Author: Scott Kinville
I have been a hockey fan for as long as I can remember and have been following the LA Kings since 1988. Born and raised in the Mohawk Valley, NY, I'm a contributor for Inside The Rink and also the host of Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast. Most of all I am proud of the fact that my wife and kids have become hockey fanatics just like me!
LA Kings: Quinton Byfield Should Take the Next Step This Season
The LA Kings will expect more from Quinton Byfield in the 2022-23 season. Byfield is considered by many to be the crown jewel of a stacked LA Kings prospect pool, and rightfully so. Drafted number two overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft just after turning eighteen, the now twenty-year-old had high expectations thrust on […]
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Will the LA Kings Make One More Big Move?
Coming off of a ninety-nine-point season in 2021-22, it’s safe to say the rebuild is over for the LA Kings. With a top-rated prospect pool beginning to bear fruit, it looks like even better days are on the horizon for the franchise. The Kings made the playoffs last season by finishing in third place in […]
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LA Kings Hire Manon Rheaume Into Their Front Office
The LA Kings announced on Thursday they have hired Manon Rheaume to be their Hockey Operations and Prospect Advisor. The position is a front-office position, and according to the Kings, she will focus on prospect development. Nelson Emerson is the Director of Player Personnel for the Los Angeles Kings, the department Rheaume will be working […]
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Adrian Kempe Re-Signs With the LA Kings
With the 2022 NHL Entry Draft in the rear view mirror, it is time to turn our attention to free agency. On July 13th, NHL clubs can formally offer unrestricted and restricted free agent contracts. However, teams can now take one name off their boards, as restricted free agent Adrian Kempe has re-signed with the […]
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LA Kings Prospect Alex Turcotte Needs to Have a Big Season
At one time, the LA Kings had one of the thinnest prospect pools in the National Hockey League. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, the franchise traded many prospects, and draft picks to keep their contending window open. It did not work, as the Kings became regulars in the draft lottery without […]
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Alexander Mogilny Belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame
The 2022 class for the Hockey Hall of Fame has been announced, and they will be enshrined into hockey’s sacred grounds on November 14th. This year’s class includes players Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Daniel Alfredsson, Roberto Luongo, and Riikka Sallinen, while Herb Carnegie will be going in under the builder’s category. This is indeed a […]
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Breaking News: LA Kings Acquire Kevin Fiala
The LA Kings have traded for the top-six scoring winger they have been looking for when they picked up the rights to Kevin Fiala from the Minnesota Wild. In return, the Wild receive Los Angeles’s first-round pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft (nineteenth overall) and the rights to defenseman Brock Faber. Fiala, a first-round […]
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Paul Maurice is the Right Choice for the Florida Panthers
According to Darren Dreger, Andrew Brunette will no longer be the head coach of the Florida Panthers, and Paul Maurice will take over the post. Dreger also reports that Maurice has signed a three-year contract. Wait, what? Brunette took over as head coach of the Panthers on October 29th, 2021, for Joel Quenneville. He compiled […]
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Nicklas Backstrom Has Potential Career-Ending Surgery
The Washington Capitals have received some very bad news in the form of their star center; Nicklas Backstrom has recently undergone hip resurfacing surgery. The surgery was done on Backstrom’s left hip, which was first operated on in 2015. He missed the first two months of the 2021-22 season due to an injury to that […]
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Free Agent Profile: Filip Forsberg
Inside The Rink’s Free Agent Profile series takes a look at the NHL free agents that could potentially be available this offseason. This article takes a look at Filip Forsberg. It’s good to be Filip Forsberg right now. The twenty-seven-year-old left-wing (he turns twenty-eight in August) just completed his best season statistic-wise in his career. […]
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