Category: Akil Thomas
Los Angeles Kings’ Top 10 Prospects: 2024 Playoffs
Alex TurcotteareThe Los Angeles Kings have not made a first-round selection since the 2021 NHL Draft where they selected Brandt Clarke. With the Kings shifting from a rebuild to contention, they…
Read moreReign roll over Condors in Game 1
OntarioTyler Madden scored twice, Erik Portillo made 30 saves and the Ontario Reign took a decisive 5-1 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Toyota Arena on Wednesday evening. The Condors host Game 2 … Continue reading → The post Reign roll over Condors in Game 1...
Read moreKings Notes: Turcotte, Thomas, Laferriere, Swamp Rabbits
Akil ThomasAs the Los Angeles Kings prepare for the team’s final game of the regular season on Thursday night, they will have a young prospect returning to the lineup. The organization announced they have activated forward Alex Turcotte from long-term injured reserve, and have loaned forward Akil Thomas to the...
Read moreKings’ Akil Thomas Scores First-Career NHL Goal
Jordan SpenceIn his second-career game, Los Angeles Kings rookie forward Akil Thomas scored his first-career goal. His goal came 11:13 into the first period with the Kings already leading the San…
Read moreKings’ Akil Thomas Makes NHL Debut
Akil ThomasWhen the Los Angeles Kings took the ice tonight against the Winnipeg Jets, they did it with a new face. Forward Akil Thomas made his NHL debut. Thomas was given…
Read moreBarracuda undone by slow start in loss to Reign
Ontario ReignSan Jose, Ca. – The San Jose Barracuda (11-16-5-0) fell behind 3-0 after 40 minutes on Tuesday night at Tech CU Arena and couldn’t recover, losing 4-1 to the Ontario Reign (19-10-3-1). In the loss, Danil Gushchin scored his team … Continue reading → The post Barracuda undone by slow start in loss to...
Read moreBarracuda blanked by Reign, 2-0
Ontario ReignOntario, Ca. – The San Jose Barracuda (11-15-4-0) put 25 shots on net on Friday night at the Toyota Arena but failed to beat rookie goaltender Erik Portillo and were shutout 2-0 by the Ontario Reign (17-10-3-1). The shutout loss … Continue reading → The post Barracuda blanked by Reign, 2-0 first app...
Read moreReign throttle Silver Knights, 7-1
Lukas CormierThe Henderson Silver Knights fell to the Ontario Reign, 7-1, on Saturday evening at the Dollar Loan Center. Ontario jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the first period. Their goals were scored by Tyler Madden, Akil Thomas, and … Continue reading → The post Reign throttle Silver Knights, 7-1 first ap...
Read morePower Play Shines in Ontario’s 5-3 Win over Eagles
EaglesLOVELAND, CO. – Ontario netted four power play goals to help lead the Reign to a 5-3 win over the Colorado Eagles on Wednesday. Ontario forward Akil Thomas netted a hat trick and added an assist in the win, while … Continue reading → The post Power Play Shines in Ontario’s 5-3 Win over Eagles first...
Read moreColor of Hockey: Payne debuts, only Black men's pro coach in N. America
Chicago BlackhawksWilliam Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog for the past nine years. Douglas joined NHL.com in March 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles Jason Payne, the only Black coach in North American men's professional hockey.
Read moreMacon popular hub for developing Black hockey coaches
Dirk GrahamBy William Douglas @WDouglasNHL / NHL.com Staff Writer Leo Thomas said he was surprised to learn that he was the first Black coach in the Southern Professional Hockey League when Macon hired him May 23, 2018. He was more surprised to discover that he wasn’t the first Black coach to lead a team from...
Read moreWelcome to Canada's March Madness
GoaltenderRob Wallator/Hockey Canada Images The World Junior Championship starts on Christmas Day and if you ask a Canadian, there are few greater things in life. For regular readers of The Hockey News, the world juniors are well-known. But for casual hockey fans in the U.S., it may be more of an unknown.
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