The Kings’ Stanley Cup summer tour is well underway, and it will be a fun summer for the players and coaches, each of whom will get a chance to spend the day with the Cup. Here’s one attempt at tracking the summer… I put together a Google map with tracking some of the Cup’s major stops thus far, with pictures when available. I’ll do my best to continue updating with the most recently available information. The link is below, and you can click to see the stops day-by-day. That’s probably the best way to view it, but I’ll also embed a copy of the map if you want to zoom in and out and browse around the world…
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that Stanley sure gets around
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What's the frequency, Kenneth? Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 3:10 pm
@Nikko, Looks like Stanley spends more time in the air than anywhere else.
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Shuchuk Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 6:11 pm
is the NHL network following all of this action? I saw that they’re replaying the 2011 Bruins “day with the cup” series, I think we’d all like to see a 2012 version. GO KINGS!
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SantaMariaKing Reply:
July 9th, 2012 at 1:55 pm
@What’s the frequency, Kenneth?,
How about a drive by at the The Great Western Forum…..that would be fitting.
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Awesome.
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PRMan Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
@evan, That was my exact word. Nice job, Rich.
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BEST. MAP. EVER.
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Kingstane9 Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 2:36 am
@Michael J.,agreed, works nicely, double names…
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LOVE IT!
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Very cool! Thanks Rich.
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LIKE!!!!!!
Thank you!
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Awesome, but I’d be happy with a map showing the endless little ovals around and around and around that little stretch of ice at Staples Center.
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I can feel the slow PCs screaming out in pain cause of the memory for google maps dynamic plug in
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That’s awesome
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Thanks for showing us where Brown, Stoll, and Matthew Perry live. Lol.
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Rich Hammond Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 3:54 pm
If you want to show up and try to find a house in the middle of some sand, or on a hill, all the best of luck to you.
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Mel Powell Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
@Rich Hammond, Geez, Rich, you’d think the guys could afford to rent a real house. But if they want to live on a hill, hey, who are we to criticize?
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I don’t know if this has been posted here yet but this is just freakin cool.
http://player.vimeo.com/video/44969194
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OneTimer Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 2:09 pm
@370455VinSD,
VERY cool!
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TiredOfIt Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
@370455VinSD, Where on earth did you find this? That was Very Freakin Cool!
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I feel blessed to have been at one of the unannounced stops in LA where I got to hug and kiss Lord Stanley’s finest. Can now die a happy man!
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Is there any way to know where it WILL be? I want to meet Stanley.
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totally OT but it seems as if those zany newscuckoos were at it again:
http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/msn/toronto_television_station_reports_that_steve_nash_was_traded_to_the_la_kings/11159009
LOL would he be considered a forward? what line would he play on???
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DB must live in a sand castle.
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I give the map….B+…..
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KingMe20 Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 4:30 pm
@SLIM,
You have to take into account the distance it has to travel, and that the coaching wasn’t what we hoped it would be at the start of the season. I think this map has shown some intangibles that aren’t readily measurable on the stats.
I’d give it a solid A.
(Or am I taking the joke too far?)
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Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
@KingMe20,
No, I feel it came out a little flat at the beginning, but when given more latitude, the lines started to gel nicely.
Soon you can expect everything to start going … off the charts!
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TiredOfIt Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
@SLIM, I would like to have seen the actual locations with addresses and directions from Whittier CA
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TiredOfIt Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
@TiredOfIt, Great job Rich
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I see the line goes through St Louis. It would be awesome to give Lord Stanley the thumbs up
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Thanks Rich
Go Kings Go!
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This is super cool, Rich. Thanks for putting it together. It’s like a nostalgia trip through the post-Final whirlwind.
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Ken campbell is a fool and kings will prove him wronghttp://sports.yahoo.com/news/just-others-them-kings-suffer-003500097–nhl.html
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Ken campbell is a fool and kings will prove him wronghttp://sports.yahoo.com/news/just-others-them-kings-suffer-003500097–nhl.html
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BigIslandKingsFan Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
@PalmSpringsKingsFan, Your link doesn’t work. I copied and pasted, tried removing the .html, etc. Still comes up with page does not exist.
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Diego Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
@BigIslandKingsFan,
This may be it
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/47548-THN-at-the-Stanley-Cup-Historic-Kings-hot-but-no-dynasty.html
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luckyluc13 Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
@BigIslandKingsFan, http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/just-others-them-kings-suffer-003500097–nhl.html
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Carol Teel Reply:
July 9th, 2012 at 12:32 am
really…we are talking about a Yahoo article…really?
Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
@PalmSpringsKingsFan,
If the article (now one month old) @Diego linked back to is the one in question, I thought it was sobering and written from a common sense perspective.
Particularly a good observation, is when he says it is incorrect and unfair to start comparing the 2012- Kings to the great Oilers dynasty of the 80s.
Also, to question whether JC’s long term worth will stand up under his massive contract is certainly not an unreasonable notion.
