by Brian Kennedy | Nov 18, 2017 | Florida Panthers, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings began the year like a house on fire. By which I do not in any way refer to the actual houses that caught on fire in the North of the state. No, it was their record that blazed. They tied a franchise record for most points in their first fifteen games....
by Bob Fina | Nov 18, 2017 | Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Photo Galleries
The visiting Calgary Flames defeated the Philadelphia Flyers by a score of 5-4 in overtime. Three Star Selections: 1st Michael Frolik (#67 CGY) 2nd Sean Monahan (#23 CGY) 3rd Johnny Gaudreau (#13 CGY)
by George Grimm | Nov 17, 2017 | Hockey History, Homepage, Inside Hockey, New York Rangers, Retro Rangers
Gilles Gratton was one of the most colorful characters to ever tend goal for the New York Rangers. Unfortunately “Gratoony the Loony” was known more for his eccentric behavior, claims of past lives and Lion’s goaltenders mask than actually stopping pucks. After three...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 17, 2017 | Boston Bruins, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Anze Kopitar has scored a point in the last nine games (prior to Thursday), the longest such streak of his career. The Kings have lost four of those games, won one, and gained an OT point. The last three, though, they’ve lost, including a stinker to Vancouver on...
by Matthew Dibiase | Nov 16, 2017 | NHL, Vegas Golden Knights
The history of NHL expansion has been one of fits and starts, mostly fits. There were the hapless New York Americans during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The California Golden Seals (the only franchise during the great expansion of 1967 to fold) during the 1960s and...
by Neal McHale | Nov 14, 2017 | Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, NHL
Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s newest inductees and its resident bro’s, came together following a 1996 trade that sent Selanne, then 25, from Winnipeg to Anaheim. Already dubbed “Finnish Flash,” he was just three years...