There are contracts that signal certainty, and then there are contracts that quietly keep a conversation alive. Francesco Pinelli’s latest deal with the Kings falls into the second category — less a ...

Juniors to the professional level, just like graduating from high school and going off to college. It’s a whole new life and world. That’s one way to describe jumping from juniors to professional ...

TORONTO — Francesco Pinelli is half-dressed in his hockey equipment when he sits down on a plastic chair 6 feet from Shane Wright and Brennan Othmann inside Toronto’s Westwood Arena. The dressing ...

The Los Angeles Kings no longer have the league's best prospect pool, but they still have a few prospects with legitimate NHL upside. Some of those players are in need of a strong season to start ...

The Kings signed center Francesco Pinelli to a one-year, two-way contract extension worth up to $850,000, the team announced Wednesday. Pinelli, 23, set personal bests in assists (21), points (35) and ...

Pinelli scored a goal and added an assist in AHL Ontario's 5-4 overtime loss to Tucson on Friday. Pinelli is embarking on his third AHL campaign. He's yet to earn a call-up to the Kings, and that's ...

The Kings added another one-year, two-way layer to their organizational depth chart, but the decision quietly tightens the timeline for a prospect still fighting to turn development into a permanent ...

As we near the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings have locked up a former draft pick for another season. On Wednesday, the team announced that they have signed center Francesco Pinelli to a ...