LA Kings News and Rumors
Most intriguing UFAs, 2014 redraft, and 5 other NHL items
The 2024 unrestricted free agent class is, in a word, OK.Headliners include Steven Stamkos, Sam Reinhart, and Jake Guentzel - though each may re-sign with their current club. Elias Lindholm is the top center available. There are a lot of goalies, but
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings Press Conference Takeaways: Blake, Hiller, Physicality & More
The Los Angeles Kings, just weeks after their season ended in Round 1 against the Edmonton Oilers, held a major press conference discussing the future outlook of the team, including…
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings Sign Taylor Ward, Joe Hicketts To One-Year Contracts
The Los Angeles Kings have announced the signing of forward Taylor Ward and defenseman Joe Hicketts to matching one-year, two-way, league-minimum contracts. These deals align with Los Angeles’ signing of forward Kaleb Lawrence to the same deal yest
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings re-sign forward Taylor Ward to one-year, two-way contract
The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed forward Taylor Ward to one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Friday.
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings Sign Three – Kaleb Lawrence (three-year ELC) + Joe Hicketts & Taylor Ward (one-year extensions)
A trio of signings to announce, Insiders! First, the LA Kings announced today that they have signed forward Kaleb Lawrence to a three-year, entry-level contract carrying an AAV of $832,500 at the NHL level. Lawrence is currently playing the final gam
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Published: 11 months ago
Blackhawks move from 20th to 18th in draft via trade with Islanders
The Chicago Blackhawks moved up two spots from 20th to 18th in the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft after making a deal with the New York Islanders on Friday, the teams announced.Here's the full trade (all picks are in 2024): CHI receives NYI rece
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings May Non-Tender Carl Grundstrom, Arthur Kaliyev
Each year, the unrestricted free agent market always has a few late additions, thanks to teams opting not to issue qualifying offers to retain the rights of some of their restricted free agents. We’re starting to get an idea of who some of those na
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Published: 11 months ago
Head Coach Jim Hiller
LA Kings Head Coach Jim Hiller joins Jesse Cohen and Zach Dooley immediately following the press conference announcing his multi-year contract. Hiller was named interim Head Coach following the NHL All-Star break in early February and led the team to
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Published: 11 months ago
Where will the top NHL trade candidates land?: 'Who Says No?' mailbag
Let's evaluate your trade proposals for Jacob Markström, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Juuse Saros and more.
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Published: 11 months ago
Kings Sign Kaleb Lawrence
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms with forward Kaleb Lawrence on a three-year, entry-level contract.
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Published: 11 months ago
Evening Notes: Hiller, Smith, NCAA
Los Angeles Kings general manager Rob Blake has revealed the details of Jim Hiller’s new head coaching contract, confirming to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta that the deal is a three-year contract with a fourth-year option (Twitter link). Tha
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Published: 11 months ago
Hiller: Kings to remain defensive-minded team
Jim Hiller is sticking to the hard-nosed, defense-first philosophy that got the Los Angeles Kings to the first round of the playoffs in each of the past three seasons.
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Published: 11 months ago