July 25, 2011
by Gann Matsuda
EL SEGUNDO, CA — All it takes is a quick glance at the roster to see that the Los Angeles Kings are set with their top six defensemen, with Drew Doughty, assuming the Kings can get him to sign a contract soon, leading their blue line corps.

Defenseman prospect Derek Forbort spoke to the media during the Los Angeles Kings 2011 Development Camp at the Toyota Sports Center
in El Segundo, California, July 11-12, 2011.
Photo: Gann Matsuda
The Kings are also developing several young prospects for their blue line, including
Jake Muzzin,
Thomas Hickey,
Viatcheslav Voynov,
Andrew Campbell,
David Kolomatis, and
Patrick Mullen—all played for the
Manchester Monarchs of the
American Hockey League, the Kings’ primary minor league affiliate, last season.
But if you think the pipeline ends there, sorry, guess again.
Indeed, even more prospects are working their way up the ladder, trying to achieve the dream of someday playing in the National Hockey League, and three of them, Kevin Gravel, Derek Forbort and Nicolas Deslauriers, participated in the Kings 2011 Development Camp in mid-July at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, the Kings’ practice facility. Read more of this post