The Stanley Cup certainly gets around, and tonight it has a great host. Bob Miller got a night with the Cup, and true to his nature, he invited more than 100 folks to come out and enjoy the night with him and his wife, Judy. Picture time just wrapped up, and here’s a great one of Bob, Jim Fox, Nick Nickson and Daryl Evans. More pictures later, and to those I met tonight, hello!
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paige Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
@wes, Yay Bob Miller!!! and Nice headline
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Matt George Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 6:26 am
@wes,
Congrats to Bab, Jim, Nick, and Daryl
We are so lucky to have you.
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Shuchuk Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 8:47 am
@Matt George, I hope somebody got a good quality photo of this, Bob could put it next to his “3 amigos of LA broadcasting” photo.
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Awesome! What happen with doughty?
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Scott Egebjerg Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 3:50 am
@king1jason,
Really? What does Doughty’s situation have to do with the four announcers and one great time?
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Shakes Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 5:57 am
@king1jason, i’m going to have to agree with @Scott here, this blog post warrants us to keep the comments related to the pic due to its sanctity…(and believe me, i’m usually quite guilty of making comments that are unrelated to the original blog post)
you can just google for Drew updates too..
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That’s awesome!
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Classic
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Great picture!!!!! So happy for Bob, Jim, Nick and Darryl
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Fireplug Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
@Noah, I agree 100%. I could not wait to see the picture of Bob lifting the cup.
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Noah Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 12:50 am
@Fireplug, Absolutely!!! I can’t wait for Jim to show off his ring to Brian Hayward next year. Those Sucks announcers have nothing on them anymore
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Gary Livingston Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 3:29 am
@Fireplug,
I think of anyone, even the players, I wanted to see the Kings win a cup for him. =)
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PRMan Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 3:52 am
@Gary Livingston, Definitely. He’s waited longer than most of them have been born.
Kopi Bryant Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 6:09 am
@Noah, Great meeting you at the Brownie signing yesterday.
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Is it just me or is that picture uh, well, um, oh boy, hmmmm…never mind.
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Chris M. Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I’m with you bro, just let it go. Let it go…
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timC Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
Agreed, remove the Cup with photoshop, and thats one happy pic…lol
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DBking Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 2:29 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com),
It’s the Stanley cup. Probably the only object on earth I could see 4 men kissing and not feel uncomfortable.
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fuzzerson Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 5:54 am
@Paul Armbruster (KingsNewsDaily.com), I dont know maybe wipe the lens?
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So happy that Bob got a day with the cup.
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I had Dustin Brown sign my “Dustin Brown Game Worn Luc Robitaille Retirement Night Jersey” (Signed by Luc and now Brown)
I have the COD, Its in the condition it was sold as. It has the original price tag of $1500.
What do you price this jersey as now? Its 1 of a kind. Game worn. Luc’s retirement night. Browns actually GAME WORN jersey. Signed by both players.
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Subby Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:19 pm
@Subby, Also, the Logo is Reebok but what is interesting is it is stitched like a CCM. Since Luc never wore the Rebook Kings jersey they stitched and used the same material like the ones he wore when he played.
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Subby Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
@Subby, Oh and here’s pictures for those who care :]
http://tinypic.com/r/14no4kw/6
http://tinypic.com/r/261dr2f/6
http://tinypic.com/r/flf1tz/6
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luc20rules Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:52 pm
@Subby, Market price likely $2,200 to $3,000 depending on how bad the buyer wants it, but to you I am sure its priceless. One of the cooler jerseys I have seen.
Kingsfanone Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
@Subby,
That’s the one you showed me at the parade! Very cool you got Brownie sig on there also! I can vouch for the jersey, its one of a kind of stuff!
Cool!
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Foggy Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 8:56 am
@Subby, Wow, VERY cool jersey! I was at that game, too.
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370455VinSD Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 8:51 am
@Subby, I’m kind of a fan of using things according to what they were intended for but in this case I think I would frame that thing. They have some sweet Kings Stanley Cup Champion jersey frames on NHL.com that would cradle that thing nicely.
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Yeah way to go Bob and Fox… i can proudly say that Jim Fox has been my favorite hockey player of all time for my entire life. GKG
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What a great moment! I have been a KINGS fan since 1972, to see Bob Miller get to have the Stanley Cup is truly amazing. What a great man, and well deserved moment. Bob has been there thru thick and thin, rough times, promising times, let downs, disappointments, Miracles, the Red Wing series down 3-0 3 plus minutes to go, LA has been blessed to have Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Bob Miller the best in each sport, ICONS. Very happy for you Bob, Nick, Jim, and Darrel. ENJOY, you earned it more than anyone else.
