Per reader request, here’s a cool video of Willie Mitchell up in Vancouver, participating in a charity fishing tournament that he helped start as a member of the Canucks. Mitchell won the event with a 47-pound catch, and got in a little pro-Kings dig at the end of the video. Click here for a link to the video, and I will also embed it below. (My apologies to those with iPhones, but Steve Jobs needs to understand that 99 percent of the free world still uses Flash…)
Rich feeding the Iphone trolls? Hehehe, nice vid TY!
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sweet…cant wait for the season …
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Love it.
So stoked we got this guy.
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Willie is wearing our ‘chevy’ logo jersey!
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:47 am
@Lime, Even though I have been following them since 73, those uniforms are my favorite, including the white ones as well ! Tell you who else loves them..Drew Doughty, the kid grew up loving those jersey’s. Hopefully the Kings can bring them back for at least a couple of games this season, I think a lot of fans would get a kick out of that !
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:18 am
@Lime, Those jersey’s are my favorite ones and I also love the White version of it as well. Tell you who else loves them..Drew Doughty, the kid grew up idolizing Gretz and having that jersey and a Kings phone with that logo ! I think it would be pretty cool if they wore those a couple times this season, I think some of the fans would get a kick out of that.
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TVA333 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:49 am
@puck73,
I completely agree! I’ve been saying that lately too! Be nice to have a couple home game throw backs to that era!
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:52 am
@Lime,
I vote for the white chevrons. The white crown and the original forum gold are tied for 2nd in my book
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Gotta love this guy already. Guess the Nucks let this big fish get away!
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his looks reminds me of brad pit in Fight Club
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Real 9 Reply:
September 5th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
@Dayman,
I see a little Luuuuc in him….expression, laugh
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oscar Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:20 am
@Real 9, Wow….So do I
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That took some guts showing up in a King’s jersey and finishing up with that comment. Looking forward to the opener.
What an awesome catch … for Willy AND the Kings.
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kings4queens Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 11:01 am
@KC23,
Agreed. I think it shows that he is excited about coming to Los Angeles too.
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Nice video.
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Thoroughly enjoyed watching it on my flash enabled original Droid. Thanks Rich!
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This video looked great on my droid.
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Thank god for the droid!
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With the old school jersey, and his obvious competitiveness, his stock just came up a few points. Can’t wait to see Mitch battle his old team in a Kings uni.
BTW, Apple is a state of mind.
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I’m officially calling FOUL! The Kings just got a new Ice girl. http://bleacherreport.com/tb/b5Gat
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Dominick Reply:
September 5th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Either their standards are in the toilet, or that’s one ugly chic!
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fourtunato Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:43 am
@Dominick,
They actually ask him what’s the best pick up line he’s received! ???
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:57 am
@Dominick,
Typical Hollywood. Will say or do anything to get attention and land on a reality show.
Play the ukulele? Where’s the juggling and unicycle? What a talent!
Who knows, maybe he’ll end up dating OJ when he gets out of jail.
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8ball Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
@USHA#17,
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Hey lots of talk up here in Canada that we are in hot pursuit of Jason Spezza?? I hope it’s true, we could use him. Spezza would look great in a Kings uniform
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Who Knows? Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
@Timbo from Canada, Why? We don’t need a center.
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
@Who Knows?,
Or a soft one, either.
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KMCost Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
@Timbo from Canada,
I’ll take Fisher over Spezz.
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Gotta love the way he shows dedication to his new team,and knowing the season opens with Vancouver. October can’t get here soon enough.
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Diggin’ it…
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awesome
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haha, such a great guy! Great addition to the team!
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God, let him stay healthy.
Let them ALL stay healthy.
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raunq12 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
@tuan jim,
Amen to that brother!
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The more I read about and listen to Willie, the less I miss Kovalsgreed and Grossman. Getting Willie to sign here was absolutely essential because he is replacing somebody who had amazing character and toughness like he does in Sean Odonnell.
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IS IT HOCKEY SEASON YET?!?!?!?!?!?!
I can’t wait to watch Dewey and Willie put Kovalchuk into the 3rd row. This is another one of those DL character guys who can also crash and bang. Loving it.
