As the hockey calendar continues a return to normalcy, the sport’s best holiday tradition is back in its familiar post-Christmas slot. Canada will once again serve as host for the World Junior Championships, with action set to begin on Boxing Day (December 26) and gold medals will be adorned on January 5. Even as friends […]
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Kings and Sharks Projected Lineups for NHL Rookie Faceoff Finale
For their final game at the 2022 NHL Rookie Faceoff, Kings management will insert top prospect Quinton Byfield back in the lineup. He played in Game 1 on Friday, then rested in Saturday’s Game 2, as the team opted to mix other forwards into game action. LA coach Todd McLellan joined Kings Of The Podcast […]
1-On-1 with Brandt Clarke at NHL Rookie Faceoff
After not participating in last year’s NHL Rookie Faceoff due to illness, Brandt Clarke finally made his tournament debut on Friday. And the LA Kings 2021 first round pick did not disappoint. He led the team with six shots on goal and set up teammates nicely on both LA goals, recording the primary assists on […]
10 Tidbits (and Opinions) from 2021 Rookie Faceoff Tournament
Over the past 12 years or so, we’ve always had a good time with our 10 Tidbits format. Yet, it’s been a while since we broke it out for an article, so flying back from Arizona we thought it might be a good time to do so. The following thoughts are not ranked in any […]
Kings v Golden Knights at 2021 Rookie Faceoff – Notes and Photo Gallery
This is the third and final photo gallery article from the 2021 Rookie Faceoff Tournament. We’ll have a more detailed ‘post event’ article up later this afternoon with some key observations (and opinions). For now, let’s wrap up our notebook from Monday’s Kings v Golden Knights game. LA went with the following lineup: Madden – […]