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It couldn’t have happened to 4 better guys. Bob and Jimmy, we missed you. All 4 of you, enjoy it. You’ve all earned it for sticking with us through the lean years.
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He has watched the most live games of a single NHL team, without witnessing a cup! I state this without any research at all!!!!
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My Aunt is there…so not fair
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About damn time!
I finally had the pleasure and honor of meeting Bob Miller at game 5 in New Jersey. I have heard Bob & Jim’s voice more than my own parents….
GO KINGS GO!
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Awesome!!!
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It would have been an even bigger tragedy than Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne not getting to hoist The Cup had Bob Miller retired without the Kings ever hoisting The Cup (especially since he been with the Kings a whole lot longer than Marcel was). I can die in peace and Bob can retire in peace. I hope no time soon for either of us.
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Dd Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:04 pm
@Forum67, Gilbert Dionne only played about four seasons and won a Stanley Cup against the Kings
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Gary Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 7:05 am
@Forum67, ditto, well said!!!
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Absolutely fabulous of the Kings organization to do this for Bob and all. Classy move, folks, well done.
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Kings season review on FSW now.
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Bob Miller has been waiting for this for 39 years. Nick Nickson’s been waiting for almost as long. Jim Fox and Daryl Evans have done so much work for the Los Angeles Kings over their professional careers.
That picture is the culmination of all their hard work and dedication to the team. This success couldn’t have come to a better group of guys.
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Jack Aubrey Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 10:49 pm
@Kevin, Well said, brother.
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Congratulations Bob Miller!!! I’ve been waiting for this moemnt to come that one day Lord Stanley will make his way to L.A. And now he did. We no longer being overshadowed by the Clippers, Dodgers, and Lakers… Now these three teams must kneel to the real kings of L.A.
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Bob Miler, we salute you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for 39yrs. of great, unbiased commentary, you are the absolute best announcer in HOCKEY anywhere.
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Sweet, Sweet pic…..For Waves, thank goodness that Cup was in the way.
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Congrats guys…finally! Eternal shame we didn’t get to hear Bob and Jim broadcasting the finals on a timed delay. Maybe next year with a little planning…?
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Thoroughly enjoyed the conversation, Rich. Yoko enjoyed it less so…but tonight was about the Cup.
(I did explain the Selke, though, on the way home. NINTH?!?)
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Rich Hammond Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
Great meeting both of you!
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luc20rules Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:55 pm
@Mel Powell, Keep Yoko away from the Kings. I don’t want anyone breaking up this band.
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chip Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 12:04 am
@Mel Powell, And Datsuk gets away with so much holding…
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Grats to Bob Miller and his family! He deserved it more than a lot of people for all the hard work he has done for this organization!
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luc20rules Reply:
June 26th, 2012 at 11:57 pm
@Daniel Rentzer, +1, Great that Bob got a day with the Cup. Do the Broadcasters get a ring? Will you Rich? You and Bob certainly deserve one.
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Great shot! By my quick calculation, these four combine for approx. 119 years with the Kings organization (plus Nick’s time in New Haven), and thank them for providing the soundtrack of so many great moments on TV and radio, I am as happy for them as I am for the players and coaches. This whole run to the Cup has been an amazing ride and made the 45 years of frustration so worth it!
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Were there any photos of Nick and/or Daryl hoisting the Cup after Game 6?
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Congrats to Bob Jim Nick and Daryl. Very displeased with not being able to hear Bob and Jim throughout the playoffs.thank you for your true and honest opinions and analysis for all this years.. I want to especially thank Nick and Daryl for hosting ” KingsTalk” and doing it live from the mariott hotel outside staples.. Daryl is so awesome.. he takes the time to mingle amongst fellow kings fans and gives insight on the game from a players view… thanks for hanging with us Daryl… We Got the Cup!!!
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To all four congrats!!! Very happy that Lord Stanley is in the Kingdom!
It’s about time you all Kiss the cup…
Fox, I hope you poured your wine in that Lord cup?????
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My wife and I were at the game where Bob Miller was honored by the Kings for (I think) 25 years of service. It just so happened that we were sitting right next to his wife and family and after the first intermission, Bob came and watched the rest of the game with his family and right next to my wife and I.
All I can say about the guy and his family is that they are genuine people. Bob talked with my wife and I like he had known us forever and made us a part of celebrating that milestone which was, obviously, a very special event for him and his family.
Watching him FINALLY have a day with the cup is awesome and could not have happened to a better King.
Congrats Bob.
