LOS ANGELES — For Los Angeles Kings center prospect Alex Turcotte, who has been sidelined by a nagging leg injury since he starred for the United States in the 2021 World Junior Championships back in January, the American Hockey League regular season couldn’t come soon enough.
Indeed, the Kings’ first round pick (fifth overall) in the 2019 National Hockey League Draft, has been chomping at the bit while watching Ontario Reign pre-season games from the sidelines as he recovered from his injury.
“I would just say that it was something nagging throughout the tournament,” he said.