Nearly all of the best hockey players in the world make a stop at the annual World Junior Championships, held each year right after Christmas. Both the Canadian and U.S. programs just completed their evaluation camps for this winter’s tournament. Yesterday, Kings prospect Kyle Clifford checked in with a report on what went down with […]
World Junior Championships
Warming Up for the World Juniors with Kyle Clifford
Kings GM Dean Lombardi has often talked about needing more ‘character guys’ in the Kings’ system, players willing to put team first at all cost. He’s probably found one in Kyle Clifford. If the small things, the intangibles, are what separates players at the pro level, Clifford stands on the proper side of the line. […]
Draft 2010 – Interview with Calle Jarnkrok
History is important. That’s why they make you take it from grade school through college. It’s a critical building block of knowledge. Things aren’t much different in sports. Hockey fans need to know their history. When it comes to the LA Kings and players from Sweden, there are three names you need to know – […]
Draft 2010 – Interview with Cam Fowler
He’ll be the first American player taken at the draft tomorrow night at Staples Center. He’s expected to go very early in the first round, perhaps even third overall. If you guessed Cam Fowler, the 6’1″ defenseman from Northville, MI, you’re correct. Although he was born in Canada (Windsor, Ontario), he moved to Michigan before his second birthday […]
Draft 2010 – Interview with Brandon Archibald
Defense wins championships…and you can’t teach size. Two truisms in sports that are rarely proven wrong. In this prospect profile we introduce you to a Brandon Archibald – a 6’4″ American born defenseman who plays junior hockey with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Currently ranked 64th by NHL Central Scouting, he hopes to someday parlay his size and skill into […]