Boko Imama Archives - LA Kings Insider

The LA Kings announced earlier today that the organization has re-signed forward Boko Imama and defenseman Austin Strand to one-year, two-way contracts for the 2020-21 season. The deals for both players carry an AAV of $735,000 at the NHL level. The 6-1, 220-pound Imama who recorded 14 points (4... Full Story

Kings qualify Strand and Imama

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comOctober 7, 20200 Comments

Ontario Reign1 min read

The LA Kings announced earlier today that the team has issued qualifying offers to defenseman Austin Strand and forward Boko Imama. Strand, 23, has skated in 84 games over the past two seasons with the Ontario Reign, collecting 33 points (15-18-33). Strand’s 15 goals are tied for fourth most in ... Full Story

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

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 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

LA Kings InsiderJune 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

LA Kings InsiderJune 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

LA Kings InsiderMay 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