For Rob Scuderi, February 12, 2004 may not have been where his hockey story began, yet it did mark ‘day one’ of his officially becoming an NHL defenseman.
Playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins at the time, his team traveled to Florida for a game with the Florida Panthers…
“Well, unfortunately, we lost (5-1),” said Scuderi, when asked [...]
Milestone Moment – Rob Scuderi’s first NHL game
December 1, 2011 By
Former King Mike Weaver talks time in LA, Dustin Brown
December 1, 2011 By
Mike Weaver was originally signed as a free agent by Los Angeles in July 2004 and he spent the following year in Manchester (AHL), while the NHL went through a season-long lockout.
That team won 51 games, was led by brand new Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau and featured such names as Dustin Brown, Mike Cammalleri, [...]
Kings Pass Felix Potvin, Barry Potomski in 3-2 Win
December 3, 2010 By
Losing sucks. Winning is fun.
In honor of those simple facts, let’s look back at last night’s Kings’ win over the visiting Florida Panthers with a little humor and wit – or at least attempt some.
You should have known you were in for a good time though just by reading the headline. Any article featuring past players like Barry [...]
Ryan Smyth Readies for the Florida Panthers
December 2, 2010 By
Ryan Smyth is the eldest of the veterans on this year’s LA Kings team. So, he’s been there, done that when it comes to most things in the National Hockey League – including losing streaks.
In the article below he talks leadership, preparing for the Florida Panthers and provides some thoughts on a former teammate.
MM: With [...]
Two Minutes In The Box…with Brad Richardson
December 2, 2010 By
Brad Richardson has been up, down and all around this season for the LA Kings. He’s played top line minutes with Anze Kopitar…and been a fourth-line role player along side Kevin Westgarth.
So, naturally, in the article below he covers things from all bases – talking about the team’s recent play, this week’s game preparation and [...]
Ponikarovsky – Reporting From The Sidelines
December 2, 2010 By
Alexei Ponikarovsky was brought in this summer to essentially replace Alexander Frolov on the third line.
He seemed to be fitting in just nicely until he broke his finger on November 6th vs. Nashville – ironically, the same night fellow newcomer, Willie Mitchell, was injured too.
In the article below, Ponikarovsky talks Florida Panthers hockey, updates [...]
Kings coach Murray ready to take on former Flyers student
Bill and Kevin Dineen (photo: Flyers Archives)
Ah yes, more Kings-Flyers connections. It seems like there’s a new one every week or so and tonight brings yet another one.
After practice yesterday, coach Terry Murray didn’t have much to offer when asked about the Florida Panthers revamped roster this season – preferring to wait until after [...]