More importantly, the Kings prospects flashed the kind of ability that compelled Chris Peters of ESPN to tab the LA farm system as the
second-strongest in the NHL last week
. Keep in mind that Alex Turcotte, the organization's consensus top prospect, missed the Rookie Faceoff because he's enrolled at Wisconsin.
"You are looking at one of the best and deepest prospect pools in the entire NHL," Peters wrote. "The Kings seem to have just about every position covered by a handful of prospects with NHL upside."
This is how some of the promising Kings prospects performed in Irvine:
Mikey Anderson
This was the 2019 USA World Juniors captain's first Rookie Faceoff - NCAA players can't participate in these tournaments - and the University of Minnesota-Duluth defenseman acquitted himself well, drawing raves from multiple scouts.
"Mikey Anderson makes plays that win hockey games," Ontario Reign Insider Zach Dooley said. "He's not the kind of guy, that every night, you're going to look at the box score."
Regardless, Anderson showed well on the box score, notching two assists. He was also the only Kings defenseman who played all three Rookie Faceoff games to finish on the positive side of the plus-minus ledger (+1).
Jaret Anderson-Dolan
With five NHL games under his belt, Anderson-Dolan was the Kings prospect with the most NHL experience going into the Rookie Faceoff.
"[Anderson-Dolan] just works, he does everything, he's kind of a coach's dream, just does what he's supposed to do," Rookie Faceoff Head Coach Mike Stothers said of the industrious forward.
Anderson-Dolan finished the tournament with a goal and will be pushing for a full-time spot on the Kings roster this season.