Posts tagged with "Rob Blake"
10 Greatest LA Kings of All Time
March 5th, 2017 On this day, March 5, 1977, the Los Angeles Kings' Marcel Dionne scored a goal to become the first player in franchise history to reach 100 points in a season. Dionne also becomes the first player in NHL history to score 100 points with two teams. Exactly eight years later, Dionne has an assist in the Kings' 6-0 victory against the...
Tape2Tape: McDonald, Blake Notable Omissions in NHL 100
January 28th, 2017 By now, you’ve likely read two or three - maybe even four - lists of players who were deemed as notable omissions on the NHL’s list of top 100 players of all time. Most of those lists likely include current players like Joe Thornton, Evgeni Malkin and Jarome Iginla. I’ve also read lists that include Dale Hawerchuk, Michel Goulet...
Michael Mersch Working His Way into the Kings' Plans
July 31st, 2016 It's a good thing that after two championships and five playoff appearances in his first eight seasons as general manager of the Los Angeles Kings, Dean Lombardi amassed a huge amount of equity. Over the past two, he's spent a fair amount of it. The 2014-15 campaign saw his team miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008-09. To...
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...
The Los Angeles Kings Franchise Four
September 16th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I'll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I'm choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL in 1967, the Los Angeles Kings have won two...Hockey Canada Announces Management for World Cup
On Monday, Hockey Canada named their management group for Team Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The big announcement was that St. Louis Blues general manager and Sarnia, Ont.-native Doug Armstrong will take on GM duties for the tournament. Armstrong will be aided by Marc Bergevin (Montreal/Canadiens), Rob Blake...
