Elite Prospects 2025 NHL Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 22-ranked Los Angeles Kings

Once one of the top pools in the NHL, the Los Angeles Kings have slowly slid down our rankings as its top elements graduated to the NHL — or fell short of it. There’s no guarantee at the draft, no matter how high you pick, how many of those selections you make, and how much praise you get for them. 

But even if the organization formation isn’t as riddled with young stars as one could have hoped, they still managed to pull some top young talents from past draft classes to their roster, like Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere. 

Their current pool will hopefully give them a couple more pieces. 

Many of their future talents have been evolving in the OHL. This may be a coincidence or a clear draft and development strategy from the Kings. More than any other, the league prepares prospects for the