What a difference a year makes. At this time last season, Erik Portillo was the starting goaltender for the University of Michigan Wolverines, with his NHL rights belonging to the Buffalo Sabres. Off the radar of Kings fans at the time, Portillo had been putting up

Three girl dads, three supporters of growing the game of women’s hockey. Earlier this month, Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty and Trevor Lewis took the ice with the LA Lions youth hockey program, a program for up-and-coming girls players. The Kings trio of veterans skated with

Alex Turcotte was drafted as a versatile, do-it-all forward with high-level hockey sense and an ability to play in all situations, on both ends of the ice. Still carrying all of those traits, it’s this season that things have come together for Turcotte. Showcasing his

We're five games into the AHL season and defenseman Brandt Clarke is tied for the league lead with 26 shots on goal. It may be early, but it’s a statistic that is telling of the 2021 first rounder’s skillset. When the Kings drafted Clarke with