Kings Announce Roster for 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff

We’re getting oh so close to hockey in Southern California, Insiders! The Kings announced today the roster for the 2025 Golden State Rookie Faceoff in Irvine, which will see the Kings prospects play games against the Ducks and Sharks prospects. Thi

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1 question facing each Canadian NHL team as training camps near

NHL training camps open the week of Sept. 15, with the first preseason game (St. Louis at Dallas) going Sept. 20. In other words, hockey's almost back. Here's one question facing each Canadian team two weeks from camps.Calgary Flames L

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Kings Of The Podcast: Jordan Spence Says His Goodbyes

Originally drafted by Los Angeles in 2019, Jordan Spence went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors in the QMJHL and followed that up with being named Best Defenseman the following seasons. Following an apprenticeship that saw him play the better part

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2025 Training Camp Preview – Left-Shot Defensemen

Beginning the month of September with a banger of a story. Not really. But a good one nonetheless as we dive into the skaters who will be at LA Kings training camp this fall, beginning with left-shot defensemen. It’s a deep part of the player pool

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What the LA Kings Need From Ján Chovan Over the Next 3 Years

Los Angeles used a sixth-round pick on 19-year-old Ján Chovan, a 6-foot-2 left shot who split last season with Tappara U20 and Slovakia’s national teams. With a move to the…

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2025 Draft Evaluation: Ján Chovan

The LA Kings selected Slovakian forward Ján Chovan with the 184th overall pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Finnish hockey enthusiast Andrew Epps joins the program to talk about Chovan’s development path from Slovakia through Finnish junior hockey

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Kings’ Anze Kopitar Seems Ready to Walk Away from His First Love

The post Kings’ Anze Kopitar Seems Ready to Walk Away from His First Love appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Find out why Anze Kopitar's last season in the NHL may mark the end of an era for the Los Angeles Kings captain. The post Kings’ Anze Kopi

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Luke Hughes’ Contract Holdup, Kopitar’s Future & More NHL Rumours

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we look at how term is the holdup for Luke Hughes and the New Jersey Devils with their contract negotiations. Elsewhere, Anze Kopitar mentioned the…

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An under the radar signing, Joel Armia is ready to bring his game to Los Angeles

Perhaps lost a little bit in the world of former Kings foes and analytical debates that headlined July 1 in Los Angeles was the signing of forward Joel Armia. He’s not the splashy type of signing that typically garners a ton of interest. After all,

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Morning Notes: Kopitar, Marner, Gallant

In a recent interview with Jaime Maggio from Sports Central LA, Anže Kopitar, long-time star of the Los Angeles Kings, suggested that his upcoming 20th season in the NHL might be his last. He will be playing out the final year of a two-year, $14 mi

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Ranking NHL teams by tiers: The top 16

This is Part 2 of a series ranking all 32 NHL teams by tiers for the 2025-26 season. Part 1 features the bottom 16 teams and was published Thursday.Keep in mind: This exercise rolls out a few weeks before training camps open, and tiers a