June 2014 - Page 2 of 18 - LA Kings Insider

Introducing Alex Lintuniemi

LA Kings InsiderJune 28, 201446 Comments

Second Round, 60th overall: Alex Lintuniemi Position: D Shoots: R DOB: 9/23/95 Height: 6’3 Weight: 227 NHL Central Scouting final ranking: 187 NHL Central Scouting midterm ranking: NR Stats (OHL – Ottawa): 68 GP 4 G 17 A 21 Pts 26 PIM Twitter: @lintu95 ... Full Story

Kings trade Linden Vey, select Roland McKeown

LA Kings InsiderJune 28, 2014168 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingTrades4 min read

The Los Angeles Kings traded center Linden Vey to the Vancouver Canucks for the 50th overall pick in the NHL Draft and selected OHL-Kingston defenseman Roland McKeown. There's a good write-up on McKeown, courtesy of Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com. Via Morreale: Central Scouting's David Gregory l... Full Story

KingsVision: Day 1 draft recap

LA Kings InsiderJune 28, 201439 Comments

KingsVisionVideo0 min read

Courtesy of KingsVision, Daryl Evans and I recapped Day 1 of the NHL Draft: ... 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

Kings select Adrian Kempe 29th overall

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 2014116 Comments

Prospects and Scouting0 min read

With the 29th pick in the first round, the Los Angeles Kings selected 6-foot-1, 178 pound right wing Adrian Kempe, who played for Modo in the Swedish Hockey League last year. I'm headed downstairs to chat with Adrian and will continue tonight's coverage after we speak. ... Full Story

Dustin Brown recalls his draft day experience (+ photos)

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 2014357 Comments

NHL NewsPhotography3 min read

The 2003 draft class is heralded as one of the greatest of all time. After a one-two-three of Marc-Andre Fleury, Eric Staal and Nathan Horton, Thomas Vanek was selected fifth overall, Ryan Suter went seventh, Dion Phaneuf ninth, Jeff Carter 11th, Zach Parise 17th, Ryan Getzlaf 19th, and Corey Perry ... Full Story

2014-15 salary cap: 69 million

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 2014230 Comments

Contracts and Finances1 min read

The salary cap for the 2014-15 season will be $69 million, and the salary floor will be $51 million, the NHL announced Friday. According to CapGeek.com, the Kings are currently $3.66M under the cap. Unrestricted free agents include Willie Mitchell, Colin Fraser, Jeff Schultz and Andrew Campbell, ... Full Story

Draft Preview: Key players to be had after first round

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 201444 Comments

Prospects and Scouting3 min read

If the consensus is that this year’s draft isn’t anything special – or not “sexy,” as the question was phrased – Los Angeles Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti isn’t buying it. “I think it’s convenient when people say ‘it’s not a sexy draft,’” he said. “Next year’s draft is always t... Full Story

Kings put ultimate faith in The List

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 2014336 Comments

Prospects and Scouting6 min read

After last year’s draft, I had an interesting conversation with former Assistant General Manager Ron Hextall, who mentioned that the club’s scouts were “banging on the table” when Valentin Zykov fell to an area where the Kings were able to package some draft picks to be able to move up and snag the ... Full Story

Will teams emulate the Kings’ drafting strategy?

LA Kings InsiderJune 27, 201460 Comments

Prospects and Scouting1 min read

The Los Angeles Kings have had success under Dean Lombardi in targeting eventual National Hockey League players who went undrafted in their first year of draft eligibility. Tanner Pearson is the most recent example; after passing through the draft twice, he was selected in the first round of the 201... Full Story

Remember that “goal” in Detroit?

LA Kings InsiderJune 26, 2014178 Comments

News LinksNHL NewsVideo1 min read

You know the goal I'm talking about... ...that goal. Under NHL Rule 38.4, that's not a reviewable goal. But after today's Board of Governors meeting, it appears as though it will facilitate a rule change in which goals that "clearly were not scored in a legal fashion," as Dan Rosen of NHL.... Full Story

Draft picks, first round history under Lombardi

LA Kings InsiderJune 26, 2014240 Comments

NHL NewsProspects and Scouting1 min read

The Los Angeles Kings have nine selections at the 2014 NHL Draft, which will take place Friday and Saturday and the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. The selections: First Round / 29th overall* Second Round / 60th overall Third Round / 90th overall Fourth Round / 120th overall Fifth ... Full Story