Posts About "Luc Robitaille"
The Best Late Round NHL Draft Picks
May 28th, 2020 * Our best ever late round draft picks article was originally published in 2014. Time will tell if anyone should be added to the list (feel free to share opinions in the comments below). In the meantime, hard to argue with these guys best the best ever. In the annual NHL Entry Draft, teams select players who they believe have the...
10 Greatest LA Kings of All Time
April 18th, 2020 If you are explaining, you are losing— J.C. Watts If true, the Los Angeles Kings have done one hell of a lot of 'splainin' over their 45-year history. However, thanks to the heroics of Jonathan Quick, Anze Kopitar, Dustin Brown and company, they have two Stanley Cups. Therefore, the correct and proper rejoinder when confronted...
Today in Hockey History: April 15
April 15th, 2020 If you are a fan of hockey in Motown, then this a very good date for you. One of the National Hockey League’s most unique traditions began on this date, 68 years ago. Plus, one of the wildest regular seasons ever came to an end on April 15, 1993. A Busy Date for the Red Wings On April 15, 1937, the Detroit Red Wings became the...
Kings & Rangers: Big Markets, Big Trades
February 9th, 2020 This post was jointly written by Barak Goldman, an LA Kings writer, and Scott Blair, a New York Rangers writer. East Coast versus West Coast battles have raged on for years in music, fashion, politics, and especially sports. At the heart of these battles are, of course, New York and Los Angeles. With the biggest populations, the...
Los Angeles Kings with 100-Point Seasons
February 8th, 2020 Seven men have reached the 100-point plateau a combined 23 times in Los Angeles Kings history. One is the only player in franchise history to score 70 or more goals in a single season. Two joined the team together as rookies. Three played together on one of the top-producing lines in NHL history. Four have their sweaters hanging on the...
Los Angeles Kings' 50-Goal Scorers
July 22nd, 2019 The Los Angeles Kings were one of six teams to join the NHL during the 1967 Expansion. Nine years later, they became the 10th franchise to have a player score 50 goals in a season. The team now has six members in the 50-goal scorer club: Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer, Luc Robitaille, Jimmy Carson, Wayne Gretzky and Bernie...
NHL News & Notes: Watson Suspended, Robitaille & More
January 30th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Austin Watson has been suspended as part of the NHL's Substance Abuse Program, Luc Robitaille penned a letter to season ticket holders of the Los Angeles Kings and Kendall Coyne Schofield will be making her broadcasting debut Wednesday. Related: NHL News & Notes: Muzzin, Martinook & More Watson...
Kings in Check: Need Bold Moves to Stay Alive
May 8th, 2017 A lot has already been said about the aging, underperforming Los Angeles Kings roster, and the path to playoff contention is only going to increase in difficulty for front office newcomers Luc Robitaille and Rob Blake, a first-time NHL team president and first time general manager, respectively. Now that the Kings have overhauled their...
What's Next For The Kings?
April 13th, 2017 After missing the playoffs for the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings didn't wait long to make changes to the makeup of the team's front office. On Monday, the team fired general manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter and promoted Luc Robitaille to the president and head of hockey operations and Rob Blake to...
Luc Robitaille Helping to Keep No Kid Hungry
March 17th, 2017 It’s not always a question that can be easily answered. What are you hungry for? You see, we’re not talking about food. Rather what are you hungry for in life? That’s the question being asked in the new campaign What Are You Hungry For being launched by Generation No Kid Hungry to help children in America get involved in...
Luc Robitaille: King of His Time
January 19th, 2017 On this day, Jan. 19, 2006, in his final season with the Los Angeles Kings, Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille surpassed the great, and fellow Hall of Famer, Marcel Dionne as the Kings all-time goal scorer. In honor of that accomplishment, we are re-running this THW Archive piece originally published Dec. 12, 2013. Robitaille Was a...
The Grind Line: Top Detroit Red Wings Moment in Recent History
December 21st, 2015 If you were a fan of the Detroit Red Wings throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, chances are you have some not-so-fond memories of a team that struggled to make it past the first round of the playoffs. Being a fan of the Red Wings during the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, was flat out fun. The team experienced a great deal of...
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 by a Kings’ player with 223 goals. Brown Surpasses Rob Blake...
