Afternoon reading: sampling of championship stories

How was the Kings’ Stanley Cup championship covered around the continent? Here’s a glimpse at some of the top headlines…

Kings owe Cup run to tight group (ESPN.com)

Quick driven by Cup, not MVP (ESPN.com)

Vindication sweet for former Flyers (ESPN.com)

Crown the Kings: Los Angeles caps unlikely run with first Stanley Cup (SI.com)

L.A.’s new royalty, Kings turn tumult into Stanley Cup triumph (L.A. Times)

L.A. Kings’ Stanley Cup win makes ‘20 million dreams’ come true (Globe and Mail)

A Californian Coronation (SportsNet)

Why the Kings won the Stanley Cup (USA Today)

Los Angeles Kings beat New Jersey Devils to win 2012 Stanley Cup (Vancouver Sun)

Kings of the NHL… Finally (BergerBytes.ca)

Los Angeles Kings win first Stanley Cup (Toronto Star)

Kings were led by three big performers (TSN.ca)

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