It’s the moment of a lifetime, when a player lifts the Stanley Cup. Thanks to some great on-ice work by some skilled photographers, here’s a look at the Kings players having their moment with the Cup, as well as other members of the organization who were captured in a moment of joy…
Matt Greene
Rob Scuderi
Drew Doughty
Mike Richards
Anze Kopitar
Simon Gagne
Kyle Clifford
Justin Williams
Brad Richardson
Kevin Westgarth
Trevor Lewis
Dustin Brown
Colin Fraser
Dustin Penner
Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez
Jarret Stoll
Jonathan Quick
Willie Mitchell
Jonathan Bernier
Andrei Loktionov
Jordan Nolan
Dwight King
Jeff Carter
Darryl Sutter
John Stevens
Dean Lombardi
Ron Hextall
Luc Robitaille
Philip Anschutz
Jim Fox
The team
Wow – those pictures are THE BEST!
Only Westgarth couldn’t get it up.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
@cromartee,
Richie 2 hanging to the right a little …
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cromartee Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
@Duncanz,
He looks like he had to do a clean and jerk.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
@cromartee,
Huh huh, pecs and barbells, Beavis, huh huh.
Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
@Duncanz, how about Unkie Phil needing a spotter???
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
@Duncanz, hey Beavis, He said cup!
Heh heh heh he he he he heh heh
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
@HockeyNerd,
cromartee Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:44 pm
@HockeyNerd,
hello I’m butthead, for years n years I haven’t manged to score, but then a friend of mine introduced me to a product that changed my life, Ii’s a Cup biganough ta hold a kg a Beer !
HockeyNerd Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
@Duncanz, Nolan looked like he needed a spotter too….
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ChrisAB Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
@cromartee,
The Stanley Cup.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1220889-stanley-cup-weight-most-creative-places-the-trophy-has-ever-been-carried
http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ys-rcsstanleycup060309
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Otto Ped Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:06 pm
@cromartee, I dont believe he gets his name on it anyways
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USHA#17 Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
@RICH HAMMOND,
WHERE IS BOB MILLER’S PHOTO…I LOOKED TWICE!!!???!!!???
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Rich Hammond Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Still here, for the last two days.
http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/06/12/after-39-years-bob-miller-meets-stanley/
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~ Anybody bored yet with being ~
~ STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS ~
???????????????????????????
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fuzzerson Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
@Duncanz, We need a Kingpeat.
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Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
@fuzzerson, Kingpeat. Nice. Alas, the term is coined.
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RoyalPain Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
@Pili,
I’m going to copyright the term “Twopeat”.
vplaza Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
@Duncanz,
T-Minus however many days till the season starts to defend the Cup….
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:36 pm
@vplaz’,
Mr Janet, maybe???
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Joey No-No Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
@Duncanz, NEVER HAVE AND NEVER WILL…GO KINGS GO!
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
@Duncanz, Negative.
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goldielocks Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
@Duncanz,
Not yet but can’t wait to hear “Back to back Stanley cup champions” already.
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zdfun Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:50 pm
@Duncanz, tired…. very tired on keeping clicking the Game-ending radio call clip since this morning.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:16 pm
@Duncanz, HELL NO……..
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Why is Grandpa Munster in the picture.
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
@fuzzerson,
[pads off heavy dust drifts]
“When I first got here, my wardrobe hadn’t been updated for a few centuries … Right?”
[shoos away moths]
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
@fuzzerson, bwahahahaha!!! I was thinking he looked kind of like Lee Corso’s twin bro or Ricardo Montalban!!! LMAO
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
@Stuart,
We may be discussing a different elder statesman…
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:26 pm
@Duncanz, I should’ve known…right?
Were is the picture of Bob Miller holding the beloved cup above his head?
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Rich Hammond Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/06/12/after-39-years-bob-miller-meets-stanley/
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Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
@Rich Hammond, That’s my wallpaper at work, along with the team picture. Rich, thank you so much; posting these pics is awesome of you. I will enjoy them forever.
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Just glad i’m not reading scouting the Devils…
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Joey No-No Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
@wideleft, Seriously.
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Scott Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
@wideleft, So true!
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Ansell Adams would be proud.
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Re-post…..Just wanted to give everyone a chance to see this amazing tribute to our boys. What a playoff run!!! Please enjoy. GKG!
http://youtu.be/f5eT_GIq-64
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mikko makela Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
@ILLEGALSTICK33, Thanks! Now please consider a name change, it took 19 years, but it’s over. The Kings are Stanley Cup Champions!
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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
@mikko makela, I disagree….as much as its a thorn in all our sides, its just as much Kings history as this Stanley cup is now and will be…I say keep it! Nothing wrong with a little reminder of the past and IMO it makes this victory that much sweeter!
