Los Angeles Kings HockeyFest 09 Looks Like A Hit

August 31, 2009 11 Comments

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles area hockey fans got a head start on the beginning of the 2009-10 hockey season this past weekend with the Los Angeles Kings wrapping up their inaugural HockeyFest on Sunday.

The event, which was held at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live, began on Friday evening and concluded late Sunday afternoon.

The weekend of events included several well-received panel discussions featuring current Kings players, front office staff and alumni, along with a large tent filled with hockey-related games for kids and adults alike and several exhibits, including all of the National Hockey League’s award trophies, except for the Stanley Cup.

HockeyFest 09 was highlighted by Saturday’s panel featuring the famed Triple Crown Line of Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor along with Sunday’s panel featuring long-time play-by-play announcer Bob Miller.

HockeyFest 09 drew a significant number of fans who were immersed in all things Kings and it appears that the event was a success. Read more of this post

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Los Angeles Kings HockeyFest 2009 Opens

August 29, 2009 Leave a Comment

LOS ANGELES — The dreaded lull is coming to an end.

For hockey fans, the period immediately following the July 1 unrestricted free agent signing spree through the opening of National Hockey League team training camps is usually so slow in terms of news that desperate hockey fans will eat up just about anything that’s published or broadcast, no matter how ridiculous, outlandish or just downright phony it might be.

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Thankfully, we are now about one week away from the opening of rookie camps across the league, with training camps opening a week later.

Here in the Los Angeles area, hockey fans are getting a head start on ending the dreaded lull.

For all of you Los Angeles Kings fans out there, unless you’ve been marooned on a deserted island, stuck in the middle of the Sahara Desert, on a long backpack trip through a wilderness area, or just taking a vacation from all things hockey, you have certainly seen and heard the total media blitz (television commercials, radio spots, Kings officials talking it up on radio interviews, newspaper and web stories) about the Los Angeles Kings HockeyFest 2009. Read more of this post

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New On KingsCast: Overtime Episode 10 – Lazy Days

August 27, 2009 Leave a Comment

In Episode 10 of Overtime by KingsCast, Keith Korneluk and Chris Kaliszewski talk about the fast approaching opening of the Los Angeles Kings 2009 training camp and the chances for their young prospects to make the big club’s roster. They also look at the upcoming Los Angeles Kings HockeyFest, scheduled for August 28-30, 2009 at LA Live. Read more of this post

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NHL, Versus Stick It To Western Hockey Fans Again

August 20, 2009 10 Comments

About this time last year, I criticized the National Hockey League and Versus for televising just two games that began at 7:30 PM Pacific time so that viewers in the West can actually watch an entire game live (see NHL: Only Two “West-Friendly” Games On National TV In 2008-09).

Fast forward a year and very, very little has changed. Read more of this post

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LA Kings Announce Rookie Camp, Training Camp Details

August 20, 2009 1 Comment

EL SEGUNDO, CA — On August 19, the Los Angeles Kings announced that their 2009 Rookie Camp will get underway on September 6 at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. They also announced details on the opening of their 2009 training camp. Read more of this post

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New On KingsCast: Bernier’s The Future, Right?

August 12, 2009 Leave a Comment

Matt Reitz from View From My Seats has written a story for KingsCast on Los Angeles Kings goaltending prospect Jonathan Bernier, who many expect to be their goaltender of the future. Read more of this post

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