Follow @mayorNHL Enjoy a free replay of this week’s Mayor’s Minutes on NHL Network Radio, where John Hoven joined host Jim ‘Boomer’ Gordon to talk about all the fallout surrounding cancelling the World Juniors, several LA prospects who were there, and a look ahead to what the Kings are facing in their battle for a […]
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2022 WJC Day 4 – LA Kings Prospect Preview, Game On for USA (Maybe, Hopefully)
Following a chaotic day at the World Juniors, it’s currently looking like a return to a bit of normalcy today. Tuesday should have been a rather slow news day, where only two games were on the schedule. However, two negative COVID tests forced Team USA to forfeit their game with Switzerland… and then everybody nervously […]
WJC DAY 2 RECAP: Helenius Scores Again; Notes on Other Kings Prospects
We’re only two days into the 2022 World Junior Championships and Samuel Helenius is already looking like a potential breakout star for Finland. Last June, the Kings moved up in the NHL Draft to select him 59th overall and then they quickly signed him to an Entry Level Contract a few months ago. Kings Sign […]
2022 WJC Day 2 – LA Kings Prospect Preview
Pool play continues on at the 2022 World Junior Championships today with another four games and two bouts of Kings On Kings Crime. Here’s a quick preview: WJC DAY 2 SCHEDULE Five of LA’s prospects are in action on Day 2, with the night cap being the marquee game of the day. Martin Chromiak had […]
WJC DAY 1 RECAP: Three Kings Prospects with Multi-Point Games
On day one of the 2022 World Junior Championships, three Kings prospects had multi-point performances — including two-goal games from Samuel Helenius and Martin Chromiak — plus Russian defenseman Kirill Kirsanov played nearly half the game vs. Sweden. FINLAND vs. GERMANY Last year, Helenius had 4 points (2G, 2A) in 7 games at the #WorldJuniors […]