Kings Announce 2024 Rookie Faceoff Roster
The rookies and prospects of the Los Angeles Kings will be the focus of the 2024 NHL Rookie Faceoff.
The three-day showcase will occur from Friday, September 13, through Monday, September 16, at the Toyota Sports Performance Center in El Segundo, Caifornia.
The Kings Prospects Roster Looks Strong
The showcase will feature 10 games, featuring the prospects and rookies from six other teams: the Kings, Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken, Vegas Golden Knights, and the Utah Hockey Club. Los Angeles will play three games over four days.
The first game will be against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, September 13th, at 7:00 PM PT.
They will then play back-to-back games against the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday, September 14th, and against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, September 15th, wrapping up the mini-tournament.
The complete 30-player roster, which includes 15 forwards, 10 defensemen, and five goaltenders, is listed below:
Forwards
Luke Woodworth
Cole Davis
Quinn Olson
Ethan Neutrens
Arvid Caderoth
Jake Wise
Bryce Brodzinski
Francesco Pinelli
Aatu Jamsen
Olivier Tulk
Kaleb Lawrence
Koehn Ziemmer
Defensemen
Luke Rowe
Jack Miller
Cole Krygier
Matthew Mania
Parker Berge
Corbin Vaughan
Angus Booth
Brandt Clarke
Goaltenders
Erik Portillo
Kolby Hay
Samuel St. Hillaire
Jackson Parsons
11 Kings draft picks will be participating in this year’s tournament. From the 2024 NHL Draft, Liam Greentree (26th overall), goaltender Carter George (57th overall), and defenseman Jared Woolley (164th overall) will be forward. This showcase will also feature draft picks from the 2023 NHL Draft. Those players include defenseman Jakub Dvorak (54th overall), Matthew Mania (150th overall), and forward Koehn Ziemmer (78th overall).
Seven members of the roster played parts or all of the 2023-24 season with the Ontario reign of the American Hockey League, the Kings’ AHL affiliate. Those players include forwards Quinn Olson and Francesco Pinelli; defensemen Brandt Clarke, Cole Krygier, Jack Millar, and Luke Rowe; and goaltender Erik Portillo, who established himself as the organization’s top goaltending prospect with 24 wins last season.
All three Kings games will be streamed live for fans in the Los Angeles market at LAKINGS.com.
PHOTO: Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun/USA TODAY NETWORK
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