10 Greatest LA Kings of All Time Austin Stanovich | August 3, 2023 Making a list of the top-10 greatest players will always be difficult, especially for a team with plenty of greats like the Los Angeles Kings. To put this together, I’ve…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 3 Matthew Zator | August 3, 2023 Aug. 3 is an interesting date in NHL history. One of the teams in the league’s first wave of expansion officially announced its name. Also, the first U.S.-born player to…
Rangers’ Esposito Era: 5 Best and Worst Trades of ‘Trader Phil’ Tom Castro | January 18, 2021 Before Big Deal Neil, there was Trader Phil. If the nickname for New York Rangers’ Stanley Cup-winning general manager Neil Smith wasn’t widely used during his tenure in the Big…
Los Angeles Kings’ Greatest Gift-Giver: Marcel Dionne Quinn McLellan | December 17, 2020 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’ 50-Goal Scorers THW Archives | July 15, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings were one of six teams to join the NHL during the 1967 Expansion. Nine years later, they became the 10th franchise to have a player score…
Kings & Rangers: Big Markets, Big Trades Barak Goldman | February 9, 2020 This post was jointly written by Barak Goldman, an LA Kings writer, and Scott Blair, a New York Rangers writer. East Coast versus West Coast battles have raged on for…
Los Angeles Kings with 100-Point Seasons Mark Devore | February 8, 2020 Seven men have reached the 100-point plateau a combined 23 times in Los Angeles Kings history. One is the only player in franchise history to score 70 or more goals…
Dionne was the Greatest King Dave Thorpe | August 21, 2019 It was 1979, I was an 8-year-old kid attending my first Los Angeles Kings game at the Fabulous Forum. When I saw Marcel Dionne standing on the ice with his…
The 1,000 Assist Club Brandon Share-Cohen | March 22, 2017 Throughout the history of the NHL, players who have scored goals have always been at the forefront of the discussion. Often discussed is the NHL’s illustrious 500-goal club that only…
2015 Hockey Headlines: Benchmark Moments Andrew Forbes | December 30, 2015 As the end of the calendar year nears, The Hockey Writers will look at some of the top moments from the world of hockey. From major trades and marquee skill…
The Los Angeles Kings Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | September 16, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
LA Kings Championship Parade: Who Should Have Been Here? Sheng Peng | June 18, 2014 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…