The Ontario Reign are returning to action coming out of the holiday break with a game in Bakersfield on Wednesday night. After a series of roster shuffling earlier in the day, the lineup is starting to come together — although it doesn’t appear they will be using the traditional format of 12 forwards and six […]
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LA Kings 2021 Prospect Rankings – Honorable Mentions: Defensemen
Last week, we kicked off our 2021 look at the top LA Kings prospects with a review of the goaltending depth chart. By delaying the series a few months, it allowed for extended viewings from the various 2021 seasons being played around the globe — even if some of those seasons were rather short in […]
LA Kings 2020 Prospect Rankings – Honorable Mentions
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 […]
Defensemen: Odds of Kings Prospects Making 2019-20 Roster
If you’ve been listening to our Kings of the Podcast episodes over the past week, you already know – the defense in Ontario should be stacked this season. What about in LA, though? Do any of the Kings young blueliners have a chance to make the NHL roster on Opening Night? As we did with […]
Dev Camp 2019: On the Blueline with Anderson and Phillips
For two of the Kings top defensive prospects, it’s been quite a 2019 already. Both Mikey Anderson (Team USA) and Markus Phillips represented their native countries at the prestigious World Junior Championship in January. Later, both won a season championship with their regular teams, the University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) and Guelph Storm (OHL), respectively. […]