News & Views on the Los Angeles Kings and the National Hockey League by Gann Matsuda
May 5, 2014 Leave a comment
LA Kings defenseman Alec Martinez (foreground center)
In Game 1, the Kings found themselves hemmed into their own zone by the Ducks for extended periods, much of that caused by their own mistakes.
“I thought our puck management wasn’t great,” said right wing Justin Williams. “I didn’t think our forecheck was great. I think all around, everyone has areas to improve on and myself, personally, also.”
January 26, 2014 11 Comments
Legendary hall of fame broadcasters Vin Scully and Bob Miller opened
the festivities for Stadium Series: Los Angeles on
January 25, 2014, at Dodger Stadium.
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Photo: Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images
and the Los Angeles Kings
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 Dodger Stadium would be mostly empty.
As evidenced by the sellout crowd at Dodger Stadium on January 25 for Stadium Series: Los Angeles, the naysayers were wrong.
January 25, 2014 9 Comments
Anaheim Ducks superstar winger Teemu Selanne, shown here during his team’s practice session at Dodger Stadium on January 24, 2014.
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Photo: David Sheehan/FrozenRoyalty.net
It was a typical practice for the Kings, in terms of them doing line rushes, and a few drills. But that is where the similarities with any part of their normal routine ended, as they were obviously skating under a darkening sky, with the San Gabriel Mountains off in the distance, and Palm trees close by.
December 16, 2012 5 Comments
RELATED STORY: Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings Players Vent Their NHL Lockout Frustrations
LA Kings left wing Dustin Penner was one of several Kings and
Anaheim Ducks players who participated in a charity game
in Anaheim on December 14, 2012.
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Photo: David Sheehan/FrozenRoyalty.net
The game was a four-on-four contest with a lot of goals, no defense, half-speed skating (if that), and not a whole lot of goaltending, which is par for the course for similar Read more of this post
December 15, 2012 8 Comments
RELATED STORY: Southern California NHL Players Help Make Charity Hockey Game In Anaheim A Big Hit
LA Kings left wing Dustin Penner, shown here during
a May 2012 practice session, was one of several
Kings and Anaheim Ducks players who participated
in a charity game in Anaheim on December 14, 2012.
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Photo: David Sheehan/FrozenRoyalty.net
To some, that might sound vaguely familiar.
Yes, for those who can remember, and that might be difficult, the game of hockey was being played at The Rinks – Anaheim Ice, where a charity game featuring several players from the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings was played on December 14, benefiting the Jr. Ducks Pee Wee AAA team, and Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
Frozen Royalty will have a story on the game and the charitable causes mentioned later this weekend. But the more pressing story was the reason National Hockey League players were available to play in the game in the first place, especially after Read more of this post
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