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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/14/2012

After not playing the last two seasons, former Los Angeles King Ian Laperriere has officially announced his retirement just one day after his former club won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The 38-year-old calls it quits after...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/14/2012

What can be possibly said about this years playoffs for the Los Angeles Kings? For the last couple of weeks of the season, its hard to believe that the Kings were even in danger of missing the playoffs altogether. Although they clinched a playoff...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/13/2012

Despite not having a relatively difficult time in the first three rounds, anyone who knows playoff hockey knows that the fourth and final round is always the toughest. Its a test of both strength and character with literally the last man standing....

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/12/2012

The date was October 15, 1988, the venue was Chavez Ravine at Dodger Stadium. It was Game 1 of the World Series pitting the hometown Los Angeles Dodgers against the powerhouse Oakland As. Since I turned six just nine days earlier, I had little to...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/12/2012

Game 6 (Kings Win Series 4-2) LOS ANGELES Over the last few days, those experts who had been riding the Kings bandwagon for the last few weeks were beginning to switch allegiances to New Jersey. That ended tonight as for the first time in...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/11/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 6 vs. New Jersey June 11, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) The Los Angeles Kings find themselves in unfamiliar territory as they will be playing their first Game 6 of these playoffs. After winning...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/10/2012

After losing their last two games after taking a 3-0 series lead, skeptics would not hesitate to say that the wheels are falling off for the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings, though, as well as most experts would disagree. When asked by TSNs Darren...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/10/2012

Game 5 (LA Leads Series 3-2) NEWARK, NJ The good news is that the Los Angeles Kings had back home with a chance to win the series. The bad news is that this will be their third attempt to do so after the New Jersey Devils won tonight to force a...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/09/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 5 @ New Jersey June 9, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) The New Jersey Devils have lived to play another day as they defeated the Kings in Los Angeles in Game 4 to send the series back to Newark...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/09/2012

For two Junes, I helped support my fathers lifelong team, the Detroit Red Wings, as they were in the Stanley Cup Final against the Pittsburgh Penguins in both 2008 and 2009. While the Wings won the final series in 08, it was the Penguins who got...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/07/2012

Game 4 (LA Leads Series 3-1) LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Kings had a chance to win hockeys most coveted prize tonight but the New Jersey Devils had something to say about that as they stave off elimination with a 3-1 victory and send this series...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/06/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 4 vs. New Jersey June 6, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) For the first time in franchise history, the Los Angeles Kings are preparing for a game where they can win the Stanley Cup. Hockeys most...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/06/2012

While Dean Lombardi is given justified praise for building this team, it was his predecessor Dave Taylor who drafted three of the most important pieces to the Los Angeles Kings puzzle: Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar. While Quick and...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/05/2012

Game 3 (LA Leads Series 3-0) LOS ANGELES In 48 hours time, hockeys most coveted prize, the Stanley Cup, will be at the Staples Center. Thats because the Kings won tonight in front of their home fans in spectacular fashion. The two issues the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/03/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 3 vs. New Jersey June 4, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) After two games in Newark, the Stanley Cup Final shifts to Los Angeles where the Kings look to finish the series on home ice. Of course,...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/03/2012

While the Los Angeles Kings continue a playoff run that has essentially astonished everyone outside of Greater Los Angeles and beyond the Kings community, many members of the media have been regularly asking the Kings players what they think of...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/03/2012

There are so many things to love about professional sports. Unfortunately, as long as theyve been entertaining us, there have been those infamous moments that have set the hapless teams apart from the rest of the pack. The NBAs Portland Trail...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/03/2012

Game 2 (LA Leads Series 2-0) NEWARK, NJ The Los Angeles Kings have set a single-season playoff record with their 10th road win. Of course, unlike the other teams that reached 10 road wins, the Kings have yet to lose away from home this...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/02/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 2 @ New Jersey June 2, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) While both teams readily admit that they didnt have their best outing in Game 1, the Los Angeles Kings felt they were lucky to pull out the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 06/01/2012

After what theyve been showing not only their opponents but the entire hockey world, the Los Angeles Kings are finally garnering some serious accolades. Since Dean Lombardi was named the clubs general manager in 2006, the franchises on-ice product...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/31/2012

Game 1 (LA Leads Series 1-0) NEWARK, NJ After dominating the first 39 minutes of the game, it appeared as if the wind was taken out of the Kings sails as they allowed a late-period lucky bounce of a goal to let the Devils back into the game. The...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/30/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 1 @ New Jersey May 30, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) The final matchup in these playoffs have been determined since Friday night with all the talk since then about who will win, which team...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/27/2012

Should the Los Angeles Kings reach their ultimate goal, there would be a few options as to who would win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the post-seasons most valuable player. While goaltender Jonathan Quick and captain Dustin Brown appear to be the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/26/2012

So, it all comes down to this. The Los Angeles Kings, back in the big dance for the first since 1993, will be facing off against the New Jersey Devils, winners of three Stanley Cup titles since 1995. The Devils, though, last won it all in 2003...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/26/2012

As if the Los Angeles Kings need any more uplifting news, Simon Gagne, who hasnt played since Boxing Day, participated in full-team practice today and says hes ready to go. As wonderful as that news is though, comes the old cliché, If it aint...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/26/2012

I understand a captain standing up for his team but what Shane Doan on Wednesday night was simply out of line. You can call me bias but the Coyotes leader, like a few of his teammates, were throwing a big ol tantrum immediately following the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/24/2012

