Kings History
Biggest Draft Bust in L.A. Kings History
June 23rd, 2018 The time has finally come. The 2018 NHL Draft officially commenced on Friday night in Dallas, with the Los Angeles Kings taking speedy center Rasmus Kupari with the 20th selection in the first round. As for the remainder of the draft, the Kings will need to address a need...
Bruce McNall: His Rise and Fall
June 20th, 2018 On Aug. 9, 1988, the hockey world changed forever. The Edmonton Oilers traded the Great One, Wayne Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, to the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, $15 million in cash, and the Kings'...
Drafted by Kings but Succeeding Elsewhere
June 17th, 2018 In the past fifteen years, the Los Angeles Kings have drafted many key components to add to their team which has helped them win two Stanley Cups. Players like Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Jonathan Quick,Tyler Toffoli and Dustin Brown were all drafted by the Kings in this...
From NCAA to the Los Angeles Kings
June 13th, 2018 More than 300 former collegiate hockey players played in an NHL regular-season game this past season. Former NCAA student-athletes now account for more than 30 percent of players on NHL rosters. The Kings have been active through the years signing college free agents and...
A Royal Celebration: All-Time LA Kings by Country
May 20th, 2018 The Royal wedding took place on Saturday morning in jolly old England. The celebration was filled with the pageantry and splendor that one would expect. As an ode to this momentous occasion, I reckon that we crown the best all-time blokes...err...Los Angeles Kings from each...
Peace, Love and LA Kings Hockey
May 14th, 2018 The late sixties were an eventful period to say the least. Peace rallies opposing the continued American military presence in Vietnam were growing like wildfire, the Beatles maintained their dominance of the music charts with the release of their "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart...
Top 3 All-Time Kings Goalies
March 26th, 2018 It has been a season of celebration across the National Hockey League. The league has celebrated 100 years of existence with several Centennial Celebrations at various points of the 2016-17 season. Events like the NHL Centennial Classic, an outdoor game between the Detroit...
Brown Set to Make Kings History
December 20th, 2017 We're two-and-a-half months into the 2017-18 NHL season and things really couldn't have gone much better for John Stevens' Los Angeles Kings so far. They're enjoying a nice bounce-back campaign after missing the playoffs under Darryl Sutter a season ago and are once again...
Pearson Was a Message to the World of Hockey
July 14th, 2016 Player development is a crucial part of the mysterious puzzle leading to Stanley Cup success, and of course, developing players is easier said than done, but equally daunting is the art of scouting. A rising trend we’re seeing in the NHL is scouting for hidden gems, and...
Kings 2015-16 Regular Season was One for the Books
April 12th, 2016 After Saturday's tough 4-3 shootout loss to the Winnipeg Jets, the Los Angeles Kings waited on pins and needles for the outcome of the Anaheim Ducks' season finale against the Washington Capitals. A regulation or overtime loss to the Capitals would give Los Angeles its...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Hawks Draw First Blood
April 8th, 2016 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Montreal and Chicago and went pretty much according to form. The Canadiens edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 while the Black Hawks nipped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. Leafs Without Bower Johnny Bower, expected to start in goal...
15 Years Of The Kings' Grammy Trip
February 23rd, 2016 A road-heavy February, and sometimes late January, is nothing new to the Los Angeles Kings. Thanks to Staples Center hosting the Grammy Awards, the Kings have been pushed out and onto the road almost every season since 2000 in order to make room for the yearly award...
Brown and Kopitar Reach New Milestones with Kings
November 10th, 2015 Both Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar reached milestones early this season with the Kings organization, as Brown has now played 816 games in his NHL career, moving him up on the list for most games played by a Kings player, and Kopitar moved up on the list of most goals scored...
