Jersey leaks are part of the game. At MayorsManor we’re proud of the fact we’ve broken the news on every jersey the Kings have launched over the past 10 years. However, a leak doesn’t always tell the whole tale of how a jersey evolves from a rough idea to an actual sweater worn by NHL […]
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Honorable Mentions
January 16, 2020 By
As difficult as it may be, we ask for just a little patience before you jump down to the actual rankings.
We know, people love lists – and even more than reading them, they love to debate them.
Yet a small amount of context is pretty critical to the overall process here, regardless if you’re an avid […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020 By
With the holidays and World Junior Championship concluded, all the healthy prospects have resumed their regular season play. Some of the futures haven’t lost a step, while others have found a new home after the CHL trade deadline.
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Samuel Fagemo: Forward, Frölunda HC, SHL (2nd round pick in 2019)
Regular season: 7 goals, 6 assists, plus-3, 4 […]
WJC Post-Mortem: Nelson Emerson Talks Thomas, Dudas
January 9, 2020 By
Yesterday, we published part one of our chat with Nelson Emerson, who serves as the LA Kings Director of Player Personnel. He was part of a management contingent who went over to the Czech Republic for this year’s World Junior Championship – where nine of the organization’s prospects were competing.
WJC Post-Mortem: Nelson Emerson Talks Turcotte, […]
WJC Post-Mortem: Nelson Emerson Talks Turcotte, Kaliyev
January 8, 2020 By
Every year, right after Christmas, a group from the Kings management team heads to the World Junior Championships. Widely celebrated as one of the premier tournaments in all of hockey, the contingent going can vary widely from year to year, both in size and distance traveled. On one hand they were a bit lucky last […]
Kings Of the Podcast Ep. 17 – Bringing the 2020 to 2020
January 6, 2020 By
After spoiling listeners with five straight days of episodes surrounding Christmas, Kings of the Podcast has returned to a more normal schedule. For the latest edition, no guest was needed. It’s a straight ahead hour-plus of hosts John Hoven and Dennis Bernstein arguing hockey at all levels – from the World Junior tournament to the […]
LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Plus Three Stars of December 2019
January 6, 2020 By
A little less than half of the nine LA Kings prospects picked up medals at the just concluded World Junior Championship in Europe. While this annual tournament typically favors 19 year-old players, several of the top 2020 NHL Draft hopefuls participated – and excelled. We’ll be featuring a select group from that bunch in some […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending January 2, 2020
January 2, 2020 By
That traditional holiday carol, with a chant of, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” was indeed correct. The World Junior Championship is in full swing.
Hosted by Czech Republic this year, the annual tournament for some of the world’s best and brightest up-and-comers is not short on talent. After a preliminary stage that saw […]
Kings Of the Podcast Ep. 16.4 – WJC Preview with Stephen Nelson
December 25, 2019 By
With four episodes already in the books this week, it’s time to complete your Kings of the Podcast box set with the fifth (and final) edition from this run. On this episode, we’re joined by Stephen Nelson of NHL Network. He’s the voice of the World Junior Championships and will provide play-by-play for all of […]
WJC Post-Mortem: Emerson Talks Fagemo, Bjornfot, and Other European Prospects
With this article, we’ll officially wrap up our 2020 World Junior Championship coverage. Over the course of two previous articles we already shared comments from Kings Director of Player of Personnel, Nelson Emerson, on the four prospects representing Canada (Akil Thomas, Aidan Dudas) and the USA (Alex Turcotte, Arthur Kaliyev). For the final installment, we’ll […]