There must be something about the holiday season that gives Tyler Madden a little extra pep in his step. Last season, just before the Thanksgiving break, he scored a pair of goals vs. Stockton to begin a stretch where he put up five goals in six games. Then, just after New Year’s, he added another […]
Prospect Profile
REPORT: Akil Thomas to Have Season-Ending Surgery
This isn’t the time to be asking Kings prospect Akil Thomas what he’s thankful for. Mayor’s Manor has learned the 22-year-old forward is set to have season-ending surgery following an injury suffered in Henderson last Saturday on this play: Originally selected by Los Angeles in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft, Thomas returned […]
Alex Turcotte is Taking it Day by Day, Back to Grinding Away
Kings prospect Alex Turcotte has had his share of adversity over the past few years. If being selected fifth overall by Los Angeles at the 2019 NHL Draft was the high-water moment of his time with the club thus far, few other events to date have quite reached that level of excitement. The following season, […]
Brandt Clarke on Being Sent Down, Adjusting to AHL Life
On movie sets in Hollywood, there is a common phrase of ‘Hurry up and wait.’ For 19-year-old rookie defenseman Brandt Clarke, there was plenty of waiting over the past few weeks. After making his NHL debut on October 13 vs. Seattle, he went on to play in the next seven consecutive games. LA coach Todd […]
Quinton Byfield – Where do the Kings Go From Here?
From the 2020 NHL Draft, three of the first six players selected have skated in over 100 NHL games. Lucas Raymond sits at 95 and he’s now a regular in the Detroit Red Wings lineup, so he’ll cross the century mark here pretty quickly. There’s also one player, Jake Sanderson, who just turned pro this […]