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TIm James Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 7:12 pm
@King’ntheD, I was at the 25th anniversary game (vs. Chicago in 1998 at the Forum). Was fitting that the Kings won that game, 3-0 since Bob’s first call as Kings broadcaster was a 3-0 loss to the Hawks in October 1973. I’ve never had the opportunity to talk to him, but I have seen him with other fans and has always been gracious, patient and never allowing himself to be bigger than the game. He is deserving of every kind thing that can come his way, and I agree completely that seeing him and Nick, Jim and Daryl with the Cup means almost as much to me as seeing it in the players’ hands. The beauty of this Stanley Cup win is it has demonstrated that the Kings and their fans have become very much a family. I think we always knew it but now it’s out there for everyone to see. Peace,
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Just heard Shane Doan is going to test the market. Do you think he would leave the Yotes? Maybe for la la land.
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Shakes Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 6:08 am
@Joemv8, … or maybe the OC. The Ducks would be an interesting spot for both sides
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Michael J. Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 7:45 am
@Shakes,
All the more reason to hate the quacks.
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TIm James Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
@Joemv8, the question would be, what does Shane Doan bring that isn’t already supplied in greater proportion by someone currently on the roster? There are better fits for him and his services than LA, and this is someone who still thinks highly of Doan’s body of work despite the incidents in the WCF series.
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I started watching hockey when the NFL was on strike during the late 80′s. As a socal native I was never exposed to hockey (except fighting clips). Bob and Jim cleared up a lot of confusion (icing vs PP clearing, two line pass, etc.) when explaining on ice action/rulings. If it wasn’t for them I probably would have lost interest and hockey would still be one of those “other” sports.
Congratulations Bob and Jim, and Thank You.
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This pic is awesome. It makes me so happy
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Outstanding pic. I had the pleasure of meeting all four of these guys over the years. All four are great guys for the game and the Kings! Way to go!
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Great photo, Very happy for Bob, Jim, Nick and Daryl
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That is what winning championships is all about – making people happy and those 4 gentlemen deserve to be happy.
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2 Sedins: No Cup
4 Kings: 1 cup
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LA_1968 Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:41 am
@Shakes, Yes. I take pride in the fact that we have a Cup and the Canucks do not.
Here are the other teams with NO CUPS:
Buffalo Sabres
Columbus Blue Jackets
Florida Panthers
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
Ottawa Senators
Phoenix Coyotes
San Jose Sharks*
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks*
Washington Capitals*
Winnipeg Jets
*My Favorites for Not Having a Cup
We beat St. Louis to a Cup as they entered the league at the same time as the Kings in 1967.
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great pic!
So well deserved for Bob and the boys. It’s the culmination of a lot of suffering and trying to paint a bright picture on an organization that was brutal for so long.
Without ever speaking to Jim, I could always tell on the broadcasts that he saw something with this team over the past 5 years that gave him and us fans hope that something like this might one day come to fruition. He understood that Lombardi’s plan was the only plan that offered a bluprint to success and kept reminding us of it even thru the tough times of Willsie, Calder, Nagy, LaBarbara, etc.
I don’t about you guys, but I can’t wait for the new season to begin. I miss the games already..inlcuding the 10:30 eastern time starts
Go Kings!
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I am so happy for these guys. Met Jim last year at Kings fundraiser in Manhattan Beach. I am so impressed at how passionate they are but how they handled the frustration in the middle of the year.(Better than me) Always positive! Thank you guys! You deserve the cup! Look forward to hearing your calls next year. Maybe CBS or NBC will get a clue during the playoffs and give them a shot.
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That’s what I call a FAB 4. Congrats to all of you and a huge thanks for bringing to this Die Hard the sights and sounds of LA Kings Hockey for over 39 years. Have a great summer. GO KINGS GO!!!
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Thanks Rich great picture
The four boys with the cup
One thing to say its about time for all there hard
work well deserved
Go Kings Go!
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As a kid, I got free tickets to Kings games and watched Fox and Evens play. As a fan I have always enjoyed the TV and Raido broadcast by these fine men. I’m so happy for the four of them. Jim Fox said “The players did the heavy lifting.” Well these four men have been the back bone of the Kings forever!!
Foxy, next time you guys are in Anaheim wear your ring with pride, and make sure the Ducks broadcasters get a good long look at it.
Thank you , GO KINGS GO!!!
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neil Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 8:10 am
@D745, Kings are closer to the cup then the Ducks…Right???
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Also a special thank you to Daryl Evans. Besides the broadcasting (and the Manchester Miracle)he contributes a lot to the Junior Kings program. Gave lessions to my son when he played for the Junior Kings. Daryl is a very classy guy.
