An item yesterday pointed our that Mike Richards had played for New Jersey coach Peter DeBoer at the junior level. He wasn’t alone. Justin Williams also played two seasons under DeBoer for the Plymouth Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. This information was provided by Williams, whose mother very politely sought to point out the omission through her son. So, a hello and thanks to Mrs. Williams…
LATEST NEWS- Live Chat - Western Conference Semifinal: Game Four May 21, 2013
- Playoff Game Notes: Kings vs. Sharks: Game 4 May 21, 2013
- Jim Fox Live Chat: Tuesday 12PM PT May 21, 2013
- WATCH: May 20th Practice Interviews May 20, 2013
- Dustin Brown Named Finalist For Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award May 20, 2013
- Kings Playoff Quiz – 2013 May 19, 2013
- WATCH: LA vs SJS Game 3 - Game Previews May 18, 2013
- Live Chat - Western Conference Semifinal: Game Three May 18, 2013
- Playoff Game Notes: Kings vs. Sharks: Game 3 May 18, 2013
- The Royal Half Preview: Kings vs. Sharks: Game 3 May 18, 2013
RULES FOR BLOG COMMENTING
- No profanity, slurs or other offensive language. Replacing letters with symbols does not turn expletives into non-expletives.
- Personal attacks against other blog commenters, and/or blatant attempts to antagonize other commenters, are not tolerated. Respectful disagreement is encouraged. Posts that continually express the same singular opinion will be deleted.
- Comments that incite political, religious or similar debates will be deleted.
- Please do not discuss, or post links to, websites that illegally stream NHL games.
- Posting under multiple user names is not allowed. Do not type in all caps. All violations are subject to comment deletion and/or banning of commenters, per the discretion of the blog administrator.
SOCIAL MEDIA
LA Kings Insider LA Kings Official
Yandle: “Are you kidding me? Happy Mother’s Day!”
[Reply]
Justin Williams has some of the coolest parents in the world. They are at almost all of his games and take time to shoot he breeze with fans. Must be very encouraging to Justin.
[Reply]
(Working their way up the media food chain.)
Lisa Dillman in the LA Times has an article on the Richards/DeBoer connection.
There are two other good articles; none by Simers or Plaschke but there is one by Hans Tesselaar. Rome wasn’t reported in a day.
[Reply]
Shakes Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
@JackKentCooke, “Rome wasnt reported in a day” hahaha
[Reply]
Haha! That’s great..)
[Reply]
Robbie Ftorek… Too far back?
[Reply]
no matter what level of play….a mom is a mom!!!!!
[Reply]
Shuchuk Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
@neil, And Mrs Williams probably remembers that that jerk of a coach didn’t give her child enough ice time
[Reply]
EllieMurray Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
@Shuchuk, Actually, I think he moved JWill from Center to Right Wing and there he stayed, lol.
[Reply]
stagger Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
@EllieMurray,
Is that you Mrs Williams?
EllieMurray Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
@EllieMurray, No, sorry, just a long time Justin Williams fan and a former Flyers fan turned Carolina Hurricanes fan. Veritable wealth of useless information.
Would love to meet Mrs. Williams someday tho, she seems rockin awesome. =D
KingsFan on EastCoaatTime Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 12:51 pm
@neil, you must know other hockey moms. We’re an interesting breed.
[Reply]
Ooooooooo, Rich…. You’re in trrooouubbbllleeee
[Reply]
It took me a while to realize that that’s the New Jersey coach’s name, and not a rude assessment of his personality.
[Reply]
You Go J. Will’s mom! Gotta keep on those media folk!
[Reply]
also, one more connection here, Peter Harrold. Last year, was a King, this year, is a Devil. Great seeing him getting the ice time and contributing to the Devils team
[Reply]
Munchrat Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 12:57 pm
@mcdangles, Don’t forget Porno! He had an OT game winner!
[Reply]
mcdangles Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:02 pm
@Munchrat, yes, the big Russian as well. This is going to be one great finals. Not going to be easy for the Kings, Devils have alot of skilled players coming into this, all eyes are going to be on guys like Kovi, Parise, one player to look out for would be Zubrus. Marty in net, well, that is already explained, 3 cup wins, 5 times in the cup finals, 40 yrs old but look at his experience on the ice, all situations possibly he has been through in cup finals. Like I said, going to be a very, very exciting finals for Kings fans and Devils fans
[Reply]
Munchrat Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@mcdangles, Too bad your Devils are going DOWN!
