Future Friday | LA Kings Prospect Report

The second-ranked prospect pool according to The Athletic continues to shine across all leagues. From prospects making their NHL debuts this season, to the junior leagues, players of all positions are having notable seasons. For some, the dream of making it to the NHL has already been accomplished. Their next step is staying there. For the other Kings prospects, continued development and growth are vital. With the hopes of one day being in a Kings jersey, we check in and catch you up on the Kings prospect performances this season in the April 8th, 2022 prospect report.

American Hockey League (AHL, Ontario Reign)

Jaret Anderson-Dolan - C - Selected 41st overall 2017 Draft
Aidan Dudas - C/RW - Selected 113th overall in 2018 Draft
Samuel Fagemo - LW - Selected 50th overall in 2019 Draft
Helge Grans - RHD - Selected 35th overall in 2020 Draft
Samuel Helenius - C - Selected 59th overall in 2021 Draft
Andre Lee - LW/RW - Selected 188th overall in 2019 Draft
Tyler Madden - C/RW - Acquired via trade from VAN
Kim Nousiainen - LHD - Selected 119th overall in 2019 Draft
Akil Thomas - C - Selected 51st overall in 2018 Draft
Alex Turcotte - C/LW - Selected 5th overall in 2019 Draft
Taylor Ward - LW - Undrafted FA signed by Kings on Mar. 19
- 7 games: 0-5=5 (+5 plus/minus) - Ward signed his ELC with the Kings after a four-year career at The University of Nebraska-Omaha. - Ward recorded 105 points (47-58=105) in 131 games at UNO.

Ontario Hockey League (OHL)

Martin Chromiak - LW - Kingston Frontenacs - Selected 128th overall in 2020 Draft
Brandt Clarke - RHD - Barrie Colts - Selected 8th overall in 2021 Draft
Francesco Pinelli - C - Kitchener Rangers - Selected 42nd overall in 2021 Draft
- 51 games: 21-36=57 (+3 plus/minus) - Pinelli ranks third on the Rangers in points (57).

British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)

Braden Doyle - LHD - Penticton - Selected 157th overall in 2019 Draft
- 27 games: 3-24=27 - Doyle is committed to Northeastern University for the 2022-23 NCAA season

College Hockey (NCAA)

Brock Faber - RHD - University of Minnesota - Selected 45th overall in 2020 Draft
Alex Laferriere - RW - Harvard University - Selected 83rd overall in 2020 Draft
Ben Meehan - LHD - UMASS Lowell - Selected 140th overall in 2020 Draft
- 33 games: 5-9=14 (+8 plus/minus)

European Leagues

Aatu Jamsen - LW - Pelicans (SM Liiga) - Selected 190th overall in 2020 Draft
Kirill Kirsanov - LHD - St. Petersburg SKA (KHL) - Selected 84th overall in 2021 Draft
Bulat Shafigullin - F - Nizhnekamsk (KHL) - Selected 82nd overall in 2018 Draft
Kasper Simontaival - RW - KalPa (SM Liiga) - Selected 66th overall in 2020 Draft
- 33 games: 7-7=14 (-2 plus/minus)

Goaltenders

David Hrenak - St. Cloud State University (NCAA) - Selected 144th overall in 2018 Draft
Jacob Ingham - Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)/Ontario Reign - Selected 175th overall in 2018 Draft
Juho Markkanen - SaiPa (SM Liiga) - Selected 112th overall in 2020 Draft
Lukas Parik - Rapid City Rush (ECHL)/Ontario Reign - Selected 87th overall in 2019 Draft
Matthew Villalta - Ontario Reign (AHL) - Selected 72nd overall in 2017 Draft
- 39 games: 24-8-6 with a 2.91 GAA & .904 SV%. - Villalta, the Reign's starting goaltender ranks third in the AHL with 24 wins.