News & Views on the Los Angeles Kings and the National Hockey League by Gann Matsuda
April 5, 2010
LOS ANGELES AND SPRINGFIELD, MA — Two Los Angeles Kings made news today as goaltending prospect Jonathan Bernier won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Award as the American Hockey League’s outstanding goaltender for the 2009-10 season while forward Brad Richardson was named as the Kings’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. Read more of this post
February 24, 2010 8 Comments
Butch Goring
Photo: LA Kings
In the 1969-70 season, his first with the Kings, Goring scored thirteen goals and added 23 assists for 36 points in 59 games. But he wound up splitting time between the Kings’ primary minor league affiliate, the Springfield Kings of the American Hockey League and the big club the following season, playing in just nineteen games at the NHL level.
It was not until the 1971-72 season that Kings fans became enamored with the speed and scoring ability of the St. Boniface, Manitoba native, but Goring quickly became the Kings’ first star and fan favorite. Read more of this post
April 5, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Late Sunday night, the National Hockey League and the Professional Hockey Writers Association announced that center Michal Handzus has been named as the Los Angeles Kings’ nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” Read more of this post
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