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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.

‘Joey the Kid’ Needs Six Shooter for Sharks to Tame the Wild, Wild West

Walter McLaughlin | August 9, 2011

Back when the western portion of eastern Canada was young, there was a big kid straight out of the frozen, blustery plains of Ontario.  At 6’4″ and well over 200…

Categories Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks

Bombs Away: San Jose Sharks Offseason Review

Walter McLaughlin | July 24, 2011

Mobile, offensive, top-pairing defenseman with size, grit and a bombs-away mentality from the blue line?  Check.  Speedy, playmaking two-way winger with the capability of netting 25+ goals and stepping up…

Categories Free Agents, NHL Prospects, San Jose Sharks

Legion of Doom Redux? Kings Acquire Richards, Gagne

Walter McLaughlin | July 9, 2011

Even NHL General Managers are susceptible to the occasional man-crush. Dean Lombardi, who served as a Philadelphia Flyers scout for four years, continues to build what some have coined “Philadelphia…

Categories Free Agents, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Trades Contracts and Transactions

2011 Draft Day Trade: The Sharks That Jumped

Walter McLaughlin | June 29, 2011

When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened — John…

Categories Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Uncategorized

San Jose Sharks’ Left and Right Wing Leanings in the 2011 Draft

Walter McLaughlin | June 19, 2011

Say what? The San Jose Sharks, a team that has advanced to the Western Conference Finals two years in a row and armed to their razor-sharp teeth with elite snipers…

Categories NHL Prospects, Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks

Round One: Royal Jelly

Walter McLaughlin | April 12, 2011

Before you say anything, there really is such a thing. From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:  a highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the…

Categories Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks

Sharks/Ducks: Quack, Quack, Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

Walter McLaughlin | April 2, 2011

Throughout history, there have been a myriad of truly jaw-dropping, horrifying, ignominious characters that have withstood the test of time and reside in infamy, even today.  Christians will point immediately…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Dallas Stars, Humor, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks

Sharks Hoping to Brew a Cup of Joe This Year

Walter McLaughlin | March 19, 2011

The sun rises in the morning.  Birds nest in the spring.  The San Jose Sharks’ playoff appearances are about as regular as Wilford Brimley after a heaping bowl of Grape…

Categories San Jose Sharks
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