You may have read this line somewhere before… Drew Doughty, future Norris Trophy winner. That’s what was being thrown around when the Kings used the second overall pick at the 2008 NHL Draft to take the London, Ontario native. Things started off on the right foot too, as he made the team the following October at […]
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Kevin Westgarth on NHL’s toughest, best and most underrated players
Follow @mayorNHL 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 […]
Kings vs Red Wings first goal contest on new website
Once again, the Kings will face a banged up Detroit team tonight – they’re still playing without Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk, Todd Bertuzzi and a few others. However, Jimmy Howard is expected to make his return in goal for the Red Wings. Still, as noted by Matt Greene prior to last week’s game at Joe Louis Arena, it’s […]
Top Ten NHL All Star Game Tweets
That’s it. The 2011 NHL All Star Game is over. Team Lidstrom came back from being down 4-0 in the first period to defeat Team Staal 11-10. Patrick Sharp was voted the game’s MVP and the Kings’ Anze Kopitar had two goals. Kudos to all the changes the NHL put in place this year, especially […]
Kopitar vs. Ovechkin at Super Skills Event
In a few short hours the second wave of this year’s NHL All Star Weekend will get underway with the popular Super Skills Competition. Team captains Nicklas Lidstrom and Eric Staal met with Brendan Shanahan, NHL Vice President of Hockey and Business Development, earlier this morning to determine which of their players would participate in […]