EL SEGUNDO, CA — Early in the 1998-99 season, the Los Angeles Kings lost goalies Stephane Fiset and Jamie Storr in the same game—both suffered groin strains a 5-5 tie against the Colorado Avalanche on October 18, 1998, at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. At the time, the Kings were not carrying a... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: LA Kings Near Perfect In 2-0 Win Over Boston
LOS ANGELES — Back on January 4, 2011, this reporter wrote, “...the [Los Angeles] Kings’ inconsistency is so often apparent that it can be maddening, and is a stark contrast to where they need and want to be.” ]No one can say that the Kings have successfully addressed that issue yet this season, given the... Continue Reading →
Former LA Kings Defensive Stalwart Mattias Norstrom Left The Game On His Own Terms
LOS ANGELES — On a night in which the Los Angeles Kings handed the once-vaunted New Jersey Devils a 3-1 defeat, shutting down the mighty $100 million superstar Ilya Kovalchuk in the process, the Kings took time to pay tribute to their past, and to one of their own. Former Kings defenseman Mattias Norstrom was... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On The Hockey Writers: Even With His Career In Jeopardy, Ian Laperriere’s Priorities Are Right On The Mark
LOS ANGELES — Prior to their game against the New Jersey Devils on October 30 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Kings honored former Kings defenseman and team captain Mattias Norstrom, who was a stalwart warrior on the Kings’ blue line for eleven seasons until he was traded to the Dallas Stars... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: LA Kings Shutout Anaheim, 4-0
LOS ANGELES — After losing three straight and finding themselves one point out of the Western Conference playoff race, the Los Angeles Kings needed to turn things around in a big way, and they got the job done with a 4-0 shutout victory over the Anaheim Ducks in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118... Continue Reading →
Indulge Me For A Few Moments
LOS ANGELES — I hope you will indulge me for a few minutes as I get a bit personal here. Way back in the late 1980’s, well before the Internet was known as the Internet, I wrote my first recap of a Los Angeles Kings game. That was a little over twenty years ago and... Continue Reading →
