If there is one thing synonymous with the LA Kings, it would have to be Bob Miller – the voice of the team for nearly 40 years. Fittingly, he’ll oversee tomorrow’s press conference where Darryl Sutter will be officially announced as the Kings new head coach by GM Dean Lombardi.
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Darryl Sutter to be welcomed aboard by Bob Miller
December 20, 2011 By John Hoven
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VIDEO: New interview with Lombardi on firing of Murray
December 13, 2011 By John Hoven
Daryl Evans conducted the following interview with Kings GM Dean Lombardi earlier today…
To read the article we posted this afternoon ‘Making the case for Darryl Sutter’ click here.
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POLL: Who should be the next LA Kings head coach?
December 12, 2011 By John Hoven
Early this morning we looked at a list of possible candidates for the Kings head coaching position – from pro coaches to guys in junior hockey.
You may want to review that list before answering the following question (link).
For now, Kings GM Dean Lombardi says assistant coach John Stevens will fill the role on interim basis. […]
Welcome to your new (interim) coach John Stevens
December 12, 2011 By John Hoven
Things change quickly in the NHL.
After seemingly being safe about a week ago, Kings coach Terry Murray will now be referred to as former Kings coach Terry Murray.
Watching his team drop four in a row and being unable to score goals, GM Dean Lombardi had seen enough and made the move today to release Murray […]
Filed Under: AHL, Flyers, hockey, Kings, Lombardi, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, Murray, NHL Tagged With: AHL, coach, hockey, Lombardi, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, Murray, Philadelphia, Stevens
Marco Sturm happy to move on from the lows of LA
December 1, 2011 By John Hoven
Sturm in LA, January 2011 (photo: C. Ikiri)
When you’ve played over 900 games in the NHL, a 17-game stint with a team isn’t exactly something that’s going to stick out in your mind. Still, returning to LA tonight with the Florida Panthers to face his former team – and we use that term rather loosely […]
Colin Fraser is pointless against the Vancouver Canucks
November 10, 2011 By John Hoven
Ryan Smyth to Edmonton. It’s the trade that just won’t go away.
Last week, it was Smyth’s return to LA as a member of the Oilers that dominated the headlines. Now, it’s the other side of that trade that will be a focal point of tonight’s game.
Colin Fraser, the player who was eventually acquired […]
Filed Under: Canucks, hockey, Kings, Lombardi, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, NHL Tagged With: hockey, Lombardi, Los Angeles, Mayor, MayorsManor, Penner, Smyth, Tambellini, Vancouver
LA prospect Michael Mersch on Wisconsin’s big weekend
October 24, 2011 By John Hoven
Mersch celebrates his first goal of the season
LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi had a plan five years ago and it was simple. Stock the team’s farm system with goalies first, then defenseman and eventually get to the forwards.
And over the last few drafts he’s picked up quite a few potential power forwards, including Michael […]
LA Kings’ Willie Mitchell on his past, present and future
October 13, 2011 By John Hoven
Willie Mitchell will be staring at part of his past when he steps onto the ice tonight in New Jersey.
“Where it all started. That’s the first thing I think about when it comes to playing the Devils,” the 10-year NHL veteran said. “It doesn’t matter how many teams you’ve played for, and I’ve […]
LA Kings trade for a kid with more questions than answers
October 12, 2011 By John Hoven
So, Kings GM Dean Lombardi made another trade with the Philadelphia Flyers today. At least that’s how it’s going to read in some places. Yet, there is so much more to this deal. Or is there?
Jammed by the salary cap and total number of player contracts under contract, the Flyers needed a […]
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Lombardi on identity, expectations, near trade of Yzerman
Following this afternoon’s press conference to ‘officially’ announce Darryl Sutter as the new coach of the LA Kings, GM Dean Lombardi held court for over 30 minutes. With respect to time, we’ll break things up into multiple articles. Here’s the first batch of quotes…
On what Sutter brings – “If you take a larger […]