Posts Tagged ‘ Wayne Gretzky ’

Top 10 Dallas Stars players of all time: No. 9 Darryl Sydor

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July 26, 2012

He and Zubov played a lot of games together, and Sydor ranks 11th all-time in Stars history in games played at 714. Included in that run with Dallas were two trips to the All-Star Game (1998 and 1999). He finished with 99 playoff appearances for the Stars, and he finished with four trips to...
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Just like others before him, Ken Campbell will irritate

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July 10, 2012

I like to imagine that Ken Campbell wrote a tweet that went something like this: “Lots of bandwagon celebrities at Kings games now. Will they stick around when the Kings don’t repeat?” But then he remembered he doesn’t get paid for tweets. So he expanded it into an article. Just like others before them,...
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eBay: Gretzky contract (BIN: $250,000)

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June 13, 2012

Gretzky Kings Contract, Trade Agreement Original Signed – Audio of Negotiations | eBay One of a kind package of NHL history. 1. Original signed trade agreement between the Kings and Oilers documenting the “Trade of the Century”, signed by Bruce McNall and Peter Pocklington. 2. Original signed contract with Bruce McNall. Signed by Wayne...
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Helene Elliott Talks to Wayne Gretzky About the Kings’ Run

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May 23, 2012

LAT (Helene Elliott) – Watching Kings’ Run Has Been Great for Gretzky “It’s been unreal what they’ve done and what they’ve accomplished so far,” Wayne Gretzky said Wednesday. “It’s been unreal for the organization and it’s been great for hockey in California and L.A. We live in L.A., so we’re seeing it first-hand...
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Marty McSorley says Kings never accepted him

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May 23, 2012

“Was I using an illegal stick? Yes, I was . They came from the factory that way. I used the same stick in the next game and tied Game 4 with what might have been the same stick."

Why? Are you an idiot?


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Ah, the curse of McSorley’s Stick!

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May 18, 2012

As Demers tells it, two of his players, Guy Carbonneau and Kirk Muller, had noticed that McSorley's stick had a more wicked curve than most — not an unusual practice, but an illegal one. "The two teams had their sticks in the hallway, so we saw it there and we saw it...
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Five for Fighting postpones mid-life crisis for Kings potential cup run

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May 18, 2012

"Back in the late '90s, the record label came to me and said: 'You know, John, nobody can pronounce Ondrasik, the days of the male singer/songwriter are over, you need a band name.'" Ondrasik recalled. "I had just come from a Kings game and Marty McSorley and the late, great Bob Probert had done...
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HATE

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May 15, 2012

When Martin Hanzel boarded Dustin Brown in tonight's game, with Brown lying face down and motionless on the ice, my 8 year old son had a question:

"Why are they cheering?"


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Your 1993 Los Angeles Kings

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May 7, 2012

Here is the line-up for the last (and only other) Kings team to play in the conference finals. It's fun to stare at. How many of the Kings current players were out of diapers in 1993?


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The Kings have never…

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May 4, 2012

...swept a seven game playoff series.

...won a seven game series in five games (until this year).

...won the first three games of two consecutive series (until now).

...won the first three games of any seven game series before this year. (They have only won the first two games in a series twice, before this year: 1968...
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