Columbus Blue Jackets: Five Games to Watch in 2012-13 Josh Smith | July 11, 2012 The NHL has released the full schedule for the upcoming 2012-13 season. Provided negotiations are successful on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement – or both sides reach an agreement to…
Book Review: The Year of the Los Angeles Kings Rebecca Dobrinski | July 8, 2012 The Year of the Los Angeles Kings: Celebrating the 2012 Stanley Cup Champions By Andrew Podnieks. (2012, Toronto: Fenn/McClelland & Stewart. Softcover. Pp. 160. $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7710-5510-4.) Forty-five…
Top 5 Worst Free Agent Signings of 2011 Eric Roberts | June 29, 2012 The NHL free-agency is just days away, and at this moment every NHL team is likely going over how they will approach this, ever important, time of the off-season. Will…
Jonathan Quick Agrees to Ten-Year Extension with LA Meesh Shanmugam | June 28, 2012 Though he can’t sign it until Sunday according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Jonathan Quick has agreed to terms on a ten-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The deal…
THW 2012 Mock Draft- Round 1 Caitlin Campbell | June 20, 2012 With the draft fast approaching writers here at THW are getting into draft mode. Our writers are acting as GMs of the teams they cover throughout the season. 1. Edmonton…
What’s So Wrong With Being on the Bandwagon? Meesh Shanmugam | June 15, 2012 As I was walking around the Prudential Center concourse before Game 5 between the Kings and Devils with my black #32 Jonathan Quick jersey on, one word rang clear over…
Why Trading Mike Richards and Jeff Carter Wasn’t A Mistake Matt Nestor | June 14, 2012 “L.A’S NEW ROYALTY” read the bold text on the front page of Tuesday’s Los Angeles Times. At the center of the feature photo is the most recognizable trophy in all…
Two Former Oilers Crowned Champions Marcy Di Michele | June 13, 2012 It was on Monday, June 19th, 2006, in Raleigh, North Carolina, when Justin Williams scored the empty net goal that would seal the Cup clinching victory for the Hurricanes. The…
2012 Final: More Memorable Than it Appears Tyler Kerdman | June 13, 2012 It’s all over. The puck dropped just after 7:00 in TD Garden and the final whistle blew just past 10:30 at the Staples Center. The goals, saves, hits, injuries, controversies,…
Looking At The Kings: Their Playoff History Justin Halbersma | June 12, 2012 The Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup champions. The Kings defeated the New Jersey Devils in six games to claim hockey’s ultimate prize. After two one goal, overtime wins in…
Behind Enemy Lines: A Kings Fan at Game 5 Meesh Shanmugam | June 11, 2012 Before I delve into my experience at Game 5, I must provide a little background on how I ended up there. On February 23rd, two events occurred that started a…
Los Angeles Heads Home With Kings-Sized Worries Walter McLaughlin | June 11, 2012 Just a few days ago, the Los Angeles Kings were on the verge of history. The Kings were just about to play game four of their Stanley Cup Finals series…
