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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Traditionaly, Frozen Royaty’s coverage of the Los Angeles Kings and the annual National Hockey League Draft includes at least a couple of stories based primarily on exclusive interviews with Mark Yanneiit, the Kings Director of Amateur Scouting. But this year, due to other obligations, I will not have the time necessary to devote to these... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Throughout the long history of the National Hockey League, there have been many players who became tremendous, well-known stars who continue to be such, long after their retirement, and the overwhelming majority of them are honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Indeed, players like Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne,... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — As previously reported in this space, former Los Angeles Kings great Dave Taylor was one of the hardest-working, toughest players around, especially in terms of taking abuse in the corners and in front of the net, not to mention possessing underrated skill and skating ability. But as his National Hockey League career... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — In the previous installment in this series on former Los Angeles Kings legendary right wing Dave Taylor, he shared his memories of how everything changed for the Kings when they acquired The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, in August 1988. Then came the 1992-93 season. That year began rather ominously, when they learned... Continue Reading →
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