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…And Now You’re Caught Up (2/1/2011)

February 1, 2011 By John Hoven

It’s been forever since the Kings played a game, right?
Well, not exactly. It only feels that way.
Later tonight they’ll begin what they hope is their playoff push over the final 32 games of the season.
To help get you back in the swing of things, here are ten stories you may have missed during the five-day [...]

Filed Under: hockey, Kings, Los Angeles, NHL Tagged With: all-star game, Bernier, hockey, Iginla, Kopitar, Los Angeles, Miller, Quick, Robitaille, Roenick

10 Tidbits on Mattias Norstrom

October 30, 2010 By John Hoven

He never won the Stanley Cup. He only scored 14 goals with the team. He made a single appearance in the NHL All-Star Game. And there are very few, if any, truly defining moments from his 11 years in Los Angeles.
Yet, Mattias Norstrom will forever be remembered as the Captain of the Kings.
He’s back in [...]

Filed Under: Kings, Rangers, Stars, tidbits, trade Tagged With: Blake, Brown, Dallas, Dean Lombardi, Gretzky, hockey, Kings, Kopitar, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL, Norstrom, Olympics, Robitaille, Roenick, tidbits, trade

Frozen Fury Trivia

September 30, 2010 By John Hoven

For over a decade now Kings fans have been making the pilgrimage to Las Vegas for the spectacle that is Frozen Fury weekend.
Any Kings fan that has made the trip surely returned home with numerous stories. And yes, we all know What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
However, for those that are Frozen Fury regulars, [...]

Filed Under: Avalanche, Coyotes, Frozen Fury, Sharks, Vegas Tagged With: Blake, Frozen Fury, Kopitar, Roenick, Smyth, trivia, Vegas

High / Low with Rob Blake

August 4, 2010 By John Hoven

It’s been a while since we’ve done a High / Low piece, one of our popular features during the regular season.
It’s also been a while since there’s been any new Rob Blake news around these parts…again, also popular during the regular season.
With Rob’s recent retirement, he’s been in the news a little this summer. Yet, [...]

Filed Under: Hockey Legends, Interview, Kings, NHL Players, Sharks, trade Tagged With: Blake, comments, hockey, interview, Kings, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL, Norris, Robitaille, Roenick, Stanley Cup, trade, word association

Rob Blake : The Interview

January 19, 2010 By John Hoven

For many Kings fans, there’s a ‘you’re with me or against me’ type attitude. So, when Rob Blake resigned the captaincy of the Kings in September 2000 it pretty much sealed his fate with many loyalists. When he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche the following spring, he became public enemy number one to most of [...]