Five Fun and Interesting Los Angeles Kings Tweets Walter McLaughlin | July 31, 2014 Here at The Hockey Writers, we do our very best to slice, dice and otherwise report anything and everything about hockey to our loyal readers. During the summer, of course,…
Hockey News: Blame Don Cherry for Fighting in Hockey Marcy Di Michele | July 30, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Jake Gardiner to a five-year contract extension. [Too Many Men on the Site] According to Trevor Linden, the fighting culture in hockey has…
Appreciating Jarret Stoll’s Sacrifice Sheng Peng | July 15, 2014 #493673881 / gettyimages.com Jarret Stoll’s Offensive Freefall Would you believe that Jarret Stoll may have once had as much trade value as Anze Kopitar? It’s easy to forget that Stoll put…
Breaking Down the Dallas Stars’ Schedule Mohammad Bakhach | June 24, 2014 The locker rooms have barely been cleared out. The Zambonis have been barely been turned off. It seems like yesterday Dustin Brown lifted the Cup, again. The season ended yesterday,…
The Kings Look to Put a Stranglehold on the Rangers Walter McLaughlin | June 9, 2014 In many ways, the Los Angeles Kings are a riddle wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. They went into the regular season with five players with 30-goals seasons on…
It’s Starting to Feel Like ‘Groundhog Day’ In L.A. Walter McLaughlin | March 28, 2014 This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather — Bill Murray, as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day. It…
All the Kings’ Captains: The Stories Behind the “C” Jesse Weinstein | March 15, 2014 There is something to be said about players who are appointed as captains in a league of over 800 players. Specifically, thirty players have this honor. These players encompass a…
De-Sensationalizing Kings’ Dustin Brown Jesse Weinstein | March 4, 2014 Never mind the fact that the Kings’ captain had five straight 50 point campaigns leading up to the shortened season. Never mind the fact that the hard hitter was an…
An Open Letter to the Kings’ Anze Kopitar Walter McLaughlin | February 5, 2014 Pozdravi, Anze! May I call you ‘Anze’? I hate to sound too presumptuous. I sure hope Google was on the money there with respect to the Slovenian word for ‘hello’,…
The 2014 Los Angeles Kings: How The Team Was Built Jesse Weinstein | January 25, 2014 As the Kings sit comfortably in sixth place in the Western Conference, primed for their fifth straight playoff appearance, perhaps now is the perfect time to discuss the layout of…
Hockey News: Luongo Hurt; Finland Wins Gold Marcy Di Michele | January 6, 2014 The World Junior Hockey Championship came to a dramatic end yesterday, as the pesky Fins beat their rival Sweden (and host nation) in overtime to capture the gold. [Buzzing the…
Dustin Brown and the ‘Crazy Eight’ Charge Walter McLaughlin | December 27, 2013 Per the criteria cited on NHL.com, the NHL’s Foundation Award is given annually to the NHL player who “who applies the core values of (ice) hockey — commitment, perseverance and…