by Brian Kennedy | Feb 26, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Surprise! They yell it when you enter your front door and a birthday party previously unbeknownst to you is about to commence. They yelled at Staples Center, too, only this wasn’t any birthday party. It was a coming out party—Jonathan Quick was back! Was it...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 8, 2017 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, NHL
Look at the LA Kings’ record over the past six games, and things are pretty ho-hum. Three wins, three losses, including a 4-3 OT victory on Saturday mid-day versus Minnesota. But stretch it back a little further, say a dozen contests, and you’ve got a different...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 19, 2016 | Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Sometimes you find things in unlikely places. Like the truth about Rogie Vachon. You could find it in my book, Living the Hockey Dream, or in another one I wrote, Facing Wayne Gretzky. Or you could talk to now-LA Kings’ goalie Peter Budaj, as I did Saturday after the...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 19, 2016 | Archived Features, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL
The Kings are nothing if not streaky. Their record is of winning, or losing, in bunches this year so far. Three losses, four wins, three losses, three wins, four losses (one OT point) and, coming into Saturday, a win. Logically, then, they would get another one on the...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 15, 2016 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, San Jose Sharks
Most LA Kings fans probably would never believe they could say this, but Thursday night in LA seemed like no big deal, despite the playoffs’ beginning at 7:30pm versus San Jose. I mean, it’s not like the team is Montreal, with 24 Stanley Cup wins and who knows how...