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Mitchell is ruffling some other feathers with some comments he made about the NHLPA. From the Vancouver Province, via Kuklas Korner:
http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/what_was_willie_mitchell_thinking/
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DougS Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
@Paul From Oxnard,
He’s getting hammered for stating the obvious, by people who are too stupid to understand what is right in front of their faces.
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Dan H. Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:46 am
@Paul From Oxnard,
As Quisp has said, the problem is that those contracts hurt the union players and only help the top 1% of the guys because of the way the players are funded.
This was a bad contract and broke the rules and the NHL and the NHLPA got together to save one guy and NJ and the player don’t get hit for anything. That sucks.
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
@Dan H.,
To complete Paul’s thought and Quisp’s point:
Assume a 20 year contract that if front loaded with millions and leaves only a few hundred thousand for each of the last six years
Front loaded contracts penalize other players via salary being withheld in an escrow account designed to absorb (league wide) payroll overages.
In a perfect world these “overages” are then made good at the back end of a long, massive contract when the salary becomes very low. So, in theory all is well in the end…if everyone negotiates and plays out the contract in good faith.
If there is no intent to play out the contract then players are short changed because no funds return to the escrow account (when our superstar is only earning $500K/year) to be distributed back to the players.
This system was designed with an assumption of good faith in a player’s intent to play out his contract.
What surprises me is that more players are not speaking out as Mitchell is doing.
This of course is good news for Ilya because no player in his right mind would check the guy and risk ending Ilya’s career early.
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Im a father of two autistic boys. I’m really glad to see this video and really glad we’ve got this guy on the team.
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This guy is great!
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Seeing Willie Mitchell in the Kings road Jersey that they wore from 1988-1989 to 1997- 1998 sure brings back memories of a certain guy who owned the team from 1988 to 1994. I think in celebration of those days, the Kings ought to bust out a “3rd” jersey in memory of that. You remember the game Monopoly, right? And how one of the landing spaces was “Go to jail” right? Well, what they should do is design a jersey that has Black Iron bars on a white back drop with Mcnalls face behind them ! NOW THATS A JERSEY I WOULD BUY !
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 9:59 am
@puck73,
I would mind seeing three uniforms. White Crown, White Chevron and Early Forum Gold Crown.
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Did you all see the fish flapping his lips in front of the camera? That damn thing looks just like Corey Perry sucking wind after a long shift!
I think I detected some sarcastic hatred in that laugh. It’s good to hear.
I have said this before, but I think the first month of the season will be very meaningful for the Kings this year. They need to get on top of it right from the beginning. It will be good to see The Whale right on day one.
Now that the Devs finally got their willful suffering soul, the Kings should be on the phone, perhaps looking to make another deal.
Did WM let that fish go at the end? That looks like a beautiful place up there; were they in a lake or on the ocean?
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Anybody know what number Willie is going to wear?
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Mitchell and Spezza make all of the Kovalchuk hurt go away.
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:31 am
@Rene, Jason Spezza? Are you gonna share some of this amazing inside information you have that apparrently nobody else on this site is aware of? And who are we giving up to get him? Let me guess, Brayden Schenn, right? lolll !
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Rene Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:50 am
@puck73,
Unproven talent for a proven talent. Sounds good to me.
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
@Rene, Obviously if Gretzky could be traded twice, anything is possible but if I had to make a bet, I amm 99% sure that Bernier and Schennn are not going to be traded yet. I believe these 2 players are the type of guys that teams build franchises around. Oh, btw you still havent told us how you came into this amazing inside info !
deadite77 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
@puck73, Rene is just commenting on the heavy rumours out of Canada that say the Kings ae making a major push for Spezza. As well as Ryan Johnson.
USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
@Rene, Just for talk sake and because its the August days of hockey with little to get keyed up about, I’ll bite:
Don’t really see the point of Johnson. Can’t see what this guy would do for any team much less the Kings.
Spezza, is a great center that any team would want, but at what cost? Another thing, he’d need to toughen up if he’s planning to play anywhere other then Ottawa.
Regardless I think I’m too burned out from Upchuk to worry about trades.
DougS Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
@Rene,
Let me guess… You were GM of the Kings back in the day, weren’t you?
Ron Grahame, Jerry Korab… they were all proven talents, weren’t they? So we traded away a 1st Round pick that was used to take Ray Borque? It was all speculative at the time; it seemed like a good idea….
USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:20 pm
@Rene,
Humm, let’s add another name to DougS’ list of bonehead moves: Billy Smith.
KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
@Rene,
Someone’s been playing too much NHL 11.
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This is one of things I love most about hockey. The players are (generally) really good guys who care about the fans and the community. What a great addition to the LA Kings.
PS And way classier than the earlier OT comment about the ice girls/guys.
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Freddy Modin signs with Trashers…
http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=536903&navid=DL|ATL|home
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Wow….The more I see of Willie, the more I like…..Great character pick-up for Deano and the Kings. The fishing sure brought back some great memories of fishing in the sound. Great video & welcome to LA Willie! Nice touch with the old Kings Chevy jersey too!
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A clean hit by Mitchell on Jonathan Toews http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMIAWYiQUpM
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To all on la kings insider have a good safe holiday weekend.
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Lets not forget we all loved Deadmarsh as well. Great guy, hard working individua,l but could not stay healthy. Big time concern here with Mitchell. We are looking to this kid for toughness and grit, but how much will the coaching staff allow with the fear he is one good hit, check, punch or Kopitar trip away from the dreaded ” Upper Body Injury” and a day to day status from Murray? We still need offense and a better 5 on 5 mentality and nose for the goal. Cant wait for Oct for this all to play out…Still steaming over 17 years 102 to 15 years 100 with no penalty, fine or some other kind of message sent. Kovy’s cap is less than Kopy’s cap and he is a proven 45-50 goal scorer.
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
@rjb, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little concerned, but as DL said in the Willie Mitchell interview..”I signed Jarret Stoll, and he had 2 concussions previously and since we have had him we havent had a problem”. Also, according to DL, Willie has passed everything that the Kings doctors have required so we will just have to pray that everything works out for Willie and the Kings. Dean also said something that I agree with when he said…With a player like this, the payoff is so huge that it is worth the risk.
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DougS Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
@puck73, rjb
The health risk is definitely a concern with Mitchell; there’s no getting around that. I also remember all too well what happened with Deadmarsh. But I agree with puck that he’s been checked out as well as one can expect at this point, and the upside is very high.
Also, the fact that the contract is only for 2 years limits the risk. If he’s only healthy for part of the term, it’s not like the Kings will be paying him long after he’s become just a bitter memory, as with Cloutier.
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puck73 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
@rjb, Oh, and as far as Kovi and the NHL go, totally agree with you 100%. Let’s be honest here, whats the big difference between 17 years 102 mil, and 15 years 100 mil ? The fact is I think alot of us middle class people are sick and tired of these rich people and their lawyers finding loopholes. And also, the NHL got tired of this and just let it go which is too bad because the Kings were the ones that put together the legitimate offer that complied with the rules that the NHL set forth. I agree with you, I hope the Devils get fined, and hopefully they will lose good players that they can no longer keep under the cap.
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Circle February 10 on your calendars. I want to see a monster Simmonds/Mitchell sandwich hit on Evgeni Malkin. That d-bag’s cheap shots are piling up, and now he’ll get to face two of his victims from last season…
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Lime Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
@Simmer, I am right there with you.
Willie owes him…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imv7owJKLic
Simmer owes him…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVO1p6Mttg&feature=related
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GreyPaws Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
@Lime,
way to make my blood boil… where are my pressure meds?????
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
@Simmer,
Yeah, that elbow earned him one.
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I love it!!!! Willie already representing the Kings
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That was the jersey I grew up watching on the old
Prime ticket hahaa. I had to watch the video elsewhere cuz my iphone4 is years behind other smartphones hahah. Anyway, I also read this http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2010-09-04/after-adding-kovalchuk-devils-must-subract regarding the devils need to shed salary now. There are quotes from other team mates speculating and worrying about who needs to get moved. Hahaha how great must that be for team chemistry? Everyone sitting on one side of the locker room whispering and worried as kovi sets up his new locker is the picture I have in my mind hahah
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Any truth to Mathew Barry’s twit of Patrick O’Sullivan returning to LA?