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:19 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it…right
mikko makela Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, funny, after I wrote that I thought “well my name is mikko makela, which I consider one of the worst trades in Kings history”. Fair enough!
mikko makela Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, and to clarify, I mean trading for Makela, not trading him away the following season. Go Kings go!
lvkingaholic Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
@ILLEGALSTICK33, can’t believe no one else said thanks for this………. awesome …………..
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Outstanding! What a great moment!
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haha, the lens on the Carter shot plus his face makes it look like he’s annihilating the Cup
SO excited for all these guys and seeing them as happy as they’ve made us!
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Something I will share with my kids when they grow up….its still like a dream
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IMPORTANT ABOUT TOMORROW:
For those of you who have been to a suite night this year, you may have received an email today from Larry Abel at AEG. In it, there is a link to reserve 2 tickets to tomorrow’s rally inside staples in a suite. Get on it ASAP and remember to SHARE any extra tickets with people on this site who are dying to go.
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BakoCAkingsCondorsGuy Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
THANK YOU!!!!
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KOHO Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), Are you people that are selling tix to tomorrow’s rally listneing to TL on 710am right now?
He said the Kings wanted to show their appreciation to the fans. The players wanted to share the Cup with the fans. The dregs of humanity trying to make a buck off of this should be ashamed. If you can’t go then let another fan go.
I want to puke that the hardcore fans won’t be able to share a long awaited moment with the players..this is our moment as much as it’s the players and you’re trying to sell “FREE” tickets.
People talk about how great the Kings fans are but when I heard these FREE tix going up for sale I felt maybe they spoke too soon.
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KOHO Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:37 pm
This wasn’t intended for you Paul Armbruster just piggy backed your thread is all.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:00 pm
@KOHO, Those people are NOT Kings fans. People who are doing that are beyond deplorable. These are the Kings why want to REPAY us for all support all year. REPAY. Note carefully that word.
Maybe people here would like to print emails and names of people who are doing this so that we know as Kings fans where to NEVER EVER AGAIN buy any tickets, products or services.
I’m not joking this time.
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HockeyNerd Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
@HockeyNerd, “who want”
Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
@HockeyNerd, People void of any conscience walk this planet. One of the facts of life that changes a person.
TiredOfIt Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
@KOHO, Agree 1000%…total disgrace to try to make money off of free tickets given by the Kings to fans, not hoods.
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DesertKing Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:06 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
On it. Already RSVP’s and trying to conact @palmspringskings fan to help him out. Larry Abel is +100!
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I propose we change the name of this site to 2012StanleyCupChampionLAKingsInsider.com
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Anyone know where shots or vids of pre game warm up?
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In all seriousness, a night I will never EVER forget!!! Beautiful!
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Sniff, sniff, it’s okay, I just have a silver cup in my eye…
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Rich – Did you get to hoist the cup? If so, how about a photo so all of us can enjoy our fearless leader’s proud moment?
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kingsfaninri Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
@Coach Mike, ewxactly what I was thinking. Also, do you get a ring Rich?
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 3:48 pm
@Coach Mike,
Rich is much too professional for that.
Nuke-powered neutrality are his watchwords.
The day he alters his attitude is the day fortunes do a 180 for the Chicago Cubs.
OK, so you never know what the promise of a bit of good karma can elicit ……
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if anyone has any extra tickets to tomorrows rally, please help a kings fan out, i was able to get one and i gave it to one of my really good friends who really went through some stuff and the kings helped him focus on something good so i couldn’t go without letting him first. you can email me at elijahthekingsfan@gmail.com
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Fantastic…..just fantastic photos.
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Anyone warching NHL Live, just now?
Specifically The EJ5, at 3pm?
EJ mentioned doing his EJ dance at the behest of a certain “Kings fan” in LA, after Kings won the Cup!
Guess who???
Ha ha ha!!!!!
The “Kings fan” told EJ if he mentioned him in some form on the show it would elevate EJ above said “Kings fan’s” existing personal favorite NHLer, his unsaid “Uncle Gary Bettman”!!!
So now said “Kings fan” suddenly understands what it’s like to be …
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ K~I~N~G~~F~O~R~~A~~D~A~Y ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
YES, EJ, YES !!!!!!!!
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variable Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@Duncanz,
…and i was there to witness it….
awesome….(!)
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AWESOME photo gallery!
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They made the owner a lot more money!!
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Nolan’s is pretty special.
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Have you posted all the coaches photos yet? Someone is missing.. hahaha….. Actually the PP worked in game 6, so he should be praised.
