The Week That Was
We are back with TWTW, TWTI and that means hockey is happening! It was a busy last four days for the Kings as they hosted the 2024 Rookie Showcase in El Segundo at the Toyota Sports Performance Center. The Kings played three games this weekend at the Rookie Faceoff, getting 180+ minutes of game action as their prospects matched up against other organizations with equivalent talent pools.
The Kings played in the nightcap on Friday and Saturday against the Golden Knights and Utah Hockey Club before wrapping up the showcase on Monday afternoon against their Freeway Faceoff Rivals, the Ducks.
Going 1-1-1 across the three games, the Kings placed third in the showcase with three points behind the Sharks (3-0-0, 6 points) and the Golden Knights (3-0-0, 6 points).
Game Recaps:
Notable News From The Week That Was:
- Liam Greentree (1-1=2), Aatu Jamsen (1-1=2) Kaleb Lawrence (0-2=2) and Patrick Moynihan (0-2=2) all tied for the most points on the Kings during the Rookie Faceoff. Greentree (2024 first-round), Jamsen (2020 seventh-round) and Lawrence (2022 seventh round) were each draft by the Kings and have all signed their entry-level contracts with the organization.
- The Kings' second-round draft pick in this year’s draft Carter George led the way in the goalie department statistically with a 1.16 GAA and a .954 SV%, stopping 21 of 22 shots in 51:43 of play.
- Also stellar in net was Erik Portillo, who had a 1.72 GAA and .923 SV%. Portillo stopped 26 of 28 shots, including a penalty shot across 69:28 of play.
The Week That Is
Now that the Rookie Faceoff has concluded, we’re just days away from the start of the Kings 2024-25 Training Camp.
Set to begin on September 19th, Kings' staff and management will have just a few days to get a look at their players because a preseason game awaits the Kings quickly. Just around the corner is the first preseason game of the preseason. The Kings will be facing off against Utah Hockey Club on Monday, September 23rd, their first of six exhibition contests on the slate.
Due to ongoing renovations at Crypto.com Arena, the Kings will not host a preseason game this fall, although they will take on the Anaheim Ducks at Toyota Arena in Ontario, CA, a de-facto home game in front of the fanbase of the team's AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
The Kings training camp schedule has yet to be released but is expected later this week.
Upcoming games and events this week:
- 9/23 @ Utah Hockey Club (Salt Lake City, UT)