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TradedForAPick Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
@anthony,
I really don’t know what happened to Patty. Guy looked like he was due for big ups and then his ego went crazy or something and got stuck in Edmonton
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Gislaw Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
@anthony,
I pray to the Hockey Gods that there is no truth to that nonsense. Yet, I’m not worried, because Barry is full of it. Today it’s Spezza, Fisher, POS…earlier in the summer it was Savard, Lucic, Malkin, Kaberle, Semin…the list goes on and on. Honestly, I think he blindly throws darts at other team’s rosters in hopes of a bullseye.
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Dominick Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 10:35 pm
@anthony, I’m slowly coming to the opinion that Barry is a twit.
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LucLivesOn Reply:
September 6th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
@anthony, Why are you reading ANYTHING that idiot says? He knows nothing about hockey, makes up stupid rumors and he acts like he is someone important. Well he’s a nobody and his 15 minutes of fame are up!! Remember, this is the same guy that “danced” at Kings games just to get noticed. He sucked then and still sucks now. Do you really think that anybody that has a solid NHL reputation is going to waste their time informing him? If the answer is yes, then buy yourself a subscription to the National Inquier!! On a brighter note, there is a rumor going round that the Kings are interested in trading for Fisher from Ottawa, interesting thought but I say PASS and go after someone at the trade deadline. Let’s see if Schenn, Loktionov, Kozun, Clifford or some other prospect rises to the occassion. With our defense and goaltending, we can afford to see what develops with our prospects. Also, I truly feel that Williams is going to step up and be a factor!!
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Dominick Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:09 am
@LucLivesOn,
I agree with you on Willy. Last year was hardly his fault. It was just an unfortunate accident(getting tied up with Kopi). There is no gaurantee that it won’t happen again, but at least it wasn’t some lack of conditioning, or playing habbit(like playing with your head down) that caused the injury.
Willy’s corsi number(16.78) and shooting%(9.4) are still above average for right wing NHL players, and the first half of the season he had really great #’s offensively.
His #’s dipped because he was comming back from an injury and not fully recovered from it. The team didn’t have a better option on the right side going into the playoffs, so he played. So the lack of impact that he had on the team at the end of the season can be a little misleading.
Gee I hope I don’t get blasted for sticking up for him.lol
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Old Time Hockey Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:30 am
@LucLivesOn, Spezza/Michalek/Fisher have been discussed between Kings and Sens but i have no knowledge on the player Kings are gearing up offer for… whoever NHLSources on Twitter is, is the party saying this. They also stated that the Sens wanted 2 roster players and a pick.
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
@Old Time Hockey,
Spezza or Michalek, not bad, so their request seems reasonable. Where’s Frolov and Ivanians when you need them?
I don’t if POS is the big story right.. What about the Kings going after not only Speeza,but Fisher and Michalek.. That’s very bold and trade offer,at least 2 roster players a prospect and picks or 3 roster players and picks going the other way.. Now if you can remember when the Kings were looking at Heatley,Ottawa wanted Simmer,Tuebert,Kozun,Frolov,JJ,i believe Voynov and Schenn just for Heatley.. Now the Kings are asking for 3 big fish from Ottawa which in turn would probably ask for the entire Manchester Monarchs roster in return… I’m afraid that we will 1 or 2 of our young guns, plus players like Stoll,Williams and or Zues,Hopefully Schenn,Simmer,Kozun,JJ will not be going but like i said that is a bold offer,almost too bold than signing Kovy…….
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you posters are good entertainment where’s whitey widing? @ corrigan @ berry?
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Real 9 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:31 am
@8ball,
Bob Berry is currently a Kings scout, according to the info I’ve seen…
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Real 9 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:47 am
@8ball,
Juha Widing, unfortunately, died at the young age of 37 in 1984…..yeah, it’s newz to me too…
I searched for Mike Corrigan, but couldn’t find anything on his current whereabouts….
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8ball Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
@real9
let’s don’t forget about bill lesuk.
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find your all-time favorite numbers….
http://kings.nhl.com/club/page.htm?bcid=17759
here are mine, since there is little else to do right now….these are mostly old-timers, which shows that I’ve been around the Kings a long time….
