Here are a few more shots from the players’ trip to the 9/11 Memorial today…
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I’m really glad the pictures don’t show the players happy and having a good time. I was at ground zero several years ago, and people were smiling and happy as they were getting their pictures taken, and it was very off-putting. I didn’t feel right to take a picture of the hole in the ground where so many died from an evil act.
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wow…just wow…
great pics – so much emotion involved in looking at them…
it’s hard to express all that was lost on that day and how our lives would never be the same….
thanks, RICH, for the posting…(!)
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IceGuy Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 7:57 pm
@variable,
Thanks for the pix, Rich.
And thanks to the players, Luc an Tim.
Class.
Our Los Angeles Kings – the best.
And we’ve got the hardware to prove it.
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:”’-((. Sad moments… KINGS got them the CUP!
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So awesome to see our Kings pay respect!!! Too bad they couldn’t have brought the Cup there. Either way, hats off to them!!!! R.I.P. Bailey & Bavis!!!!
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DavidDAmaya Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 12:53 pm
@Freddy O,
I guess the Kings need to take the Cup with us to Lower Manhattan when we hit Broadway to fave the Rangers @ MSG!! Hope they but Ace and Mark’s name on the Cup!!
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I love this team. I hope they can get a deal worked out. Aside from the Kings winning the cup it has been a terrible couple of years for me and hockey makes it worth while.
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variable Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
@Steph,
pti quoted crosby saying “it’s not looking good” about the season starting on time…
i think he’s probably one of the most optimistic peeps in pro sports – maybe not ay a tebow-level…but if he sating that, it’s time for us to start making new plans for the winter….
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variable Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
@variable,
gosh, shameful….
i meant…”maybe not at a tebow-level…but if he’s saying that…”…
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Great pic!! Nice gesture by the players and a sobering experience I’m sure.
The owner/player reps should walk thru Ground Zero before they head back to negotiations then maybe they will find some clarity and common ground before they mess it all up for us fans!
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@Rich Hammond
will your blog stop if there is no CBA come Sept 15th? How does all this affect you and your job with the Kings?
ps: Thanks for sharing these pictures!
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Rich Hammond Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 3:38 pm
It only impacts me in the sense that there are no practices/games to cover, which is a fairly significant impact of course. But beyond that, all is normal.
And certainly, no problem…
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neil Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
@Rich Hammond, will be here to read what ever is written….if nothing else but updates on the minor league players….
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mash-ola Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
@Rich Hammond, Four words: “BURGER WARS: LOCKOUT EDITION”
Father’s Office, Umami Burger, In N’ Out, The Bowery and the foodtruck Grill’em All Heavy Metal Burgers are my votes.
Seriously, I hope this issue gets settled soon. It definitely looms as a damper on the Kings’ Cup win and the upcoming season.
And yes, the pictures and thoughts are warm and wonderful. Thank you for posting them. I was in NYC for Game 5 of the Finals, and I visited the 9/11 Memorial on the Friday before the game.
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luc20rules Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 6:15 pm
@mash-ola, The hamburger wars will never be settled. To many tribal factions to ever come under a single banner of peace. It also may not be fair to have some go head to head like in Boxing some weight classes or price ranges my need to be inserted. I know very few have or will ever try it, but it is my understanding that in Vegas there is a $1000 Cheeseburger.
mash-ola Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
@luc20rules, I dunno about a $1000 Cheeseburger, but I’m sure that if someone wants to shell out that much mulah for a burger, some place will make it.
When I went to Vegas for the KISS / Motley Crue concert at Mandalay Bay last month, I went to the Burger Bar and had a $60.00 burger. It consisted of an Australian Kobe-style patty, a patty of seared foie gras, black truffles and a wine/truffle reduction. It was pretty good (and the lettuce and tomato and pickle came for free!). A very good burger: rich, hearty and indulgent. Not something I’d want to do every time I have a burger, but really good nonetheless.
You’ll have to sell me on that $1000.00 cheeseburger, though. I think I might be more apt to trying that pulled pork burger from Carls Jr that has those two hot girls eating them… mmmmmm… burger girls….
luc20rules Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
@mash-ola, I know the add you speak of and think the girls are pretty hot, but I must say calling them burger girls does take some of the shine off. LOL
As for the Vegas $1000 cheeseburger it may be the one you had and it is just called that the discription sound like what I heard.
luc20rules Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 9:36 pm
@mash-ola, You must eat like a popper not to have had the accompaning $4,940 bottle of Bordeaux. LOL
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/09/most-extravagant-meals-fr_n_385704.html
Simarosa Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
@Rich Hammond, Maybe you can come to Manchester to cover the Monarchs for a bit!
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variable Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 5:35 pm
@Rich Hammond,
if i may be so bold to suggest profiles of peeps who are peripheral casualties of a lock-out – the concessionaires, the part-time workers of many different generations, the local businesses affect, long-time season tix holders take, jim and bob’s take, nick and darryl’s take, players, coaches…etc…
obviously, there’s a lot of human interest stories to go around…
i would be surprised if you didn’t find yrself as busy as usual with all that could be reported and said during what appears to be an imminent lock-out – i’d say late november, things will be resolve….that’s my guest…..
i know the nhl is getting paid by nbc regardless if there’s a season or not…
BUT…
the nhl doesn’t want to lose the winter classic – one of their biggest crossover attractions – not to mention, most expensive events…
and if you really think about it we should look at that time period as do or die….
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luc20rules Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
@variable, Well said my season ticket rep is a great guy and I know he has 3 kids. The uncertainty there has to be unsettling.
Powerful!
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I remember that day like it was yesterday. When there’s videos not only of the planes hitting the towers and them going down but when you see people actually jumping from windows to escape the flames it brings a whole new dimension to what happened. Props to these guys for showing respect.
