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  Jonathan Quick was selected by Team Alfredsson in the 3rd round of the All Star draft in Ottawa on Thursday. He was the only King voted in to the All-Star game. He was the first goalie selected by Team Alfredsson. Brian Elliot was selected as the third goal for the team. Henrik Lundvquist was already automatically on the team because he is an assistant captain. Each goalie will likely play one period of the game on Sunday. Jonathan Quick is the first All Star Kings goalie since Mario Lessard made the game while in a kings uniform back in [...]

  Kyle Clifford got his first NHL career Gordie Howe hat trick in a 4-1 Kings win on Monday. A Gordie Howe hat trick is when a player scores a goal, earns an assist, and get’s into a fight during the same game. It all started when Kyle Clifford engaged in fisticuffs with Zenon Konopka 2:51 into the game. Both players were able to get a few jabs in and stay on their feet the entire duration of the fight. They were seperated and each given 5 minutes for fighting. With 4:24 remaining in the first period, long after Clifford’s [...]

  Kings prospect forward Cam Paddock was put on unconditional waivers today. Bob Mckenzie of TSN reports that the Kings and Paddock likely had a mutual agreement to terminate Paddock’s contract with the team. This may give him a chance to sign somewhere he will be better suited to play like over seas. In 39 games for the Manchester Monarchs Paddock racked up 2 goals and 3 assists to go along with 44 penalty minutes. Paddock has only played in 16 career NHL games and all were with the St. Louis Blues last year. I hope he finds a good [...]

  Now that there is a light lull in games for the All-Star Break, what is there to do, Kings fans? Win or Lose, I find myself glued to the tv for highlights, recaps, mentions, Kings Live, wretched 30 second ESPN coverage (if any), and, when not in front of the boob tube, it’s an all out online sports frenzy on gamedays. Even though the All Star Game is a delight to watch, really, it’s overall insignificance is prone to stifle hot teams while giving the worst one’s too much time to ingest fast food en route to see their [...]

“We are live from the NHL awards in Las Vegas! Up next is the Norris Trophy recipient announcement….” “Announcing the James Norris Memorial Trophy rewarded to the NHL’s most outstanding defenseman during the 2011-2012 regular season; Matt Greene!”   Alright alright… this is probably something we will never hear during our life times, but I believe Matt Greene has been over looked this season by fans and media in the hockey world. He deserves more credibility than what he has received this season. You won’t see the 6’3″, 237 pound d-man on highlight reels often. Greene is never going to ‘wow’ you with his point totals [...]

  The Los Angeles Kings welcomed the Ottawa Senators into town last night as they faced off for the first and only time this season. Most of you probably forgot the Senators were even a team last season, but they have surprised everyone and proven that this year, they are a real contender for the cup. They are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference and prior to last night, had not lost two consecutive games since November 9th and 11th. Well, the Kings were happy to break that streak. The game kicked off with a fight from Kyle Clifford [...]

 Los Angeles Kings Projected Lineup  Dustin Brown – Anze Kopitar – Justin Williams Dustin Penner – Mike Richards – Jarret Stoll Brad Richardson – Andrei Loktionov – Trevor Lewis Kyle Clifford – Colin Fraser – Kevin Westgarth   Rob Scuderi – Drew Doughty Willie Mitchell – Slava Voynov Jack Johnson – Matt Greene                                                                                 Jonathan Quick   News & Notes: Kevin Westgarth [...]

  Rink Royalty co-lead writer Paul Bonnaire wrote up this one, he was unable to post it due to work. Full credit goes to him for this article.   Today the Los Angeles Kings (23-16-10) play host to the Ottawa Senators (27-17-6).  This is their only Regular Season meeting.   The Kings are coming off of an abysmal performance Saturday night against the Colorado Avalanche losing 3-1. Their offense, again, was missing while the Kings only put up a total of 26 shots on goal.   What are the keys to going in to the All-Star Break a winner against one of the [...]