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2025 Draft Evaluation: Brendan McMorrow & Will Sharpe

The LA Kings selected Brendan McMorrow (196th) and Will Sharpe (216th) in the 7th round of the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Brett Olson, Associate Head Coach of the Waterloo Black Hawks, joins host Jesse Cohen to talk about Brendan McMorrow’s time in Iowa. Then Mark Yannetti (Director of Amateur Scouting for the LA Kings),Zach Dooley […]

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2025 Training Camp Preview – Centers

Finalizing the training-camp preview series with a look down the middle at the center position. Center is perhaps the most important position on the Kings roster. On any roster, really, you might say. But the Kings return their top five centers from last season, with a mix of veterans and youth entering the season with […]

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10 Kings Storylines For The 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff

The LA Kings rookies hit the ice tomorrow morning at 10 AM at Toyota Sports Performance Center. Hockey is just about back! With that in mind, sharing 10 storylines or concepts I’ve got my eye on heading into rookie camp this week. There are certain players I’ll be trying to watch more than perhaps others. […]

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24 Years Later – Remembering Ace & Mark, Forever LA Kings

September 11 is a day that all Americans remember. It’s an important day in the history of the country. And it’s an important day for those within the LA Kings family. 24 years ago today, Garnet “Ace” Bailey and Mark Bavis were heading back to Los Angeles, to their jobs with the Los Angeles Kings. […]

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Liam Greentree is healthy and “a step ahead” as he looks to make a statement during rookie camp

The last time we saw Liam Greentree at Toyota Sports Performance Center, he was a one-armed hockey player. Sort of kidding. During development camp over the summer, Greentree was unable to participate in full due to offseason wrist surgery. He was on the ice for the practice portion of the camp but only skated with […]

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Broadcast Info! Kings Announce Broadcast Team, Schedule & Details Including John Kelly as Lead Play-By-Play Announcer

LA Kings Broadcast Information! Lots to share today, Insiders. The LA Kings and FanDuel Sports Network have announced the full 68-game local broadcast schedule, which completes the full 82-game regular-season schedule for the Kings this season. As noted here last week, the Kings will run two separate broadcasts this season, with a radio-only stream on […]

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Rookie Camp Roundup + 2025 First Rounder Henry Brzustewicz ready to roll in his first Rookie Faceoff, Perry Reports

Day 2 in the books, Insiders! The LA Kings rookies have two practices in the books and are ready to roll tomorrow afternoon in the first of two games at the 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff. Practice today had some similarities to yesterday but while we got a good feel for the 5-on-5 line combinations […]

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ROOKIE FINAL – Kings 5, Sharks 8 – Greentree, Ziemmer, Brzustewicz, Saville, Lord

The LA Kings began the 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff with an 8-5 defeat against the San Jose Sharks in a game played at the Anaheim Ducks practice facility in Irvine, CA. The start to the game for the Kings couldn’t have gone much better, as they found the back of the net four times […]

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ROOKIE FINAL – Kings 4, Ducks 1 – Connors, George, Lawrence, Lord

The LA Kings rookies finished off the 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings were propelled by 37 save from goaltender Carter George and a hat trick from forward Kenny Connors, the game’s top two stars on the Kings side. Forward Koehn Ziemmer also scored, his second […]

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Lots of positives for Kenny Connors in his first Rookie Faceoff experience

The Golden State Rookie Faceoff hosted by the Anaheim Ducks in Irvine, California wrapped up Sunday but the Kings Rookie Camp isn’t over just yet. And it seems like Kenny Connors is making the right strides to be ready for main camp. Connors spent the weekend centering the Kings’ top line with Liam Greentree on […]

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Top 10 Questions: Training Camp 2025

It’s the start of a new season of All The Kings Men. Zach Dooley joins host Jesse Cohen to discuss the biggest storylines for the LA Kings heading into training camp for the 2025-26 season. Camp opens on Thursday in El Segundo with a lots of questions needing to be answered.

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Angeles Analysis – Three Weeks To Go!

The other day I went to a concert at the Rose Bowl. Oasis. Sick show. At the height of it, in Pasadena, it was 94 degrees. Nothing screams hockey is back like 94 degrees in Pasadena, am I right? Not sure there’s ever been a worse transition than that. But hey. Hockey is just about […]

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59 Players Set To Begin LA Kings Training Camp on Thursday, September 18

We’re nearly there! The LA Kings are set to begin their 2025 training camp on Thursday, September 18 with 59 players set to participate. The players will be split into three groups at the start, with the groups expected to be swapped around a bit from day-to-day. The Kings roster consists of players at various […]

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Tournament Takeaways – 5 Focal Points From 2025 Rookie Faceoff

Rookie Faceoff is in the books, Insiders. Rookie Camp isn’t quite over, with practices tomorrow and Wednesday, but Sunday’s victory over Anaheim was the last game the Kings rookies will play together as a group. The Kings finished the weekend with a 1-1 record, defeating the Ducks after falling to San Jose on Saturday in […]

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2025-26 will be Anze Kopitar’s last in the NHL and he couldn’t be more ready to make it a memorable one

For Anze Kopitar, he’s spent the summer of 2025 reflecting. And after months of doing so, he came away with two key takeaways. The 2025-26 season will be his last in the NHL and he’s damn sure ready to make it an exceptional and memorable one. In a press conference today at Toyota Sports Performance […]

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2025 Training Camp Primer – Day 2 + Adrian Kempe on Contract Situation

Training Camp, Day 2! It’ll be a very similar structure here on Day 2, but the groups will be interchanged a bit. Today’s practice begins with Group B on the ice for a 9:30 AM practice. For that group of players, their day ends after the first practice session of training camp, which will be […]

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A healthy and motivated Drew Doughty? Exactly what the LA Kings need for the 2025-26 season

Jim Hiller was asked after Day 2 of training camp how he evaluates things internally when a veteran stands out during a training-camp scrimmage. His answer was very diplomatic, speaking about having a better understanding about who veteran players are, with these types of pops not being quite as important. After answering the question, he […]

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Kings excited to give Ontario the NHL game it deserves as the Empire Classic returns to Toyota Arena

Jim Hiller’s first experience watching a game in Ontario from above came during the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs. It was after the Kings were eliminated from the postseason themselves but the Ontario Reign were still playing, having advanced into Round 3 for the first time since 2016. Hiller had been behind the bench for exhibition […]

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Training Camp Observations Through Three Days

Consider Segment 1 of Training Camp to be in the books. The Kings held three days of an identical schedule, consisting of three groups of players, relatively evenly spread and spaced out, with the groups rotating through the spots each day. Included on each day were three practices, with two of the three groups contesting […]

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PRESEASON FINAL – Kings 3, Ducks 1 – Clarke, Turcotte, Hiller

The LA Kings began their exhibition slate on a positive note, as they skated to a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks at Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA. Early in the first period, Anaheim opened the scoring through forward Nikita Nesterenko. Skating down the right wing, Nestorenko worked his way into the right-hand circle and […]

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