That light at the end of the tunnel is getting ever so bright, as we draw closer and closer to the big event. In advance of next week’s NHL Draft, the Kings scouting staff is said to have completed nearly 100 different profiles, interviews, and reports on a full plethora players. For example, they spoke […]
Preview: 2020 AHL All Star Game Jerseys and Logo
June 8, 2019 By Leave a Comment
With the NHL Draft just a few weeks away – and the Kings holding three of the first 33 selections – much of the talk in these parts has centered around the big club. Meanwhile there is a myriad of activity circling the team’s top minor league affiliate in Ontario; including plans to hire a […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Spencer Knight, USA Goaltender
June 7, 2019 By Leave a Comment
With the LA Kings organization going through a necessary transition after paying the price of two Stanley Cups, there is an obvious need to refill the cupboard in all positions — after trying to maintain the team’s playoff contender status for so many years.
Enter the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
We’ve taken quite a bit of time […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: John Farinacci, High School Forward
June 6, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Though true that NHL clubs use the league’s annual Draft to handpick their next batch of essentially high school-aged players, it isn’t very often they are called to the stage representing their actual high school – but more often junior leagues in Canada or Europe. In fact, you’d have to go back to 2005 for […]
UPDATE: Two Major Changes Coming in Ontario, Including New Arena Name
June 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
For several months now, we’ve been talking about the new arena name in Ontario – and it appears things are finally ready to be announced. Look for the name to be officially revealed at a press conference on June 11, followed by another major addition to the building next month (more on that aspect of […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview – Moritz Seider, German Defenseman
June 3, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Throughout the early part of our 2019 NHL Draft Preview series we’ve focused more heavily on players likely to be selected among the first 10 names called in Vancouver later this month. Now, with most of the bigger names already covered, we turn our attention to some key prospects hoping to find an NHL home […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Peyton Krebs, WHL Forward
May 31, 2019 By
Flying well below the Hughes-Kakko discussions in recent months is the fact the first round of this year’s NHL Draft is so heavily populated with WHL and U.S. National Development players. Where are all the OHL players, some people must be asking? Well, after spending significant time looking at prospects on Team USA over the […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Cole Caufield, USA Forward
May 30, 2019 By
With the NHL Draft Combine underway in Buffalo, perhaps it only appropriate we continue our 2019 Draft preview series by looking at another player from the United States National Team Development Program (USNTDP). After recently profiling a few of his teammates — like Matthew Boldy and Trevor Zegras — now, we turn our attention to […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Trevor Zegras, USA Forward
May 29, 2019 By
Look no further than the two teams currently fighting for the Stanley Cup to get a sense of how valuable first round selections can be – Boston has six playing on their team, and St. Louis has nine. Those numbers equate to nearly 40% of the players suiting up each night. This makes it not […]
NHL RADIO REPLAY: Mayor’s Minutes on Phaneuf Buyout, Kings Draft, Ducks Coach
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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 […]