With Robyn Regehr set to join the Los Angeles Kings upon their return from the current road trip, the Kings alleviated a logjam on the blue line by trading defenseman Davis Drewiske to the Montreal Canadiens for a fifth round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Archive of posts tagged NHL Draft
Prospect Update: 2011 NHL Draft
The American Hockey League continues towards the final month of the schedule, major junior hockey playoffs are underway and the NCAA tournament field has been announced. LA Kings Insider will continue to update statistics and achievements of players among the club’s recent draft classes and will take a look this week at the players selected [...]
Prospect Update: 2012 NHL Draft
As many junior and collegiate leagues are nearing the end of the regular season, LA Kings Insider will take a look at the performances of recent draft picks. This week, the players selected at the 2012 NHL Draft in Pittsburgh will be accounted for.
The Gagne trade and collecting draft picks
With the Kings receiving a fourth round draft pick – a third round pick if Philadelphia makes the playoffs – General Manager Dean Lombardi has continued to stockpile draft picks in the absence of a first round selection this season. At last year’s draft, Columbus chose to take Los Angeles’ first round draft pick in [...]
A conversation with Michael Futa
Michael Futa, Kings Co-Director of Amateur Scouting, spoke with LA Kings Insider in Edmonton on Tuesday on the scouting staff’s preparations for the upcoming NHL draft and what he saw out of Curtis Lazar, a potential first round draft pick who led the Edmonton Oil Kings with two goals in a 6-0 win over the [...]
