For many sports 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 of the team’s loyal supporters. When he was traded to the Colorado Avalanche the following spring, he became public enemy number […]
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Interview with former NHL coach Andy Murray
They say nice guys finish last. Well, they at least get screwed over. Tonight the Kings take on the Blues, an opponent that usually doesn’t get the juices flowing for most fans in LA. There isn’t any sort of a rivalry between the two teams. Although, a decade ago there was plenty of hate when the […]
Hugging the Post with Kelly Hrudey
Goaltending has historically been one of the weakest parts of the Los Angeles Kings. Current GM, Dean Lombardi, has often talked about the need to build a team from the net out. Hence, the organization’s current focus on developing goaltenders. After Rogie Vachon left the team in ’78 it’s been a revolving door of netminders […]
20 Questions with No. 20 – Interview with Luc Robitaille
From the 1984 NHL Entry Draft to the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals. From his 500th goal in 1999 to his retirement in 2006. Kings fans have been watching Luc Robitaille for two decades now. He’s strayed from Los Angeles a few times, yet his heart always belonged to the Kings. Today marks another milestone in […]
Word Association with Robitaille – Luc on His Teammates
Each group of players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame has a uniqueness about it. Occasionally, guys that were rivals during their playing days are enshrined during the same year. However, rarely does a player going in share the stage exclusively with guys he called teammates during his career. Luc Robitaille is once again […]