With the train loaded and already moving down the tracks, we better get on with releasing our next set of prospect notes. Over the past two weeks, we’ve already published info on more than a dozen Honorable Mentions – including Aiden Dudas, Mikey Eyssimont, Cole Hults, Nikolai Prokhorkin, and Bulat Shafigullin – here. Then, our […]
LA Kings 2018 Midseason Top 10 Prospect Rankings: The Top Two
February 23, 2018 By
It all comes down to this.
After an extensive journey through the LA Kings current prospect pool, we’ve finally arrived at the top two players in the rankings – including this year’s highly coveted No. 1 spot.
Before we get to the unveiling, though… If you’re unfamiliar with our rankings, for nearly a decade this content […]
Kings Prospect Tracker: Trio Will Fight For Memorial Cup Spot
May 4, 2015 By
The L.A. Kings are guaranteed to have at least one prospect – perhaps even two – in the 2015 Memorial Cup, Canadian junior hockey’s ultimate prize. Held this year May 21–31, the annual four-team tournament is comprised of the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL champions, as well as the host team (Quebec Remparts). As in past […]
Kitsyn and the Majors are on the board
May 23, 2011 By
After dropping their opening game on Friday night to the Saint John Sea Dogs 4-3, Maxim Kitsyn and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors picked up their first win of the Memorial Cup tournament yesterday.
Sunday’s game pitted them against the Kootenay Ice, champions of the WHL. Cody Eakin (Capitals draft pick) put the Ice up […]
LA Kings Prospect Report – Game one and Game Seven
May 3, 2011 By
Each game over a seven-game playoff series brings a different feeling, a unique flavor. In the middle, you have the ‘who can push the momentum?’ scenario – i.e. can a team take a 3-1 lead or will the other side tie up the series 2-2.
And while each contest is usually filled with pre-game excitement, nerves […]
LA Kings Prospect Report – Sweeping Through the Playoffs
April 18, 2011 By
Things are moving right along in the junior hockey playoffs.
And if there is a theme so far, this may be the year of the sweep.
Among the Kings prospects participating in post-season play either in the WHL, OHL or QMJHL, there were three series that ended in sweeps during the first round – followed by three […]
Interview with Kings Prospect JF Berube (QMJHL Goalie)
March 25, 2011 By
The future has never…NEVER, EVER!…looked brighter in net for the Los Angeles Kings.
Already blessed with two solid aces at the NHL level (Jonathan’s Quick and Bernier), plus two gems in the making at Manchester (Martin Jones and Jeff Zatkoff), it’s easy for some to forget about JF Berube.
After all, he plays in the Quebec Major […]
Interview with WHL Scoring Champion Linden Vey
March 22, 2011 By
If you’ve been following along all season – of even half way paying attention – you know that many of the Kings prospects are having exceptional years.
Linden Vey, a fourth round pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, would have to rank right up at the top of the list, having just won the WHL scoring […]
DevCamp 2011: Pre-camp comments from Pierre Durepos
Defenseman Pierre Durepos is no stranger to the highs and lows of a hockey life.
The 6-foot-1 blueliner posted 30 points (3g, 27a) in 68 regular season games last year in the Quebec junior league.
Originally taken 10th overall by the Saint John Sea Dogs in the 2009 QMJHL draft, he recently saw several of his […]