LAKings.com Features Archives

Catching up with Kings video and content

LA Kings InsiderOctober 8, 20180 Comments

AlumniAudioLAKings.com featuresNews LinksVideo2 min read

Insiders. A very happy Canadian Thanksgiving to you all. It's a quiet evening out here in Winnipeg, and before several of us gather to watch some playoff baseball and ::checks the NHL schedule:: highlights of this afternoon's Bruins-Senators game, here are several videos, audios and digitals of work... Full Story

Audio: Gaborik, Laperriere; Schneider feature, 5K info

LA Kings InsiderAugust 31, 20160 Comments

50th AnniversaryAlumniAudioLAKings.com featuresNews Links4 min read

GABBO GABBO GABBO. Scott Burnside had a 10-minute conversation with Marian Gaborik that was included as part of a Hockey Today podcast posted earlier today on ESPN.com. It was followed up with nearly 10 minutes of Burnside, Craig Custance and Joe McDonald talking about the Kings and how they could b... Full Story

March 7 morning skate notes; Versteeg in?

LA Kings InsiderMarch 7, 20160 Comments

LAKings.com featuresMorning Skate Notes2 min read

Good morning/afternoon to you from El Segundo, where we're experiencing partly cloudy skies after heavy rain moved through the area early this morning. Did anyone else get hit by the apocalyptic deluge we experienced in the southern San Fernando Valley at 6:00 a.m.? -The Kings did not hold a full... Full Story

Donnelly LAK.com feature; trade deadline links

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 23, 20160 Comments

AlumniLAKings.com featuresNews LinksTrades4 min read

A good morning to you, Insiders. As players are now leaving the ice at the morning skate in advance of tonight's game against the Calgary Flames (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / KABC 790 / I Heart Radio), here are several links to get you ready for the day. -CATCHING UP WITH A LEGEND, MIKE DONNELLY... Full Story

Yearbook story: Practice Makes Perfect

LA Kings InsiderDecember 30, 20150 Comments

LAKings.com featuresPhotography8 min read

A version of this story, which I wrote in October, originally appeared in the 2015-16 LA Kings Yearbook, available at the Team LA Store at Staples Center. All photos credited to Andrew D. Bernstein / LA Kings. Wayne Gretzky, so the stories go, had a particular affinity towards fast food, so much ... Full Story

LAK.com feature: Developing an Identity

LA Kings InsiderOctober 29, 20150 Comments

Uncategorized2 min read

Insiders! My LAKings.com feature is now up at, well, LAKings.com. This week, I spoke with Nelson Emerson and Mike O'Connell to get an articulation of the team's efforts to develop their players on and off the ice. I also spoke with Darryl Sutter, Trevor Lewis and Tyler Toffoli and learned that betwe... Full Story

LAK.com feature: Looking back at Lisa on Ice

LA Kings InsiderSeptember 11, 20150 Comments

LAKings.com featuresRadio and Television2 min read

If you were a fan of both hockey and The Simpsons and grew up in the 1990's, there's a good chance you have a special attachment to Lisa on Ice, the episode that depicts Lisa Simpson's emergence as a terrific pee wee hockey goalie, and how it impacts her relationship with Bart. It's an outstanding e... Full Story

LAK.com feature: Buying In

LA Kings InsiderJuly 31, 20150 Comments

CommunityLAKings.com features2 min read

A happy Friday afternoon to you, Insiders. Before you go on your ways this afternoon, here's some reading on the LA Kings High School Hockey League, set to begin play this fall. While the Kings are looking to build a strong and competitive league, they're also looking for the support of athletes and... Full Story

LAK.com feature: Last chance at Calder

LA Kings InsiderJune 9, 20150 Comments

LAKings.com featuresManchester MonarchsProspects and Scouting1 min read

Regular Calder Cup coverage will continue tomorrow from Utica, New York, where the team arrived and unloaded its gear at the Utica Memorial Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. local time today. Guys take a quick tour of the Utica Memorial Auditorium. "Cool little barn." pic.twitter.com/kFl5mhlyJZ&... Full Story

Odds and ends, LAKI to Manch, Mistele wins Memorial Cup

LA Kings InsiderJune 1, 20150 Comments

KingsVisionManchester MonarchsProspects and ScoutingSite NewsVideo4 min read

Several odds and ends from a Monday in El Segundo: -I'm excited to announce that I'll be heading east to cover the Calder Cup Final between Manchester and either Utica or Grand Rapids (Utica currently leads three games to two with the series shifting back to upstate New York). There won't be the ... Full Story

LAKings.com feature: Rebuilt

LA Kings InsiderMay 15, 20150 Comments

AwardsCommunityLAKings.com features1 min read

A good afternoon to you, Kings fans. Before I get to work on the Mike Richards evaluation, I just wanted to pass along my latest feature for LAKings.com, titled Rebuilt. The Kings will find out on May 20 whether they've been named as the Sports Business Journal's Sports Team of the Year - other fina... Full Story

Monday morning links: May 4

LA Kings InsiderMay 4, 20150 Comments

Manchester MonarchsNews LinksNHL NewsProspects and ScoutingTournamentsVideo5 min read

IIHF.com U-S-A. U-S-A. The Americans used goals by Trevor Lewis, Torey Krug, Mark Arcobello and Brock Nelson, and a 15-save performance by Jack Campbell to defeat Russia, 4-2, and move to 3-0 in preliminary round play at ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Lewis, who opened the scoring, nearly ... Full Story

Thursday morning links: April 16

LA Kings InsiderApril 16, 20150 Comments

LAKings.com featuresNews LinksNHL News3 min read

Before we get to today's links, thank you for voting on yesterday's Stanley Cup poll. The results indicate that Insiders do not want the Penguins (1.6%), Canucks (1.46%) or Red Wings (1.26%) to win the Cup, and would prefer that the Blues (10.73%), Jets (7.33%) or Rangers (7.29%) do so. At the time ... Full Story