EL SEGUNDO, CA — Last Wednesday, when the Los Angeles Kings handed the Montreal Canadiens a 5-1 loss, the stars of the show were forwards Adrian Kempe, who recorded the first hat trick of his National Hockey League career, and Michael Cammalleri, who scored two goals and added two assists for four points after being... Continue Reading →
Kurtis MacDermid’s Time With The LA Kings Might Be Starting Now
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After their 3-2 pre-season overtime win over the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 26, the Los Angeles Kings were expected to make a slew of training camp roster cuts the following day. As it turned out, 26 players left training camp. 23 were assigned... Continue Reading →
Michael Amadio Faces Higher Expectations Heading Into LA Kings Training Camp
LOS ANGELES — It’s not all that often that a skilled player comes out of major junior hockey in Canada who is better on defense than he is on the offensive side of the puck. But in the case of Los Angeles Kings center prospect Michael Amadio, at this point in his development, that seems... Continue Reading →
Things Are Looking Up Again For LA Kings F Prospect Adrian Kempe
ONTARIO, CA — When Frozen Royalty last looked in on Los Angeles Kings forward prospect Adrian Kempe almost two months ago, he was struggling mightily with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League. Indeed, the 20-year-old, 6-2, 202-pound native of Kramfors, Sweden had scored just three goals with two assists for five points in... Continue Reading →
LA Kings D Prospect Paul LaDue Is Still Turning Heads With AHL Ontario Reign
ONTARIO, CA — When Frozen Royalty last checked in with Los Angeles Kings defenseman prospect Paul LaDue, he was busy turning a lot of heads at their training camp last October. In fact, he made such a strong impression that there was a little talk about him making the Kings opening night roster straight out... Continue Reading →
LA Kings’ Top Prospect Adrian Kempe Is Struggling To Improve
ONTARIO, CA — Looking back at the Los Angeles Kings 2016 Training Camp, highly touted forward prospect Adrian Kempe showed off the speed and raw skill that has the Kings so high on him, not to mention fans clamoring for him to be called up to the big club. Kempe, 20, was selected by the... Continue Reading →
Adrian Kempe Is Getting A Long, Hard Look At Center During LA Kings Training Camp
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After spending the vast majority of the 2015-16 season on left wing with the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign, Los Angeles Kings forward prospect Adrian Kempe is playing center in the Kings’ 2016 Training Camp, which has been more than a bit of an adjustment for him. “Until I was 15,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings LW Prospect Joel Lowry’s Hands Need To Catch Up To His Mind
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The 2015-16 season was a bit of a mixed bag for Los Angeles Kings left wing prospect Joel Lowry, who began the season on the shelf after aggravating a back injury he suffered during his senior season at Cornell University that required surgery. “I tried to come back a little too... Continue Reading →
Michael Amadio Could Be A Gem In The Making For LA Kings
LOS ANGELES — When center prospect Michael Amadio was called up from the North Bay Battalion of the Ontario Hockey League late last season, he went from playing more than thirty minutes per game in the OHL to fourth line minutes with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League, the Los Angeles Kings’ primary... Continue Reading →
LA Kings RW Prospect Justin Auger Could Be A Future 3rd Line Upgrade
LOS ANGELES — At 6-7, 229 pounds, Justin Auger is not the kind of player who one would, at first blush, think of as anything more than a checking forward. But the 22-year-old native of Kitchener, Ontario already has a Calder Cup Championship (2014-15 season with the American Hockey League’s Manchester Monarchs, now the Kings’... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Are Doing Things Differently Now At Their Development Camp
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With the first week of July coming to a close, a lot of National Hockey League Teams are wrapping up their 2016 development camps for their young prospects, while others will start their camps this weekend. NHL team development camps started nine years ago, with teams running a handful of drills... Continue Reading →
Ontario Reign Need More Action Behind Their Words With Sweep Looming
LOS ANGELES — At least they’re saying all the right things... But that’s about all that can be said about the Ontario Reign, who are looking way, way up at a 3-0 series deficit against the Lake Erie Monsters in the American Hockey League’s Western Conference Finals after the Monsters shutout the Reign in Game... Continue Reading →