Saturday’s finale at this year’s World Junior Summer Showcase once again featured some Kings-on-Kings action. When it came time for Finland vs. Sweden, that meant a pair of LA’s newly selected prospects from the 2026 NHL Entry Draft would faceoff: Last day of the Summer Showcase.#GoKingsGo prospects Vertti Svensk and Elton Hermansson both draw in […]
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Summer Showcase Update and List of Kings Players Expected at World Juniors
With this year’s Summer Showcase underway in Canada, it’s worth noting the Kings’ four participants at the event are only a portion of the team’s full list of prospects expected at the upcoming World Junior Championships. When hockey’s best international tournament officially kicks off in late December, the Kings could have eight different prospects across […]
Comments from Erik Haula on Joining the LA Kings
Although Kings GM Ken Holland was quite busy signing players last week, nearly all of those free agent deals were of the one-year variety. Not so for forward Erik Haula, his new deal with Los Angeles calls for two years at a $3.6M AAV. Now 35, the longtime NHL veteran is coming off a career-high […]
Predictions: LA Kings Selections at the 2026 NHL Entry Draft
With just a few days to go, it’s time for our annual NHL Entry Draft Predictions article! Over the past few weeks, our team has cranked out an almost endless supply of Draft-related content, from player profiles to a full slate of KOTP episodes — featuring everybody from Craig Button to a trio of LA’s […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker: Week Ending January 21, 2026
Week 15 of the Prospect Tracker brought strong performances across junior and college hockey. Jan Chovan scored three goals and dominated the faceoff dot in Sudbury’s upset over first-place Flint, while Henry Brzustewicz tallied four points over the weekend. Fellow OHL players Carter George and Jared Woolley remain undefeated with their new teams. Meanwhile, college […]