Los Angeles Kings Defenseman Willie Mitchell Writes about Background in “My Story”

Los Angeles Kings defenseman Willie Mitchell touched on a variety of topics in writing “My Story” for LAKings.com. He writes about how family inspired his passion for the game. “I did have an early love for the game of hockey.  That was due in large part to my grandfather playing a bit back in the “Original Six” days.  Hockey was in my family because of that and I lived in such a small town that in the middle of winter there wasn’t much to do so my parents would send me to the rink to spend all my energy there.  It was then I fell in love with the game.  Most kids would play soccer or baseball at lunch time but I would walk across the soccer field and go skate every day.” He also discussed on his picturesque upbringing. “For someone who has never been to where I am from it is very hard to describe it.  My front yard was an ocean so we had humpback whales, killer whales, eagles sitting in trees, and grizzly bears.  It was and remains a playground for the...