1 – Gary Edwards
2 – Terry Harper
3 – Gary Galley
4 – Gilles Marotte
5 – Bob Murdoch
6 – Dale Rolfe
7 – Real Lemieux
8 – Ross Lonsberry
9 – Ralph Backstrom
10- Mike Allison
11- Charlie Simmer
12- Gene Carr
13- Mike Cammelleri
14- Tony Granato
15- Daryl Evans
16- Marcel Dionne
17- Tommy Williams
18- Dave Taylor
19- Butch Goring
20- Luc Robitaille
21- Bill White
22- Gary Sargent
23- Mike Donnelly
24- Don Kozak
25- Darryl Sydor
26- Mike Krushelnyski
27- Dan Maloney
28- Steve Duchesne
29- Jay Miller
30- Rogie Vachon
31- Gary Simmons
32- Kelly Hrudey
33- Marty McSorley
37- Bob Kudelski
39- Felix Potvin
44- Ron Duguay
77- Paul Coffey
99- Wayne Gretzky
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:44 am
@Real 9, don’t forget….
3-Larry Brown
4-Dave Hutchinson
6-Shelly Kannegeiser
7-Mike Murphy
9-Bob Nevin
10-Vic Venasky
11-Mike Corrigan
14-Frank St. Marseille
23-Neil Komadoski
I just had to throw these guys in, they’re from my favorite Kings team ’74-’75 which I still feel if there was a best 4 of 7 at that time instead of best of 2 of 3 we could have challenged for the cup. It was because of that year that I became such a die-hard fan. Ask Bob Miller about this year and he’ll have many things to say.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:50 am
@Goring 19,
I went to that game 3 Vs the Leafs when a fight started before the opening face off puck was dropped.
The King’s broke my heart that night. I believe we lost 2 to 1.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:05 am
@KC23, you’re right. The score was 2-1 Leafs. I was 11 at the time and I was just stunned (they broke my heart too) because we had dominated the Leafs all season, even blowing them out a couple of times. It just goes to show that you throw out the regular season.
Real 9 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:14 am
@KC23,
I’m pretty sure Don Kozak was involved right from the get-go….yeah, I was there….
highlighting the uber-competitiveness of the
game [for lack of a better word] was the stick fight between Hutch and Tiger Williams….Tiger was intense but controlled, while Hutch had this vicious “kill” look on his face….it was a heart-breaker..
Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:22 am
@KC23, I listened to the game on radio. Bob calling the game of course. I don’t remember too much cause I was just a kid at the time. That must have been a battle between Hutch and Williams (Hutchinson was 6-4, big for the time) Krazy Kozak was in that mix? Where was Danny Maloney? He would have given Tiger all he could handle.
Real 9 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 10:51 am
@Goring 19,
I had 9 players on my list from ’74-’75,
my favorite team also….great memories!
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tuan jim Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
@Goring 19,
I remember a Boston game at the Forum where Komadoski broke Wayne Cashman’s hand by repeatedly banging his head against it.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
@tuan jim, lol, yeah Neil was a tough customer. That season Boston was a powerhouse and the Kings beat them at the forum 6-0. You know, in the 74-75 season the Kings only lost twice in the first 2 months. They only had 17 losses the entire season.
USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
@tuan jim,
Yeah, and Brown’s last second check on Ratalle as he was sneaking to the corner of the net in the playoffs.
But, two questions for all the people who attended those games at the forum.
How many went outside to party between period?
How many remember the guy near the S.E corner who used to yell obscenities and “you stink (player’s name here)” over the glass in a loud horse voice? If I recall Brown was a lot of attention by that guy.
tuan jim Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
@USHA#17,
Do you remember the guy who’d call out during a Kings line rush, “Bring it up smartly! Smartly!”?
HeyChief Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
@Goring 19, I was at the Kings vs Islanders game about two thirds the way through the 74/75 season when Butchie caught the back of Jean Potvin’s skate near his eye fracturing the orbital bone. It’s still one of the bloodiest sport injuries I’ve ever seen. Goring missed the rest of the season but came back for the Leaf series in the playoffs. Unfortunately, he played with double vision and the Kings got whacked in the best of three. What a disappointment after a great season.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
@HeyChief, I remember when that happened. Butchie was lucky he didn’t get it right in the eye. I still have an old goal magazine that has a picture of Butch right at the moment that happened.
USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
@Goring 19,
There was a stretch of games that season when Frank St. Marseille couldn’t miss the back of the net if he tried!
And could forget Brown stepping up in the playoffs that year?
And Hutchenson. I remember him with a big grin on his face, skating backwards while holding a guy by the ears and repeatedly kneeing the guy in the face.
It only got better when Hutchenson and Holt would share ice time.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
@USHA#17, wasn’t Frank St. Marseille something! I saw him score a couple of goals against the California Golden Seals (anyone remember them?) He always seemed to have a great backhander. What I really want to know is, at the forum, who would sit in that 1 lonely seat that was all by itself near the pillars in the colonnade section. My hockey buddy and me always get a kick out of that when we think of the “Fabulous Forum”
USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
@Goring 19
There used to be a number of guys (and one girl) who used to sit around the top with cassette recorders practicing their play by play.
When I think of the Forum, aside from hockey it was parties between periods, parking at sears, the scalpers across the street with $5 & $6 tickets and beer at the Melody Bar.
Hat Trick Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
@Goring 19,
In my opinion, best KINGS’ TEAM ever. A pre-New Jersey Devils, if you will. Low scoring / Good team defense, and GREAT goaltending by Rogie.
The off season trade of Harper (heart) and Maloney (soul) to Detroit for Marcel completely changed the chemistry of the team.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 10:33 am
@Hat Trick, yeah, I wasn’t happy when they traded Harper and Maloney. Don’t get me wrong, Marcel was great and everything, and Cooke got the superstar he wanted, but I feel we were a better team with Terry and Danny.
KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@Goring 19,
I was at the playoff game 6 Vs Boston when we came back from 2 down in the 3rd and Butch won it in overtime. IMHO the best game in King’s history. The loudest event of any kind I’ve ever been to. I can still see Butch getting carried off the ice on the King’s sholders. Gives me chills just thinking about it. Can’t believe it is not one of the King’s classic games on NHL game center.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
@KC23, that game I remember very well. Listening to Bob, I remember we were down by a goal and Mike Corrigan was laying on the ice and centered the puck and it went off Gary Cheevers stick that he had dropped and the game was tied. Then Butch scored in OT. Awesome game. I was at that series as well when Dionne got the hat trick against the Bruins in a 6-4 win. Of course the best playoff game I ever went to was the Miracle on Manchester. I can still see Jerry Buss leaving his special section when the Kings were down 5-0 Of course we know what happened next…..
anybody else following the @33dellis and @wyshynksi debacle? hilarious
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Goalie-Dan-Ellis-discovers-lack-of-sympathy-for-?urn=nhl-267868
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So im wondering do we not have an enforcer this year?? No one to respond to BS??
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Real 9 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 11:24 am
@pr0cess,
Westgarth is the designated enforcer….he even has the perfect #33 for the job….that is, if he earns his way onto the team….if not, then it’s anybody’s guess, or enforcement by committee….
Clune? Simmonds? Muzzin? [or maybe Kozun can step up....just kidding] where’s Dan Maloney when you need him…
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tuan jim Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
@Real 9,
Danny Maloney was the most terrifying looking white man I ever laid eyes on.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
@tuan jim, voted “best fighter in the league” I think it was an unofficial award.
USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:19 pm
@tuan jim,
The guy I went to games with used to say “those guys are crazy” when he mentioned Harper and Maloney
He will have to play well in camp but I think Westgarth has a chance in this role. Otherwise I think we go with middleweights; Greene, Simmonds, Clune, Mitchell, Ortmeyer (if we pick him up)?
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Cry Baby Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
@VanKingsFan, Green should not fight…plain and simple! I love the the fact that he is willing but I cannot recall one that went his way.
Remember when Jovo KO deadmarsh…Mitchell should not fight either.
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
@VanKingsFan,
And the long shot, Clifford.
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Well since we are going to have a battle for the #1 goal tending spot, we should always dress the tender not in net, and designate him the enforcer… whoever survives the season gets #1
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Bill M. Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
@GreyPaws, Ha. That just reminded me of our goalie, junior year of high school, who was also a black belt. a bench clearing brawl broke out in the second to last game of the season, and I just remember looking over to see him drop kick some dude, full pads and skates. Laid him straight out.
