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 →
Los Angeles Kings Add Six Prospects During 2012 NHL Entry Draft
DRAFT COVERAGE: Even though they had the last pick in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, the Los Angeles Kings added six prospects to the fold this weekend. Also: news on veteran player signings, and an upcoming change to the coaching staff. LOS ANGELES — Despite having the last pick in the... Continue Reading →
Mike Richards Is Leading The Way For The Los Angeles Kings
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Heading into action on November 18, 2011, the Los Angeles Kings find themselves on top of the Pacific Division, and in third place in the Western Conference. Although things are not all coming up roses for the Kings, who continue to struggle offensively in five-on-five situations, and have dropped to 17th... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Mike Richards Is Already Setting An Example For His New Teammates
EL SEGUNDO, CA — One of the newest members of the Los Angeles Kings, 26-year-old center Mike Richards, took some time out from home shopping here in the Los Angeles area to meet the local media, and to don his new team’s jersey for the first time. Richards was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers, along... Continue Reading →
Blockbuster Deal Gives LA Kings A Potent 1-2 Punch Down The Middle
BLOCKBUSTER TRADE: Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi and Philadelphia Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren got the drop on the rest in terms of draft day deals by completing a draft-eve, blockbuster trade that sent center Mike Richards to the Kings in exchange for right wing Wayne Simmonds, center prospect Brayden Schenn, and a... Continue Reading →
2010-11 Los Angeles Kings Year-In-Review: Evaluating The Forwards
2010-11 YEAR IN REVIEW: Part 1 of a series. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings suffered an earlier than desired exit from the 2010-11 season, when they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the San Jose Sharks, who won the series 4-2. To be sure, another first round exit from... Continue Reading →
Loss To Vancouver Canucks Forces LA Kings To Gamble On Brayden Schenn
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After watching their team lose their poise—the Los Angeles Kings were dominated throughout long stretches of a 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver on March 31—the Kings brain trust has come to the realization that their team will not last long in the Stanley Cup Playoffs without help up... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings’ Playoff Success In Jeopardy After Losing Anze Kopitar
LOS ANGELES — Going into the 2010-11 season, the Los Angeles Kings were expected to be a playoff team, as they were last season. But expectations were higher this season, their benchmark for success being to make it into the second round, the Western Conference semi-finals, and with just eight games remaining, their prospects were... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: LA Kings On 2-Game Slide Due To Turnovers, Shoddy Defensive Play
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings made it two-in-a-row for sloppy, shoddy play, especially in their defensive zone, in a 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in front of a disappointed sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 17, ending the Kings’ home winning streak at eight... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Place Ponikarovsky On Injured Reserve, Recall Dwight King And More
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On November 16, the Los Angeles Kings placed left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky on injured reserve, retroactive to November 7. They also recalled forward Dwight King from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League. The thirty-year-old winger suffered a broken finger on November 6 during the Kings’ 4-1 win over the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Find Their Power Play In 6-4 Win At Colorado On NHL Video
Brad Richardson recorded the first hat trick of his National Hockey League career to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center in Denver on October 23. Richardson started the game centering the Kings’ fourth line and scored his first goal while centering Brayden Schenn and... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On The Hockeywriters.com: LA Kings Looking For More From Second Line
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings are 1-1 two games into the 2010-11 National Hockey League regular season, and while it is way, way too early to identify trends, either positive or negative, the Kings have scored just twice in the two games, once on the power play and once in a five-on-five situation.... Continue Reading →
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