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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 — Back in June 2019, the Los Angeles Kings selected a sniper, a pure goal scorer, in the second round of the 2019 National Hockey League Draft. That sniper was 6-2, 194-pound right wing Arthur Kaliyev, now 19 years old, who was selected in the second round, 33rd overall. The Kings were pretty... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — After an eventful first and second rounds of the 2020 National Hockey League Draft, October 5-6, 2020, the Los Angeles Kings added five more prospects to their system in Rounds 3-7. Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yanetti spoke exclusively with Frozen Royalty about each of the Kings’ 2020 draft picks, and... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — After selecting center Quinton Byfield with the second overall pick in the 2020 National Hockey League Draft on October 5, the Los Angeles Kings went on to select seven more players in rounds 2-7 on October 6 to round out their 2020 draft, which has been rated among the very best by... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Each year, when the National Hockey League Draft comes around, yours truly gets a little excited about the stories I’ll be writing. Indeed, writing about young players who will be the future of the NHL is a refreshing change of pace from the more traditional feature stories that I might write during... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — In Frozen Royalty’s previous story about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Los Angeles Kings’ scouting/player evaluation work, Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yanetti provided a tidbit of information about what they are looking at for the second overall pick in the 2020 National Hockey League Draft. “Looking at the second... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Kings selecting second overall in the 2020 National Hockey League Draft, there is a lot of anticipation as the team and their fans await the yet-to-be-determined draft day. Understandably, much of the focus is on who the Kings will select with the second pick in the first round.... Continue Reading →
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