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 2020 Prospect Rankings – Honorable Mentions
January 16, 2020 By 4 Comments
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending January 13, 2020
January 13, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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 Leave a Comment
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, […]
LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Plus Three Stars of December 2019
January 6, 2020 By Leave a Comment
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 December 23, 2019
December 23, 2019 By
As noted in last week’s tracker, nine Kings prospects were invited to their respective WJC camps, and all of them made the final rosters. With the pre-tournament games now completed, all eyes turn to opening day of the biggest U-20 tournament in the world, with things set to begin the day after Christmas.
Additionally, several other […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending December 9, 2019
December 9, 2019 By
As the parent club continues to press on and struggle, it’s a mixed bag with the current group of LA Kings prospects – some are continuing to outperform expectations, while others are facing a little adversity. To the latter point, keep in mind some road bumps are expected. Building a road to the future is […]
LA Kings Weekly Prospect Tracker, Plus Three Stars of November 2019
December 2, 2019 By
Another month has passed, and entering into December, we’d like to give a summary of November’s events before reviewing the overall numbers and the three stars:
• Lukáš Pařík returned from injury at the beginning of the month and didn’t look like he missed a beat. LA’s 2019 draft selection went 5-1-2, stopping 230/252 shots. The […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker – Week Ending November 25, 2019
November 25, 2019 By
Most of the news this past week surrounding younger players in Los Angeles was fairly bright. Gabe Vilardi’s return added center depth, Johan Sodergran potted his first career goal in North America, and Nikolai Prokhorkin’s development continued to show positive strides – albeit that was all at the professional level. Our prospect coverage below offers […]
Kings Of the Podcast Ep. 13 – with Craig Johnson
November 22, 2019 By
Once again, it’s time to pleasure your ears and increase your fun level. Kings of the Podcast is back with another jam-packed show that raises the bar even higher.
Episode 13 includes…
– Interview with Craig Johnson (talking Gabe Vilardi, the Gretzky trade, etc.)
– Latest on The Briefcase
– Goals For / Goals Against segment
– […]
WJC 2020: Checking in With Alex Turcotte at USA Hockey Camp
Stop whatever you’re doing. Take a deep breath and see if you can feel it.
That excitement in the air is because in just about a week, the greatest hockey tournament on the planet – the World Junior Championship – gets underway. There truly is nothing like seeing all of the best under-20 players in […]