Last season, during the 4 Nations Faceoff, Kevin Fiala was not among the players participating. Fiala is from Switzerland, which has been one of the top-performance nations over the last two seasons as the World Championships, but they do not have enough NHL-based players to

Darcy Kuemper wondered if the moment had passed him by. In 2022, he was on the shortlist for Team Canada’s Olympic roster, as he had established himself in the upper-echelon of goaltenders in the NHL from his time with the Arizona Coyotes. Kuemper had a real

Of Kings players with a chance at making their respective Olympic rosters, Drew Doughty was the only one with past experience. He was also probably the most nervous heading into the selection. And the most relieved coming out of it. Doughty said he had trouble

Last February, Kings forward Adrian Kempe got his first taste of best-on-best international hockey. He described his first game in that setting, against Team Canada, as “like a playoff game, but even more intense, with even more pace.” Have to assume that intensity will only