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On Thursday, LA Kings President/Alternate Governor Luc Robitaille, Chief Operating Officer/Alternate Governor Kelly Cheeseman and Head Coach Todd McLellan joined Television Play by Play Broadcaster Alex Faust for a round table discussion on the logistics being undertaken in an effort to return to pl... Full Story

Kings, Lakers, Clippers, Staples Center create fund to benefit hourly event staff

Jon RosenMarch 16, 20200 Comments

CommunityStaples Center4 min read

Juan Ocampo/NHLILA CLIPPERS, LA KINGS, LOS ANGELES LAKERS AND STAPLES CENTER CREATE EMPLOYEE FUND TO BENEFIT HOURLY EVENT STAFF Fund Created to Help Part-Time Staff During Coronavirus Pandemic LOS ANGELES – In response to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the LA Clippers, LA K... Full Story

AEG/Staples Center coronavirus statement

Jon RosenMarch 7, 20200 Comments

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Via AEG/Staples Center: We are working directly with local public health officials, as well as keeping abreast of any Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) advisories. As a result of the latest briefing update from the Los Angeles County Public Health Department, w... Full Story

Kopitar/Krueger; Kovalchuk/Amadio; The Process/Get Points; Staples Center/L.A. History

Jon RosenOctober 17, 20190 Comments

Advanced StatsMorning Skate NotesStaples CenterVideo10 min read

A fine Wednesday evening to you, Insiders. Assorted notes and one non-sequitur in advance of tonight's game against Buffalo (7:30 p.m. / FOX Sports West / FOX Sports GO / LA Kings Audio Network): -- No line rushes today. We’re assuming Tuesday’s lines will hold. As shared, Tobias Bjornfot, Carl G... Full Story

Staples Center turns 20: Kopitar’s big hit on Brown, and one infamous stick check

Jon RosenOctober 17, 20190 Comments

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A fun thing that Staples Center and I have in common: Bruce Springsteen was our first concert. For me, that was a show at the L.A. Sports Arena during the Tunnel of Love Express Tour in 1988. For the arena, it was a night in which the singer, no fan of skyboxes, ornamented an important structure ... Full Story

Vying to lessen environmental impact while improving Staples Center ice

Jon RosenMay 22, 20180 Comments

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David Dennis/Icon SportswireWith a worldwide investment in team, stadium and arena holdings and initiatives, AEG is a company that can benefit from a technology that has the potential to reduce its environmental impact and work alongside civic and league-minded earth-minded initiatives, such as NHL... Full Story

November 22 morning skate notes: Gaborik, Clifford, Jets, better starts

Jon RosenNovember 22, 20170 Comments

AudioInjuriesMorning Skate NotesStaples Center7 min read

Good morning from El Segundo, where fire-stick farming was locally prevalent in altering the patterns of plant and animal distribution during the preboreal interval of the Holocene Epoch. That's a bunch of mumbo jumbo, and today's lines and pairings are much easier to decipher: Iafallo-Kopitar-Br... Full Story

Today’s #ThankYouBob festitivites

Jon RosenApril 8, 20170 Comments

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Via LAKings.com: The LA Kings will host "Bob Miller Appreciation Day" at STAPLES Center today as the Hockey Hall of Fame and Kings television play-by-play broadcaster officially concludes his legendary broadcasting career by calling his final Kings home game. The unique event will recognize Mi... Full Story

Brown on Iginla’s presence in L.A.’s room and his fighting style

Jon RosenApril 2, 20170 Comments

Morning Skate QuotesStaples Center3 min read

Dustin Brown, on the impact of Jarome Iginla’s presence: On the ice, he’s been awesome for us. He’s one of those guys that everybody in the room looks up to, considering what he’s done in his career. He’s come in and had a really good attitude and really helped us both on and off the ice. I think h... Full Story

Photos: L.A. All-Star jerseys revealed

Jon RosenJanuary 11, 20170 Comments

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The NHL revealed the jerseys that will be worn at the 62nd NHL All-Star Game, which will be held at Staples Center on Sunday, January 29. These jerseys are now available for purchase at shop.NHL.com, the TEAM LA Store at Staples Center and the NHL Store in New York City. Within a week, they'll also ... Full Story

Clock snafu to begin second period impacts Kings-Sens

Jon RosenDecember 10, 20160 Comments

Postgame quotesStaples Center4 min read

On Saturday, the Staples Center clock made its presence known after a period of disconcertingly prolonged calm. Clock slow to start beginning of 2nd in LA. 6 second delay. Adjustment made, but not enough. Kings scored end of period with 2 sec left...— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December ... Full Story

A staple under Sutter? Strong records at Staples Center

Jon RosenNovember 30, 20160 Comments

Staples Center4 min read

Personnel changes, systems evolve and league heavyweights rise and fall, but if there’s an aspect of regular season play that has mostly remained constant under Darryl Sutter, it’s that his teams have been very good at home in the regular season. How good? Since he was introduced as the head coach o... Full Story

Staples Center suites refurbished; photos + Lee Zeidman interview

Jon RosenSeptember 15, 20160 Comments

SchedulesStaples Center9 min read

In terms of life expectancy, Staples Center is celebrating young adulthood. It isn’t in its infancy, such as Edmonton’s Rogers Arena, which has officially opened but is yet to host its first NHL game, nor are there blueprints and designs of a building that will postdate it, as there are in Calgary a... Full Story