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Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 18, 20200 Comments

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Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderOctober 22, 20190 Comments

PhotographyVideo1 min read

Good morning, Insiders, and good morning, Winnipeg. Hello from the corner of Portage and Main, allegedly the windiest intersection in North America, and not in the Lombard Street way. Because of reasons unknown hockey, I've found myself abroad for national elections more often than the ty... Full Story

Teach Me (feat. Nick Nickson): Smythe Division Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderOctober 10, 20180 Comments

Teach Me6 min read

Allow me to present a new LA Kings Insider recurring feature – one that has actually been in the planning stage for over a year. During the season, whether on social media or in LAKI commenting, I get asked questions about certain aspects of the team’s play, travel, logistics and organizational stru... Full Story

Audio: Quick hits with Kyle Connor

LA Kings InsiderOctober 9, 20180 Comments

AudioOpposition0 min read

The last time the LA Kings visited Winnipeg, Kyle Connor potted two goals - one of which was the overtime game-winner - as part of a 31-goal, 21-year-old season. Two months shy of his 22nd birthday, Connor has two goals and three points to begin the 2018-19 season and joined LA Kings Insider to disc... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderOctober 9, 20180 Comments

Video2 min read

Good morning, Winnipeg, good morning, Insiders, and good morning, 2018-19 road schedule. So! Let's ease into these road games against the ::checks notes:: Western Conference championship finalists. It's the Jets' home opener tonight, marking the second time in six years the Kings will hear the f... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderMarch 20, 20180 Comments

Photography1 min read

Good morning, Friendly Manitoba, and good morning, Insiders. Gazing out at the corner of Portage and Main, a debilitating sense of dread came over me. Here I was uploading photos, and then quickly, I shot up from the desk to issue a piercing cry. A knock at the door. "Is everything OK, Insider? W... Full Story

Good Morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderFebruary 20, 20180 Comments

Photography0 min read

Hello from Winnipeg, Insiders! It’s the final stop on our trip. Looking outside my window at the near zero degree weather with snow flurries, South Florida – where we started this trip – feels like a distant memory. That being said Winnipeg is one of my favorite locations on the NHL circuit. The in-... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderMarch 24, 20160 Comments

PhotographyVideo3 min read

Good morning, Insiders, and good morning, Portage and Main. We're in Winnipeg for the second and final time of the season - we were last here on October 26-27 - and it's clear that this is not the first time this hotel room has been occupied. We were in the middle of a moderate snowstorm when we ... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderOctober 27, 20150 Comments

PhotographyVideo1 min read

Instead of loading up the plane after Sunday night's win in Edmonton, the Kings remained in Alberta for an extra night and were present to see the transfer of comfortable, mild temperatures to a rainy slog; given the Indian summer we've experienced in Southern California, the fall-like surroundings ... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderMarch 1, 20150 Comments

Photography1 min read

Good morning, Insiders, and good morning, Winnipeg. Good news, everyone! It is a balmy three degrees this morning, though it should warm up quickly to a respectable 19 at game time. There's no real weather, however - no snow, no wind, nothing that should keep us from getting to Edmonton after tod... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderMarch 6, 201411 Comments

Photography2 min read

Western Canadian Spring Break 2014 kicks off with an early game tonight against the Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre, a building the Kings are still looking for their first win in, having lost in overtime in 2012 and in regulation in the second game of the season last October. It's a bizarre starting... Full Story

Behold: MTS Centre

LA Kings InsiderOctober 4, 201335 Comments

Photography1 min read

Behold MTS Centre, the home of the Winnipeg Jets since 2011 and the AHL's Manitoba Moose from 2004-11. Though banners commemorating the 2004-05 North Division Championship, the 2008-09 Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy, and the 2008-09 North Division Championship and Western Conference Championship sal... Full Story

Good morning, Winnipeg

LA Kings InsiderOctober 4, 201349 Comments

PhotographyVideo1 min read

Good morning from the intersection of Portage and Main in central Winnipeg. This intersection - colloquially known as the "coldest and windiest" in Canada, which carries a bit of weight, let me tell you - is referenced in the Neil Young & Randy Bachman song, Prairie Town. The temperatu... Full Story