LOS ANGELES — Although the Los Angeles Kings began their annual Grammy Awards road trip on February 2 (Staples Center is being prepared for Sunday’s Grammy Awards), a 7-4 loss at Anaheim, they did not actually leave Southern California until Monday morning headed, for their first stop in Columbus, Ohio, where they will skate against... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and Video: LA Kings Find Offense, But Lose Defense at Anaheim
ANAHEIM — Nick Bonino recorded the first hat trick of his National Hockey League career, rookie and Southern California native Emerson Etem had two assists for the first points of his NHL career, and Bobby Ryan also had two assists to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at... Continue Reading →
Opportunity Is Knocking For Los Angeles Kings Defenseman Davis Drewiske
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After playing in just 109 regular season games with the Los Angeles Kings over the previous four seasons, including a career-low nine games last season, defenseman Davis Drewiske must have felt like he was just spinning his wheels, at times, terribly frustrated with the major lack of ice time. Of course,... Continue Reading →
Sluggish Start By Los Angeles Kings Was All Too Predictable
LOS ANGELES — Following the Los Angeles Kings’ third period collapse, resulting in a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on January 22, based on the reaction across the World Wide Web, one would think the sky is falling, Dustin Penner is back to being the worst player in the history of the... Continue Reading →
Signing Rob Scuderi Was A Turning Point In LA Kings’ Journey To A Stanley Cup Championship
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Although it took a little longer than hoped, part of Dean Lombardi’s plan has finally worked, now that the Los Angeles Kings have won the 2012 Stanley Cup Championship. Back in April 2006, when he was hired as President/General Manager of the Kings, Lombardi’s plan was, not just to build a... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Can’t Flip The Switch After Stanley Cup Banner/Ring Ceremony
LOS ANGELES — In the days prior to their season opener at Staples Center on Saturday, to a man, the Los Angeles Kings talked about “flipping a switch” after the on-ice ceremony in which they would receive their 2012 Stanley Cup Championship rings, and raise the Stanley Cup banner to the rafters. Somewhat predictably, that... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Training Camp Update: Mitchell Tests Knee While Kopitar Still Looks Good In Practice
TRAINING CAMP: Los Angeles Kings star center Anze Kopitar looked good in practice for a second straight day. Will he be back in the lineup for the season opener? News on Kopitar’s status, Willie Mitchell getting back to skating, contract extensions for the Kings’ braintrust and more. Raw audio interviews also available. EL SEGUNDO, CA... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Training Camp Update: Goaltender Jonathan Bernier Won’t Sulk Despite Trade Request
TRAINING CAMP: The pace and the contact were on the rise during Day 3 of the Los Angeles Kings training camp. After practice, Dustin Brown talked about what he believes is most important to focus on during the short training camp, Darryl Sutter raved about forward prospect Tyler Toffoli, Dean Lombardi commented on the loss... Continue Reading →
After A Scary Injury, Alec Martinez Is Ready To Go For LA Kings – News, Audio Interviews From January 9 Informal Skate
PRE-TRAINING CAMP: A few more of the Los Angeles Kings showed up at their informal skates at their practice facility on January 9, including Colin Fraser, Mike Richards, and Alec Martinez. Read on for the details, and listen to the raw audio interviews. EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings continue to trickle... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Quick Cleared To Play – Photo Gallery, Audio Interviews From LA Kings January 8 Informal Skate
PRE-TRAINING CAMP: Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick said he has been cleared to return to action, and he talked about the back injury he suffered in the final weeks of the 2011-12 regular season, the surgery he had to correct the problem, and his recovery. Also includes audio interviews and a photo gallery from... Continue Reading →
Southern California NHL Players Help Make Charity Hockey Game In Anaheim A Big Hit
RELATED STORY: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings Players Vent Their NHL Lockout Frustrations ANAHEIM, CA — With National Hockey League players idled by a lockout that is now in its 92nd day, and with no end in sight, some Southern California players decided to put some of their unwanted spare time to good use on... Continue Reading →
Tickets Still Available For NHLPA Charity Hockey Game Benefitting LA Jr. Kings and Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Tickets are still available, but are going fast, for the National Hockey League Players Association Charity Hockey Game and Auction on Friday, November 9, 2012, benefitting the LA Jr. Kings (PW AAA 2000, and the Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation, played at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Game time... Continue Reading →