take the ice on Wednesday night against the visiting Anaheim Ducks. Two of LA’s top prospects were recalled today – forward Andrei Loktionov and defenseman Slava Voynov. Both were born in Russia and drafted by the Kings in the 2008 NHL […]
OHL vs. Russia – a Super Series report from Tyler Toffoli
On Thursday night, game three of the six-game Super Series took place in Ottawa. It’s an annual junior hockey showcase, featuring an All Star team from the three CHL junior leagues (WHL, OHL and QMJHL), each playing a pair of games against a Russian squad of similar aged players. You can also think of it […]
Los Angeles Kings Prospect Report – November 10, 2011
It’s been another busy week for the LA Kings prospects. This time around, we have an almost broken foot, some expanding facial hair, a Russian invasion and much more. Take a look… Manchester Monarchs It was another rough weekend for the Monarchs, as they went 1-2 in their back-to-back-to-back games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. […]