Los Angeles Kings Activate Brad Richardson
January 29, 2009 5 Comments
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 29, the Los Angeles Kings activated forward Brad Richardson from injured reserve. Read more of this post
News & Views on the Los Angeles Kings and the National Hockey League by Gann Matsuda
January 29, 2009 5 Comments
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 29, the Los Angeles Kings activated forward Brad Richardson from injured reserve. Read more of this post
January 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
NEW YORK – On January 26, the National Hockey League named Los Angeles Kings right wing Dustin Brown as their First Star of the Week for the week ending January 25, 2009. Read more of this post
January 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 22, the Los Angeles Kings assigned goaltender Jonathan Bernier and right wing Kevin Westgarth to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. They also announced that forward Brad Richardson has returned to the Kings after his conditioning assignment with the Monarchs. Read more of this post
January 22, 2009 13 Comments
LOS ANGELES — Just one week ago, the Los Angeles Kings were in free fall, having lost three straight games and eight of their previous twelve, plummeting out of the playoff picture.
Indeed, the Kings found themselves seven points out of eighth place in the Western Conference and that light at the end of the tunnel marked “playoffs” was growing dimmer with each passing day.
From the players and coaches to the assistant equipment managers, the Kings all knew that they had to turn things around. There was not a moment to lose and with a three-game road trip against teams ahead of them in the standings next on their schedule, they had a huge challenge in front of them. Read more of this post
January 18, 2009 8 Comments
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On January 18, the Los Angeles Kings recalled goaltender Jonathan Bernier from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League, their primary minor league affiliate. To make room on the roster, the Kings assigned right wing Teddy Purcell to Manchester. Read more of this post
January 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES — Now 43 games into the 2008-09 season, the Los Angeles Kings are at an all-too-familiar crossroads, one they seem to reach every season.
After a stretch in which they lost four out of their last five games with the final three all losses in which they put in what were easily their worst performances and their poorest efforts of the season, the Kings are on the edge of the very same cliff they seem to find themselves at year after year—right on the brink of dropping out of playoff contention with little to no hope of fighting their way back up the Western Conference standings.
Indeed, unless the Kings can quickly fight their way out of their current slump, their only consolation will be that they at least made it to mid-January before their playoff hopes were dashed once again, unlike last season when they were way, way out of playoff contention before mid-December. Read more of this post