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Off topic but I just picked up NHL 2011 and it has our lineup from last year with jones, frolov, etc…and poni is still on the penguins and Willie still with the Canucks so I try and trade for them and get rid of all the guys we don’t have anymore and but both teams said they won’t trade away their veterans…what BS haha
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pr0cess Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
@KH, About a month after the year starts the game will update, and the rosters will be correct. just FYI
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USCG Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
@KH, connect to your internet, my rosters updated an hour after I got the game. Everyone is where they should be. Our Defense is beastly, but I replaced Harrold with Hickey as the 6.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
@KH,
Yeah, I was at Walmart at midnite with all the other Santa Clarita NHL 11 geeks. One guy dressed in a full hockey uniform. Course, everyone there was half my age. What can I say, I’m a 54 year old King’s fan nut.
Love the game though. Never did the “be a pro” thing before. Always played “season mode”. Be a pro is great fun, but the view is hard to get used to. In allstar mode I got sent to the AHL despite a decent pre-season with the Kings.
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sstephen17 Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
@KC23, I got NHL ’11 yesterday for the PS3. I did the software update as well as the PS3 update. However, when I start a season mode, it still has last year’s roster. Interestingly enough, I did a play now game against Vancouver and Hamhuis was already on the team. Do I need to do anything specific so the Kings roster gets updated with Mitchell, Poni, etc.?
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Ya I know it just sucks that I’ll have to play with this team for the time being. I was just excited to play with the new squad.
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pr0cess Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
@KH, I hear ya, but i am just used to it at this point…
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lead feet Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
@pr0cess,
thats why Im waiting for Halo-Reach.
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GreyPaws Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
@KH,
is it the EA (satan) or 2k sports version? a while ago the 2k games were always better, but in general the NHL titles have been weak the last few years.
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If reports are true, Bobby Ryan has signed in Anaheim… for more money than both Getzlaf AND Perry???? Really??
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Dan H. Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
@VanKingsFan,
Not according to Bob McKenzie’s twitter.
Still working on it and they’re close but he doesn’t think he’ll get more than Getzlaf.
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VanKingsFan Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 8:47 am
@Dan H., I would be so shocked if he did. Would not be good for business either after all that Getz has done for the franchise. It would be like if Simmonds was given a bigger contract than Kopitar next year.
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Anyone see that Halpern signed with the Habs for $600k, while Mike Comrie Signed with the Pens for only %500K?
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
@friarking, and Modin signed with the Thrashers a 1 year deal.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
@Goring 19,
Not happy about his one. I thought he was a great fit for us.
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Goring 19 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
@KC23, I thought he was all right. A little slow, but, barring any injuries, the guy could score plus a lot of experience.
kluka68 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
@friarking, Now that i look back, the trade for Halpern was really bad.DL basicly gave up Purcell and 3rd for nothing.
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KC23 Reply:
September 7th, 2010 at 6:27 pm
@kluka68,
Yeah, have to agree.
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USHA#17 Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:07 am
@kluka68,
Read this morning Halpern was picked up for $600K
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8ball Reply:
September 11th, 2010 at 1:42 am
USHA#17
good luck with that.
So we went from Kovy to POS..Speeza ia a high scorng with a high a high pricebut our 2nd and 3rd line centers don’t score 50 points or o a regular basis
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Wow i just picked up NHL 11, one word amazing!! I just edit some of the LA KINGS it sure looks like there will be another alternative jersey. The black finally grew on me to like. Plus the music is good! They have almost everyone from juniors like Schenn, Jones, etc. Guys pick it up!! Can’t wait for September 11!! We just need another impact winger and we are set. GO KINGS!
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Completely Off Topic….
I’m going to hockeyfest this weekend. During the autograph segments, do they provide pictures or materials to get signed? Or do I need to gather up the player pics I collected throughout last season? Needless to say these aren’t in the best of shape. I’m referring to current roster players only of course. Thanks!!!
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Howe 9 Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:06 am
@Niko,
Last year they did not supply anything for autographing. You will have to bring your own stuff.
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Niko Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 9:14 am
@Howe 9, thanks
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Hey Rich, Do you expect a trade or is this our team?
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kings fans
let’s don’t forget about garry unger.he sorta played
like there was nobody else but maybe there wasn’t.
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