The National Hockey League announced the first round of winners of the league’s awards on Friday afternoon. For the second consecutive year, Dustin Brown finished as a runner up in the Mark Messier Leadership Award as veteran Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was presented the award one year after it was named to Shane Doan. [...]
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Heavy interest in Stevens
Los Angeles Kings assistant coach John Stevens is drawing considerable interest from the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers, according to several reports. Though he is set to interview with New York, according to a report by Lisa Dillman of the LA Times, David Ebner of The Globe and Mail writes that he “is the [...]
Vision for Dodger Stadium event taking shape
The Coors Light NHL Stadium Series that will bring NHL hockey to Dodger Stadium on January 25, 2014 represents an idea championed by the Los Angeles Kings and backed with collaboration between the team, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the National Hockey League. Though the Kings had visions of hosting an outdoor game prior to [...]
Mitchell skates, tweets
Willie Mitchell shared a video on Twitter late last night of several wristshots and twirls around the offensive zone that he took at a deserted Toyota Sports Center. Just for some doubters and for those who have been supportive. @lakings #nhl #lakings #nottobedenied telly.com/TCCM2C — Willie Mitchell (@Willie_Mitch33) June 13, 2013 As Dean Lombardi mentioned [...]
Richards “more comfortable” in second year in L.A.
The 2012-13 season provided a unique set of challenges for center Mike Richards, who was no longer a new personality in the team’s dressing room. After an early transitional period from the lockout into the rapid fire pace of the regular season, Richards was quite productive in an evaluation that goes beyond his well-established, feisty [...]
Doughty responds well to added ice time
As the Los Angeles Kings ventured to find solid footing through the first six weeks of the regular season, occasional questions were raised over Drew Doughty’s lack of production in a season in which his numbers weren’t leaping off of the scoresheet. But despite what the numbers said – Doughty didn’t score his first goal [...]
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Muzzin takes a step forward, strives for consistency
Jake Muzzin experienced a season that isn’t particularly unfamiliar to a lot of young players in the National Hockey League who strive for the elusive intangible of “consistency.” Boosted by the quick release of his wristshot and a heavy slapshot, Muzzin found some success on the scoresheet in catalyzing Los Angeles’ power play in March, [...]
Important off-season lies ahead for Toffoli
Finding consistent production from the left wing has been a work in progress for much of the last three seasons. Dustin Brown’s successful transition from the right to the left side two years ago has provided a shot in the arm, but other left wing options haven’t exactly formulated the level of consistent contribution required [...]
One year ago tonight…
After 45 years of championship deprivation, Kings fans exploded in bedlam inside Staples Center during the first period of Game 6 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final one year ago tonight. In a lopsided game iced by an empty netter (and a late Matt Greene goal), the Kings’ storybook end to the season provided the [...]