Like their Western Quarter-Final series against Vancouver, the Los Angeles Kings had a whale of a time against Phoenix in intensity-laden, old-time hockey-type of series. Being such fierce division rivals, the Kings and Coyotes series was...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/23/2012

Game 5 (LA Wins Series 4-1) GLENDALE, Ariz. If there was one downside to the Los Angeles Kings game this post-season, its that they didnt face much, if any, adversity. That all changed tonight as the Kings rally and, for the first time since...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/22/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 5 @ Phoenix May 22, 2012 6pm PST (9pm EST) After a flat performance in Game 4, the Los Angeles Kings will look to bounce back in Game 5 as they have another opportunity to close out the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/20/2012

Game 4 (LA Leads Series 3-1) LOS ANGELES The Los Angeles Kings had a chance to sweep their Western Final matchup today and head back to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1993. Unfortunately, it didnt quite work out that way as the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/20/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 4 vs. Phoenix May 20, 2012 12pm PST (3pm EST) The Los Angeles Kings have a chance to do something they havent done in 19 years: clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup Final. To many experts,...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/18/2012

Game 3 (LA Leads Series 3-0) LOS ANGELES While they didnt open the game with as much fire as they had in the previous two games, the Los Angeles Kings regrouped and kept paced with the Phoenix Coyotes in the opening frame. While both teams had...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/17/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 3 vs. Phoenix May 17, 2012 6pm PST (9pm EST) After a hostile Game 2 that was dominated by the road team, the Los Angeles Kings return home in hopes of creating their third 3-0 series...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/17/2012

The more dominant the Los Angeles Kings looked last night, the more frustrated the Phoenix Coyotes became. To get flustered when things arent going ones way is human nature and, in most cases, shouldnt be faulted. Operative word: most not all. ...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/16/2012

Game 2 (LA Leads Series 2-0) GLENDALE, Ariz. If the Los Angeles Kings had anything to worry about coming into tonights game, it was their lack of power play success and the futile play of Jeff Carter, whos had just one goal in these playoffs....

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/14/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 2 @ Phoenix May 15, 2012 6pm PST (9pm EST) For the first time in these playoffs, the Phoenix Coyotes find themselves behind in a series. It will be interesting to see how they react. The...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/14/2012

Although no one should hold their breath awaiting his return to the lineup, it is great news nonetheless to hear that Simon Gagne, who has been sidelined since December 26 with a concussion, has now been cleared for contact. Gagne, however, did...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/14/2012

Game 1 (LA Leads Series 1-0) GLENDALE, Ariz. For the third-straight series, the Los Angeles Kings draw first blood in the series as they hand the hometown Phoenix Coyotes with just their second loss on home-ice in these playoffs. Conversely,...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/13/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 1 @ Phoenix May 13, 2012 5pm PST (8pm EST) After a week of waiting for the Eastern matchups to be determined, the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes will finally be able to kick off...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/12/2012

Soon after his arrival last February, Dustin Penners stay in Los Angeles hasnt been anything to write home about. After a disappointing regular season, many fans didnt want much to do with Penner. Sure, his pancake fiasco became the brunt of jokes...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/08/2012

The Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes have had quite the rivalry, especially over the last few years. Believe it or not, they have never met in the playoffs prior to this season. Now, not only are the Kings and Coyotes locking up in the...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/08/2012

In Game 1, David Backes scored to give the favoured Blues an early first-period lead. 7:42 would pass before the Kings would tie it on a Slava Voynov one-timer set up by Dustin Penner. Little did anyone anticipate that the Blues would not hold...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/07/2012

Game 4 (LA Wins Series 4-0) LOS ANGELES For the first time since 1993, the Los Angeles Kings are going to the Western (nee Campbell) Conference Final. They generated all of their offense in the first period and that was all they needed as they...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/06/2012

I dont like to be wrong (heck, no one does) but sometimes I glad to be Im wrong not to mention comfortably admitting when Im wrong. This is one of those cases. Dustin Brown, I doubted you. Earlier this season, I said you should have been traded....

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/05/2012

As teams get deeper in the playoffs, the road becomes more difficult. Players get a little more banged up with each passing game while some of those players try their best to conceal the more serious injuries they do have. Whatever it takes to win...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/05/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 4 vs. St. Louis May 6, 2012 12pm PST (3pm EST) The Los Angeles Kings hope to go somewhere they havent been in 19 years. To do that, though, they have to get by a St. Louis Blues squad...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/05/2012

Before last nights game, I admit that I was skeptical. The Kings had only played two games at home in these playoffs where they went 1-1 and only scored twice. Of course, in those two games, Jonathan Quick seemed to elevate his game and, in their...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/04/2012

They may be less than a month old but the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs have already made for some interesting storylines. In the opening round of the playoffs, there were a plethora of suspensions, a few upsets and a fair bit of highlight-reel goals...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/04/2012

Game 3 (LA Leads Series 3-0) LOS ANGELES In as many series this post-season, the Los Angeles Kings have a 3-0 series lead. While Game 3 of the Vancouver series was a testament to the solid goaltending of Jonathan Quick, this Game 3 was all about...

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By Ryan Cowley @ Make Way for The Kings 05/03/2012

Previewing the Los Angeles Kings 2012 Post-Season: Game 3 vs. St. Louis May 3, 2012 7pm PST (10pm EST) After a couple of days off, this series shifts to Los Angeles where the Kings look to take their second 3-0 series lead of these playoffs....

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