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THW's Kings news for 01/02/2021

The latest Kings stories from The Hockey Writers.

 

01/02/2021 edition:

By Zackary Weiner on Jan 02, 2021 09:35 am

The Los Angeles Kings’ prospect system is considered one of the best teams in the NHL. LA shows both quality and quantity in their young, up-and-coming, players. The team is stacked down the middle, balancing out the depth charts at the 2020 NHL Draft. The Kings’ outstanding group of prospects is well-represented at the 2021 […]

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By THW Archives on Jan 01, 2021 12:39 pm

Growing up in the 1970’s as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los Angeles had an NHL hockey team, 2) said hockey team was named the Kings, and 3) the Triple Crown Line was bitchin’, man. Thirty years […]

By Dante Giugliano on Jan 01, 2021 09:45 am

After missing the playoffs, the Los Angeles Kings enjoyed a fruitful offseason which saw them select second overall in 2020’s NHL Entry Draft. L.A. has arguably the best prospect system of any team, and it won’t be long before the new generation of Kings’ stars prove themselves. The Covid-shortened 2020-21 season is wide open to […]

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By Zackary Weiner on Dec 31, 2020 06:05 pm

The shortened 2019-20 season and the unique format of the playoffs due to COVID-19 showed financial issues for all of the NHL’s 31 teams. Forbes recently ranked the Los Angeles Kings as the sixth most valuable NHL team, as one of only two teams that ranked within the Original Six. Even outside of COVID-19 related […]

By Quinn McLellan on Dec 31, 2020 10:35 am

Yes, you read the title correctly. LA Kings’ star center Anze Kopitar won an Emmy. On Dec. 29, he showed off his accomplishment via an Instagram post. He now joins the ranks of an exclusive crew of hockey personalities to win an Emmy Award, which includes legendary announcer Mike “Doc” Emrick (a four-time Emmy winner) […]

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By Jackson Reed on Dec 31, 2020 09:35 am

With the 2020-21 season ahead of us, we will miss seeing some long-standing matchups, as play will be restricted to within the four new divisions. Some notable streaks that will end this season include the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins (who have played every season since the Bruins entered the league in 1924), as well […]

By Quinn McLellan on Dec 30, 2020 05:15 pm

Heading into the 2021 World Junior Championship, LA Kings’ prospect Quinton Byfield had the potential to be a dominant force for team Canada. In Team Canada’s first two games, he didn’t receive much playing time. However, in Canada’s third game of the tournament, which came on Dec. 29, he had lots of ice time and […]

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By Eddy Jones on Dec 30, 2020 02:20 pm

On Day 5 of the 2021 World Junior Championship, three players dominated the headlines and led their teams to big victories. First, Anaheim Ducks prospects Trevor Zegras took over the tournament scoring lead with a five-point night. Los Angeles Kings prospect Quinton Byfield followed suit with a dominant six-point effort in Canada’s 10-0 victory over […]

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