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LOS ANGELES — As they have done with so much of their very best homegrown talent over their 42-year history, the Los Angeles Kings traded away prolific goal scorer Bernie Nicholls, but not before he left his mark on the ice at the Forum in Inglewood, California, the Kings’ home arena during his tenure with the team. The 6-1, 185-pound native of Haliburton, Ontario was selected by the Kings in the ...

LOS ANGELES ù Long before Anze KopitarÆs skates hit the ice at Staples Center, years before superstar Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Marcel Dionne lit up opponents on the ice at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and even before superstar and should-be Hall Of Fame goaltender Rogie Vachon often won games single-handedly at the Forum, center Robert Thomas ôButchö Goring thrilled fans with his speed, scoring ability ...

LOS ANGELES ù With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games now in full swing, the hockey world is now focused on Vancouver as well with the menÆs Olympic hockey tournament beginning today. Five Los Angeles Kings players are in Vancouver, including right wing Dustin Brown (United States), defenseman Drew Doughty (Canada), center Michal Handzus (Slovakia), defenseman Jack Johnson and goaltender Jonathan Quick (USA), and they are chomping at the bit, raring ...

LOS ANGELES ù Have you ever dreamed of hitting the ice with Los Angeles Kings greats Luc Robitaille, Bernie Nicholls, Butch Goring or Marty McSorley? Your dream can come true and you can start the New Year off right, helping those in need, by participating in the Kings Fantasy Camp (for adults 18 or older only), scheduled for January 14-16, 2010, at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California and ...

EL SEGUNDO, CA ù The Los Angeles Kings finally emerge from the dark, wispy shadows of an eight-day hiatus in their schedule tonight at Phoenix, and all expectations are that they should be stronger with the return of left wing Ryan Smyth, right wing Wayne Simmonds and defenseman Jack Johnson, who all missed time with injuries in recent weeks. If all goes according to their expectations, the KingsÆ offense should be ...

EL SEGUNDO, CA ù During the Christmas break, the Los Angeles Kings were all away from the rink, spending time with family and friends, sharing the spirit of the season. While those who celebrate the holiday season by exchanging gifts did so with loved ones and friends, the Kings received the gift they wanted most at this point in the 2009-10 season, the return of several key players from injury, including ...

LOS ANGELES ù Over the vast majority of their history, the Los Angeles Kings have traditionally played poorly in December, so often that many fans resign themselves to the inevitable ôDecember Swoon.ö But this yearÆs Kings have been a big surprise. To be sure, they have done anything but swoon as their 7-2-1 record for this month (going into action on December 20), indicates. With four games left to play this ...

LOS ANGELES — If you’ve been telling your friends, family, or anyone else that you thought the Los Angeles Kings would be ten games above the .500 mark in mid-December, in fourth place in the Western Conference, just two points out of the conference lead, and just three points behind the Washington Capitals for the best record in the National Hockey League as of this writing, rest assured that you ...

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, Wayne Simmonds was toiling away in the Ontario Hockey League for Owen Sound Attack and the Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) Greyhounds. But his play had already caught the eye of the Los Angeles Kings, who had selected him in the second round (61st overall) of the 2007 National Hockey League Entry Draft. In that 2007-08 season with Owen Sound, Simmonds scored seventeen goals and contributed ...

LOS ANGELES ù Many hockey fans in the Los Angeles area have at least heard of Rogie Vachon. They may know that he was the best goaltender ever to wear the jersey of the Los Angeles Kings. But few know of his accomplishments with the Kings and with the Montreal Canadiens prior to his arrival in Southern California. Even fewer know that VachonÆs accomplishments rank him among the greatest goaltenders to ...