As I indicated in yesterday’s post on Dean Lombardi, I was able to get Lombardi’s thoughts on the three Kings prospects who recently completed the World Junior Championships. Maxim Kitsyn (sixth round, 2010) won gold with Russia, Brayden Schenn (first round, 2009) won silver with Canada and led the tournament with 18 points. Derek Forbort [...]
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Schenn vs. Kitsyn for World Juniors gold
Many of you probably caught the results of yesterday’s World Junior Championship semifinals, but in case you didn’t, Russia and Canada won and will meet in Wednesday’s gold-medal game. The game will be a matchup of Kings prospects, with Canada’s Brayden Schenn facing Russia’s Maxim Kitsyn. Schenn (pictured) leads the tournament in points, with seven [...]
World Juniors/evening reading
It was a big night for Kings prospect Brayden Schenn, who had one goal and four assists as Canada beat the Czech Republic 7-2 in a pool-play game in the World Junior Championships. Derek Forbort and the United States beat Slovakia 6-1, while Maxim Kitsyn and Russia lost to Sweden 2-0. Neither prospect scored a [...]
World Juniors update
The United States, Canada and Russia — and the teams’ respective Kings prospects — are back in action today in pool-play games in the World Junior Championships. Brayden Schenn and Canada take on the Czech Republic at 1 p.m. Pacific time, followed by Maxim Kitsyn and Russia against Sweden at 4 p.m. and Derek Forbort [...]
It’s World Juniors time
Back at it this morning… Hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday. A reminder that tonight’s Kings-Ducks game is a 6 p.m. start. Today also kicks off the World Junior Championships, the top international tournament under-20 players. The United States pulled off the dramatic win last year, and this year’s USA team includes defenseman Derek [...]
Schenn, Forbort set for World Juniors
It’s been a good week for a couple Kings prospects. Today, Derek Forbort was named to the United States’ roster for the upcoming World Junior Championships, which start Sunday in Buffalo. Forbort, the Kings’ first-round pick (No. 15 overall) in this year’s draft, is a defenseman and a freshman at the University of North Dakota. [...]
