Putting together an NHL team’s opening night roster is quite similar to finishing a complicated jigsaw puzzle — for both the Head Coach and General Manager. In the case of Rob Blake, he moved two of his final pieces into place with contracts for Gabe Vilardi and Jaret Anderson-Dolan on Saturday. That leaves two young […]
Los Angeles
Mike Donnelly on Standouts at LA Kings Dev Camp and Other Impressions
Just like that, it’s over. The hockey action will now go largely dark until early September. Fear not, though, there’s still quite a bit of content coming — including a pair of articles with some final thoughts for this week’s Development Camp. First up, below are some parting thoughts from coach Mike Donnelly. Along with […]
REPORT: LA Kings to Hire Jim Hiller as Assistant Coach
We’ve dropped the name a few times in recent articles and mentioned it on Kings Of The Podcast, so here’s the scoop — according to our sources, the LA Kings are wrapping up a deal to bring in Jim Hiller as a new Assistant Coach to Todd McLellan. https://twitter.com/mayorNHL/status/1536555057159606272 In Hiller, the Kings are adding […]
LA Kings 2022 Dev Camp Notebook: Day 1 Scrimmage, Quotes, and Observations
Opening Day of the LA Kings 2022 Development Camp wrapped up with an afternoon scrimmage. It was won by the White team, with goals via Jack Hughes (2022 selection), Arthur Kaliyev (NHL), and Alex Laferriere (2020 selection, currently at Harvard). The latter also assisted on the first goal of the game, while the third goal […]
NHL Rookie Faceoff: Schedule Released for September Tournament; Three Kings Games
For the fourth time in five years, six NHL teams will compete in a Rookie Faceoff event just prior to training camps opening up in September. As previously reported, the 2022 edition of this now annual tournament will be hosted by the San Jose Sharks at their new AHL arena. Mayor’s Manor has previously noted […]