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AvatarWalter 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?

January 23, 2017 by Walter McLaughlin
Jonathan Quick

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 …

Read moreWhat’s Wrong With the Kings?

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Anze Kopitar, Jake Muzzin, Jonathan Quick, Top Story

Could Iginla Retire a King?

January 9, 2017 by Walter McLaughlin
Jarome Iginla

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 …

Read moreCould Iginla Retire a King?

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Dean Lombardi, Jake Muzzin, Jarome Iginla, Jeff Carter, Top Story

Martinez Quietly Having Teriffic Season

December 23, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Alec Martinez Kings

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 …

Read moreMartinez Quietly Having Teriffic Season

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Alec Martinez, Drew Doughty, Jake Muzzin

Kings’ Wish List for Long Road Trip

December 13, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Jeff Carter

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 …

Read moreKings’ Wish List for Long Road Trip

Categories Los Angeles Kings, Trending Tags Anze Kopitar, Darryl Sutter, Jeff Carter, Top Story, Tyler Toffoli

Nic Dowd’s Journey

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Nic Dowd

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 …

Read moreNic Dowd’s Journey

Categories Kings Prospects, Los Angeles Kings Tags Dustin Brown, Dwight King, Nic Dowd, Top Story

Russell Wilson: Face of the Seattle Arena Project

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Seattle

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 …

Read moreRussell Wilson: Face of the Seattle Arena Project

Categories News, NHL Expansion Tags NHL Expansion, Seattle

NHL Expansion: Seattle Arena Project Roars Back to Life

August 7, 2018October 26, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Seattle

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 …

Read moreNHL Expansion: Seattle Arena Project Roars Back to Life

Categories NHL Expansion Tags Chris Hansen, NHL Expansion, Seattle Arena

Puck Possession Is Paramount for Kings

October 25, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin

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, …

Read morePuck Possession Is Paramount for Kings

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Jonathan Quick, Tanner Pearson

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

October 18, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Anze Kopitar

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, …

Read moreThe Kings’ Start Isn’t as Bad as It Looks

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Anze Kopitar, Devin Setoguchi, Tanner Pearson, Teddy Purcell

It’s Tanner Pearson’s Time to Shine

October 2, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Tanner Pearson

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 …

Read moreIt’s Tanner Pearson’s Time to Shine

Categories Los Angeles Kings Tags Darryl Sutter, Dean Lombardi, Tanner Pearson, Tyler Toffoli

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

September 20, 2016September 20, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens, NHL

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. …

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

Categories Editor's Choice, Top 10 Lists, Trending Tags Carey Price, Eric Staal, Joe Thornton, Taylor Hall

Can Setoguchi Resurrect His Career in Los Angeles?

September 14, 2016 by Walter McLaughlin
Devin Setoguchi

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 …

Read moreCan Setoguchi Resurrect His Career in Los Angeles?

Categories Editor's Choice, Kings Transactions, Los Angeles Kings, Trending Tags Brent Burns, Devin Setoguchi, Dustin Brown, Teddy Purcell
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