LOS ANGELES — To say that 2008-09 has been an up-and-down season for Los Angeles Kings center Brian Boyle would certainly be an understatement. Indeed, after starting the season with the Kings, Boyle played in fourteen games and was a healthy scratch for eight more before being assigned to the Manchester Monarchs of the American... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Things Are Coming Together…For Now, Anyway
ANALYSIS: Things appear to be coming together for the Los Angeles Kings, who are on a 5-1-1 hot streak. But can they keep it going? LOS ANGELES — Last season, the Los Angeles Kings stumbled and bumbled their way out of the gate and found themselves way, way out of playoff contention before mid-December. But... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Still In The Playoff Hunt
LOS ANGELES — A little over two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Kings were circling the drain as they often do around this time of year, spiraling quickly out of playoff contention. After their last game at Staples Center before leaving the friendly confines for a three-game road trip, the Kings knew they were about... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Almost Perfect On Three-Game Trip
LOS ANGELES — Just one week ago, the Los Angeles Kings were in free fall, having lost three straight games and eight of their previous twelve, plummeting out of the playoff picture. Indeed, the Kings found themselves seven points out of eighth place in the Western Conference and that light at the end of the... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Teetering On The Edge?
LOS ANGELES — Now 43 games into the 2008-09 season, the Los Angeles Kings are at an all-too-familiar crossroads, one they seem to reach every season. After a stretch in which they lost four out of their last five games with the final three all losses in which they put in what were easily their... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Spoil Blackhawks “Circus Trip”
LOS ANGELES — Since the Los Angeles Kings moved to Staples Center in 1999, there have been several times when they were forced to go on very long road trips while their arena was being used for other events. But if you think the Kings are the only National Hockey League team that often has... Continue Reading →
Kings Finish Pre-Season With 3-2-3 Record
Joe Pavelski, Brad Lukowich and Patrick Marleau scored goals and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 25 shots to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in pre-season action at the E Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday night. Kyle Calder scored the lone goal for the Kings. Jason... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Stepping Up
LOS ANGELES — Riding on the wave of a four-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Kings found themselves in uncharted waters after their 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on October 27 at Staples Center. That win put in the Kings into a tie for first place in the Pacific Division with the Dallas Stars.... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings: Pre-Season Opener A Winner
ANAHEIM, CA — Don’t look now, but just four days into their 2007 training camp, the pre-season schedule has already begun for the Los Angeles Kings, and on Thursday night, they eked out a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks in front of an announced crowd of 16,973 fans at Honda Center in Anaheim. Right... Continue Reading →
LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi Is Dodging Bullets
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi has been dodging a lot of bullets lately. Whether they are being fired by the media or by Kings fans, Lombardi has been taking heavy fire since June 22, the first day of the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft, when he defied conventional wisdom... Continue Reading →