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I didn’t get tickets to go to the rally so I watched it on TV. Because I did, I got to hear Foxy tell the story of Brown passing the Cup to him. Hearing his voice get emotional and wiping his hand over a misty eye, I really felt happy for him and to all Kings fans.
Thumbs up on re-signing Stoll. His Game 5 clinching goal against Vancouver is great, but I’ll remember him trying to sell his high stick goal to the ref in the Finals. Glad to have you Stollie.
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Awesome to see the amount of euphoria and joy the Cup is still creating.
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That photo brings tears to my eyes!
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Oh, BREAKING NEWS….
Bill Plaschke is wondering where the puck is http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke-20120627,0,6670633.column
Wow, nobody else would have thought of that…
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DesertKing Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:14 am
@Michael J.,
Another scoop by the “L”ate “A”gain Times.
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Bob is the most deserving person in the entire Kings Organization to revel in this great moment in Kings History. I’m so glad that he got a night with the Cup and was able to share it with his family and friends. What a class act!
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While this lovely evening was going on in Bob Miller’s home–so well deserved for all–Dustin Brown ended up signing items for about 600 fans. Was supposed to be 300, but he patiently and gracefully continued on well beyond the scheduled time. I spoke with a member of the Kings’ staff, who summed Dustin up as “a good dude”. There seem to be a lot of “good dudes” in this organization.
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nykingfan Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:14 am
@Robert R,
Think back to DL’s plan for what he was looking for.
Good character/locker room guys willing to grow up together as a team..he got that and more with this team.
It’s funny how a few months can change things forever..Prior to the trade deadline, people wanted to replace Brown with Richards as captain…I guess we’ll never hear that again!
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DesertKing Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 9:15 am
@Robert R,
Brown is an “f’n” good dude!
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Robert R Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 11:00 am
@DesertKing, I thought that this was a “G-rated” thread
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Bob Miller has broadcast over 3200 Kings’ games. It’s safe to say he suffered more than any of us fans while the Kings always struggled. No matter what he was always upbeat and positive while being a superb announcer. What a combo. I’m sure his performance helped keep some of us long time fans around during times when we could have dropped off. Thanks Bob and well deserved goes without saying.
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Have been a Kings fan for 42 plus years. Use to stay up late to listen to Kings games on my Mas and Pas radio. Sometimes the the sound was barely audible and others loud and clear. I was always late for school the next day all the time. I didn’t care I luved my Kings then and Now. The whole play-offs brought tears to my eyes. My wife and I droves 800 miles from southern Alberta to see game 1 of the Vancouver series. Down deep I knew that the play-offs were going to be special and the voices of the Kings have made the experience throughout the years Royal. Luv my Kings young and old throughout all 42 plus years.Everyday I think how the Kings finally won and I smile heartily. Just taking it all in wanting the season to start again to get the ride going again and again!!! Good Luck to my beloves Kings Now and forever!!!
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TIm James Reply:
June 27th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
@stemmer, great to hear from a family member from up north! We Kings fans are family, regardless of where located or how long they have been aboard (I saw a game in their first season, and was pretty much hooked by about 1971.) Winning the Cup and seeing the impact on players old and new, and the announcers (I am still waiting for Nick Nickson to receive the Foster Hewitt Award)has been amazing. The wait was definitely worth it!
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stemmer Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 11:35 am
@TIm James, Thanx Buddy! Do you remember,Juha Widing,Ralph Backstrom and Bob Pulford! And what about Gary Edwards and when the Kings acquired Rogie Vachon from Montreal during the fall of ’71 for Dale Hoganson,Doug Robinson and Denis Desjordy I believe.Remember when the Springfield Kings won the Calder Cup in ’71 with Butch Goring,Billy Smith,Al McDonough and Jean Potvin playing key roles. The Kings had some promise then. Luved that the Promise and potential finally resulted in our beloved Kings hoisting Lord Stanley’s mug!!!Hoorah for LA Kings Masters of the NHL(World) domain!!!
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Real 7 Reply:
June 28th, 2012 at 11:55 am
@stemmer, how about Masters of the Universe….
yeah, I’m with you….as a 43 year Kings fan I celebrated with [among other things]
getting a Kings tattoo logo, the original one from 1967-75….big ouch! but worth it…
hope to post a picture by next week…it’s not quite finished….
Congrat’s Bob, Jim, Nick, & Darryl!
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“Four Guys, One Cup” would have been too easy, huh?
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This beats 5 Guys Burgers & Fries any day!
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