Bob Miller Takes Leave of Absence from Kings Telecast Cole Querry | January 28, 2016 In his 43rd season as play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Kings, the team announced that broadcaster Bob Miller will undergo heart bypass surgery and has taken a leave of…
Bob Miller: The L.A. Kings’ Hall of Fame Broadcaster Walter McLaughlin | September 22, 2014 They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Miller, a thousand words paint a mighty worthwhile picture. Hired by the…
Jim Fox: The Loudly Quiet “Mr. Kings” Walter McLaughlin | December 19, 2012 When Kings fans think of career “heart and soul” franchise players, a few obvious choices come to mind. Dave Taylor has to be the natural first consideration, as he spent…
Ten of the Greatest Hockey Commercials Ever Made Walter McLaughlin | November 10, 2012 Here at The Hockey Writers, everyone is impatient for the millionaires and billionaires to quit bickering over relative nuances over how to divide a $3.3 billion pie and get back…
The LA Kings’ Cup Runneth Over: 53 Names Now Etched in History Walter McLaughlin | October 1, 2012 From Altieri through Westgarth, the 2011-12 Los Angeles Kings and their improbable, lightning-in-a-bottle championship team are now formally and forever engraved onto Lord Stanley’s Cup. And then some. Although the…
Counting Down the Top-10 TV Broadcasters in the NHL Today Eric He | August 9, 2012 Being a broadcaster in any sport is always a challenge, and the NHL is no different. Imagine if you went to a hockey game, had a camera and microphone…
Musings of a 36-Year Los Angeles Kings Fan Walter McLaughlin | May 27, 2012 Not long after Al Gore invented the internet, I started listening to Los Angeles Kings games on a red transistor radio. The mid-70’s were tumultuous times. Gerald Ford had just…
Simon Gagne Just What the Doctor Ordered in L.A. Walter McLaughlin | November 13, 2011 Mention the name Ilya Kovalchuk within earshot of a Los Angeles Kings fan and get ready to run for cover. More likely (since it’s L.A., after all), an icy stare…
Echoes of Hope honors Luc Robitaille in Hall of Fame Gala Chelsea Alexander | December 10, 2009 “Hope is the light that shines on the ninth-round draft picks of the world, who are too slow, who can’t skate, who don’t have a chance of making it, and…