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Cool, this again: The IIHF World Championships

Jon RosenMay 8, 20190 Comments

Five years ago right now, you were reading up and preparing for Game 3 against Anaheim. And today? You get a World Championship teaser! By now, you're aware of the circumstances of this tournament. This has long been a Euro-centric annual competition featuring top players from European leagues that ... Full Story

Palffy, Stoll to be inducted into IIHF, Kootenay Ice hall of fames

Jon RosenFebruary 7, 20190 Comments

Alumni7 min read

Great news for a pair of LA Kings alums: it was announced Wednesday that Ziggy Palffy will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, while Jarret Stoll will be the inaugural inductee member of the Kootenay Ice Hall of Fame. On May 26 in Bratislava, Slovakia, Palffy wi... Full Story

Dončić and Kopitar: From Slovenia to Dallas and Los Angeles

Jon RosenJanuary 18, 20190 Comments

PhotographyPractice Quotes8 min read

There are several ways to look at each country’s medal haul during the Olympic Games. While countries like the United States, Germany and Russia – and Norway in the Winter Olympics – are often duking it out for the largest claim, those countries, minus Norway, of course, have massive populations and... Full Story

Line tinkering; second line scoring needed; Brown on USA Hockey; Iafallo

Jon RosenJanuary 5, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized14 min read

INSIDERS. It’s 90’s Night at Staples Center. I'm prefacing today's notes by apologizing in advance for wearing the shirt at right, which will be shown on the broadcast and in the arena. I was 10 or 11 at the time, and literally every single 11-year-old hockey fan in 1992 had San Jose Sharks parapher... Full Story

World Juniors: Kupari, Finland advance to face Anderson, USA at 5:00 pm Saturday

Jon RosenJanuary 5, 20190 Comments

PhotographyProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo5 min read

So, how did Rasmus Kupari and the Finns fare in their World Junior Championship semifinal against Switzerland? Rasmus Kupari scores to make it 6-1, his 3rd point of the night#LAKings #GoKingsGo #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/hT2GXYa6Im— Eric (@Kingsgifs) January 5, 2019 That was one of ... Full Story

Anderson, Kupari still alive at WJC; Phillips, Anderson-Dolan, Sodergran out

Jon RosenJanuary 3, 20190 Comments

PhotographyProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo9 min read

In case you hadn't heard the news from up north - hey, it's possible - Canada has been eliminated from the World Junior Championship, as has Sweden. Sadly, that means the world junior dreams of Markus Phillips, Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Johan Sodergran have evaporated like the fog rolling off Mount S... Full Story

Karlsson gets two games; Sodergran, Anderson to WJC; Doughty’s quotes; RIP Bob Crocker

Jon RosenDecember 23, 20180 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsNHL Player SafetyProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo9 min read

TWO GAMES FOR KARLSSON | So says the Department of Player Safety on a hit in which Erik Karlsson made "the head the main point of contact on a hit where such contact was avoidable.” The DoPS' position is clear: the head is the main point of contact - “the majority of the impact is delivered to Wagne... Full Story

Injury updates; Phillips cracks Canada blue line; Vilardi, JAD; Luc on 31 Thoughts

Jon RosenDecember 17, 20180 Comments

InjuriesPractice notesTournaments7 min read

INSIDERS. Thanks for all of the amazingly kind and warm wishes over the past week. Baby, mom and sister are all doing well. Thank you as well for the compliments you shared with Zach, who did a great job as LA Kings Insider, and Jessi, likewise as Ontario Reign Insider. Before we get to the notes of... Full Story

Vilardi, Anderson-Dolan, Phillips, Villalta named to Canada’s WJC selection camp

Jon RosenDecember 3, 20180 Comments

Prospects and ScoutingTournaments5 min read

On Monday, Hockey Canada announced a 34-man roster for their upcoming World Junior Selection Camp, which will be held December 10-14 in Victoria, BC. Los Angeles prospects Matthew Villalta (goalie), Markus Phillips (defense), Gabe Vilardi (forward) and Jaret Anderson-Dolan (forward) were named to th... Full Story

World Junior hopefuls Vilardi, JAD, Villalta all hurt; Vilardi’s injury not major

Jon RosenNovember 5, 20180 Comments

InjuriesProspects and ScoutingVideo3 min read

Good news, everyone! /s The updates: Vilardi hasn’t played any games this season after undergoing off-season procedure on his back. He’d been skating with LA in practice, was making progress to being cleared for contact in practice but recently suffered minor setback in off-ice training se... Full Story

Odds and Ends: Mikey Anderson, Rasmus Kupari, Jarome Iginla

Jon RosenJuly 31, 20180 Comments

AlumniNotebooksProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo10 min read

ANDERSON PLAYER OF THE GAME | The United States White Team breezed past a vastly out-Corsi'd and undermanned Finland team on Day 1 of the World Junior Summer Showcase, winning 5-2 on Monday while leading for nearly 58 minutes. 2017 fourth rounder Mikey Anderson, poised to become a two-year World Jun... Full Story

Vilardi (back) out of summer showcase

Jon RosenJuly 30, 20180 Comments

InjuriesNHL NewsProspects and ScoutingTournaments2 min read

Gabriel Vilardi is among those unable to participate in Canada's World Juniors Summer Showcase camp, joining Owen Tippett, Justin Almeida, Jordy Bellerive, Josh Brook and Robert Thomas. Thomas, Tippett and Vilardi are all first round draft picks who have signed NHL contracts and would be locks to ma... Full Story

Phillips, Thomas to WJC showcase; Mitchell; Buchberger; local products; more

Jon RosenJuly 19, 20180 Comments

AlumniCoachingCommunityNews LinksNHL NewsVideo8 min read

MURPHY'S LAW | Remeber Murphy Stratton? He was the Los Angeles native and former Junior King who attended development camp on an invite last month after his championship season with the BCHL's Wenatchee Wild. Though the BCHL is a prime pipeline towards NCAA programs, Stratton was coming off a season... Full Story