EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings prepared for tonight’s Game 2 of their second round playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks, they knew that despite winning Game 1, they must play considerably better than they did, if they expect to win Game 2, let alone advance to the Western Conference Finals. In... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — So many said that it couldn’t be done. Just as many laughed derisively while insisting that the rink would turn into a swimming pool by the end of the first period. Thousands upon thousands just shook their heads, muttering something about there being no real hockey fans in Southern California, and that... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On January 24, the eve of the 2014 Stadium Series: Los Angeles, both the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks skated on Dodger Stadium ice for the first time, with the home team getting the first practice time at 4:00 PM. It was a typical practice for the Kings, in terms... Continue Reading →
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 →
RELATED STORY: Southern California NHL Players Help Make Charity Hockey Game In Anaheim A Big Hit ANAHEIM, CA — On Friday evening, there was a packed house of cheering fans, ice, and players skating on it, scoring a total of 16 goals. To some, that might sound vaguely familiar. Yes, for those who can remember,... Continue Reading →
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 →
LOS ANGELES — Despite dominating play in the first and second periods, the Los Angeles Kings could only get one shot past Anaheim Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller in regulation play, on their way to a 2-1 shootout win over Anaheim in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center on November 16.... Continue Reading →
ANAHEIM — It was not pretty, not in the least, but, somehow, the Los Angeles Kings emerged from Honda Center with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks were the better team, and by a large margin, in the first period and much of the second. Although things evened out in the third,... Continue Reading →
Anze Kopitar scored the shootout game-winner, capping a comeback that saw the Los Angeles Kings come all the way back from a 4-1 deficit to defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 5-4, at Honda Center on April 6. The Kings got off to another one of their patented lethargic starts, giving up two first-period goals and another... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — After two solid performances against Nashville and Vancouver, the Los Angeles Kings lost much of the mental edge they gained they displayed in those two games in a sloppy, 2-1 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks at Staples Center on April 3. Jack Johnson scored on the power play at 19:40 of... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Southern California’s National Hockey League teams are both off to slow starts this season. The two teams met at Staples Center on Tuesday night and obviously, something had to give. The Stanley Cup-contending but underachieving Anaheim Ducks have looked like anything but a contender in the very young 2008-09 season, while the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — In their final game of the 2007-08 season, the Los Angeles Kings dropped a 4-3 decision to the Anaheim Ducks in front of a sellout crowd of 18,118 fans at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon. It was a rather fitting end to yet another miserable, disastrous season. Ducks winger Teemu Selanne scored... Continue Reading →