The only point I may disagree with is where he alludes that every team (including the Kings, by implication) is built for the short term in this day and age.
This might turn out to have been be a little premature to say.
We will see beginning October 12th vs the NYR, Insha’Allah.
Go Kings Dynasty, Go!!
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Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 11:53 pm
@luckyluc13,
This article is much less ingenuous and consequently much more derisible.
The writer seems convinced when the bandwagon fans represented by the fairweather celebs go their own winsome ways that there will not be a solid fanbase left in their wake.
I don’t really think he has a bead on the city or on the fanbase.
A little cheap and chintzy and more for the consumption of the downtrodden in the other hockey markets, it seems, as is confirmed by the comments beneath the article.
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Shuchuk Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 10:13 am
@Duncanz, I could care less about celebrity fans, what warms my heart is seeing kids wearing Kings hats/shirts. I’ve asked a lot of kids if they watched the playoffs and their eyes light up with a “yes”. sorry campbell, these are REAL FANS. GKG.
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Off Topic but, on the home page there’s a link to the ESPY’s. I went there and voted for our Kings and Kings players. You need to go and vote by category and you can only vote once before July 11th.
Go there and vote for YOUR LOS ANGELES KINGS ! ! !
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BigIslandKingsFan Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
@BigIslandKingsFan, That’s the Kings home page by the way.
Anze sure looks like he’s having a lot of fun with the cup in Slovenia. Beautiful looking country there.
GKG ! ! Let’s get another one BOYS ! !
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Please please please bring the cup to frozen fury and display it in the MGM Grand before the game.
Hey I can dream right?
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Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
@408kingsfan,
After the thrilling ride Lord Stanley had the first time round in Vegas – TAO Nightclub appearances, midget capers, steam baths, champagne by the bucketload, etc, etc – there’s going to be no keeping him away for a second go-around, surely!!!
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here are some development camp notes if you wanna hear about what went on today
(didn’t take notes this is all off memory so some facts may be off)
day breakdown:
–8am forwards take the ice and skate a few laps
–nelson emerson ran the forwards drill
–stick handling drills to follow… 4 lined up straight across and stick handling down to the other end of the ice.. forehand then backhand… all with their heads looking up the whole time.
–50 / 50 drills involving both forwards chasing a puck in the face off dot and controlling the puck within the circle
–9:40 defenseman and goalies take the ice… D men work on one side of the ice(with some random goalie) while the 2 goalies work on the other end with some random shooters in yellow kings jerseys.
–started with just some backwards skating and passing
–followed by some in tight defending drills mostly body positioning and stick checking
–a fun drill followed where one defender standing in front of the goalie is looking at about 6 shooters in front of him w/ the puck and one behind the net… a coach would call out which shooter to attack the net, and each would take their turn on the ONE d-man.
(took a nap on the beach / went to the lobster food truck for a lobster roll / went to starbucks to people watch and internet nerd-out)
–3:15 teams come out in black and white jerseys:
–same stick handling drills for the forwards followed by break outs and one-on-ones on each goalie
–cones(tires) were set out and then everyone had their turn skating around them as fast as they could and going in on the goalie for shots.
–followed by 4 on 4 scrimmages. Full scrimmages were played 4 on 4, no ref, and the coach would blow the whistle for wholesale line changes, and the play kept going.. the puck was live wherever it was when the whistle was blown. no body checks.. and since it was 4 on 4 there was a lot forwards playing d (covering up) and defenseman activating down low. Definitely a fun drill to watch since it situational game situations MINUS the hitting… i believe d-men were instructed not to be aggessive on the body quite yet..
PLAYERS I ALREADY LIKE BASED ON PREVIOUS DEV CAMPS:
–DESLAURIER: Still slick as can be / has really good escapeability on break outs / I feel like he’s really simplified his game, instead of trying to be flashy all the time, i felt like he was a little more reserved but in a smart way. Love this player still and liked what i saw today. Definitely maturing.
–CZARNIK: new number 53 looked the same as always, quick / good shot / good accellaration
–WEAL: i liked him his 1st stint in camp but thought camp #2 for him was weak. however, he played more like he did in camp 1. He made a gorgeous pick pocket behind the net and centered it to Dowd for a goal during the 4 on 4′s. He was used as the example in one of the stick handling drills.
–VEY: Guy keeps improving and seems more confident. Tough to tell about work in the corners/toughness/gritty kind of play overall since it seemed to be a minimal contact kind of day across the board. see czarnik
–SCHUMACHER: yes i believe he did grow, he’s quick and has good hands…young kid with a huge frame who seems to be comfortable already w/ his size… doesn’t seem awkward out there at all.
–ANDREOFF: remember how i said there wasn’t much contact? don’t think andy got that memo. He threw a couple of checks and scored i believe 3 times on the break out/ one-on-one drills with the goalie. Who doesn’t love a feisty player with a scoring touch!
