Schenn, Forbort set for World Juniors
It’s been a good week for a couple Kings prospects. Today, Derek Forbort was named to the United States’ roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships, which start Sunday in Buffalo. Forbort, the...
View ArticleIt’s World Juniors time
Back at it this morning… Hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday. A reminder that tonight’s Kings-Ducks game is a 6 p.m. start. Today also kicks off the World Junior Championships, the top...
View ArticleWorld Juniors update
The United States, Canada and Russia — and the teams’ respective Kings prospects — are back in action today in pool-play games in the World Junior Championships. Brayden Schenn and Canada take on the...
View ArticleWorld Juniors/evening reading
It was a big night for Kings prospect Brayden Schenn, who had one goal and four assists as Canada beat the Czech Republic 7-2 in a pool-play game in the World Junior Championships. Derek Forbort and...
View ArticleSchenn vs. Kitsyn for World Juniors gold
Many of you probably caught the results of yesterday’s World Junior Championship semifinals, but in case you didn’t, Russia and Canada won and will meet in Wednesday’s gold-medal game. The game will be...
View ArticleLombardi discusses Schenn, Kitsyn, Forbort
As I indicated in yesterday’s post on Dean Lombardi, I was able to get Lombardi’s thoughts on the three Kings prospects who recently completed the World Junior Championships. Maxim Kitsyn (sixth round,...
View ArticleDerek Forbort signs, will join Manchester
The Los Angeles Kings have signed NCAA-based defensive prospect Derek Forbort to a three-year entry level contract, thus ending the 21-year-old’s three-year affiliation with the University of North...
View ArticleA conversation with Derek Forbort + video
On his first professional exposure: “It was good. We put a nice little run together to make the playoffs, and then unfortunately we lost three games in OT. But I thought I played well, and I was just...
View ArticlePostgame quotes: Scrivens, Nolan, Sutter
Ben Scrivens, on his first game as a King: It’s something to build off of. Obviously not a perfect game, definitely not on my part. But there were some positives. It was good to get into a game and...
View ArticleNHL.com feature on Kings prospects; LAKings.com feature
Alyssa Dombrowski, an NHL.com correspondent and the AHL’s Coordinator of Social Media and Communications, recently spoke with Kings prospects Derek Forbort and Nick Shore, who once were teammates with...
View ArticleForbort, Sabourin part of deep 1992-born prospect crop
Of the players on the Manchester Monarchs’ roster, three were previously selected in the first round of the NHL Draft. Jeff Schultz, selected 27th overall, has played 399 career NHL games. Tanner...
View ArticleDown on the farm: Rob Blake on the Monarchs
Kings hockey operations have been encouraged by the early play of the Manchester Monarchs, who have jumped out to a 7-4-0 record after recording wins at Springfield on Saturday and at Portland last...
View ArticleFuta checks in with a Manchester update
While General Manager Dean Lombardi is currently in Manchester to watch the Kings’ prospects firsthand, Vice President of Hockey Operations and Director of Player Personnel Michael Futa was recently...
View ArticleForbort could be on his way up (eventually)
A few quick notes before we push back and lose our internet connection for four hours: -Defenseman Derek Forbort was nearly recalled today but due to the snowstorm in the Northeast was unable to travel...
View ArticleKings officially recall Forbort
The Los Angeles Kings officially recalled Derek Forbort Tuesday morning in a roster move that had been widely expected. LA Kings Insider had reported on Monday night that the Kings had attempted to...
View ArticleFebruary 11 practice notes
Good afternoon from El Segundo, where the Kings took the ice shortly after 10:00 a.m. Considering the first players often trickle out 15 minutes before the scheduled practice time, today’s practice...
View ArticleFebruary 11 practice quotes: Darryl Sutter
On looking to take momentum from the end of the road trip: Just taking it a game at a time. That’s the best way, the best approach for everybody. On whether the last few games have given him the...
View ArticleCall-up a natural step in Forbort’s career path
Later today the Los Angeles Kings will introduce new logos and jerseys that their AHL affiliate will wear next year when it is located in Ontario, California, roughly an hour east of Los Angeles (if...
View ArticleFerbruary 27 morning skate notes; Forbort assigned
Good morning from Anaheim, where the Kings have finished speaking with reporters following their morning skate at the Honda Center. Several notes in advance of tonight’s game against the Ducks (7:00...
View ArticleVideos: Monarchs game day report; Shore, Forbort
Morning skate report with Monarchs radio play-by-play broadcaster Ken Cail: Game day chat with forward Nick Shore: Game day chat with defenseman Derek Forbort: Monarchs on the ice at The Aud. Schultz,...
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