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 →
LA Kings Dustin Brown Will Retire as The King of Kings
LOS ANGELES — Talk about feeling like you just got hit by the proverbial ton of bricks... At about 1:00 PM PDT on April 28, 2022, the Los Angeles Kings announced that veteran forward and former team captain Dustin Brown will retire after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. My first thought was, “this is the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings F Prospect Rasmus Kupari Needs to be More “Direct” In His Play
LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Kings concluded their 2021 Development Camp on August 27, their young prospects faced-off in a scrimmage. After a full season with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League last year, along with a seven-game stint with the Kings last season when he scored his first NHL goal,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings C Prospect Tyler Madden Is Raring to Go After (Mostly) Lost Season
LOS ANGELES — For Los Angeles Kings center prospect Tyler Madden, his 2020-21 season with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League was mostly a lost season. Indeed, Madden, who was one part of the trade that sent right wing Tyler Toffoli to the Vancouver Canucks on February 17, 2020, played in just 14... Continue Reading →
LA Kings 2021 2nd Round Pick Francesco Pinelli is Focusing on Strength and Speed
LOS ANGELES — During the third day of the week-long Los Angeles Kings 2021 Development Camp, 18-year-old center prospect Francesco Pinelli, who was selected by the Kings in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft, talked about his first experience in professional hockey this week. “I feel great,” he said.... Continue Reading →
LA Kings 2021 1st Round Pick D Brandt Clarke Hasn’t Come Down off of Cloud 9
LOS ANGELES — If you thought defenseman prospect Brandt Clarke was excited when he was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft, just about one month ago, you might think that he still hasn’t come down off of Cloud Nine. Indeed, when he... Continue Reading →
LA Kings D Prospect Jordan Spence Didn’t Let World Junior Disappointment Get Him Down
LOS ANGELES — For defenseman Jordan Spence, who was selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft, the Kings 2021 Development Camp is not his first development camp. But that doesn’t mean that he gets to skip the fundamentals. “We’re learning a lot about positioning and... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Prospects Alex Turcotte and Samuel Fagemo are Developing At Pace
LOS ANGELES — On August 23, the Los Angeles Kings had their young prospects all together at their practice facility, the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, California, for their week-long 2021 Development Camp. For 2019 first round pick (fifth overall) center Alex Turcotte and 2019 second round pick (50th overall) right wing Samuel... Continue Reading →
LA Kings and the 2021 NHL Draft-Day 2: Exclusove Interview with Dir. of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti
Frozen Royalty's coverage of Day 2 of the Los Angeles Kings and the 2021 National Hockey League Draft features another exclusive interview with Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti. Yannetti discussed how the Kings draft plans came to fruition—pretty much exactly the way they hoped. He also took a close look at each of... Continue Reading →