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Kevin Light/Getty ImagesAugust! A time to unwind, take stock, to look reflectively towards a sunset amidst summer's fading twilight. It is also a slower time when the news that Johan Södergran will play in North America rather than Sweden this season requires its own stand-alone story atop the page... Full Story

Gold for Kempe, Sweden; bronze for Martinez, USA; Blake inducted by IIHF

LA Kings InsiderMay 21, 20180 Comments

AwardsPhotographyTournamentsVideo6 min read

The 2018 IIHF World Championship has come to a close in Denmark, with Adrian Kempe and Sweden defeating Switzerland 3-2 in a shootout for gold, and Alec Martinez and the United States knocking off Canada 4-1 to claim bronze. Kempe became the first LA King to medal at the World Championship since Mar... Full Story

Odds and Ends: AHL Realignment; prospects; we have Kempe pics, too

LA Kings InsiderMay 8, 20180 Comments

Manchester MonarchsNotebooksOntario ReignProspects and ScoutingSchedulesTournamentsVideo5 min read

WORLDS | Adrian Kempe and Sweden took care of business with a 4-0 win over France on Tuesday night, a game in which Kempe turned on the jets through the neutral zone, shot off the rush, was the first to a puck, and earned an assist on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal: Adrian Kempe picks up his secon... Full Story

November 15 notes: Jokinen update; Kopitar; World Cup talk with the Swedes

LA Kings InsiderNovember 15, 20170 Comments

Practice notesTournaments9 min read

A good afternoon to you from El Segundo, Insiders. The Kings held an optional practice at Toyota Sports Center at 11:00 a.m., so there weren’t any real line rushes. Marian Gaborik continued to skate, but his return is not yet imminent. Notes! Jim McIsaac/Getty Images-Jussi Jokinen, shown at r... Full Story

Photos: 2011 NHL Premiere, Hamburg and Stockholm

LA Kings InsiderAugust 9, 20170 Comments

PhotographyVideo14 min read

With the Kings heading across the Pacific for the NHL China Series next month, I got to thinking about the 2011 NHL Premiere and dove into my archives from an old computer to dig up some photos and memories of when I covered the European trip for FOX Sports West. After concluding the exhibition sch... Full Story

Royal Lineage: Elias Pettersson?

LA Kings InsiderJune 14, 20170 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingVideo6 min read

Bill Wippert/NHLIThe Los Angeles Kings are slotted to pick 11th when the first round of the NHL Draft kicks off next Friday in Chicago. They might take Swedish forward Elias Pettersson with that 11th pick. They might not! As part of the Royal Lineage feature, which debuted two years ago and culmina... Full Story

Three-year ELC for Moverare; “most likely” OHL-bound

LA Kings InsiderJuly 14, 20160 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and Scouting4 min read

More news from Kings HQ this morning: 2016 fourth round draft pick Jacob Moverare has signed a three-year entry-level contract. You may remember several scouting reports arising on Moverare from the NHL Draft. He's the player who has the IQ and awareness of a first round pick but has deficiencies... Full Story

WJC: Dergachyov, Sharipzyanov win silver

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 5, 20160 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingTournaments1 min read

Finland edged Russia 4-3 in overtime in a wild finish capped by Kasperi Kapanen's wraparound game-winner to claim its second gold medal in the last three years and fourth overall, and Team USA defeated Adrian Kempe and Sweden 8-3 to earn bronze on the final day of the World Junior Championships Tues... Full Story

Kempe named to Sweden’s preliminary WJC roster

LA Kings InsiderDecember 7, 20150 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingTournaments3 min read

2014 Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick Adrian Kempe was named to Sweden's preliminary roster for the World Junior Championships, which will take place in Helsinki, Finland between December 26 and January 5. #Juniorkronornas förbundskapten Rikard Grönborg har tagit ut denna preliminära trup... Full Story

KIngs at WJC: Quotes, videos, stats, photos

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 6, 20150 Comments

PhotographyProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo5 min read

Adrian Kempe Sweden: Fourth Place Statistics: 7 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 Pts, 2 PIM, 0 Rating, 1 GWG, 4 PPG, 13 SOG Tied-ninth, tournament scoring From the 6-3 quarterfinal win over Finland, courtesy of the Toronto Sun: Los Angeles Kings first-rounder Adrian Kempe scored the Tre Kroner’s 12th man-... Full Story

Mark Yannetti on Adrian Kempe, selecting 29th

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 201462 Comments

KingsVisionVideo5 min read

Los Angeles Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti spoke about the club's first round draft pick Adrian Kempe, who was born on September 13, 1996. Kempe's birthday comes two days before the draft eligibility cut-off that would have postponed his drafting for another year. On Adrian Kemp... Full Story

Introducing Adrian Kempe

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 201444 Comments

KingsVisionProspects and ScoutingVideo7 min read

Adrian Kempe Position: Right wing Shoots: Left DOB: 9/13/96 Height: 6’1 Weight: 178 NHL Central Scouting final ranking: 6 (European skaters) NHL Central Scouting midterm ranking: 3 (European skaters) Craig Button’s TSN.ca Mock Draft: 23 Stats (SHL-Modo): 45 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 Pts, 12 PIM ... Full Story

Canada-Sweden notes, quotes, tweets

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 23, 2014387 Comments

OlympicsPostgame notesPostgame quotes6 min read

CANADA 3, SWEDEN 0 -Re-watch the game here BULLET POINTS: The class of the tournament and gold medal winners for the third time in the last four Olympic Games, Team Canada once again relied on disproportionate puck possession and a suffocating defensive performance in a 3-0 win over Sweden, the ... Full Story