As sports across the world have been adjusting and planning to the COVID-19 pandemic, we return with a look on the next event further reshaping the Kings future: the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Los Angeles’ late-season surge of a seven game-winning streak before the NHL shut down pushed the Kings to 28th overall – the fourth […]
2020 NHL Draft Preview: Alexis Lafreniere, QMJHL Forward
June 11, 2020 By
Kings Prospect Tracker: First Report of 2015-16 Season
October 29, 2015 By
Adding in the Kings’ 2015 Draft class to our Prospect Tracker, the organization now has players in all three Canadian junior leagues (WHL, OHL, and QMJHL), in addition to their prospects playing in college, the ECHL, and overseas. Let’s take a look at how everybody is doing thus far this season…
MIKE AMADIO: Forward, North Bay […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker, Several Eliminated From Playoffs
April 6, 2015 By
This is a big week coming up for several of the Kings’ prospects playing junior hockey, as quite a few could begin play in the second round of the OHL and QMJHL playoffs. Additionally, this coming Saturday could be a memorable one for a second-year defenseman at the University of North Dakota, provided his team […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker, Early Playoff Results
March 31, 2015 By
As noted last week, the regular season has ended for all three of the major Canadian junior leagues. Along with some notes from the USHL and the NCAA hockey regionals, here is a look at how every Kings prospect fared in their team’s opening games of the OHL and QMJHL playoffs:
MIKE AMADIO: Forward, North Bay […]
LA Kings Prospect Tracker, Plus Playoff Matchups Set
March 24, 2015 By
All Canadian major junior leagues have now completed their regular seasons and playoff matchups have been set. Every Kings prospect playing in the OHL and QMJHL qualified for post-season action, with two of them even set to square off in the opening round as Spencer Watson (Kingston) will face Mike Amadio (North Bay). The Kings […]
REPORT: Kings Top Prospect Set to be Traded
December 21, 2014 By
Although the NHL is in trade freeze period, that does not stop junior hockey clubs from making deals. In fact, with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) trade window open from December 19 to January 6, 2015, it appears Baie-Comeau Drakkar is about to make a significant trade. From what we’ve gathered, forward Valentin Zykov looks […]
Progress Reports on LA Kings Prospects, December 2013
December 9, 2013 By
The following article is part of a continuing series this season, where MayorsManor correspondent David Hofreiter provides commentary on prospects playing in the Canadian-based major junior leagues and US-based college hockey programs. He’ll usually spend time tracking a player, then offer some opinions and observations based on a single game or multiple games, depending on […]
Prospect Game Watch – Valentin Zykov
October 17, 2013 By
The following article is part of a continuing series this season, where MayorsManor correspondent David Hofreiter provides commentary on prospects playing in the Canadian-based major junior leagues and US-based college hockey programs. He’ll spend time tracking a player, then offer some opinions and observations based on a single game or multiple games, depending on the […]
Info on LA Kings 2nd Round Pick: Valentin Zykov
June 30, 2013 By
Kings GM Dean Lombardi had to wait over three hours to make his first pick at the 2013 NHL Draft, but he’s finally in on the fun.
As we predicted, he traded up from late in the second round to get into the top 40 overall (and the top 10 of the second round). To do […]
