It can be said that the success of the NHL owes itself to the “Original Six.“ Without those teams, the sport wouldn’t be what it is today, plain and simple. These six teams are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs. These “Original Six” teams paved the way …
The season hasn’t played out as fans had hoped. After a promising start, they currently sit at an 18-23-6 record and have fallen into seventh place in the West Division behind the St. Louis Blues, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the San Jose Sharks. The playoff prospects aren’t looking good for this young team, and it’s fair to say that with …
Akil Thomas, Quinton Byfield, and Devante Smith-Pelly. Remember those names. They made history last Sunday night becoming the first all-Black line in the history of Ontario of the American Hockey League. Los Angeles Kings prospect Akil Thomas found out that he’d be joining Byfield and Smith-Pelly on the morning of their game against the Bakersfield Condors. “We found out in …
A third of the way into the season and the Los Angeles Kings have found themselves in an interesting position. They currently sit in fifth place in the West Division at 12-10-6, just two games behind the St. Louis Blues – A team expected to hold a top seed all season long. With the Blues losing five straight, including two …
Congrats to the Los Angeles Kings and American Sports Entertainment Company (ASEC), who have been awarded the contract to operate an ice rink owned by the City of Santa Clarita. The ice rink, located at 27745 Smyth Drive in Valencia, was purchased by the city in the Fall of 2020 for $14.2 million and is currently undergoing renovations on the roof, …
During a rebuild, all eyes generally fall upon the players being promoted from the minors. The prospects that have something to prove. The winning pieces to future championships. It’s an important part of the process that all teams go through. Yet, when putting together a young winning team, certain puzzle pieces can be overlooked, especially the grizzled veterans. Sure, the …
The Kings beat the Wild 4-0 Tuesday night, giving them their fifth win of the season and second in a row. Dustin Brown, Drew Doughty, Jaret Anderson-Dolan, and Trevor Moore all scored goals helping netminder Jonathan Quick secure his 28 save shutout – The 53rd of his career. This was Jaret Anderson-Dolan’s second game in a row with a goal and an …
Forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan (or J.A.D) scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 loss against the Vegas Golden Knights. Trevor Moore made a smooth pass halfway through the second period from behind the net to Anderson-Dolan, who fired it past Vegas’ Lehner to tie the game at 3. Though the Kings couldn’t stop the Knights and their winger Chandler Stephenson, …
As the Seattle Kraken 2021 Expansion Draft slowly approaches, the Kings are faced with some tough decisions on which players to protect. It can’t be easy for an organization to let go of players they’ve become attached to – especially during a rebuild. As we know, however, this isn’t the first time the Kings have had to give up a …
Goaltending isn’t something Los Angeles has had to worry about in a long time. Since 2008, Jonathan Quick has proven himself to be one of the best in the league. Quick is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, William M. Jennings Trophy winner, and a silver medalist with the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics. …
