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Los Angeles Kings: Stanley Cup Champions
16 games have been won, the Cup has been lifted, the parade is over. The Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup Champions. In the excitement and exhilaration that came with the Kings winning Game 4 over the Devils, I’ll admit … Continue reading
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Tagged conn smythe, Dustin Brown, Hockey, Jonathan Quick, los angeles kings, NHL, Stanley Cup Champions, Stanley Cup Playoffs, steve bernier
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The Prototypical Hockey Interview
Watching the NHL’s Stanley Cup Media Day today at the Prudential Center led me to a single conclusion: hockey interviews are boring as hell. It’s not exactly groundbreaking news, its fairly widely known that those in the hockey industry provide … Continue reading
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Tagged Journalism, LA Kings, Media, New Jersey Devils, NHL, NHL Media Day, playofs, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Keys to the Series: And then there were two…
After knocking off the first, second, and third seeded teams in their battle against the Western Conference, the Kings find themselves just days away from the beginning of the Stanley Cup Finals. It’s a situation that is new to a … Continue reading
The Infamous @LAKings Twitter Feed
There are two schools of thought on how to properly use an official team Twitter feed in the NHL. The first, which for the purposes of this article we’ll dub the ‘conservative approach’, emphasizes reporting box scores, announcing team events … Continue reading
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Tagged @LAKings, Hockey, los angeles kings, NHL, Official Twitter Feed, Twitter
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Keys to the Series: Western Conference Finals
It’s the Western Conference Final that everyone predicted! OK…well maybe not. The Kings and Coyotes battled for the Pacific Division championship right down to the final game of the regular season, so there was no doubt that both teams could … Continue reading
Keys to the Series: “The lowest-scoring series of all time”
In the words of Jarret Stoll‘s nephew: “It could be the lowest-scoring series of all time!” It’s a quote that’s been used by a number of different reporters and news outlets over the past few days, but that has more … Continue reading
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Tagged Carter, Doughty, jarret stoll, Keys to the Series, los angeles kings, Lowest scoring playoff series of all time, lowest scoring series of all time, McDonald, NHL, Playoffs, Quick, Richards, second round playoffs, sports, St. Louis Blues, Western Conference
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Keys to the Series: And So It Begins…
Tonight will mark the opening of the 2012 NHL Playoffs and the Kings will face off against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. It’s a rematch of the 2010 series, which saw the Canucks move on to the second round … Continue reading
Monarchy Hockey’s Playoff Update
With just two games remaining in the 2011-2012 regular season schedule, the Kings have played themselves into the conversation for the Pacific Division crown. Los Angeles is 13-6-2 in their last 20 games, averaging 3.2 goals per game and touting … Continue reading
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Tagged Anze Kopitar, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, jeff carter, Jonathan Quick, los angeles kings, Mike Richards, Monarchy Hockey, NHL, NHL Playoffs, NHL Standings, Pacific Division, Pacific Division Playoffs, Pacific Division Standings, Playoff Picture, Sports Club Stats, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Western Conference, Western Conference Playoffs
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Your Weekly Dose: Will People Stop Interviewing Mike Milbury Already?
Your Weekly Dose is Monarchy Hockey’s opportunity to take a look at the larger picture and examine some things going on around the league. Each week we will take a look at a particular issue or set of occurrences and … Continue reading →