As we enter the training camp season, we wonder who will perform best and well enough to earn a spot. The Los Angeles Kings and general manager Rob Blake have had a busy off-season, making changes to the roster in hopes of a lengthy playoff run. There are plenty of options once training camp comes around, as a few players …
As we are in the off-season, looking at the 2023-2024 version of the Los Angeles Kings is never too early. While a few moves have been made, the roster has not changed much from last season. A few much-needed upgrades to areas needed addressing, and that is all Kings general manager Rob Blake felt like doing to get this Kings …
The Los Angeles Kings have been getting stronger over the past three seasons at the most crucial forward position: center. LA first drafted Anze Kopitar; then Blake Lizotte came aboard. Philip Danault was signed away from the Montreal Canadiens, and now Pierre-Luc Dubois came to Los Angeles in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets. Are the Kings the best team …
With the first-round loss to the Edmonton Oilers, The Los Angeles Kings fan base felt great sorrow in a disappointing finish. However, if we look back at the season that just ended, the Kings were better as a team in most categories than last season. Listed below are some of those accomplishments. The Kings supplied much entertainment, primarily from December …
The Los Angeles Kings made four transactions yesterday and three of them involved recalling three players from AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign. The Reign recalled center Quinton Byfield, forward Rasmus Kupari, and defenseman Jordan Spence. Forward Arthur Kaliyev was placed on injured reserve. None of the players recalled are strangers to the Kings. Center Quinton Byfield struggled earlier this year …
Los Angeles Kings phenom center Quinton Byfieldlooks refreshed and ready to go based on his performance at the 2022 NHL rookie tournament. Last season, Byfield played in 40 games, totaling five goals and five assists for 10 points, with an average time on ice of 12:09. For his career, he has five goals and six assists for 11 points in …
The season hasn’t played out as fans had hoped. After a promising start, they currently sit at an 18-23-6 record and have fallen into seventh place in the West Division behind the St. Louis Blues, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the San Jose Sharks. The playoff prospects aren’t looking good for this young team, and it’s fair to say that with …
Akil Thomas, Quinton Byfield, and Devante Smith-Pelly. Remember those names. They made history last Sunday night becoming the first all-Black line in the history of Ontario of the American Hockey League. Los Angeles Kings prospect Akil Thomas found out that he’d be joining Byfield and Smith-Pelly on the morning of their game against the Bakersfield Condors. “We found out in …
A third of the way into the season and the Los Angeles Kings have found themselves in an interesting position. They currently sit in fifth place in the West Division at 12-10-6, just two games behind the St. Louis Blues – A team expected to hold a top seed all season long. With the Blues losing five straight, including two …
Quinton Byfield just began his pro career, and he is not looking out of place. Does the decision of sending him to the Ontario Reign of the AHL, however, hurt or help his development? Byfield was selected in the first round of the 2020 NHL draft 92nd overall) by the Los Angeles Kings after years of dominating the OHL. A …
