SPRING CLEANING | Every year there is a treasure trove of photographs that do not meet LAKI’s oppressively stringent quality requirements. So, should they not be deemed glossy and pristine enough to grace the distinguished header of a Good Morning, St. Louis post, many will be shared as part of a “year in photos” archival offering each off-season. This year, there are the familiar photos out of the windows of airplanes, hotels and airport terminals interspersed with the bench pics I take after my FOX Sports West interviews and the general travel and practice snapshots. Also, there are festive Daryl Evans suits. So many festive Daryl Evans suits.
Previous annual photo archives: 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17
DL flight 185 dep. LAX 12:51 p.m. 9/17/17…
arr. PVG 6:20 p.m. 9/18/17
Navigating Shanghai-Pudong International Airport
Arrival in Shanghai
Mercedez-Benz Arena
Photo credit: LA Kings
Tiananmen Square
Cadillac Arena, Beijing
Back on United States soil (though not quite adjusted to the time), the Kings traveled to Las Vegas to play the Golden Knights in their very first exhibition home game.
Warm-ups in San Jose
Saluting Bob Miller at Los Angeles City Hall
Adrian Kempe answers questions after recording his first NHL hat trick
Columbus-bound
Suburban Ottawa, ON
Much of the CBJ>TOR>OTT>MTL>BOS>STL trip was spent indoors watching the Dodgers in the World Series. We were in St. Louis during the wacky 13-12 Astros win in Game 5. Sigh…
Kurtis MacDermid, first career goal, scored on Carey Price, 10/26/17 @ MTL
Practicing on-campus at Boston University
LAK in the D
Patrick O’Neal shows off the spot underneath the United Center where he, Sean O’Donnell and I watched Alec Martinez score a Western Conference-clinching goal against the Blackhawks in 2014.
God Bless Ya
Remnants of the Skirball Fire, December 6, 2017
Commuting to work just west of the fires that crept into Bel Air
Hot spots still visible on the commute from work.
Alex and Adrian meet the Commish
Choppy and Lappy
Photo credit: Emily Grignavicius
New Year’s Eve, Vancouver, BC
Poor attempts made to capture the Vancouver fireworks from Canada Place
Foggy January 1 in Vancouver
Practice at the University of British Columbia
The hour-long flight from Vancouver to Edmonton is a scenic ride across the North Cascades, Rockies, Kootenays and Selkirks
Breaking: It is cold in Edmonton in early January
Scotiabank Saddledome
I’m seeing double! FOUR INSIDERS?!
Daddy and daughter afternoon
(For the final time ever on these pages??!) GABBO GABBO GABBO
Dallas, TX
MUNTERS SIGHTING!
Paul LaDue, first career goal, scored on Ben Bishop, 1/30/18 @ DAL
Nashville! Tootsie’s!
Late arrival in Winnipeg
Game-day media availability on the second day of a back-to-back set
Choppy and Jo. Bernier
Denver International Airport
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