Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsWelcome to a new feature that will run weekly until the end of the season to update you on the latest injuries to key players in the NHL in order to help you manage your fantasy hockey line-ups and get an update on your favorite team’s injury situation. Even in the era of the interactive ...
The National Hockey League season is at its midway point and with the Under-20 World Junior Championship recently completed scout’s notebooks are containing a little more information on the upcoming draft class. It is now time to complete my first Mock Draft attempt of2012 NHL Entry Draft. First off, let me put out a disclaimer ...
Just win baby! No the Raiders haven’t moved back to Los Angeles, but the Los Angeles Kings are just owning it now. Under new Head Coach Darryl Sutter, Los Angeles has yet to fall in regulation. Following a 1-0 shutout victory, over the Phoenix Coyotes, the Kings are now 6-0-2, under the stewardship of Sutter. ...
The Los Angeles Kings had not scored four or more goals since November 17, in a 5-3 win over Anaheim. They have recently scored four goals in one week, taking down a first place Vancouver Canucks squad, 4-1 on December 31, and a competitive Phoenix Coyotes squad 4-3 in a post-Christmas tilt. Is this the ...
In the 1991-92 pre season the NHL experimented with an exhibition game between the Rangers and the LA Kings in 85 degree heat…
We have survived many calamities this early fantasy hockey season but now comes the next January edition of “Chutes And Ladders”. Riding the fortunes of a fantasy hockey team can be a lot like the original Milton Bradley game. There are enough twists and turns to drive any normal person crazy. So imagine what it ...
Four score and one game ago, the Los Angeles Kings posted four markers in a 4-3 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. It was the first time the Kings had registered four or more in a contest since a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on November 12th. Yet on Wednesday it was back on the ...
The year of 2011 is coming to an end. For some, it couldn’t have gone by any slower. Others don’t want it to end so soon. Either way, it’s still the time of year for celebration and looking back at all the great moments we’ve had. In the hockey world, there were many triumphant moments, ...
This will be a much shorter than normal column this week but with Christmas rapidly approaching, it is appropriate that less is more. It is the time just to be thankful for what has been a very chaotic fantasy hockey season so far. While the injuries keep mounting, here at The Hockey Writers, we will ...
Just in case you don’t recognize the turning of a phrase, consider the Merriam-Webster definition of the word wrest: wrest (verb\)ˈrest\ transitive verb 1:to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements. Saturday night’s game between the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings featured enough pulling, forcing and moving by violent ...