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DesertKing Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:09 pm
@zdfun,
Can’t ake pictures of vampires.
The PP worked because DS took control, told the boys to forget the “PP unit” strategy, sent them out there with their regular line mates, and then run the plays Pumpernichol showed them. Nuff said, WE WON THE CUP!!!!!!!
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
@DesertKing, I’ve seen this said a few times, but was it the regular lines? Brown was out with Carts/MR on the second goal… I know the regular 3rd line was out there at the very end… I’ve seen them do that earlier in the series, but I’m just curious if it was actually business as usual on the PP. If so, JK is probably the most uncomfortable man to have ever lifted the cup less then 48 hours previously… LOL
beat that horse baby!!! we are STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS!!!!!
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Rich – where is YOUR picture with the cup!
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So magical.
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I hope Daryl Evans got a chance to lift it! Love that guy…he deserves it. He is one of only two (Daryl Evans, Jim Fox) guys I have met that cover the Kings and he is a classy as they come! very humble and willing to talk Kings with total strangers(at a berger joint none the less. Sorry…wasnt In & out or 5 guys). He also scored probabaly the most memeorable goal in Kings history (aside from the 6 that got us the cup). Just sayin…
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PaganHagen Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
@BrokeKingsFan, I would Luke to see that too. I have a picture with him pacing up my skates when I was a kid
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PaganHagen Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:50 pm
@PaganHagen, Like, I would LIKE to see that too
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Tim Lieweke says he’ll petition to have Terry Murray’s name put on the Cup and that he will get a ring.
I don’t know about the name on the Cup, but the guy definitely deserves the ring and a ton of credit. Jamie Mclennan was saying Darryl Sutter had Kopitar playing a solid two way game this playoffs…clearly not remembering the prior three years under Murray and what he did for Kopitar’s game.
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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:12 pm
@FKA PakiFro, I watched NHL live when Mclennan said that…I said to myself…this guy does not watch Kings hockey and hasnt in the last 5 years! Like Kopi being a 2 way player is something new? get with it Jamie…I could have done a better job on that one. I really hope TM gets on of the two…I believe he deserves it as well
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
@FKA PakiFro,
)
Tim Leiweke is a guilty but honorable man.
He values fine coaching records like:
139-106-30
As far as the subject goes, I just have one resounding thing to say;
(With all due respect to @purgers anonymous
“Terry Rodney Murray, YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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rick Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:39 pm
@FKA PakiFro, TM should be on there. He baked the cake – DS put the icing on it. I, for one, would like to see him hoisting the Cup. Wouldn’t have happened without him.
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The Gondor Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
@FKA PakiFro,
The main reason the Kings won the Stanley Cup was because (it might sound unglamorous to say this but) they were the BEST defensive team in all of hockey.
They were the best defensive team in hockey because of the defensive structure and groundwork instilled in them by their former coach Terry Murray.
There were of course countless reasons why they rose above the melee and became Lord Stanley’s team, and amongst the strongest of those reasons was the coaching change to Darryl Sutter, but the contributions of Terry Murray MUST be acknowledged.
Maybe they can give him Jamie Kompon’s ring.
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Gmo Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:18 pm
@FKA PakiFro,
Yes , get TM’s name on the cup
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TiredOfIt Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:34 pm
@FKA PakiFro, OK wait up….I read a ton of posts on here last year and this about wanting TM’s skull on a ………….oh nevermind…WE WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Terry
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Tried going to AP Photography and Getty Images because they have great still photos from the game+celebration. Was hoping to buy the prints and frame them myself. Looks like you need a license to purchase photos from either company. Not for individual/personal use. Sucks….now i’ll have to fork over a grip of $$ to buy some of these on NHL.com.
Anyone know of another place to actuall buy prints of photos like this?
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The Gondor Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
@Cup B4 I Die,
You might not get your photos for free but at least you got a cup before you died.
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Cup B4 I Die Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 6:22 pm
@The Gondor,
True Dat hombre.
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@palmspringskingsfan, check your email and call me!
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After 27 years a Kings season ticket holder, we finally won the cup. Monday was my birthday. To win the cup on my birthday was the greatest birthday present I could ask for and I was there!!
Thanaks KINGS !!!!!
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BrokeKingsFan Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
@EasyBob,
EasyBob(no pun intended..j/k) Quit bragging you lucky SOB
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Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
@EasyBob, Wow, to be there on your birthday ranks up there in life. Congrats EasyBob!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
@EasyBob,
Don’t cry too much or you’ll need a sponge, Bob.
Anyhow Happy Birthday & Congratulations, in any order you’d like them!
