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Walter McLaughlin

Walter McLaughlin is a Los Angeles Kings correspondent for The Hockey Writers. He is an avid sports fan, having followed the Kings since living in L.A. in the mid-1970's, as well as suffering through Seattle sports teams' general futility. He has a Bachelor's degree in Finance and has worked in community banking for over 25 years, specializing in SBA loans. He is married and has two daughters.

What’s Wrong With the Kings?

Walter McLaughlin | January 23, 2017

It’s an evolution. The same team doesn’t always dominate, and it goes in cycles — Victoria Pendleton The irony of a cyclist making the above comment notwithstanding, the fact remains…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Could Iginla Retire a King?

Walter McLaughlin | January 9, 2017

At 20-16-4, the Los Angeles Kings are essentially treading water through 40 games, performing at a level slightly above one might expect with Jonathan Quick out indefinitely with a groin…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Martinez Quietly Having Teriffic Season

Walter McLaughlin | December 23, 2016

On a team already solid defensively thanks in large part to the work of reigning Norris Trophy winner Drew Doughty and two-time 40-point scorer Jake Muzzin, it’s easy to overlook…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Kings’ Wish List for Long Road Trip

Walter McLaughlin | December 13, 2016

Beginning with tonight’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Los Angeles Kings will embark on a season-long nine-game road trip, starting in the east and working their way westward. It…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, Trending

Nic Dowd’s Journey

Walter McLaughlin | December 5, 2016

Let your joy be in your journey, not in some distant goal — Tim Cook After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Draft, it would only…

Categories Kings Prospects, Los Angeles Kings

Russell Wilson: Face of the Seattle Arena Project

Walter McLaughlin | November 18, 2016

Hockey fans across the land agree that Seattle would be an ideal landing spot for an NHL franchise. This week, one of the NFL’s biggest names added star power to…

Categories NHL Expansion, NHL News

NHL Expansion: Seattle Arena Project Roars Back to Life

Walter McLaughlin | October 26, 2016

When last we visited this subject, the long, twisted road investor Chris Hansen had traveled in his efforts to bring the NHL and NBA to Seattle had seemingly reached a…

Categories NHL Expansion

Puck Possession Is Paramount for Kings

Walter McLaughlin | October 25, 2016

By most measures, it’s been a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for the Los Angeles Kings. On October 6, veteran winger Marian Gaborik was placed on injured reserve,…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

The Kings’ Start Isn’t as Bad as It Looks

Walter McLaughlin | October 18, 2016

0-2. Two games, three goals scored, two dispiriting losses. Jeff Carter doesn’t have a point. Devin Setoguchi, Teddy Purcell, and Dustin Brown haven’t reached the score sheet either. Carter, Purcell,…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

It’s Tanner Pearson’s Time to Shine

Walter McLaughlin | October 2, 2016

With all the chatter over the departure of Milan Lucic to Edmonton this summer, pundits have speculated over what the Kings can do to replace his production. Let’s face it…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Vegas Speaks: The 5 Most Underrated NHL Teams for 2016-17

Walter McLaughlin | September 20, 2016

As training camps are opening across the land and preseason games begin in just a handful of days, the long, dry, puckless summer is officially over. The NHL is back.…

Categories Editor's Choice, Top 10 Lists, Trending

Can Setoguchi Resurrect His Career in Los Angeles?

Walter McLaughlin | September 14, 2016

Once upon a time in a career far, far away, Devin Setoguchi was on the verge of NHL stardom. After being drafted eighth overall by the San Jose Sharks in…

Categories Editor's Choice, Kings Transactions, Los Angeles Kings, Trending
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