Several factors have changed since we first previewed the upcoming NHL Expansion Draft back in early 2019. Now, as the Seattle Kraken inch closer to the summer 2021 event — where they will select their initial batch of players — we thought it would be a worthwhile exercise to take another look at things from […]
LA Kings 2019 Midseason Prospect Rankings: The Preamble
January 28, 2019 By
After what can easily be described as the most successful decade in franchise history, the Los Angeles Kings organization now stands at the ultimate crossroads. Do they hold on to popular players who were part of the Stanley Cup winning era, which would likely lead to further diminishing returns and perennial bottom-feeder status in the […]
TSN RADIO REPLAY: Hoven on Kings, Ducks, Pacific Division Preview
October 3, 2018 By
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Enjoy a free replay of John Hoven on TSN Radio, where he joined hosts Rick Ralph and Andrew Paterson to take a look at how things may play out in the Pacific Division this season – they talked Anze, Kopitar, Ilya Kovalchuk, Dustin Brown, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, Austin Wagner, the Anaheim Ducks, San Jose Sharks, […]
LA Kings Opening Night Roster: Final Decisions Made, This Is It
October 1, 2018 By
With the Kings idle, waiting to roll into Opening Night this coming Friday, there isn’t much going on.
Actually, it was a little challenging to type that sentence with a straight face. Truth is, not much has gone right in Los Angeles during preseason and things are a bit challenging at the moment.
Forget the […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Kings v Ducks, 2018 Rookie Tournament in Las Vegas
September 9, 2018 By
Game 1 of the 2018 Vegas Rookie Faceoff – a tournament featuring top prospects and draft picks from six different NHL clubs – didn’t exactly go as planned for the Los Angeles Kings. An opening goal, scored by Jaret Anderson-Dolan, started them out on the right foot. However, after a fairly even game through about […]
LA Kings 2018 Midseason Top 10 Prospect Rankings: Number 7
February 15, 2018 By
With two of the first three players already revealed in our LA Kings Top 10 Prospects list coming to the organization via free agency, No. 7 on the list comes from the more traditional NHL Entry Draft route.
For those catching up, this is article four in our multi-part series. Part I included a […]
Roster Preview: LA Kings 2015 Development Camp
June 30, 2015 By
While most of the hockey world has now turned its attention to free agency, we’re moving toward next week’s Development Camp in Los Angeles. As is the annual summer tradition, nearly all of the Kings top prospects will be descending upon Los Angeles this weekend, with on-ice activity set to open on Monday at the […]
Scouting Info on Austin Wagner, Kings Fourth-Round Draft Pick
June 27, 2015 By
Kings GM Dean Lombardi loves to trade up at the NHL Draft, and he did it again this year, moving up to No. 99 overall, selecting 6-foot-1 left wing Austin Wagner from the WHL’s Regina Pats.
To acquire the pick, Los Angeles sent their 104th pick in the 2015 Draft and a sixth round pick selection […]
LA Kings 2017 Mid-Season Prospect Rankings: Players No. 6-10
Now that readers have had a few days to digest this week’s Honorable Mentions article, it’s time to continue our multi-part series looking at the 2017 LA Kings Top 10 Prospects list. And we’ll begin the countdown with some reports on players rounding out the bottom-half of the list, guys coming it No. 6-10.
As […]