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Kings Gameday: The Greatest Accomplishment Of My Life
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Next Game Los Angeles Kings @ Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012, 4:30 PM PST Tampa Bay Times Forum Complete Coverage > <!-- END WIDGET --> Man oh man, this is pretty awesome. Hockey-Reference (which is fantastic) allows you to sponsor player pages,...
Nikolai Khabibulin's Resurgence
The Edmonton Oilers have had a surprisingly competitive start to the 2011-12 season. Some of that success has come because of improvements at the team level, most notably on the penalty kill, but no one (save perhaps Tom Renney) has had a bigger hand in the early-season success than Nikolai...
An Islanders Retrospective: Those who have Guarded the crease
The history of starting goalies for the Islanders has been consistent for the better part of 30 years. Even the seasons that the goalie depth in the NHL was weak, there were prospects waiting for their chance. This summer we saw the possible future in goal, as the reality is that Rollie is turning...
When I Was Young...
When I was young, my favorite player was Kelly Hrudey. He had everything a kid could want: he played the same position I did, he had a cool helmet, he wore a bandana that made him look like a pirate, and he had a name that was mine but switched around. (Funny how that works…) He was not the...
Kings/Ducks Gameday Megapost: Why I'm a Kings Fan
Vs.Los Angeles Kings [2nd! (From Last)] vs. Anaheim Ducks (Yeah, Yeah, Whatever) 5:00 PM, FSN Prime Ticket (and TSN for our Canadian friends)When the esteemed Mr. Sleek asked me (read: threatened me) to write a column about why I’m a Kings fan and not a Ducks fan, I had trouble coming up with...
Hockey Night in San Jose
The San Jose Sharks 3-2 come from behind win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night was broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada. The first photo is Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray waffling Darcy Tucker with a huge hit in the first period. The second photo is GM Doug Wilson's HNIC post-game...
All-Time LA Kings Hockey Team, '91-Present
Here's an idea we had kicked around a few months ago that I'm just getting to now. Hey, you get what you pay for. Anyway, we here at Battle of California thought it'd be fun to comprise a all-time all-star team for your enjoyment and also because we're bored. Obviously it'd be unfair if I were...
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