New On KingsCast: Overtime Episode 68 – Summer Something

Keith Korneluk and Chris Kaliszewski are back at it again with Overtime by KingsCast. Read more of this post

LA Kings Announce 2010 Rookie Camp Schedule/Roster

EL SEGUNDO, CA — On August 30, the Los Angeles Kings released the schedule and roster for their 2010 Rookie Camp, to be held at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, starting on Saturday, September 11, 2010 and running through September 15. Read more of this post

LA Kings Gamble By Signing Defenseman Willie Mitchell, Hoping For Big Payoff

Willie Mitchell
Photo: Nick Didlick/Getty Images

EL SEGUNDO, CA — All summer long, fans of the Los Angeles Kings have been waiting with bated breath for their team to make off-season moves to improve the team, only to be let down in a big way, especially with superstar left wing Ilya Kovachuk all but a virtual lock to re-sign with the New Jersey Devils, even after his initial contract was rejected by the National Hockey League because it circumvented the league salary cap [the NHL’s decision was later affirmed by an arbirator].

Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi had his sights set squarely on signing Kovalchuk, but even though the Kings were a major player in the Kovalchuk sweepstakes, they lost out to the Devils during the early July free agent frenzy. Read more of this post

Time For LA Kings Defense Prospect Colten Teubert To Take A Big Step Forward

EL SEGUNDO, CA — Earlier this summer, during the Los Angeles Kings’ annual Development Camp for their young prospects, while the players were out on the ice, trying to make a solid impression on the coaches and scouts, a couple of players were standing on the sidelines due to injury.

Colten Teubert
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For defenseman prospect Colten Teubert, missing out on this opportunity to wow the Kings’ coaches, scouts and front office could easily turn out to be a big step backwards.

This past season, Teubert, 20, put up the best numbers of his career in the Western Hockey League, scoring twelve goals and adding 25 assists for 37 points while racking up 136 penalty minutes in sixty games with the Regina Pats. But there have been rumblings from the Kings that he has not progressed as much as they had hoped since they selected him in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

The 6-4, 201-pound native of White Rock, British Columbia was drafted fairly high in the first round back in 2008 because of his size, strength and his mean streak, something the Kings have sorely lacked on their blue line in their recent history…and even their not so recent history. The Kings decided he was worth the gamble, even though he was a raw talent who was going to need a good deal of polishing before he could make the jump to the NHL. Read more of this post

LA Kings Prospect Kyle Clifford Working To Be More Than A Tough Guy

EL SEGUNDO, CA — When the Los Angeles Kings selected left wing Kyle Clifford in the second round (35th overall) of the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft, it was because he was able to contribute offensively as well as play a tough, physical game and drop the gloves when needed.

Kyle Clifford during a pre-season game against the Phoenix Coyotes on Septmber 15, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

The 6-2, 208-pound native of Ayr, Ontario scored just one goal with 14 assists for 15 points in 66 games in the 2007-08 season with the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (his first season in the OHL) while racking up 83 penalty minutes.

Clifford, 19, improved in a big way after that, scoring 16 goals and adding twelve assists for 28 points with 133 penalty minutes in sixty games in 2008-09, and topping that in 2009-10 with 28 goals and 29 assists for 57 points with 111 penalty minutes. Read more of this post

New On KingsCast: Episode 67 LA Kings Offseason Blues

Keith Korneluk and Chris Kaliszewski of KingsCast fame are back at it again, this time, with their criticism of the Los Angeles Kings’ off-season inactvity in Overtime Episode 67 – LA Kings Offseason Blues. Read more of this post