Romjan27 Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:37 pm
@mcdangles, he’s actually Ukrainian..
mcdangles Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
@Munchrat, I am not a Devils fan, I am a fan of the game of hockey. Grew up playing, coaching, scouting…just love the game
mash-ola Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
@mcdangles, And don’t forget the Big Bird, Larry Robinson, a class act and a great guy. Should be fun…
GO KINGS GO!
[Reply]
Altogether now: HELLO MRS. WILLIAAAAAMS
[Reply]
Duncanz Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 2:50 am
@Shakes,
Mrs J Dub reads the blog, you know!
[Reply]
How about Larry Robinson? How will he feel when the Kings hoist the cup? Secretly proud?
[Reply]
rontheking Reply:
May 27th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
@DY,
That poor guy! He must be torn….
On the other hand, didn’t the Kings fire him as coach? Maybe he won’t be too heartbroken after all–until his DEvils go down in flames 4-1!
[Reply]
@ Rich Hammond,
I’m pretty sure that it’s the Plymouth Whalers(formerly Detroit Whalers), and Kitchener Rangers, as the OHL teams DeBoer has in common with some of our Kings.
Richards would have been a Ranger and Williams would have been a Whaler.
[Reply]
Go Kings Go!
Moms Rule!
[Reply]
One more connection, Simon Gagne has New Jersey license plates on His sweet porsche. He stopped for pics and autographs after practice. He was in a green “your not playing” jersey, but he sure looked good. He said he is ready to play when he was signing autographs.
[Reply]
Duncanz Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 2:53 am
@brian spain, Totally encouraging.
Especially for maverick fans that would like to see him immediately reinstated!
[Reply]
This seems like a good place to state my appreciation for the excellent play by Justin Williams and his contribution to the team. He has been my favorite player for a long time now. I do not consciously pick a favorite player. It comes unconsciously and it seems that I am usually drawn to a player who has a bit of a unique style and adds something special to the team. The one thing to notice about Justin, besides his superior puck handling ability, is that he has a knack for getting to where the puck is going to be before even the puck knows it is going there. He’s always in motion and always thinking. He’s as smart as any player on the ice and he is tough, for not being a tough guy, and fast, for not being a fast guy. He is quick, for being the quickest. He comes out a scrum with the puck more often than anybody. He makes great passés Kopitar and Brown and whoever he is playing with. He has taken as many uncalled/badly-missed penalties, several in front of the net, in the playoffs as any King. He is unselfish and it’s obvious he plays according to the coach and doesn’t complain. He plays defense, including on the power play although he isn’t needed there much since the Kings have so may great defenders. He is great on one-on-ones, has beautiful moves and a supreme shot. Regardless of whether he gets any headlines, he makes is happen. But nothing would surprise me less than if he’s the MVP in the coming romp over NJ!
[Reply]
Duncanz Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 2:57 am
@cromartee,
He also stops his vehicle outside the security gates, gets out, and signs and poses for photos!
What a guy. Can’t help but love our J Dubya!
[Reply]
cromartee Reply:
May 28th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
@Duncanz,
Happy Bastille Day ace
[Reply]
I bet she feeds him Campbell’s Chunky Soup…
http://youtu.be/q-WJp8oWqB8
[Reply]
Here’s another KING/nj connection….the KINGS Pulverizing nj into oblivion….BOOM
[Reply]
One more connection….Adam Larsson’s father, Robert, was drafted by the Kings in 1988.
[Reply]
Justin Williams Mom is a hottie, she is his ######111111 fan, but watch out for his 6 foot 5 inch Dad, here is what you need to know about him”what a great guy”. justins parents have been a fantastic support. SO JW bring the cup back to Cobourg and ask for a trade to the Montreal Canadiens, they could sure use you, please, please, not the Leafs.
Go Kings Go, from the Montreal Fan base
[Reply]
EllieMurray Reply:
May 29th, 2012 at 6:26 pm
@macnab, You mean Montreal no longer wants his head on a platter? I find that hard to believe.
[Reply]