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NHL countdown: No. 17 Los Angeles Kings

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Craig Woodburn, Sporting News Yearbooks Every day in September leading into the Oct. 1 season openers, Sporting News will preview an NHL team, counting backward from its July 24 Power Poll. After a seven-year absence from postseason play, there will be no talk of moral victories...
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NHL's Top 50: Anze Kopitar (No. 38)

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by Adam GretzFiled under: Kings, NHL Fans, NHL VideosFanHouse's Adam Gretz takes a look at his top 50 players in the NHL. No. 38 is Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar.One of only four players born in Yugoslavia to play in the NHL (Ivan Boldirev, Goran Bezina, and Stan Smrke...
>> nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/07...
 

Who Should Want Dany Heatley? How About the Los Angeles Kings

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by Adam GretzFiled under: Kings, Senators, NHL Fans, NHL RumorsWord surfaced earlier this week that Ottawa Senators forward, and two-time 50-goal scorer, Dany Heatley requested a trade after four seasons in Canada's capital city.The news has resulted in a firestorm of debate and...
>> nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/06...
 

Boucher makes 37 saves as Flyers get past Kings

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LOS ANGELES(AP) Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/...
 

Smyth and Scdueri To Miss Wednesday's Game

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The Kings returned home from their five-game road trip as a bit of a battered bunch. Ryan Smyth and Rob Scuderi both will miss Wednesday night's home game against Philadelphia, and it seems as though Smyth might be out significantly longer. Smyt...
>> kings.nhl.com/club/ne...
 

LA Kings Hire Own “Independent” Beat Reporter?

Look, we don’t know a damned thing about newspaperin’ and Internettin’ and putting words together. We’re just yokels, the lot of us, trying to scrape on by day by day. But even we know what “independent” means, and it’s not this. (Gratuitous...
>> www.sportsbybrooks.com/la-king...
 

Goon nostalgia at Los Angeles Kings Fan Fest

"Why do they fight? The answer is self-evidentiary, when removed from the mannered world and placed in light and sound: If a Stanley Cup really is worth fighting for, someone has to prove it." - Mark Whicker, OC Register, "Some NHL Players Fight To Keep Their Jobs"...
>> sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blo...
 

Kings down Stars, end skid with big second period

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Ryan Smyth had a power-play goal and two assists, Justin Williams added a goal and an assist, and the road-weary Los Angeles Kings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory against the Dallas Stars on Monday night.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Quick's 28 saves help Kings capture fourth straight win

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Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

2009 NHL Preview: Los Angeles Kings

We’ve partnered with On Goal Analysis to bring you a team-by-team preview of the upcoming NHL season. (Just scroll down on the OGA website and hit the calendar.) Here is the preview for the Edmonton Oilers… Team Play: ISSUE – Assembling the Puzzle. The Kings bottomed...
>> www.scoresreport.com/2009/10...
 

Quick stops Isles with 28 saves in 2-1 Kings win

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UNIONDALE, N.Y.(AP) Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/...
 

Quick, Kings keep Isles winless

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UNIONDALE, N.Y.(AP) Jon Quick made 28 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty scored to lift the surging Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 victory over the winless New York Islanders on Monday.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/...
 

Sen. John McCain, Rep. Peter King press President Obama to posthumously pardon Jack Johnson

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Sen. John McCain is pressing President Barack Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with white women.
>> sports.espn.go.com/sports/...
 

Newspaper circulation drops 10.6% in U.S., San Francisco Chronicle plummets 25.8%, San Jose Mercury News down 10%

Apr-Sept 2009 Circulation at the Top 25 Daily Newspapers in U.S.: Wall Street Journal - 2,024,269 - 0.61% USA Today - 1,900,116 - (-17.15%) New York Times - 927,851 - (-7.28%) Los Angeles Times - 657,467 - (-11.05%) Washington Post - 582,844 - (-6.40%) NY Daily News - 544,167 - ...
>> www.sharkspage.com/2009_10...
 

McCain urges Obama: Pardon ex-champ Johnson

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. John McCain on Friday pressed President Barack Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/mm...
 

Kings 5, Canes 2

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Tuomo Ruutu has two goals but Randy Jones' power-play goal gave the Kings a 3-2 lead in the third and the Kings rolled to a 5-2 victory. The winless streak for the Canes now is 13 games. Jarret Stoll's goal at 2:01 of the second pushed the Kings ahead 2-0. But the Canes...
>> blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/k...
 

Colten Teubert makes impression at Canadian junior camp

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Hockey Canada invited its best and brightest young players to its summer camp in preparation for the World Junior Championships this December. This camp is a good chance for many of these players to make an impression on the coaching staff. Los Angeles Kings prospect Colten Teubert...
>> sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blo...
 

On the Beat: Kovalchuk saga continues, Devils put streak on the line but may be without Elias, Kings Drew Doughty playing like a veteran, Forbes has team value risings, Ovechkin getting closer.

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Milan Lucic has a good skate; Grier suffers groin strain; Steve Yzerman night at the Joe; Pens lose another defenceman; Jason Spezza's close ties to Emery. These stories and more after the jump.
>> illegalcurve.com/2009/11...
 

Kings score four unanswered vs. champ Penguins

Jarrett Stoll scored the go-ahead goal with 7:51 to play, and the Los Angeles Kings roared from behind with a four-goal third period in a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
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Film Review: ESPN-ization of Gretzky trade in 'Kings Ransom' doc

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(Ed. Note: "Kings Ransom" played at the Toronto Film Festival on Sunday. This review is from a rough cut of the film provided by ESPN.)"Kings Ransom" may be a hockey documentary, but some of its best moments occur on the golf course. That's where director Peter...
>> sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blo...
 

Los Angeles Kings: Are The Young Players Ready To Bear The Burden?

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LOS ANGELES — The 2008-09 Los Angeles Kings placed a heavy load of responsibility on a roster laden with young talent at key positions. Predictably, the results were somewhat mixed and Kings head coach Terry Murray talked about a few of his key, young players in a recent interview...
>> socalsportshub.com/2009/06...
 

Handzus scores in OT to power Kings past Stars

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Michal Handzus scored at 55 seconds of overtime, and Anze Kopitar had his first three-goal game in the Los Angeles Kings' 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
>> sports.espn.go.com/nhl/rec...
 

Los Angeles Kings Need More Than Off-Season Work

LOS ANGELES — For the Los Angeles Kings to be an improved team in the 2009-10 season they are going to have to generate a lot more offense than the 2008-09 Kings did while building on their much-improved defensive play. A major factor in whether or not they will be successful...
>> socalsportshub.com/2009/06...
 

Quick stops 24 shots as Kings rout Blue Jackets

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Anze Kopitar and Alexander Frolov each scored twice and Jarret Stoll had a goal and an assist, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.
>> sports.espn.go.com/nhl/rec...
 

Congress Ends Racism 90 Years Too Late

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Both the House and Senate have passed a resolution pardoning former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson for doin' it with white chicks. In a related story, Jack Johnson is still dead. [ESPN]
>> deadspin.com/5326544...
 
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