In March of 1965, a formal process began headed by then NHL President Clarence Clarence so that the league would expand its operation to include a second division of six teams. Gone would be the days of the so-called “Original Six” franchises. Joining them would be a half-dozen new teams that would see the NHL reach further
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The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on an eight-year, $88 million contract extension with veteran defender Drew Doughty, the team announced Friday. The deal will come with an $11 million annual cap hit and will kick in during the 2019-20 season, keeping Doughty under contract through the 2027-28 season. This deal will make
Over the weekend the Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms on a three-year deal with Ilya Kovalchuk. Signing Kovalchuk helps fill a glaring weakness the Kings had last season but, how does it affect the organization over the next three seasons, most notably their ability to re-sign Drew Doughty? What the Kings Are Getting With
The time has finally come. The 2018 NHL Draft officially commenced on Friday night in Dallas, with the Los Angeles Kings taking speedy center Rasmus Kupari with the 20th selection in the first round. As for the remainder of the draft, the Kings will need to address a need for speed on the wing but
The Los Angeles Kings have agreed to terms on a three-year contract with Ilya Kovalchuk, the team announced Saturday. The contract will pay Kovalchuk $18.75 million over the life of the contract and will come with an annual cap hit of $6.25 – the identical contract that Patrick Marleau signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs
With the 2018 NHL Draft taking place in Dallas this weekend, it’s time to get primed for what the draft could hold in store for the Los Angeles Kings. A year ago, Rob Blake was approaching his first draft after being hired to replace Dean Lombardi as general manager of the Kings. When he selected
In today’s rumor rundown we look at a few returning names to the NHL and one name nobody thought might have trade value around the league. What’s going on with Ilya Kovalchuk, who might actually be considering returning to the NHL for a non-Eastern Conference team? Slava Voynov might be looking at making a comeback
While there is still a fair amount of lingering disappointment over the Los Angeles Kings’ four-game sweep at the hands of the Vegas Golden Knights, the 2017-18 season still stands as a step in the right direction for the franchise. After missing the playoffs last season with just 86 points, the Kings improved to 98
The Royal wedding took place on Saturday morning in jolly old England. The celebration was filled with the pageantry and splendor that one would expect. As an ode to this momentous occasion, I reckon that we crown the best all-time blokes…err…Los Angeles Kings from each country, shall we? Brilliant. Well, let us carry on, then.
Rob Blake has been keeping busy this spring. The Los Angeles Kings’ general manager has been sizing up his current roster to decipher who needs to stay and who needs a change of scenery; he’s preparing for the NHL Draft in late June, as well as earmarking potential unrestricted free agency targets post-July 1. However,
For the second time in three years, the Los Angeles Kings were unceremoniously bounced from the playoffs in the first round, this time at the hands of the expansion Vegas Golden Knights. Having won Stanley Cups in 2012 and 2014, the Kings have struggled to maintain that level of success as the league has shifted to
“I always wanted to be an L.A. King and I want to stay an L.A. King.” Those exact words were uttered from Drew Doughty’s mouth in a recent interview with NHL.com following his team’s early 2018 NHL playoff exit. The encoded message was distributed through various mainstream and social media channels and decoded by Los Angeles
Among all of the disappointments through the first round of the NHL playoffs, the spotlight is shining brightly on Southern California. With the Anaheim Ducks bowing out to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night, two of the heaviest teams in the playoffs made swift and speedy exits. The L.A. Kings and Ducks faced different hurdles
The playoff series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Vegas Golden Knights came to end Tuesday night as Vegas’ Marc-Andre Fleury once again bested the Kings Jonathan Quick for his second 1-0 shutout of the series, giving the Golden Knights the sweep over their Pacific Division rivals. The battle between Quick and Fleury was one
Much to the chagrin of Los Angeles Kings fans, their team’s power outage will have to wait until October for restoration. On Tuesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights stifled the Kings offense in Game 4 of their first round Playoff series, to the tune of a 1-0 suffocation. The loss completed a four-game sweep in
