Kevin Fiala won’t be on the ice when Kings training camp opens, and the reason is another step back in a recovery that already looked ugly enough.
The Los Angeles Kings announced Thursday that Fiala has had an additional procedure on his surgically repaired left leg. A few weeks ago, he had seemed to be trending in the right direction, but this latest development pushes his return back again.
The setback traces to the frightening injury Fiala suffered while playing for Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics. In Switzerland’s 5-1 loss to Canada, he collided with Canadian forward Tom Wilson and was stretchered off late in the game. Fiala was placed face down on the stretcher, with an aircast secured around the injured leg as he was taken off the ice.
That fracture required surgery in February and ended his 2025-26 regular season early.
Before the injury, Fiala had put together another strong year for Los Angeles. The 29-year-old finished with 18 goals and 22 assists for 40 points in 55 games, his fourth season with the Kings.
A first-round pick of the Nashville Predators, selected 11th overall in the 2014 NHL Draft, Fiala has long been a reliable scorer at the NHL level. Across 707 career games with Nashville, Minnesota and Los Angeles, he has 229 goals and 528 points.
For the Kings, the news leaves a clear hole as camp begins. And given the nature of serious leg injuries, it’s also the kind of update that doesn’t come as a shock.
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