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Manning, Keith Gretzky statements following Monday’s racist slur; Imama statement

Jon RosenJanuary 22, 20200 Comments

NHL NewsProspects and Scouting3 min read

On Monday, the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday, Bakersfield defenseman Brandon Manning was assessed a game misconduct for his violation of AHL Rule 23.9, which penalizes the use of racial slurs towards an opponent. Via @KingsGifs: After a scrum with Boko Imama in yesterday's Reign vs ... Full Story

Development camp wrap: Video, notes and reflections

Jon RosenJune 30, 20170 Comments

NotebooksProspects and ScoutingVideo7 min read

Los Angeles Kings prospects concluded their four-day on-ice development camp sessions with a series of three-on-three and four-on-four scrimmages Friday morning at Toyota Sports Center. In the three-on-three skates, in which nets were set up behind the blue lines to create a smaller playing surf... Full Story

Kings sign newly acquired Boko Imama to ELC; Schmalz to re-enter draft

Jon RosenJune 1, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and ScoutingTrades5 min read

Francois Laplante/FreestylePhoto/Getty ImagesBokondji "Boko" Imama, the Montreal-raised son of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo acquired yesterday in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, has signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings in advance of today's 2... Full Story

Kings acquire Boko Imama’s rights from Lightning for conditional seventh rounder

Jon RosenMay 31, 20170 Comments

Contracts and FinancesProspects and ScoutingTrades6 min read

The Los Angeles Kings acquired the rights to 1996-born Bokondji "Boko" Imama (boh-khan-JEE ih-MA-ma) from the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday in exchange for a 2018 seventh round draft pick. The draft pick is conditioned on Los Angeles signing Imama, a 2015 sixth round pick, to an entry-level co... Full Story