On October 11, 2008 Drew Doughty made his NHL debut in the Kings season opener at San Jose.
Fast forward to his 314th game last night and it was another memorable moment for Doughty against the Sharks. About seven minutes into a scoreless game, he had his first NHL fight – taking on 6-foot-4 Joe Thornton.
After [...]
Doughty and Sutter on the fight with Sharks Joe Thornton
April 6, 2012 By
Sutter, Clifford and Nolan on fighting, being physical
March 7, 2012 By
Fighting is down in the NHL about 20-25%, according to recent statements by Commissioner Gary Bettman.
Scoring for the LA Kings has been, well until recently, down significantly since last year too.
For Kyle Clifford, it’s been a bit of mixed bag in those two areas. True, his fighting majors are down – he had 18 last [...]
VIDEO: Kings rookie Jordan Nolan gets his first NHL fight
February 29, 2012 By
Rookie Jordan Nolan had another memorable game for the Kings last night – not only picking up his second NHL goal, but also introducing himself to the Wild’s Marco Scandella…
It was Scandella’s first NHL fight as well. Perhaps he bit off a bit more than he can chew for his inaugural tilt though.
You can check [...]
LA shutout by PHX – game recap using only Sutterisms
February 17, 2012 By
If there’s one thing we’ve come to expect from the Darryl Sutter era in Los Angeles, it’s entertaining – and occasionally confusing – press conferences. As usual, he didn’t disappoint last night, even if there weren’t any more Merle Haggard references.
For you super busy people, here’s the game in a nutshell using only his popular [...]
Quotes from the Coyotes locker room after 1-0 win in LA
February 17, 2012 By
Prior to the game, Coyotes forward Ray Whitney referred to match-ups with the Kings as ‘muck fests’ and usually filled with tight, defensive-oriented hockey. Kings defenseman Jack Johnson went so far as to say the games can be boring to watch, with Phoenix lulling teams to sleep.
Neither was the case in the first period, which [...]
Kevin Westgarth on what goes into preparing for a scrap
February 7, 2012 By
As sometimes happens when you sit down with Kevin Westgarth, the conversation can drift. His insightful answers to questions on topic A can quickly lead to you asking about topics B, C and D. Such was the case recently when we began talking about something as simple as taping his wrists.
“I do a [...]
VIDEO: Goalie Fight with LA Kings prospect JF Berube
January 29, 2012 By
We probably should have known it was bound to happen, as Kings goaltending prospect JF Berube used to have UFC champion Georges St-Pierre prominently featured on one of his masks. And while it wasn’t an MMA fight, it did look like a preview for tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble, when a fantastic brawl broke out during [...]
Richards – plenty to say about NHL rules, Morrow, Kopitar
January 13, 2012 By
After the game last night, Kings forward Mike Richards wasn’t happy with the instigator penalty he was assigned in his fight with Stars’ captain Brenden Morrow.
Prior to the Kings boarding a plane for Calgary, he had a chance to speak about the entire incident at the Kings training facility in El Segundo…
On the overall situation [...]
Westgarth goes from ‘stewing in his juices’ into the line-up
November 22, 2011 By
Westgarth remains positive (photo: M. Zampelli)
By all accounts, Kevin Westgarth had a great summer. He married his longtime girlfriend and signed a two-year contract extension with the Kings.
Things haven’t been so good since though.
Coming off a season where he played 56 games, roughly two-thirds of the regular season games, he’s only seen action in [...]
Brown, Doughty and Kopitar explain ‘the fight’
Prior to the Canucks-Kings series getting underway last week, Drew Doughty stopped by MayorsManor and told us that he wasn’t going to let Vancouver’s Alex Burrows get under his skin this time around and goad him into taking stupid penalties. Well, last night, this happened…
Wait, what? Anze Kopitar had a fight? The same guy who [...]