Zach Dooley

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LA Kings Name Ken Holland as Vice President & General Manager

2 days ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

The LA Kings announced today that Ken Holland has been named as the team’s new Vice President and General Manager. And, thus, the worst-kept secret in hockey has been confirmed, with Holland in Southern California today to meet with staff and to be formally presented tomorrow morning. Holland, 69, joins the Kings after most recently serving as the President & General Manager of the Edmonton Oilers through 2024.
Kevin Fiala joins Team Switzerland at 2025 IIHF World Championships

4 days ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

One more for the World Championships. As he did last season, Kings forward Kevin Fiala is a late addition for Team Switzerland, linking up with his teammates earlier today in advance of their third game of the tournament. Switzerland skated to a victory and an overtime defeat in its first two games of the tournament, collecting four points, with Fiala joining the team in advance of today’s game against the United States, which includes Kings prospect Hampton Slukynsky as the third goaltender.
2025 Exit Interviews – Kuemper, Lewis, Gavrikov, Kuzmenko, Laferriere, Jeannot - LA Kings Insider

5 days ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Finalizing exit interviews for the 2024-25 season with the last six players from Monday’s availability. There’s a wide mix of players listed below. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper is the only player of the six who is under contract with the Kings entering next season and he is coming off his best season in the NHL, ending with a nomination for the Vezina Trophy.
2025 IIHF World Championships Begin for Danault, Chromiak, Slukynsky

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

The 2025 IIHF World Championships are underway as of this morning in Denmark and Sweden, with Kings forward Phillip Danault, along with LA Kings prospects Martin Chromiak and Hampton Slukynsky competing in the event. The tournament is split between the two countries this season, with Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark each hosting games during pool play. Group A will be contested entirely in Sweden, while Group B will be contested in Denmark.
2025 Exit Interviews - Anderson, Byfield, Edmundson, Foegele, Clarke, Spence

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Continuing through exit interviews for the players with six more from Monday’s availability. All six players below spent the full season in the NHL with the Kings and all six players are under contract with the team for next season. These six include a mix of guys with Quinton Byfield and Mikey Anderson emerging into key fixture on the team.
2025 Exit Interviews - Kopitar, Doughty, Danault, Fiala, Kempe, Moore

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Diving today into the players who spoke during Monday’s Kings exit interviews. Starting with the leaders, here are six veteran players who spoke. All six players have played in at least three of the four series against the Oilers over the past four seasons, all with varying roles and responsibilities in those series. Each expressed their thoughts following what was a successful regular season and a postseason performance as a team that came up short of expectations.
Key Takeaways from Luc Robitaille's End-Of-Season Media Availability

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Kings President Luc Robitaille addressed the media today on a variety of different topics. Following yesterday’s announcement that the Kings and Rob Blake had decided to mutually part ways following the 2024-25 season, Robitaille addressed the decision during today’s availability, noting that it was a true mutual decision, based upon conversations between he and Blake.
LIVE - Luc Robitaille End Of Season Media Availability

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

VIDEOKings President Luc Robitaille will address the media at 2 PM from Toyota Sports Performance Center for an end-of-season availability, following yesterday’s mutual parting of ways with Rob Blake. Full recap to follow, once Robitaille’s availability concludes.
2025 Exit Interviews – Jim Hiller - LA Kings Insider

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Naturally, after yesterday morning’s news, you’re wondering what the future holds for Jim Hiller. In many ways, so is he. Kings President Luc Robitaille is scheduled to address the media today at 2 PM Pacific at Toyota Sports Performance Center. In that time, he will be posted questions regarding the team’s mutual decision with Rob Blake to part ways in the General Manager position, which then directs attention towards the future of Hiller as the team’s Head Coach.
Exit Interviews, Key Takeaways - Injury & Contract Notes + Players De-Brief Series Loss To Edmonton

1 week ago | lakingsinsider.com | Zach Dooley

Exit Interviews in the books for 2025. Sharing key takeaways from today, as the Kings move into the offseason. Several updates from this morning on injuries, contracts, future status updates and more, diving into those items below. For more on this morning’s news, as the Kings and Rob Blake mutually decided to part ways, CLICK HERE. Injury Updates– On the injury front, defenseman Drew Doughty estimated that he has around a month of rehabbing to do, to get his ankle back to 100 percent.