Previously, we extensively reviewed options of who would be getting the Kings interest early in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The draft is not just one round deep, however, so it is time to look at who Los Angeles could be taking beyond their first pick.
As MayorsManor editor John Hoven suggested […]
2020 NHL Draft Preview: Braden Schneider, WHL Defense
August 16, 2020 By
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Victor Söderström, Swedish Defenseman
June 17, 2019 By
With this profile, we are bringing a conclusion to our series of 2019 NHL Draft Previews. As noted from the very beginning, they did not publish in any sort of ranked order, they were merely served up over a several week period to familiarize readers with some of the key names — and a few […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Philip Broberg, Swedish Defenseman
June 13, 2019 By
After spending much of the past month publishing various Draft preview articles, we’re down to the final two.
We began by looking at some of the names under consideration for the LA Kings selection at No. 5 – Bowen Byrum, Trevor Zegras, and Dylan Cozens; just to name a few. More recently, we’ve been profiling some […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Cam York, USA Defenseman
June 10, 2019 By
That light at the end of the tunnel is getting ever so bright, as we draw closer and closer to the big event. In advance of next week’s NHL Draft, the Kings scouting staff is said to have completed nearly 100 different profiles, interviews, and reports on a full plethora players. For example, they spoke […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Spencer Knight, USA Goaltender
June 7, 2019 By
With the LA Kings organization going through a necessary transition after paying the price of two Stanley Cups, there is an obvious need to refill the cupboard in all positions — after trying to maintain the team’s playoff contender status for so many years.
Enter the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
We’ve taken quite a bit of time […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: John Farinacci, High School Forward
June 6, 2019 By
Though true that NHL clubs use the league’s annual Draft to handpick their next batch of essentially high school-aged players, it isn’t very often they are called to the stage representing their actual high school – but more often junior leagues in Canada or Europe. In fact, you’d have to go back to 2005 for […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview – Moritz Seider, German Defenseman
June 3, 2019 By
Throughout the early part of our 2019 NHL Draft Preview series we’ve focused more heavily on players likely to be selected among the first 10 names called in Vancouver later this month. Now, with most of the bigger names already covered, we turn our attention to some key prospects hoping to find an NHL home […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Peyton Krebs, WHL Forward
May 31, 2019 By
Flying well below the Hughes-Kakko discussions in recent months is the fact the first round of this year’s NHL Draft is so heavily populated with WHL and U.S. National Development players. Where are all the OHL players, some people must be asking? Well, after spending significant time looking at prospects on Team USA over the […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Trevor Zegras, USA Forward
May 29, 2019 By
Look no further than the two teams currently fighting for the Stanley Cup to get a sense of how valuable first round selections can be – Boston has six playing on their team, and St. Louis has nine. Those numbers equate to nearly 40% of the players suiting up each night. This makes it not […]
2019 NHL Draft Preview: Matthew Boldy, USA Forward
May 23, 2019 By
While much of the NHL Draft talk in recent months has focused on a small handful of names at the top of the first round, there is still a profusion of heavy lifting put in by every club’s scouting staff in an effort to be best prepared for the long weekend. Holding two picks among […]
