Few other players or coaches spent such little time with the Los Angeles Kings and made such a lasting impression. Hired out of the Detroit Red Wings minor league system, Barry Melrose arrived to coach hockey at the Forum in 1992. Few had heard of him, although everybody knew his biggest star. With Wayne Gretzky […]
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Former Kings and Avs forward Warren Rychel recalls time in NHL
When you think of players who have played for both the Kings and Avalanche, names like Rob Blake and Adam Deadmarsh are usually the first two that come to mind. Of course, they were part of a big trade between the clubs that resulted in one team winning a Stanley Cup and the other side’s […]
MayorsManor Live Radio – Kelly Hrudey prepares for Appreciation Ceremony
Saturday night will be ‘5-hole night’ as Luc Robitaille recently said, affectionately joking about the Kings’ pre-game ceremony prior to playing the Calgary Flames. In truth though, it will be Kelly Hrudey Appreciation Night, as the team honors the goaltender most famously known as the man between the pipes when they went to the Stanley Cup […]
Windsor’s Jeff Brown on the ‘other side’ of dev camp
Jeff Brown and Martin Jones (photo: C. Spatz) For every Tyler Toffoli at the Kings recent Development camp you had a Rob Mignardi. For every Jake Muzzin there was an Alex Roach. And for every Martin Jones there was some European goalie who had everybody asking ‘How do you spell his name?’ The point being – […]
Pre-camp comments from Windsor GM Warren Rychel
Windsor Spitfires Posa and Brown Warren Rychel helped the Los Angeles Kings reach the Stanley Cup Finals in 1993 and finally won the NHL’s top prize as a member of the Colorado Avalanche back in 1996. These days he runs the Windsor Spitfires, one of the most successful junior hockey franchises – having won back-to-back […]