Cole Hults Archives - LA Kings Insider

Good afternoon, Insiders - A couple of awards have been dished out this week to LA Kings prospects for their work both on and off the ice. We'll start on the ice, just because it'll be nice to talk about being on the ice. Kings defensive prospect Cole Hults was honored on Monday as both the Big ... Full Story

Prospect call notes, quotes with recently signed Turcotte, Madden, Hults

Jon RosenApril 23, 20200 Comments

Prospects and Scouting12 min read

Centers Alex Turcotte and Tyler Madden and defenseman Cole Hults joined LA Kings Television Play by Play Announcer Alex Faust in a Zoom video conference at noon Thursday, marking the first time all three fielded questions since they’d signed with Los Angeles. For Madden, it was his first extended me... Full Story

Hults signs two-year ELC; NCAA notes and scouting reports

Jon RosenApril 11, 20200 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingVideo9 min read

As expected, left-shot defenseman Cole Hults will forego his senior season at Penn State after signing a two-year entry-level contract with the LA Kings. Hults, a veteran of 111 NCAA games who turns 22 next month, led Nittany Lions defensemen in goals, assists and points (8-22=30) and played a versa... Full Story

Zooming in on Turcotte and Hults as scouting, development network spreads

Jon RosenNovember 2, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and Scouting10 min read

A pair of to-be roster hopefuls met for a pre-weekend set in Happy Valley, with Cole Hults’ Nittany Lions defeating Alex Turcotte’s Badgers on consecutive nights to open up Big Ten conference play. More on those teams and those prospects in a moment. But first, the wider environment. The Kings ar... Full Story

October 15: Penalty kill walk-through; Walker’s college courses; Lizotte’s growth

Jon RosenOctober 15, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate NotesProspects and Scouting10 min read

Tim DeFrisco/Getty ImagesINSIDERS. A fine Tuesday afternoon to you. For tonight’s projected lineup – no changes up front; Soup – click here. It it’ll be Petr Mrazek in goal for the Canes, via Michael Smith of CarolinaHurricanes.com, who also projected forward groups of Svechnikov-Staal-McGinn, Nied... Full Story

Lineup adjustments coming; reducing “long chances”; Insider video; Quick

Jon RosenOctober 11, 20190 Comments

Kings OperationsOntario ReignPractice notesProspects and ScoutingVideo9 min read

News from the final skate prior to Saturday’s 3:00 p.m. home opener against Nashville is below. But first, INSIDERS. -- For all doins a transpirin’ around Staples Center tomorrow, click here. For more on the game operations and a Back to the Future II reference, go here. -- It was a g... Full Story

Brief Vilardi/Kempe/Forbort/LaDue/SOTF updates; lots more to come

Jon RosenSeptember 3, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesInjuriesSite News6 min read

INSIDERS. A good Tuesday to you as we wake, bleary-eyed, in September's gentle light. LAKI and ORI's gears and batteries have been oiled and re-charged, and we're ready to hit the ground running when on-ice rookie camp sessions begin on Friday and continue this weekend with the annual rookie tournam... Full Story

Parik, invitee Kinder chosen in CHL Import Draft; convos with Hults, Anderson

Jon RosenJune 28, 20190 Comments

Prospects and Scouting9 min read

CHL IMPORT DRAFT | 2019 third rounder Lukas Parik is a Chief, and invitee Nino Kinder an… Ice. He is an ice. Parik was “drafted” by Spokane in the CHL import draft, which is part-draft, part-pre-arranged-distribution-of-talent across major junior hockey. This is not necessarily a linear, top-to-b... Full Story

Tons of NCAA, CHL prospect notes, stats, playoff schedules; Dudas scouting report

Jon RosenMarch 26, 20190 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and Scouting9 min read

Several junior and college-based prospect notes in advance of the NCAA tournament and while the first round of playoffs across the Western Hockey League are underway: -- The OHL Coaches Poll came out a week ago, and several Kings factored into the voting. Aidan Dudas was voted by the coaches as t... Full Story

April 5: Lineup TBD; Brown’s quote; Hults; trade conditions met; Kings Weekly

Jon RosenApril 5, 20180 Comments

FOX Sports WestProspects and ScoutingVideo4 min read

Good afternoon to you, Insiders. Let’s get down to brass tacks. -The vitals: The Kings took the ice shortly before 10:00 a.m. There were no rushes, because it wasn’t a full morning skate. Jonathan Quick left the ice first and will be projected to start in net against Minnesota (7:30 p.m. / FOX S... Full Story

December 6 practice notes: Andreoff, Carter, Shore, MacDermid, World Juniors

Jon RosenDecember 6, 20170 Comments

InjuriesTournaments8 min read

Good afternoon, Insiders. Thanks for your patience this morning (and the lack of a WUWTK) as we monitored the Skirball Fire, which was creeping uncomfortably close to where we live and where my wife’s parents live. We’re still keeping an eye on the situation, but when I drove through the Sepulveda P... Full Story

Tony Gasparini shares prospect updates on Hults, Anderson and Eyssimont

Jon RosenNovember 14, 20170 Comments

Prospects and Scouting8 min read

LA Kings Insider spoke with Los Angeles Kings Amateur Scout - United States, Tony Gasparini, to get a sense of how three NCAA-based American prospects have begun their collegiate seasons. First, there’s 19-year-old Cole Hults, a defenseman whose eight-game point streak came to an end over the weeken... Full Story

Development camp wrap: Video, notes and reflections

Jon RosenJune 30, 20170 Comments

NotebooksProspects and ScoutingVideo7 min read

Los Angeles Kings prospects concluded their four-day on-ice development camp sessions with a series of three-on-three and four-on-four scrimmages Friday morning at Toyota Sports Center. In the three-on-three skates, in which nets were set up behind the blue lines to create a smaller playing surf... Full Story