Buckle up, here we go. With their first preseason game rapidly approaching and opening night only three weeks away, the LA Kings will officially kick off Training Camp on Thursday. Festivities at Toyota Sports Performance Center are set to get underway at 9:30 am, for the first of three on-ice practice sessions, plus a scrimmage.
With 59 players scheduled to begin camp with the Kings, things should begin thinning out next week, around the midpoint of their seven-game preseason slate — which begins Sunday in Ontario vs. the Ducks.
There will be three opportunities to see the Kings play exhibition games in SoCal this year. After the Empire Classic this weekend, there will be a game at the Honda Center on Sept. 24 and then things wrap up at Crypto.com Arena on Oct. 4.
Below is a breakdown of what the team has planned for the next few days. Please note that most players will frequently rotate between groups, with a new mix of guys released each day.
2024 LA Kings Training Camp Schedule
Line combinations and D-pairings projected here.
Thursday, September 18
Group A Practice: 9:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group B Practice: 10:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group B vs. C Scrimmage: 11:15 a.m.
Group C Practice: 12:30 p.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Friday, September 19
Group B Practice: 9:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group C Practice: 10:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group A vs. C Scrimmage: 11:15 a.m.
Group A Practice: 12:30 p.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Saturday, September 20
Group C Practice: 9:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group A Practice: 10:30 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Group A vs. B Scrimmage: 11:15 a.m.
Group B Practice: 12:30 p.m. (NHL Rink 2)
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Non-game Group C Practice: 8:45 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Non-game Group B Practice: 10:00 a.m.
Game vs. ANA at Ontario: 3:00 p.m. PT
Monday, September 22
Day Off (All Groups)
Tuesday, September 23
Game Group Morning Skate: 10:00 a.m.
Non-game Group B Practice: 10:45 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Non-game Group C Practice: 11:45 a.m.
Game at Vegas: 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24
Game Group Morning Skate: 10:30 a.m.
Non-game Group B Practice: 11:15 a.m. (NHL Rink 2)
Non-game Group C Practice: 12:15 p.m.
Game at Anaheim: 7:00 p.m.
An updated practice schedule is expected to be available early next week.
The complete 59-player roster, which includes 33 forwards, 20 defensemen and six goaltenders, can be found here.
LA Kings 2024-25 Preseason Games
un. 9/21 vs. Anaheim Ducks
(Empire Classic in Ontario)
Tue. 9/23 at Vegas Golden Knights
Wed. 9/24 at Anaheim Ducks
Sat. 9/27 in Bakersfield, CA
(vs. Anaheim Ducks)
Tue. 9/30 in Boise, ID
(vs. Utah Hockey Club)
Thu. 10/2 at Utah Mammoth
Sat. 10/4 vs. Ducks
at Cryto.com Arena
Additional Notes
From the Kings side, all players mentioned in our previous lineup projection article will be there:
Kuzmenko – Kopitar – Kempe
Fiala – Byfield – Laferriere
Moore – Danault – Foegele
Perry* – Turcotte – Armia
Mallot – Helenius – Thomas
Anderson – Doughty
Edmundson – Clarke
Dumoulin – Ceci
Moverare – Burroughs
Kuemper
Forsberg
* Perry is injured, as discussed here.
Additionally, all players previously mentioned in our Reign lineup projection article will be there too:
Wright – Gawdin – Chromiak
Pinelli – Guttman – Ziemmer
Lee – Brown – Ward
Connors – Lawrence – Jamsen
Hughes – Doty
Hicketts – Salin
Bolduc – Dvorak
Booth – Millar
Kirsanov
Portillo
Copley
And then add in the junior aged prospects and other players invited to Rookie Camp; that’s a pretty full boat to start Camp with. It’s a list including:
Forwards: Jan Chovan, Jake Crawford, Kenta Isogai, Jimmy Lombardi, Keaton Mastrodonato, etc.
Defensemen: Henry Brzustewicz, Will Sharpe, Jared Woolley, etc.
Goalies: Carter George, Mattias Sholl, etc.
Waivers will heavily play into things heading into opening night, so be sure to read about that list of candidates here.
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