With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up next: Samuel Helenius! Birthdate: November 26, 2002
Long gone are the days of common heavy weight tilts in the National Hockey League. Hockey has changed a lot over the years and fighting in the sport started to decline in the late 1990s.
Things are buzzing in Southern California after the Los Angeles Kings have clinched a playoff berth for a fifth straight season. Now, it’s a matter of who they will play.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Los Angeles Kings announced on Tuesday morning that they have signed forward Samuel Helenius to a two-year contract extension that will run through the 2027-28 season.
For the fourth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Kings were bounced from the opening round of the playoffs by the Edmonton Oilers. This year felt like the Kings’ best chance to turn their fortunes finally, and it certainly seemed likely after the Kings took a 2-0 series lead.
The LA Kings tied a franchise record for most wins and points in a single season as they defeated the Seattle Kraken by a 6-5 final score on Tuesday evening at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Los Angeles Kings are adding some depth to their lineup before their upcoming five-game road trip starting on January 10th. The organization announced they’ve recalled forward Samuel Helenius from their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign, and removed defenseman Kyle Burroughs from the non-roster designation.
Trailing most of the game at Toyota Arena on Sunday, the Ontario Reign – more specifically, Samuel Helenius – erupted with two quick goals in the final 1:15 of regulation to flip the script and pull out a win against the visiting San Jose Barracuda.
During an NHL training camp, young players want to do anything they can impress their coaches and management staff as they battle for a spot on their team's opening night roster.