by Brian Kennedy | May 19, 2022 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
“As I mentioned, the hurt in the locker room was deep team-wise, but it was very deep for Brownie. It’s very rare in this sporting world—forget about hockey—sporting world that one individual spends that many years, wins championships, and finishes the night...
by Brian Kennedy | Nov 20, 2021 | Carolina Hurricanes, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
The Kings faced a test on Saturday afternoon which the Ducks failed a couple of nights ago: needing to beat the Carolina Hurricanes. By measure of the score, the Kings failed the test, just as the Ducks had. But by the eye test, LA was way, way stronger than the Ducks...
by Brian Kennedy | Jan 22, 2021 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Los Angeles Kings
Seven times prior to Thursday, Jonathan Quick had found himself playing in goal for the LA Kings on January 21st, his birthday. Four of those, he’d pulled off a win. Three times, he lost. As the Kings and Avalanche started out, it looked like he might go to 4-4. But...
by Brian Kennedy | Feb 23, 2020 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Leagues, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
Continuing to play “who’s here and who’s gone” with the Kings, let’s take a moment to mourn the departure of Alec Martinez. Why? Fans loved him, if not quite as much as they adore Kopitar, Doughty, Brown, and Quick. But “Marty” was right up there, and the memories...
by Brian Kennedy | Dec 1, 2019 | Homepage, Los Angeles Kings, NHL, Winnipeg Jets
Most nights, hockey makes sense. The better team gets the better chances, because they generate them. The weaker team hopes to pull off a miracle. Sometimes they do it. Fans go home happy when their team is the one who does the latter. That was the LA Kings peeps on...