Category: NHL Draft 2015

Kings Trade Linden Vey for #50 Pick, Select D Roland McKeown

By Eric Kveton | Jun 28th 2014 | 2 min read |

The pun-happy writers of Jewels from the Crown are weeping right now. You could even say we’re… de-vey-stated. (puts on serious writerR...

Los Angeles Kings Select LW Adrian Kempe 29th Overall

By Eric Kveton | Jun 27th 2014 | 2 min read |

With the 29th overall pick, the Los Angeles Kings selected Adrian Kempe. The 17-year-old Kempe is a 6’2″, 187 lb. left wing who plays for ...

2014 NHL Draft: Day One Thread

By Eric Kveton | Jun 27th 2014 | 3 min read |

UPDATE, 7:05 PM: The Kings have selected LW Adrian Kempe, from Modo of Sweden. Time for the NHL draft! We’ll keep this post updated with the lat...

Draft Day: What Should We Expect from the Kings?

By Eric Kveton | Jun 27th 2014 | 3 min read |

The draft is tonight! Things you, as a Los Angeles Kings fan, are probably going to do tonight: 1) Bask in the artificial congratulations of 29 other ...

Kings First-Round Draft Targets

By Tina Yang | Jun 27th 2014 | 6 min read |

THE DRAFT STARTS TONIGHT. I started writing a long beautiful post that was supposed to cover both rounds one and two but then I had to do my actual jo...

NHL Mock Draft 2014: Los Angeles Kings select Vladislav Kamenev with No. 29 pick

By Eric Kveton | Jun 25th 2014 | 6 min read |

Last year, the Los Angeles Kings didn’t have a first-round pick. The year before, they picked 30th. Having a lower draft slot hasn’t stopp...

2012 NHL Draft: Profile of Kings Pick Nikolai Prokhorkin, With Audio Interview

By Denise Brock | Jun 24th 2012 | 5 min read |

Could the Kings’ fourth round choice wind up being their best pick overall this year? Only time will tell, but at least one draft-watcher ranked...

2012 NHL Draft: Kings Have 6 Picks In Day 2

By Denise Brock | Jun 23rd 2012 | 2 min read |

The second and third rounds flew by in an hour. The Kings chose another Russian LW, Nikolay Prokhorkin, at #121. Not Slepyshev, but an exciting prospe...

2012 NHL Entry Draft Open Thread: Will the Kings pick up a steal tonight?

By Denise Brock | Jun 22nd 2012 | 3 min read |

Photo courtesy of Matt Wagner (SB Nation) …Wait, the draft? Already? Yes! It’s been a short summer, hasn’t it, folks? Tonight at JFT...

2012 NHL Mock Draft: JFTC Selects Anton Slepyshev With No. 30 Pick

By Denise Brock | Jun 20th 2012 | 6 min read |

Each blog on SB Nation is participating in a Mock Draft leading up to the real event on Friday, June 22nd. Previous picks and discussions can be found...