Happy Friday, Insiders! Right back at it for the Kings. Yesterday was a bit of a strange day on the ice for the Kings. They were split into two groups, A and B, but Group A was split further into groups A1 and A2.
With Kings training camp now a week old, two of the three key storylines coming in are coming into sharper focus. In fact, the first item has already reached a conclusion — LA’s captain announced this will be his final season of NHL action.
Training camp is ongoing for the LA Kings, but the seasons for the prospects in their respective leagues have begun. On Monday, the Kings assigned Jon Chovan, Jimmy Lombardi, Carter George, and camp invite Nate Corbett to their junior clubs.
“I really don’t think you can win with young players.” That’s an interesting quote, isn’t it? Especially unattributed. The person who said it does not play for or coach for the LA Kings.
Every NHL player faces some degree of pressure. Even Aleksander Barkov, who has captained the Florida Panthers to back-to-back titles. However, some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.
Never assume. It’s something most people learn fairly early on and then get a reminder of a few times every year — especially during training camps around the NHL.
After winning your first two preseason games by identical scores of 3-1, how do you improve? Shut the other team out. And that’s exactly what the Kings did on Wednesday night in Anaheim.
The 2025-26 NHL season has officially been confirmed as being the last in the career of Anze Kopitar, one of the longest tenured members of the organization who was a principal member of both Stanley Cup-winning squads of 2012 and 2014.
The LA Kings improved to 3-0-0 in the preseason, following a 3-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday evening at Honda Center. The Kings opened the scoring late in the first period, taking a 1-0 lead through 20 minutes of play.
The Tulsa Oilers have announced that they have signed 6’3″ defenseman Cade McNelly for the 2025-26 season. Cade McNelly began his junior career in the WHL during the 2017–18 season.
With collegiate programs across the country preparing to open their 2025-26 seasons in just a few weeks, it’s time for the first College Hockey Poll of the new year — featuring five Kings prospects at three different universities ranked in the Top 10.
Get Alex Turcotte involved in the offense, add an empty net goal to go up 3-1 late in the game, and then skate off with a victory. That game plan worked Sunday afternoon in Ontario and it repeated itself Tuesday night in Vegas for coach Jim Hiller’s squad.
While appearing in his first game in a Kings uniform, goaltender Anton Forsberg led the way with 32 saves in a 3-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights which improved LA’s record to 2-0 during the 2025 preseason.
Goalies. You can never have enough of it in your pipeline. Why? They are notoriously difficult to predict and project, and it’s beneficial to have plenty of them, hoping you hit on one of them to be a franchise goalie.
The Los Angeles Kings will need to replace a major part of the roster in the summer of 2026. Anze Kopitar has announced he will be retiring at the end of the season.
The Los Angeles Kings will be looking for a new captain in the 2026-27 season. Current captain Anze Kopitar has announced he will be retiring at the end of the season.
With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Erik Portillo! Birthdate: September 3, 2000 Birthplace:
David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period: Had reported earlier that Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe could be looking for $10 million on a contract extension with the Kings.
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is set to enter his 18th season in the NHL and has long been seen as one of the best blue liners in the league.
As the new NHL season comes closer to starting up, the Los Angeles Kings are dealing with contract extension talks with star Adrian Kempe. Kempe has one more season left on his current deal, and he is scheduled to make $5.5 million this coming year.
On Sept. 12, Los Angeles Kings forward Corey Perry suffered a knee injury while practicing at Toyota Sports Performance Center. The next morning, the team announced his successful surgery, which will keep him sidelined for six to eight weeks.
An important player in Hollywood wants to stay put. When speaking to reporters during the NHL Player Media Tour on Tuesday, Los Angeles Kings forward was asked about his current contract situation with the team.