In hockey circles you have your black aces, plumbers, pipefitters, fillers, bridges and so on. There’s also a whole different type of role player. This guy has played in less than 100 NHL career games, has scored three goals total over three seasons and averages only five minutes of ice time a night for the […]
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The Colonel’s new 13-Piece Bucket
Adding a ‘Y’ or ‘IE’ to the end of a player’s name doesn’t make it a nickname. That’s just more like shorthand. Occasionally, you get the ‘ER’ on the end. That’s still not a nickname. And for all the Deans and Dans, no – extending the name with an ‘O’ doesn’t count either. Then, every […]
NHL Summer School with Ambroz and Nieto
When Brendan Shanahan was first hired as the NHL’s new VP of Hockey and Business Development last December, many wondered exactly what his role would be. Sure, he was a three-time Stanley Cup champion and an Olympic Gold Medal winner. But, just how did the league plan on utilizing him in this new capacity? If […]
Future Fridays – Interview with NHL prospect Nick Bjugstad
On a Saturday afternoon earlier this summer, things were lining up perfectly. Almost too perfectly. Twenty one summers prior, Scott Bjugstad signed with the Kings after spending one season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. While he scored only five goals over the next three years in Los Angeles, it still allowed him entry into a very small club – […]
NHL DRAFT 2010: Interview with prospect Charlie Coyle
Every young player selected in this year’s NHL Draft will have his own story to tell. In this prospect profile we get to know somebody who could be tailor made for the Los Angeles Kings in the first round. Charlie Coyle is ranked 24th by NHL Central Scouting. However, Charlie Coyle may not make it that far down the board, […]