Last week we brought you exclusive photos of a new goalie mask being worked up for Kings’ prospect JF Berube.
If you thought it looked great then, check out the finished product below.
Kudos, as always, to artist Sylvie Marsolais for her amazing work.
She sent over a note saying they originally started with a sketch using some [...]
PICS: JF Berube’s new mask pays tribute to LA Kings legends
January 23, 2013 By
Davis Payne looking to make major changes to Kings’ power play
January 21, 2013 By
Jamie Kompon was perceived to be the fall guy for the Kings inept power play over the last few seasons. True or not, he’s now working in Chicago and former St Louis Blues head coach Davis Payne came to Los Angeles over the summer to replace him on Darryl Sutter’s coaching staff.
“I haven’t really gotten [...]
NHL lockout nears end, 48-game season likely starts January 19
January 6, 2013 By
Less than 24 hours after news first began to circulate that the NHL and NHLPA had reached an agreement, the question everybody wants answered is when the season might start. More specifically in Los Angeles, fans keep asking when the Kings’ Stanley Cup Championship banner will be raised to the rafters.
Before we get too far ahead [...]
Confirmed: Anze Kopitar suffered a knee injury in Sweden
January 5, 2013 By
Center Anze Kopitar, who was the first member of the LA Kings to sign overseas during the lockout, suffered a knee injury in Sweden earlier today.
According to reports from the Stockholm Globe Arena, the damage took place late in the first period of a game between Mora and their cross town rival, Leksands. Kopitar was [...]
LA Kings still planning an outdoor game vs Anaheim Ducks
December 19, 2012 By
Scouts saying that Luc Robitaille didn’t have the foot speed for the NHL didn’t stop him from scoring 668 goals and earning a spot in the Hockey Hall of Fame. So, even though NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has repeatedly said he doesn’t see a Winter Classic being played on the West Coast, it hasn’t deterred [...]
Penner’s excited for tomorrow night, not worried about Getzlaf
December 13, 2012 By
Call it a re-match of sorts.
Tomorrow night in Anaheim there will be a pseudo Kings vs Ducks game. With the ongoing NHL lockout, it’s about as close as your’re going to get to seeing a real version of the SoCal hockey rivalry until at least 2013.
Last month, players from both clubs met up in a charity [...]
Kevin Westgarth on NHL’s toughest, best and most underrated players
November 27, 2012 By
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Yesterday, NHLPA executive and former player Mathieu Schneider joined Kings forward Kevin Westgarth and St. Louis Blues captain David Backes for an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit. Fans were invited to submit their questions on any topic and the trio would take turns answering. You can see all the entries here [...]
How Anze Kopitar brought Bobby Ryan to Sweden
November 22, 2012 By
Life can take some interesting turns at times.
When rumors of Bobby Ryan‘s possible departure from the Ducks surfaced last season, many Kings fans began salivating at the idea of bringing him to Los Angeles. While it’s highly unlikely that Anaheim would have ever traded him to a division rival, that didn’t stop people on the internet [...]
10 Tidbits from Sutter – ‘I’m not a doctor, a psychologist or a therapist’
Following the Kings 30 minute pre-game skate at their training facility in El Segundo, coach Darryl Sutter shared some wisdom and dropped some straight facts on us this morning…
1. On if he’ll use the same line-up tonight as he did in the last game – “You’ll need to get there for the song.” [note: He [...]