Not many prospects have to wait more than seven years between hearing their name called at the NHL Draft and scoring their first goal in the world’s top league. Such is the story of Nikolai Prokhorkin, one of a long and winding road, unlike nearly any other player in recent memory. Following the Kings selecting […]
[UPDATED] LA Kings 2018-19 Salary Cap, Trade Scenarios, and Voynov Update
June 21, 2018 By
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We’ve reached that time of the year again – the week after the Stanley Cup has been awarded and all attention turns to the upcoming NHL Draft, followed by the opening of free agency. Thus, the questions have been rolling in of late, what does all of this mean for the LA Kings? And what […]
MayorsManor Live: DB and The Mayor with LA Kings Summer Primer
June 10, 2018 By
Follow @mayorNHLBuckle up! We’re back with over 30 minutes of hockey talk and we’re covering all the LA Kings news you could possibly need right now – including: Mike Futa’s evolving role with the team (he recently signed a new multi-year contract extension), Tyler Toffoli, Tanner Pearson, Gabe Vilardi, Adrian Kempe, Paul LaDue, Jake Muzzin, […]
Understanding Kyle Clifford and the LA Kings Becoming One And the Same
February 25, 2018 By
His jersey will never be hanging from the rafters inside the arena, nor will he get a statue outside Staples Center. However, his contributions to the LA Kings organization are immeasurable, often unnoticed, and far greater than most people will ever realize.
Last month, Clifford played his 500th NHL game and Dustin Brown, who served as […]
LA Kings 2018 Midseason Prospect Rankings: Players Nos. 9 and 10
February 9, 2018 By
With nearly a dozen Honorable Mentions out of the way, it’s now time to announce the first two players on our LA Kings Top 10 Prospect Rankings.
For those catching up, this is article three in our multi-part series. Part I included a deep dive on a trio of players labeled as having bright futures […]
Biz Nasty 3.0: Paul Bissonnette’s New, Slightly Lower Profile
January 19, 2016 By
September 23, 2010 – Paul Bissonnette still remembers the preseason game. If you got jumped by Kyle Clifford, you would too. “He did what he had to do,” says the 30 year-old-forward, with a restrained snarl. He wanted to square off. Clifford, a rookie who wore number 64 at that time, wanted to get in […]
One-on-One: Mike Futa on Sekera and Dealing Prospects
February 26, 2015 By
We continue our ongoing coverage of L.A.’s trade with Carolina by checking in with Mike Futa, Kings Vice President of Hockey Operations. As noted in our initial article following breaking the trade on twitter, Futa and the 28-year-old defenseman have a history together, going back to their days in the Ontario Hockey League. Here are […]
Kings VP Mike Futa Explains Paul Bissonnette Signing
December 9, 2014 By
Paul Bissonnette is fascinating.
He was a defenseman in the OHL who went on to become a left win g in the NHL.
He was a member of Canada’s Under-18 gold medal winning team and was named MVP of junior hockey’s Top Prospects game. Yet, in the NHL, he has primarily been known as a fighter.
During the […]
Mike Futa on LA Kings Prospects and 2018 Rookie Tournament
We have notes, quotes, and photos from the Kings first two games of the 2018 Vegas Rookie Faceoff tournament already posted on the site – see here.
Now we turn our attention to a chat we had with Kings Assistant GM Mike Futa following the opening two days of action. With the Kings dropping both of […]