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Could not bring myself to even go there to see, it is so sad, so thanks for the pictures Rich, still hurts so bad and crying again, oh well, RIP all who flew away to heaven that day.
Go Kings Go!
For sure its looking like we will have a couple of months to due other hobbies for there will be no NHL season starting soon as it looks like in Crosby eyes
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Rich Hammond,
Wow. Thank you for posting the pics.
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Who here has started a Lockout Beard?!!!!!
GKG
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Its obvious Brown was very moved. I remember from another post that he had an inlaw Chistopher Bordoni(wife’s cousin) that served our country and was killed in combat in Afganistan. Brown’s day with the cup was mostly a fundraiser for families and troops injured or killed. Story below.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/chronicles-stanley-dustin-brown-uses-cup-help-military-213527337–nhl.html
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Miss the Kings players and Hockey! Please no lockout! I’m looking forward to the games next month!
Me and spouse watched Game5 in NJ. Went to the ground zero site the next day but Didn’t know that we needed tickets to get in. Couldn’t wait in line cause we only had 5 hours in NY and will fly back that Sunday after the game… Thanks for posting Rich. At least I saw the inside.. And with my Kings too!
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This touched my <3. Our Kings are awesome
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Reason #28 why the NHL outrocks all other sports by a mile.
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Forum to Staples Fan Reply:
September 13th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
@ArkRazor, +1000
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I think these pictures will keep me from a complete melt down at midnight on Saturday. Everything needs to be kept in prespective.
Good Health and Fortune to the Kings and their Insider Family.
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Thanks for this installment, Rich Hammond. A few weeks back, Rich posted a lengthy engagement of reader questions with well considered responses. Logical, economical, but many words, to be sure. In this post, Rich has gone photojournalist– powerfully so, as far as Kings faithful are concerned.
Nice to see Dustin Brown, the man at the center and beating heart of most Kings’ games, again at the center of things that matter.
Now let’s get this CBA conundrum under control and bring on some seriously NHL hockey.
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Really neat to see these pics. Players look great. I want to see Dustin check somebody. Nice to see them honor our fallen heroes.
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OT :: here’s something I just happened to see…
Bakersfield Condors offer JB a contract
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/world-at-play/justin-bieber-hockey-contract-the-table-bakersfield-video
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don’t know if this was posted before….
Lord Stanley’s Cup sits on a rocky bluff at the top of Mount Benedict near Port McNeill, British Columbia.
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/389959_10151032177672466_1408978205_n.jpg
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Real 7 Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:36 am
@Real 7, more Willie Mitchell & Stanley featured…
http://www.nhl.com/ice/gallerylanding.htm?id=7059
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Hey Rich, just a question… how will the lockout affect employees like you? If it’s just a player lockout, I’m assuming you guys aren’t necessarily locked out… just maybe less work to do?
Will you keep us updated (as much as you can, obviously) on the whereabouts and goings on of the players?
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According to ESPN, Voynov will play in the KHL if there is a lockout…
KHL club Traktor Chelyabinsk will add two proven NHL players if the NHL locks its players out tomorrow, as expected.
One of those players is Slava Voynov, the Russian defenseman who, as a rookie, helped the Los Angeles Kings win their first Stanley Cup last season. The other is former Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens left wing Andrei Kostitsyn, according to IIHF communications director Szymon Szemberg.
Voynov played for Traktor from 2006-08, but Kostitsyn’s situation is far more interesting. The 27-year-old Belarusian is a free agent, and signing a long-term pact with the club could mean his NHL career is over for good.
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Bavis-Ace-Bailey/102004399956305
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I was born & raised in NYC but have lived in SoCal the last 30 years. I recently got back from spending a month in NYC and I took my first trip to ground zero. It was emotional for me & I did think of Ace & Mark while I was there. I found myself proud of the fact that NY is building a new tower at the site & thought it looked beautiful. Many of my photos from my visit resemble the ones posted by Rich.
I’m thankful that the Kings took the time to visit the memorial & to Rich for relating the story.
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I havent been to New York since 9/11. I was their in 1996 to watch the Kings play. I took time to vist the towers and were in aw. I will never forget that feeling or the site. I was sadden as a loyal kings fan with the loss of Mark and Ace. Im glad to see the team remember in their honer by visiting the site. I think it would also been nice to have the stanley cup their too as they were a part of the kings past that lead them to a championship
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This is a great thing the Kings’ players did. It was heartfelt gesture to worthy individuals by an emotionally affected bunch of gentlemen. These were incredible pictures taken at a sacred location. It looks as if the players were really touched by just being there at the monument. You could see the emotion on the faces of the champions. It just confirms the idea that hockey player are true gentlemen. JUST INCREDIBLE!!!
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The Gondor Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:00 pm
@C=Hud, Agree 100% and I am as proud of the Kings that paid tribute to their fallen comrades as I am the magnificent team that won The Cup.
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paulhb Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
@C=Hud, What’s hard to grasp from any photos taken at ground zero is that it’s truly a madhouse. Whenever you go there are thousands upon thousands of people there so the emotional vibe is magnified exponentially. I didn’t know until I went but you actually need tickets to visit the memorial & there’s a limit to the size of the party you can bring. Tickets are free of course. Plus in the area surrounding ground zero are thousands more visitors + the construction workers who are building the new freedom tower + all the people who normally work in the neighborhood. While each visitor’s experience at the site is very private & personal, it’s also a shared experience on a massive scale. I’ve never experienced anything like it & I’m sure all the Kings would say the same.
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We ARE family…Pride and Passion championship style…RIP Ace & Mark.
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So proud to see the boys paying their respects in my hometown and doing it with such reverence and class. Yes my dear Kings friends, it is good to be a Kings fan in many different ways.
Rgds,
Crashin’
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