LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — Prior to the start of the 2014 Western Conference Final, much of the talk was about the upcoming battle between two of the top centers in the National Hockey League, Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks. Conventional wisdom dictated that... Continue Reading →
Confidence Is High For LA Kings Heading Into Game 7 vs. Anaheim Ducks
EL SEGUNDO, CA — For the Los Angeles Kings, playing in the seventh game of a playoff series almost seems routine, a foregone conclusion. After all, they are about to play their second Game 7 in consecutive playoff series, already having won Game 7 in the first round against the San Jose Sharks. Last season,... Continue Reading →
For LA Kings, Fixing The Initial Problem Should Take Care Of The Rest Of’Em
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings filed into their dressing room after their 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 3 of their second round playoff matchup on May 8, they knew exactly why they lost. Sloppy puck management in their own zone led to turnovers, and wide... Continue Reading →
LA Kings-Anaheim Ducks: It’s Still Early, But Anze Kopitar Is Winning The Matchup With Ryan Getzlaf
AUDIO INTERVIEWS: Listen to audio of May 6 interviews with Anze Kopitar, Mike Richards, Matt Greene, Jeff Schultz, and head coach Darryl Sutter. ANAHEIM AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — Heading into the second round playoff series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks, a matchup that Southern California hockey fans have been waiting... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: LA Kings Are Focused On Possibilities Despite 3-0 Series Deficit
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Looking way up at a 3-0 deficit in their first round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks, the Los Angeles Kings are facing elimination and all the pressure that goes along with it. Despite that coming back to win a series after being down, 3-0, has been done before. It's... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Dustin Brown: “Holding Onto The Puck Is A Key For Me”
AUDIO: Includes audio interviews with Dustin Brown and Darryl Sutter. LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — One day after his first game back in the lineup after missing two games with an undisclosed lower body injury (unrelated to the knee injury—posterior cruciate ligament—he suffered during last season’s playoffs), Los Angeles Kings winger and captain... Continue Reading →
Sprint To The Finish Gives LA Kings Almost No Time To Fix What’s Broken
EL SEGUNDO, CA — When we last left the Los Angeles Kings, they had just defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 2-1 in overtime, on February 6, at Staples Center. The win ended a four-game losing streak. But looking at the bigger picture, there were still a lot of things in their game that were broken,... Continue Reading →
Comfort + Confidence = Contributions For LA Kings Left Wing Dwight King
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Since the earliest days of the Los Angeles Kings 2013 training camp, head coach Darryl Sutter has been singing the praises of left wing Dwight King, referring to the 24-year-old native of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan as his best player during training camp, and he has continued to speak highly of the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Bad Habits and Bright Spots Highlighted In Win Over Phoenix
ALSO: Post-game audio interviews with Drew Doughty, Dwight King, Anze Kopitar and head coach Darryl Sutter following the Los Angeles Kings’ 7-4 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on October 24. LOS ANGELES — Anyone who has followed the Los Angeles Kings for at least a couple of seasons knows that they have a penchant for... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Forward Prospect Linden Vey Is “A Young Guy With Some Incredible Gifts”
LOS ANGELES — As reported in this space on October 15, the Los Angeles Kings have three, young forward prospects who are knocking on the door, just one player personnel move, or one injury, away from cracking the big club’s roster. One of those players is 22-year-old, 6-0, 200-pound forward Linden Vey, who was selected... Continue Reading →
Tyler Toffoli Is Expected To Get A Long, Hard Look At Left Wing For LA Kings
EL SEGUNDO, CA — A mild surprise during the 2012-13 season for the Los Angeles Kings was that rookie right wing Tyler Toffoli, who had not even spent a full season at the American Hockey League level, got more than the typical handful of games at the National Hockey League level, and on top of... Continue Reading →
Poor Playoff Performance Shows That LA Kings Anze Kopitar Is Not An Elite Player…Yet
EL SEGUNDO, CA — At this time last year, the Los Angeles Kings were basking in the glory of their first Stanley Cup Championship in what was then the 45-year history of the franchise. The team raced through the playoffs, earning an astounding 16-4 record, including ten straight road victories, and they accomplished all that... Continue Reading →
