The NHL is so back in Southern California.

Less than a week from the Sept. 18 start of training camp for the Kings and Ducks, the organizations’ youngest members will be in action this weekend at Irvine’s Great Park Ice.

The Golden State Rookie Faceoff will kick off at 6 p.m. Friday when the Ducks square off with the San Jose Sharks, who will then play the Kings at 1 p.m. Saturday before the event concludes with a 1 p.m. Freeway Faceoff on Sunday with the Ducks and Kings clashing.

For the hosts, two 2024 first-round picks will be featured in forward Beckett Sennecke and defenseman Stian Solberg.

Sennecke was stunned to be selected third overall but followed up his draft year with another major leap and more clutch play , both down the stretch and in the playoffs. Solberg is known p

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