The LA Kings are dedicated to growing the game by championing diversity and inclusion in hockey. Black, Silver & Bold is a free development program for underrepresented elite youth hockey players and their families in Los Angeles led by Blake Bolden.

Please register below to verify admittance to the program and receive more information on upcoming programming.

PROGRAM DETAILS

Participating players will receive the following, at no cost:

  • Year-round monthly educational and social programming
    • Leadership, community, and cultural conversations
    • Social Events: LA Kings home games, movie screenings, parties/meals
    • Future planning & career exposure
  • Summer training program at Toyota Sports Performance Center
  • Instruction from former professional women's players, men's players, and Kings staff
  • Guest appearances from NHL players, coaches, and executive
  • Specialty apparel & merchandise

Eligibility:

  • Open to elite (AAA / AA) youth ice hockey players ages 7-17
  • Must have full on-ice equipment
  • Must confirm USA Hockey membership
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BLAKE BOLDEN

Lead Instructor

Blake Bolden, a native from Cleveland, Ohio has broken many barriers in achieving many firsts in the sport of Women’s ice hockey. Bolden started at a young age where she played minor youth hockey for the Cleveland Barons and the Ohio Flames. She later went to Northwood School in Lake Placid, NY while also participating in the first U18 World Championship for team USA, winning Gold in both 2008 & 2009 tournaments. Blake then went to Boston College, captaining her senior year, with 3 Frozen Four appearances, earning Hockey East Defensive Player of the Year and All American Honors.

After graduating, she joined the Boston Blades of the CWHL (Canadian Women’s Hockey League), winning the Clarkson cup in 2015. In 2016, she played for the Boston Pride of the NWHL (National Women’s Hockey League) winning the inaugural Isobel Cup. After two seasons and two All-Star appearances in the NWHL, she recorded 27 points in 20 games with HC Lugano in Switzerland in 2018. She then returned to the NWHL, playing for the Buffalo Beauts. Representing the Beauts,  she reclaimed her hardest shot title in the 2019 NWHL All-Star Skills Competition and was awarded Defensive Player of the Year. Dawned the Jackie Robinson of Women’s hockey, she is the first Black player drafted in the first round of the CWHL and the first ever to compete in the NWHL.