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Yesterday we posted several videos of Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell celebrating his Day with the Cup back home in British Columbia. Now here are a few additional clips…
Mitchell rows to shore:
Mitchell gets renamed:
To see the initial Mitchell article, click here.
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Next Friday in Winkler – a small town in Manitoba, about two hours south of Winnipeg – Dustin Penner will get his ‘Day with the Cup.’ Even thought it’s his second time with the NHL’s top trophy in five years, things will be different he recenlty told us. “Last time I didn’t get to spend [...]
Mother Nature may have forced city officials to cancel the parade scheduled in Grand Ledge, Michigan today - yet even her rain couldn’t stop Kings defenseman Matt Greene from sharing the Stanley Cup with hundreds of local citizens. Here’s a short clip of highlights and Greene talking about today’s event…
For a little bonus, here’s Kings GM Dean Lomabrdi with the [...]
“I’ll be back!”
That’s not Arnold Schwarzenegger uttering his famous line, it’s actually NHL prospect Ray Kaunisto talking about his impending return to twitter.
“I’m just taking a little hiatus,” he told us during a recent phone interview from his home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan – YooperVille USA, if you will.
Never afraid to speak the truth, [...]
Below are a series of quick videos recapping Justin Williams’ Day with the Stanley Cup…
Breakfast in Ventnor, NJ:
Street Hockey:
Caesars – Atlantic City:
The Proposal:
South Jersey at sunset:
To see our on-ice interview with Justin Williams immediately following the Kings claiming the Stanley Cup, click here.
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August is historically the slowest month of the year for hockey news – so, we’re pretty sure you’re dying without your daily fix.
As usual, we’re here to help!
Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look back at the biggest and best stories from the 2011-2012 season. Now, we know there are some of [...]
When the UFC signed a big money, multi-year deal with FOX late last year it was a heralded as a new day for the sport of mixed martial arts. Long a staple in Las Vegas, the sport had spent the past five years gaining popularity around the world and now it would be on network TV.
Things [...]
UFC returns to downtown LA on Saturday night for a light-heavyweight filled card that will be broadcast by FOX network. The world’s fastest growing professional sports league made it’s debut at Staples Center in 2006 with a card that featured octagon legend Royce Gracie. Three years later, they returned with what ended up being a [...]
VIDEO: Willie Mitchell finally gets his Day with the Cup
Defenseman Willie Mitchell has given us some great quotes since signing with the Kings two summers ago. However, it’s a conversation from late this past season that ended up being one of the more popular articles we’ve done with him. Just as the playoffs were kicking off, we published a feature piece on Mitchell that [...]