The Kings’ Start Isn’t as Bad as It Looks Walter McLaughlin | October 18, 2016 0-2. Two games, three goals scored, two dispiriting losses. Jeff Carter doesn’t have a point. Devin Setoguchi, Teddy Purcell, and Dustin Brown haven’t reached the score sheet either. Carter, Purcell,…
Chronic Challenges Looming for Kings – Part 2 Leah Dyck | October 18, 2016 Commentators have speculated the Los Angeles Kings’ puck-possession style is out-of-date. Others say they’re too big, too slow and too defensive. In part one of this article, I talked about…
Quick Injury Casts Shadow Over Loss Eric Roberts | October 13, 2016 The puck dropped on the 2016-17 NHL season on Wednesday night and there were four games on tap for NHL fans to finally quench their thirst. Among the group of…
3 Questions Facing the Kings Eric Roberts | October 7, 2016 Only two preseason games separate the Los Angeles Kings from the start of the 2016-17 season. The Kings will play their final two tune-up games against the Dallas Stars and…
McDavid Named Captain of Oilers, Kings’ Pearson Suspended & More Steven DiOssi | October 5, 2016 McDavid Named Captain of Oilers The Edmonton Oilers named forward Connor McDavid as the 15th captain in franchise history, the team announced on Wednesday. Jordan Eberle, Milan Lucic and Ryan…
Hjalmarsson Suspended, Dan Boyle Will Retire, Pearson to Have Hearing & More News Dustin L. Nelson | October 3, 2016 The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday that they have suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the remainder of the preseason and the first game of the regular…
It’s Tanner Pearson’s Time to Shine Walter McLaughlin | October 2, 2016 With all the chatter over the departure of Milan Lucic to Edmonton this summer, pundits have speculated over what the Kings can do to replace his production. Let’s face it…
Meet the L.A Kings’ Latest Late-Round Gem Brett Slawson | August 31, 2016 The Los Angeles Kings have a captivating history in the annual NHL Entry Draft, especially so when it comes to selecting players in later rounds of the event. While the…
Pearson Was a Message to the World of Hockey Leah Dyck | July 14, 2016 Player development is a crucial part of the mysterious puzzle leading to Stanley Cup success, and of course, developing players is easier said than done, but equally daunting is the…
Popularizing Hockey Night Brings Pearson to Barrie Leah Dyck | July 7, 2016 Hockey Night in Simcoe County is an annual charity hockey game hosted by provincial Conservative Leader Patrick Brown, MPP for Simcoe North. For the last eight years, the annual event…
3 Los Angeles Kings Poised to Explode Next Season Walter McLaughlin | May 18, 2016 Better three hours too soon than a minute too late — William Shakespeare Before you say it, I’ll preface this discussion with the obligatory disclosure: it’s early. The Blues and…
How The Kings Flipped The Script Eric Roberts | April 19, 2016 The game was in extra time. The Los Angeles Kings were trying to fend off the San Jose Sharks and avoid a 0-3 hole in their opening round matchup with…