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Dave Taylor

Remembering the Los Angeles Kings’ Triple Crown Line

THW Archives | January 2, 2023

Growing up in the 1970s as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Kings History

Kings’ Top 5 All-Time Draft Steals

Austin Stanovich | June 16, 2022

With the NHL Entry Draft fast approaching, we recently looked at the Los Angeles Kings’ biggest draft busts. While that was a tough list to read for fans, this one…

Categories Hockey History, Kings History, NHL Entry Draft

LA Kings’ 1,000 Game Club

Austin Stanovich | January 27, 2022

With Drew Doughty set to become the fifth player in Los Angeles Kings’ history to play 1,000 games for the organization, I’ve decided to look back at the four other…

Categories Editor's Choice, Hockey History, Kings History

Los Angeles Kings’ Greatest Gift-Giver: Marcel Dionne

Quinn McLellan | December 17, 2020

Marcel Dionne is undoubtedly one of the two best players in LA Kings’ history alongside Wayne Gretzky. Nicknamed “Little Beaver,” the Drummondville, Quebec native is silently the all-time leader among…

Categories Hockey History, Kings History, Player Profiles

Los Angeles Kings’ Dave Taylor’s 1980-81 Season: One of the Greatest Ever

Quinn McLellan | November 27, 2020

Dave Taylor is a Los Angeles Kings legend. From the days of the Triple Crown Line to Wayne Gretzky’s tenure in LA, Taylor played an integral role in the Kings…

Categories Hockey History, Kings History

Kings’ Top 10 Draft Picks of All-Time

Tim Chiasson | June 15, 2020

Though they waited until the 2011-12 season to hoist Lord Stanley (with a close encounter in 1993, thanks to Kerry Fraser), the Los Angeles Kings have produced many good NHL…

Categories Kings History

From NCAA to the Los Angeles Kings

The Hockey Writers | October 4, 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…

Categories Kings History, Los Angeles Kings

The Most Underrated Kings Forwards of All Time

Sheng Peng | September 15, 2017

This post was originally written in August, 2014. There’s a price to pay when you play hockey in Los Angeles. Sure, it’s December, and it’s 70 degrees outside. Sure, you…

Categories Hockey History, Los Angeles Kings

Captains of the Los Angeles Kings, Part 2: 1980’s & Early 1990’s

Mario Boucher | November 25, 2014

The Los Angeles Kings have had 13 captains since joining the NHL in 1967. Four are in the Hall of Fame and the team has retired three of their numbers.…

Categories Hockey History, Los Angeles Kings

LA Kings Championship Parade: Who Should Have Been Here?

Sheng Peng | June 18, 2014

Los Angeles Kings fans were so used to losing. So this chatter about a prospective dynasty—dynasty?!—is as startling as say, going from being a janitor to joining the Justice League. We…

Categories Los Angeles Kings

Wayne Gretzky’s Best Lineup

Michael Gwizdala | December 21, 2012

When filling out an all-time Wayne Gretzky roster, one may run into 99 problems but 99 ain’t one.  Surely there is no dearth of talent, especially considering the team’s that…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Los Angeles Kings, Top 10 Lists

Jim Fox: The Loudly Quiet “Mr. Kings”

Walter McLaughlin | December 19, 2012

When Kings fans think of career “heart and soul” franchise players, a few obvious choices come to mind. Dave Taylor has to be the natural first consideration, as he spent…

Categories Los Angeles Kings
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