Author: Connor Doyle
US Navy Veteran and UCLA Class of 2024. Background in International Development Studies. Los Angeles born and raised. Following hockey for over a decade.
Line Over the Boards: Resiliency to a Tee
The Edmonton Oilers are clear-cut favorites in a series where the LA Kings, while threatening a Pacific, and Western Conference title, lost steam and traction when losing four key players to injuries. The Oilers, meanwhile, maintained their steam and traction, holding the best record in the NHL since Jan 1st. The Mattias Ekholm trade, Stuart […]
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The Injury-Plagued Kings Finally Bare Teeth
The Kings have been on the receiving end of some particularly dirty plays. Whether they got called for the exact nature of the incident is pointless now. Besides the glaring run and high hit on Kempe not just a few days ago, the knee-on-knee incident by Andrew Cogliano on leading point producer Kevin Fiala, the […]
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Pheonix Copley, Bill Masterton Nominee and Kings’ Savior
After making a surprise visit to the playoffs last year and dealing some damage, the Kings were poised to make more noise this season. The icon goaltender Jonathan Quick and the heir apparent Cal Peterson were the Kings goalie rotation to start 2022-23. Quick finished his year with the Kings before being traded to the […]
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Line Over the Boards April 8th: Descending the Throne
The LA Kings nipped at the heels of the Vegas Golden Knights and the Western Conference lead for most of March. They went on a dominant 10-0-2 run in March and looked like the top challenger out of the West. Since that run, the Kings have been slipping. Their defensive structure remains intact, but offensively […]
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