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Stanley Cup Dilemma #2 – I had Chinese food for lunch today. When I opened my fortune cookie, my fortune said “Your team will win the Stanley Cup.” I wasn’t sure if I had a stale cookie or the Kings are going to win it again in 2013. This Stanley Cup Championship stuff is really hard. Do we have to deal with these types of problems forever? I don’t know if I can handle the stress! GKG!!!
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Stuart Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
@DesertKing, lmao! that is friggin hilarious!! I’ll just say that cookie aint stale!!!
GKG G2013G!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
@DessertKing,
Confucius say;
Man who eat rot of cookie rook just rike a lookie!
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The greatest sports moment I have ever had the pleasure of seeing in person, WOW, what a ride! Stanley Cup Champion LA KINGS! As in the words of Darryl Sutter…”AWESOME!!!”
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Rich, thank you so much for all you do; with your hard work and dedication, you truly made us Fans feel part of this historic moment in LA and NHL history. Go KINGS!!!
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I’ve actually touched the Cup before. It’s an amazing trophy especially with all the names engraved on it. The Cup guy said that you can touch it, hug it, kiss it but you can’t lift it. The only people that can lift it are for the ones that actually win it. I think that’s an awesome rule knowing how hard these guys had to fight just to win it.
LA Kings Stanley Cup Champions! Finally!!!
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Duncanz Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:34 pm
@Hat trick,
Lovely, isn’t it?
I laid my lucious lips on the luminous Lord, in Sears, Cerritos, 90703, circa I have no idea … early-mid 2000s, perhaps?
Anyone else there for that little exposition?
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SLIM Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
@Duncanz,
I myself have had an occasion to lift
The Stanley and drink out of it….
Funny..Though…It was the last time NJ won it…
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Jeff Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
@Hat trick, if the only guys who are allowed to lift it are the guys who win it, then why was Anschutz, Jim Fox, the Kings’ scouts, etc. allowed to lift it? Just curious.
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Kopi Bryant Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 6:36 pm
@Hat trick, I would never even touch it. Not worthy of it. Lanny McDonald sat in front of me during game 4 of the Finals, he had his SC and Team Canada rings on and I asked if I can see them, he let me and then he said if I would like to wear them and I said heck no those are yours but the guy next to me gladly accepted the offer. Lanny was a great guy and it was cool to talk hockey with him. Hockey players by far most humble and baddest athletes on the planet and they only deserve to touch, kiss, and lift that beautiful trophy IMHO.
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TiredOfIt Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:39 pm
@Kopi Bryant, I loved Mr. McDonald when he played…what a class act
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Rich…did Daryl Evans get to hoist the Cup?
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Heading out to Dodger stadium soon to see the boys and the Cup… if anyone else is going and wants to meetup with a few of us, reply away…
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Danielle Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:55 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), My mom and I are actually almost there. Being Angel fans and then with the cup being there it was a no brainier to get tickets
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Rich,
Have you lifted the cup???!?!?
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Go Kings Go!
Thanks Rich
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Pili Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 4:59 pm
@Gail Web, Ah yes. The Gail Web Go Kings Go! One of the great side stories of this unbelievable playoff run.
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Gailweb Reply:
June 14th, 2012 at 5:43 am
@Pili, Thanks Pili
Yep after 24 years now I am still in shock and
still crying so much joy now for us Kings fans
I still am crying and my books are still over
flowing with pictures and newspapers
Go Kings Go!
We LA fans love you thanks ! For the great
Thrills!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OKhU2tlsKk&feature=g-u-u
Wow still in shock! Made this video to recreate a bit of what it’s been like to be a King’s fan. Still can’t believe it happen!
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Where the F is NHL Hall of Fame Announcer Bob Miller’s photo?
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Rich Hammond Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 6:55 pm
For the third time, and the second time in this comments section, it’s still right here.
http://lakingsinsider.com/2012/06/12/after-39-years-bob-miller-meets-stanley/
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Deke'r Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 8:45 pm
@Rich Hammond, …hahahahahahaha…
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TiredOfIt Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 11:41 pm
@Rich Hammond, Wow…and I thought I was Bad
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Why isnt thier a pic of Davis Drewiske with the cup?
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RobT Reply:
June 13th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
@Ash, I wondered the same thing. Did any of the Black Aces lift the Cup? I’ve been unable to find a full body pic of Martin Jones after the game, did he put his pads on for the post-game ceremony?
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This is so awesome! I’m still in shock!
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I still cry watching our boys hold the cup so happy love our boys so much words cant describe the feeling.
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These pictures would bring a smile to any Kings fans face. I got chills just lookin
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found a funny pic with Brown and Philip Anschutz on 9GAG
http://9gag.com/gag/4466412
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