Prior the 2010 NHL Draft in Los Angeles the Kings knew all about Tyler Toffoli. The same guy who turned them on to Wayne Simmonds was Toffoli’s junior hockey coach with the Ottawa 67’s. Thought to be a possible late first round pick, when he was still on the board midway through the second round […]
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WJC Recap and Look Ahead to 2012
Below are some post game notes on last night’s gold medal contest, as well as updates on two of the key stories coming out of this year’s World Junior Championship… * Don’t make plans for New Year’s Eve this year. Now that Russia has jammed Canada for the gold medal this year, the pairings for […]
Another Deadline for Brayden Schenn
Brayden Schenn will be leaving the World Junior Championship later today with another medal to add to his collection. It could be gold. However, if the Russian team can somehow wrestle that away from Canada, it will be silver for the second year in a row. Schenn’s only other remaining item of business at the WJC is […]
WJC2011: Three Kings Prospects Eyeing Gold
As noted in our World Junior Preview last week, three of the leading contenders for medals this year were the U.S., Canada and Russia. With only four teams remaining in medal contention, all three are still alive in the tournament (along with Sweden). Thus, each of the the Kings prospects participating in this year’s WJC […]
Recap of Brayden Schenn on NHL Radio
There’s finally a plan in place for Brayden Schenn‘s next few weeks. He’s been living day-to-day for the last three months. Not anymore. Currently, he’s with Team Canada and preparing to start the World Junior Championships on Boxing Day (12/26). Here’s a quick recap of his interview on NHL Radio… * This year’s team (Canada) […]