Kings Prospects Brock Faber, Alex Laferriere and Andre Lee Earn Awards

With the majority of the attention on the Ontario Reign personnel when it comes to the Kings extremely deep prospect pool, many of the younger Kings prospects outside of the AHL are continuing impress at their respective levels.
Following the conclusion of the NCAA regular season, three Kings prospects earned nominations and awards for their noteworthy and eye-catching season's.

Brock Faber, University of Minnesota

BIG TEN Defenseman of the Year Nominee

Hopefully Brock Faber has a sky miles card because he has taken his talent over the world this season and has thrived while doing so. The Sophomore defenseman from Maple Grove, Minnesota was drafted by the Kings in the second round of the 2020 Draft when GM Rob Blake, Director of Scouting Mark Yannetti and company traded up for the two-way, lockdown defenseman to get him with the 45th overall pick.
This season, not only has Faber been a standout for the No. 2 nationally ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, but he has also represented the United States at the 2022 World Junior Championships and at the 2022 Beijing Olympics where he lead the team in time on ice. Back in Minnesota, Faber appeared in 27 games and recorded 12 points (2-10=12). Faber has been nominated for the prestigious award alongside the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2021 Draft and University of Michigan Wolverine defenseman Ower Power and University of Ohio State blueliner Mason Lohrei. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, March 15th.

Alex Laferriere, University of Harvard

Third Team All-ECAC and All-Rookie Team

Hailing out of Chatham, New Jersey, the right-handed Freshman had a season to remember. Drafted in the third round (83rd overall) in the 2020 Draft, Laferriere led a very young 17-9-3 Harvard Crimson team in goals (14) and points (27) in 29 games this season.
I spoke with Laferriere earlier this season about his year and journey up to this point, see
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Laferriere has earned Third Team All-ECAC and All-Rookie Team honors.

Andre Lee, UMASS Lowell

Third Team All-Hockey East

The Kings seventh round selection in the 2019 Draft has been nothing short of a force to be reckoned with this season. Standing at 6'4" and 204 Lbs., Lee, a Karlstad, Sweden native led the No. 14 nationally ranked River Hawks in goals with 16 and was tied for first on the team with 26 points. With the help of Lee's contributions, UMASS Lowell placed second in the Hockey East Conference ahead of their interstate blue blood rivals Boston College and Boston University.
Lee has earned Third Team All-Hockey East honors.