EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings 2023 Development Camp for their young prospects got underway on July 6, 2023, and defenseman Brandt Clarke was the center of attention, and with good reason. After all, Clarke had a dominant year. He played nine games with the Kings at the start of the 2022-23 season,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti on the Kings’ 2023 NHL Draft Picks
LOS ANGELES — The 2023 National Hockey League Draft has come and gone, and after a first day when they were pretty much just a spectator without a first-round pick, the Los Angeles Kings finally got their chance to add new, young prospects to their fold, adding five players in rounds 2-7 on June 29.... Continue Reading →
Two LA Kings Draft Mistakes Illustrate Why Drafting For Need Is Generally A Bad Thing
LOS ANGELES — Whenever hockey fans talk about what a particular team should do in the annual National Hockey League Draft, at least one person will state that their team lacks depth, for example, at center, throughout its system, so they should select whomever the best center available is when that team’s draft pick comes... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti on the 2023 NHL Draft: “We’ve Got to Get a Little Creative”
LOS ANGELES — As it has been the last few seasons, the Los Angeles Kings do not have a first-round pick in the 2023 National Hockey League Draft, scheduled for Wednesdays, June 28 (first round), and Thursday, June 29 (round 2-7). In an exclusive interview, Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti indicated, as most... Continue Reading →
How DIfferent Will the 2023-24 Los Angeles Kings Roster Look?
LOS ANGELES — In the aftermath of their first-round playoff exit, the Los Angeles Kings are already looking forward to the 2023-24 National Hockey League season. But even though the team improved significantly compared to the previous season, next season’s Kings team is likely to look a at least a little different, as salary cap... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: The New Guys “Are Hungry for a Ring”
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The next item on the agenda for the Los Angeles Kings coaching staff is for newly-acquired goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladimir Gavrikov to get fully acclimated with their new team. Korpisalo knows that his job is to stop the puck. The bigger challenge, in terms of adjusting to his new... Continue Reading →
It Still Hurts…But Take A Step Back Before Looking at the Jonathan Quick Trade
LOS ANGELES — No matter how one feels or thinks about the big trade, for fans of the Los Angeles Kings, and for those who are, in any way, associated with the franchise, this one hurts. Indeed, when the ice chips finally settled after the Kings 6-5 shootout win at Winnipeg on February 28, now-former... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: Dustin Brown Press Conference, February 11, 2023
LOS ANGELES —Retired Los Angeles Kings right wing and former captain Dustin Brown spoke with the local media following his jersey retirement ceremony and statute reveal ceremony on February 11, 2013, at Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles. You can listen to the entire press conference by clicking on the arrow below. Dustin Brpwn Press... Continue Reading →
LA Kings D Sean Durzi’s Much-Maligned Defensive Zone Play Has Turned Around In A Big Way
p>EL SEGUNDO, CA — From the start of the 2022-23 National Hockey League season until the Los Angeles Kings turned things around several weeks ago, defenseman Sean Durzi’s defensive zone play stood out... ...mostly for all the wrong reasons. An offensive defenseman, Durzi was often too aggressive up the ice, trying to push things on... Continue Reading →
Viktor Arvidsson “Completes” LA Kings Most Productive Line
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After playing 21 games in their 2022-23 National Hockey League season, the Los Angeles Kings’ most productive line is not their top line of Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, and Kevin Fiala, as originally planned. Although moving Gabe Vilardi onto that line to replace Fiala has generated some success, that line is... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Exclusive: LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti On the 2022 NHL Draft – Part 2
2022 NHL DRAFT COVERAGE: Los Angeles Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti discussed the Kings picks in rounds 3-7, and offered some insight into their process. Part 2 of a series. LOS ANGELES — The hockey layperson might think that the annual National Hockey League Draft would be easier for teams that do not... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Exclusive: LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti On the 2022 NHL Draft – Part 1
LOS ANGELES — The 2022 National Hockey League Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7-8, 2022. But without a first-round pick in this year’s draft, the Los Angeles Kings were hoping to make a splash, one way or another. But making a big splash just wasn’t in the cards this year. “There was... Continue Reading →