LOS ANGELES — After eight months, the National Hockey League has finally reached the peak of its crescendo, with the New York Rangers here on the left coast to face-off against the Los Angeles Kings in 2014’s quest for hockey’s version of the Holy Grail, the Stanley Cup. Players, head coaches and general managers of... Continue Reading →
2011-12 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: The Los Angeles Kings won the 2012 Stanley Cup. What is there to review or evaluate? Plenty. To start things off, here’s a look at how a “front office turnaround” set their run to the Stanley Cup in motion. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings blew right through the Vancouver Canucks, the... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After signing a two-year, $7 million contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 2, 2011, veteran left wing Simon Gagne was in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Karine, looking for a new home for his family, which includes two-year-old son Matthew, and five-month old daughter Lily Ann. But... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi was not what one would consider to be truthful on June 26, when he said that the Kings would not be interested in pursuing the top players in the unrestricted free agent market. “It’s safe to say that there’s a potential for a midrange... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The annual unrestricted free agent frenzy begins on July 1 at 9:00 AM Pacific time, and while everyone knows the Los Angeles Kings have a couple of big holes to fill among their top six forwards, do not expect them to be in the running for the biggest fish of all, Dallas... Continue Reading →
Just days before his sudden and unexpected passing on May 19, Jonathan Moncrief of Examiner.com and Inside Sports joined Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period, John Hoven of Mayor’s Manor, Dave Joseph of ESPN Radio Los Angeles, and Examiner.com, Matt Reitz from View From My Seats, Charles E. Smith, Jr. from Inside Sports, and yours... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Without top scorers Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams, the Los Angeles Kings must manufacture goals any way they can, and adhere to their system 100 percent if they are to have any hope of winning against any team, not just the top teams in the National Hockey League. On March 31, the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Nearly forty hours have elapsed, at the time of this writing, since the National Hockey League’s 2011 trade deadline at noon Pacific time on February 28. Now that the ice chips have settled, it is a good time to take a close, calm look at the trade that brought left wing Dustin... Continue Reading →
The young, inexperienced Los Angeles Kings have won four straight games. Don’t bother with pinching yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. You aren’t. Michal Handzus scored a goal and played a huge role in another, Jarret Stoll scored a goal and won 11 out of 15 face-offs, and Alexander Frolov contributed two assists to... Continue Reading →
