LOMBARDI ON KOPITAR: Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi talks about his star center, Anze Kopitar, and his struggles this season after starting the year on fire. Part 2 of a series. Look for part 3 early next week. LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings started the 2009-10 season on fire, as did... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: A Mixed Bag After Two Games
LOS ANGELES — Two games into the 2009-10 season, the Los Angeles Kings are right where most everyone expected them to be, sporting a 1-1-0 record. But that did not happen, to coin a phrase, according to Hoyle. Indeed, the Kings were expected to easily defeat the bankrupt, owner-less Phoenix Coyotes on October 3 and... Continue Reading →
2008-09 NHL Playoffs – Joe Thornton: Too Little, Too Late…Again
LOS ANGELES — When San Jose Sharks superstar center Joe Thornton dropped the gloves with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf just two seconds into Game 6 of their Western Conference quarterfinal playoff series, it was too little, too late. Thornton, who scored just one goal and contributed four assists in the six-game series, failed to... Continue Reading →
The Hard Is What Makes It Great: Sharks: 2, Kings: 1
LOS ANGELES — In the 1992 movie, A League Of Their Own, about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League that played during World War II when Major League Baseball was shut down temporarily, there is a scene where Geena Davis, who played Rockford Peaches star catcher Dottie Hinson, leaves the team to return home to... Continue Reading →