Vindication Comes in Many Forms
This column is sparked by some big news…a culmination of forty passionate years towards the media and sports…and two decades of living with a past failure. You could call today the craziest day in my NHL history. You would definitely be right if not for that 2012 Stanley Cup win by the Los Angeles Kings […]
An Open Letter to the NHL
This from ESPN’s Craig Constance last night: “In the fall of 2017, when we celebrate the 100th birthday of the NHL, we will do so as a League of 31 teams,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome Bill Foley and the city of Las Vegas to the League […]
The Original King of Inglewood
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the day the National Hockey League came out of the dark ages and expanded from six teams (really NHL, six teams?) to 12. My soon-to-be beloved Los Angeles Kings joined St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Oakland as expansion franchises and started play in 1967-68. I’ve been around for […]
A Gift from the Hockey Gods
Just a quick column that no one will read, because, well, hockey! Starting in 1973, I was sucked into the thrill of hockey and the not-so-great Los Angeles Kings. Dad’s second wife worked in the ticket office at the Fabulous Forum in Inglewood. That meant that any non-sellout game was available to attend. And why […]
The Ghost of Marty McSorley’s Stick
May 30, 2012 enters uncharted territory for Los Angeles Kings hockey. Never before has a Kings squad entered the Stanley Cup Final as the favorite – – ESPN’s “experts” picked L.A. to take Lord Stanley’s Cup home by a vote of 10 to 3. Heck, they have only been in the Finals once. (Sheesh once? Why […]