NICE SURPRISES:
–TANNER PEARSON: he’s a pretty good darned hockey player, just an all around guy with no weaknesses that i saw. He created some plays, finished some plays, broke up some plays, and just looked SOLID with a capital “S”. loved what i saw from him
–NIC DOWD: never noticed him at all in previous camps but he was very noticeable today, lots of creativity when he was the puck carrier into the zone, did a couple of things to freeze his opponent.
–MICHAEL MERSCH: strong on the puck and seems to be a very smart player.
–KEVIN GRAVEL: surprised about some offensive flair that i saw, also made a few great anticipation break up plays as the team is attempting to break. He stepped up and caused a couple of nice turnovers that led to chances. He’s got good size and doesn’t seem to have any weaknesses thus far.
THE GUYS YOU WANNA HEAR ABOUT:
–FORBORT: He’s coming along really well! Didn’t care for this pick when it happened but after not seeing him after a couple of years you can really see how far he’s come along.. Really calm, poised, and reacted properly it seems. Size is there, Strength looks like is there, and not a slouch on the offensive side. Think Aaron Miller with a better offensive skill set.
–EBERT: a bit undersized and was barely noticeable except for the good skating. Made one slick play on the 4 on 4 drill, but other than that during the drills i thought he was a forward… I guess that means the offense is there. Tough to judge D today sinice it was very Skating / Puck Handling / Positioning kinda day.
–PROKHORKIN: not at the forward drills but was there for the full group session. Not afraid to go to the middle and take a hit. Didn’t dazzle by any means but he kept up nicely with everyone.
–HYKA: way flashy and noticeable in the forward drills but was hardly seen during the 4 on 4. Skating/Speed wise this guy is as advertized
–TOFFOLI: New long flowy curly locks. He looked good.. not great.. not bad.. not standouty…but he was good and solid.
Ok i am starting to have ADD and i need to get some rest… it’s been a long day.
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BringbackButchGoring Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:08 pm
@losingsand, Dude, nice job. Now that’s a Kings Fan.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:09 pm
Thanks. This was a great rundown, @losingsand!
I take it young O’Neill didn’t show up much, then?
I was hoping for a good showing from him during this camp.
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losingsand Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:50 pm
@Duncanz, Oneill is very undersized.. that’s what i noticed… i’m sure i’ll have a better opinion as i see more of every player
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Someone needs to lug the cup through Asia one of these days…
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Duncanz Reply:
July 6th, 2012 at 10:07 pm
@JZarris,
The best chance was if Yutaka Fujiyama had scaled the heights we (Suntory-saturated sots) were all expecting him to have!
Note to Kings: This gentleman is still only 29 years of age.
@JZ, you need to become a Tokyo-based Kings scout, get out to watch the Nikko Ice Bucks, and get yer missive in to Kings management already!!
Hey @0 sake, how ya goin?!
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Vegas Bound to cash my @011-2012 Stanley Cup Champion bets!
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Lets see the Cup travels all over the world, Santa travels all over the world hmmmmmmmmmmm………
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I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned this, but the Cake Boss bakery is making Quick a cake for his day with the Cup. I never watch that show, but I will absolutely be watching that episode.
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Duncanz Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 12:43 am
@FiG17,
I remember making a quip in reply to you earlier in the season involving my favorite (and truth be known, only) joke.
So now, along with all Kings fans everywhere, Jonathan Quick can finally have his cake and eat it too – and as, usual, with no fear of the icing!
#howaboutthiseffintiramisurighthere
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Robyn Reply:
July 7th, 2012 at 10:37 am
@FiG17, I thought it was funny that someone on twitter called him classless and asked if he was going to hide in his hoodie. He replied he’d just hide behind Stanley. I don’t see the harm in him asking a (supposed) great baker to make his cake no matter where that baker is. Hey, he’s a champ and he deserves the best.
Haven’t watched that show in forever but I’ll certainly be tuning in now to make sure I don’t miss that episode!
#GoKingsGo
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Nice map. But where’s it going to be? There’s like the published the non-published the published 2 days ahead… would be nice to have a future map of the Cup.
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It was in Glendale on June 27th at a summer day camp at Pacific Park courtesy of KABC-7
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Does anyone know if a schedule has been made for which days individual players will have will have with the cup?
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congrats Kings and your fans.What a great story,the cup is a very special trophy cant wait to see it in London Ontario Canada,This is the only trophy that fans get to see it all over the world it truly is the peoples cup and the effort that the Kings put into it will go into the great history of the Stanley Cup
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is there a list of where the Cup will be going. missed out going to see the Cup last year when it was 90 minutes away, and I just read that Ron Hextall had the Cup in Brandon, MB. I have seen the date for when Jarret Stoll will have the Cup in Saskatchewan, and that is my possible next opportunity to go see it. Thanks
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Where can the public view the Stanley Cup from this day(9/17/12) on out? Long time Kings And Hockey fan really want to see the Cup thank you
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Did Lord Stanley’s Cup ever make it down into the LA Hood
or did they just visit squeaky clean beach towns ?
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