Putting together an NHL team’s opening night roster is quite similar to finishing a complicated jigsaw puzzle — for both the Head Coach and General Manager. In the case of Rob Blake, he moved two of his final pieces into place with contracts for Gabe Vilardi and Jaret Anderson-Dolan on Saturday. That leaves two young […]
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LA Kings 2022 Dev Camp Notebook: Day 3 Notes and Scrimmage Highlights
Wednesday marked the midway point of this summer’s LA Kings Dev Camp. It also featured the third of four scrimmages. Tomorrow’s schedule only includes practice sessions in the morning, followed by the annual field trip to the beach in the afternoon. Everything will then wrap up with the final scrimmage at 9am Friday. DAY 3 […]
LA Kings 2022 Dev Camp Notebook: Day 2 Notes and Quotes
On Day 2 of LA Kings Dev Camp, there were some drills, then some more drills, followed by a scrimmage. Yes, it was more of the same. Prospect Sammy Helenius was one of the four players to score, with recent sixth round pick Jared Wright also finding the back of the net. For a look […]
REPORT: LA Kings to Hire Jim Hiller as Assistant Coach
We’ve dropped the name a few times in recent articles and mentioned it on Kings Of The Podcast, so here’s the scoop — according to our sources, the LA Kings are wrapping up a deal to bring in Jim Hiller as a new Assistant Coach to Todd McLellan. https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1536555057159606272 In Hiller, the Kings are adding […]
LA Kings 2022 Dev Camp Notebook: Day 1 Scrimmage, Quotes, and Observations
Opening Day of the LA Kings 2022 Development Camp wrapped up with an afternoon scrimmage. It was won by the White team, with goals via Jack Hughes (2022 selection), Arthur Kaliyev (NHL), and Alex Laferriere (2020 selection, currently at Harvard). The latter also assisted on the first goal of the game, while the third goal […]