by Brian Kennedy | Oct 27, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
Sure, there’s lots of crazy stuff going on in hockey right now. How about that Vancouver situation, losing all those games after leading most of them? What about teams that started out up-and-coming who weren’t supposed to be—Philadelphia, Ottawa, Buffalo, we’ve got...
by Brian Kennedy | Oct 17, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings
Wait. This is all backwards. With the season just underway, the LA Kings started in a 0-2 hole. Most people had them as a good candidate to build on last year’s playoff berth and strong showing. The Anaheim Ducks, who almost always get off to a dreadfully slow start,...
by Brian Kennedy | Sep 27, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks will be featured 14 times on US national TV this upcoming season. Several other teams are tied at that number, and only Minnesota and the Rangers have more national games, at 15. The Ducks didn’t make the playoffs last year, and by most accounts,...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 25, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, NHL, St. Louis Blues
What would you do if you made enough money to retire in your mid-30s? Most people successful enough to do that don’t just golf. They’re too competitive for a life of leisure. If they’ve built one business, they build another one. With athletes, it’s a little bit...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 24, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings and Anaheim Ducks finished their “Freeway Faceoff” series on Saturday night with the Kings playing to solidify their likely playoff berth and the Ducks trying to hold on and end the season respectably. Mostly, the Anaheim effort was worthy, though they...
by Brian Kennedy | Apr 20, 2022 | Anaheim Ducks, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The LA Kings needed their game in Anaheim Tuesday night. Desperately. Especially since the potential spot-stealer of their playoff berth, Vegas, had lost their game on Monday versus, of all teams, the non-playoff New Jersey Devils. Thus the Kings entered Tuesday’s...