Remembering the Los Angeles Kings’ Triple Crown Line
Growing up in the 1970’s as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los…
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Kings’ Top 5 All-Time Draft Steals
With the NHL Entry Draft fast approaching, we recently looked at the Los Angeles Kings’ biggest draft busts. While that was a tough list to read for fans, this one…
LA Kings’ 1,000 Game Club
With Drew Doughty set to become the fifth player in Los Angeles Kings’ history to play 1,000 games for the organization, I’ve decided to look back at the four other…
Los Angeles Kings’ Greatest Gift-Giver: Marcel Dionne
Marcel Dionne is undoubtedly one of the two best players in LA Kings’ history alongside Wayne Gretzky. Nicknamed “Little Beaver,” the Drummondville, Quebec native is silently the all-time leader among…
Los Angeles Kings’ Dave Taylor’s 1980-81 Season: One of the Greatest Ever
Dave Taylor is a Los Angeles Kings legend. From the days of the Triple Crown Line to Wayne Gretzky’s tenure in LA, Taylor played an integral role in the Kings…
Kings’ Top 10 Draft Picks of All-Time
Though they waited until the 2011-12 season to hoist Lord Stanley (with a close encounter in 1993, thanks to Kerry Fraser), the Los Angeles Kings have produced many good NHL…
From NCAA to the Los Angeles Kings
More than 300 former collegiate hockey players played in an NHL regular-season game this past season. Former NCAA student-athletes now account for more than 30 percent of players on NHL…
The Most Underrated Kings Forwards of All Time
This post was originally written in August, 2014. There’s a price to pay when you play hockey in Los Angeles. Sure, it’s December, and it’s 70 degrees outside. Sure, you…
Captains of the Los Angeles Kings, Part 2: 1980’s & Early 1990’s
The Los Angeles Kings have had 13 captains since joining the NHL in 1967. Four are in the Hall of Fame and the team has retired three of their numbers.…
LA Kings Championship Parade: Who Should Have Been Here?
Los Angeles Kings fans were so used to losing. So this chatter about a prospective dynasty—dynasty?!—is as startling as say, going from being a janitor to joining the Justice League. We…
Wayne Gretzky’s Best Lineup
When filling out an all-time Wayne Gretzky roster, one may run into 99 problems but 99 ain’t one. Surely there is no dearth of talent, especially considering the team’s that…
Jim Fox: The Loudly Quiet “Mr. Kings”
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…