World Juniors Archives - LA Kings Insider

Insiders, Welcome Back! Some news today, which we’ll cover below. As far as the skates looked, both groups looked very similar to what we saw yesterday. Here’s how the two groups lined up – Group A Iafallo – Kopitar – Brown Kempe – Vilardi – Frk Athanasiou – Lizotte – Carter Moore – Amadi... Full Story

World Juniors Gold-Medal Preview & Game Thread

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 5, 20210 Comments

Prospects and Scouting5 min read

WHO: Team USA (5-1-0) vs. Team Canada (6-0-0) WHAT: World Juniors Gold-Medal Game WHEN: Tuesday, January 5, 2021 – 6:30 PM WHERE: Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB HOW TO FOLLOW: NHL Network (United States) / TSN (Canada) Insiders – Welcome to the first game day thread of the season…sort of! P... Full Story

They Said It – World Juniors Quotes

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 1, 20210 Comments

Media AvailabilityProspects and Scouting6 min read

Hear from LA Kings prospects from their time in the World Juniors preliminary rounds. All 9 participating Kings prospects have advanced to the quarterfinals, which are slated to begin tomorrow. Here's how the quarterfinal matchups stack up - Canada (Byfield, Spence) vs. Czech Republic (Parik... Full Story

WJC Roundup – Parik shines in debut + quotes & photos from Days 1-3

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 28, 20200 Comments

Prospects and Scouting8 min read

Insiders! Happy Monday & Happy Training Camp Week! We’re three days away from the start of Kings camp, and also three days into the World Juniors. With most teams now halfway through the preliminary round, participating LA Kings prospects have showed out in their opening games. From shutouts ... Full Story

NHL-leading nine Kings prospects selected to World Junior Championships

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 15, 20200 Comments

Prospects and Scouting4 min read

Rosters have officially been submitted and for the second-straight season, the Kings will have more prospects than any other NHL team at the World Junior Championships, to be held later this month in Edmonton. Okay, before we get into that, can we get a little bit excited that a hockey tournament... Full Story

Seven Kings named to WJC rosters, three more still in play + USA player quotes

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 12, 20200 Comments

Media AvailabilityProspects and Scouting6 min read

Good Morning, Insiders! Perhaps a record-setting morning? The LA Kings could have as many as 10 players representing the organization at the upcoming World Junior Championships, beginning later this month, in Edmonton, Alberta. The Kings have already had seven players confirmed to the tournam... Full Story

The QMJHL’s top defenseman, Jordan Spence, has his sights set on Team Canada

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comNovember 18, 20200 Comments

Feature StoriesProspects and Scouting7 min read

Across North America, we’ve seen hockey leagues ranging from the NHL to the OHL currently still deciding upon a return to action. The QMJHL however, including Kings prospect Jordan Spence, has been playing since October. For Spence though, when you became the first Moncton Wildcat in nine years ... Full Story

A look ahead towards the 2021 World Juniors

By Eddie Fischermann For LAKingsInsider.comNovember 2, 20200 Comments

Prospects and Scouting4 min read

The 2020 IIHF World Junior Championships was littered with Kings prospects. In fact, in the last five years, only the 2017 Philadelphia Flyers had as many (9) as the Kings had last season. This makes sense from what many consider one of, if not the, top prospect class in the NHL. With the 2021 s... Full Story

Kupari to undergo surgery to repair torn ACL, ending his season

LA Kings InsiderJanuary 7, 20200 Comments

InjuriesOntario ReignProspects and ScoutingTournaments2 min read

An update on Rasmus Kupari via GM Rob Blake: “Rasmus will undergo surgery later this month to repair a torn ACL in his left knee and will be sidelined for the remainder of the season.” You'll recall that Kupari suffered a serious knee injury in his WJC opener as he tried to make a cut around E... Full Story

World Juniors Update, Phillips, MacDermid

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comJanuary 1, 20200 Comments

Fines and SuspensionsProspects and Scouting8 min read

With the group stage in the books, we’re on to knockout play at the 2020 World Juniors. All of the teams represented by LA Kings prospects have advanced to the single-elimination phase, though not all of the Kings prospects in the tournament themselves have done so. A look at the NHL record-tying ni... Full Story

Notebook 12/20 – Clague, Walker in Buffalo, Campbell WJC Memories, Practice Management

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 20, 20190 Comments

NotebooksPractice notesPractice Quotes9 min read

The final practice day of this long trip has come and gone. The Kings were on the ice earlier today at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, for a full-team practice before tomorrow’s afternoon meeting with the Sabres. Today’s skate was the final opportunity to look at a practice before tomorrow’s game – W... Full Story

Reign Notebook 12/13: Teddy Bear Toss, World Juniors, Phillips

By Zach Dooley For LAKingsInsider.comDecember 13, 20190 Comments

Uncategorized5 min read

The Ontario Reign are gearing up for a big weekend ahead against their third-place counterpart in the Central Division, the Iowa Wild. On tap this weekend…….TEDDY BEAR TOSS!! It’s the annual Teddy Bear Toss in Ontario – After the first Reign goal of the evening, the stuffed animals will fly d... Full Story

Kupari, Bjornfot will be loaned from Reign to national junior teams on December 16

LA Kings InsiderDecember 11, 20190 Comments

Ontario ReignProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo5 min read

I shared this on LAKI and the broadcast last week, but it’s now press release-offish: Toby Bjornfot (Sweden) and Rasmus Kupari (Finland) will be loaned to their national junior teams for the World Junior Championship later this month. Both players were among the nine L.A. prospects to be named to pr... Full Story