Late last week, Los Angeles’s “Miracle Mile” experienced a power outage that left approximately 3,000 people sans electricity. Power was restored for most within 24 hours. Around the same time, the Los Angeles Kings also experienced a power outage. The problem is that their power failure, of the on-ice variety, still requires remediation and has
The Los Angeles Kings built a legacy that did not start until professional ice hockey had been around for over six decades. Many people who follow their respective hockey teams may be able to cite starting rosters, prospects, team history, and recent play; however, how many people can cite when and where the birth of
The Los Angeles Kings are officially back in the NHL playoffs. On Wednesday night, the club clinched a spot in the spring tournament after the Chicago Blackhawks did them a solid by upsetting the St. Louis Blues. The Kings continue to jockey for position in the Western Conference and, after a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the
The Los Angeles Kings are going into their pivotal Good Friday match-up against their bitter rivals, the Anaheim Ducks, on a major high. On Thursday night, the team was galvanized by the Jeff Carter effect, as the star center netted a hat-trick in a colossal 4-2 victory over the lowly Arizona Coyotes. The good times
On Monday night, the Los Angeles Kings exorcised some of their inner demons by appropriately dismantling the inferior Calgary Flames by the score of 3-0. With five games remaining in the team’s regular season, four of which are at home, the Kings are in an advantageous position to clinch a playoff spot. The 2017-18 campaign
The Los Angeles Kings are in the thick of a heated playoff race. As of Sunday morning, the team is officially on the outside looking in at the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. This is in spite of recent stellar outings against formidable opponents such as the Washington Capitals, Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota
Wayne Gretzky had a half decent 1988-89 season with the Los Angeles Kings. In 78 games, he notched 54 goals and 114 assists, for a grand total of 168 points for his new team. Pretty jaw-dropping numbers, right? It was no surprise that “The Great One” was awarded his eighth and final Hart Trophy of
Well, that escalated rather quickly. Things were seemingly going according to plan for the Los Angeles Kings. They were winners of four of their last five games, were sitting pretty in the second wild card spot, had newly acquired trade deadline talent seamlessly plug into their lineup and enjoyed the welcome return of star center,
The Los Angeles Kings recently enjoyed a well deserved four days of rest after Saturday’s disappointing loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. During this sabbatical, LA relinquished their hold of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference to the upstart Colorado Avalanche. On Thursday, they faced a stiff challenge trying to start a winning streak
In this inaugural edition of “Kings-in-Waiting”, where I look at Los Angeles Kings prospects honing their craft in juniors or abroad, I focus my attention on goaltending prospect Matthew Villalta. The 18-year-old was taken with the Kings’ third-round selection, 72nd overall, in the 2017 NHL draft. Villalta’s Story The netminder was born and raised in the
Rob Blake certainly isn’t shy in attempting to make his Los Angeles Kings team better. He recently added veteran defenseman, Dion Phaneuf, as well as enigmatic winger, Tobias Rieder. There were also rumblings that the Kings were linked to talented rabble-rouser, Evander Kane. Alas, a new name has surfaced as Blake’s next potential target: Max
The Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes have completed a pre-deadline deal that will see Darcy Kuemper head to Arizona in exchange for forward Tobias Rieder and goaltender Scott Wedgewood, according to Bob McKenzie. Going to Los Angeles Going to Arizona G Darcy Kuemper F Tobias Rieder G Scott Wedgewood McKenzie also reported that the
The Los Angeles Kings have traded forwards Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for defenseman Dion Phaneuf and forward Nate Thompson. The deal was originally rumored to be in the works by Bob McKenzie. As part of the terms of this deal, the Senators will also be retaining 25 percent
We’re two-and-a-half months into the 2017-18 NHL season and things really couldn’t have gone much better for John Stevens’ Los Angeles Kings so far. They’re enjoying a nice bounce-back campaign after missing the playoffs under Darryl Sutter a season ago and are once again getting solid contributions from veterans like Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown,
It has been a season of celebration across the National Hockey League. The league has celebrated 100 years of existence with several Centennial Celebrations at various points of the 2016-17 season. Events like the NHL Centennial Classic, an outdoor game between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs, the unveiling of the top 100 NHL players