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06-12-2012 | 03:26 PM
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Nah, its better enforcement due to practice with multiple Laker championships.Its the same group of classless bandwagon fans, Kings, Dodger, Lakers fans are no better or worse.
We all loathe each other just the same in LA.
06-12-2012 | 04:28 PM
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Dodger fans nearly kill rival fans in the parking lot after games.
Lakers fans riot loot and burn the city multiple times.
Kings fans......nope.
Yup, we are all the same.
Lakers fans riot loot and burn the city multiple times.
Kings fans......nope.
Yup, we are all the same.
06-12-2012 | 05:04 PM
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Yup, we are. Its a big diverse city.
Its amazing how tied together the Kings and Lakers actually are. Same ownership til 87 (Jack Kent Cooke and then Jerry Buss) and the same building since I can remember. Forum Blue and Gold were part of the color scheme.
Hey Moog, how about enjoying the cup without putting down anyone else? You know I have no beef with you.
Congrats and 
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Its amazing how tied together the Kings and Lakers actually are. Same ownership til 87 (Jack Kent Cooke and then Jerry Buss) and the same building since I can remember. Forum Blue and Gold were part of the color scheme.
Hey Moog, how about enjoying the cup without putting down anyone else? You know I have no beef with you.
Congrats and .
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06-12-2012 | 05:50 PM
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Yup, we are. Its a big diverse city.
Its amazing how tied together the Kings and Lakers actually are. Same ownership til 87 (Jack Kent Cooke and then Jerry Buss) and the same building since I can remember. Forum Blue and Gold were part of the color scheme.
Hey Moog, how about enjoying the cup without putting down anyone else? You know I have no beef with you. Congrats and .
Its amazing how tied together the Kings and Lakers actually are. Same ownership til 87 (Jack Kent Cooke and then Jerry Buss) and the same building since I can remember. Forum Blue and Gold were part of the color scheme.
Hey Moog, how about enjoying the cup without putting down anyone else? You know I have no beef with you.
Congrats and .Just stating that Kings fans are classy, and don't riot.
Unlike Lakers fans.......
06-12-2012 | 06:04 PM
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Those guys rioting aren't Laker fans, at least not like me and the good people that have rooted for the Lakers since Jerry Buss owned both the Lakers and Kings. Its a similar joy seeing the Lakers win back in the 80s and seeing the Kings hang one up.
Those are misplaced Raider fans with Laker jerseys on. Bandwagoners looking for a reason. If given the chance, they would have rioted with Kings jerseys on, but the LAPD did a good job of restricting movement.
Anyways, enjoy the rally.
It'll be at the LA Live plaza, no?
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06-12-2012 | 06:43 PM
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They pretty much disappeared instantly.
If you don't have tix, you cannot even get into LA Live/Nokia Plaza.
They will turn you away.
If you have no tix, you have to line up on Fig., and you will not see the rally as it will be inside Staples.
06-12-2012 | 06:45 PM
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06-12-2012 | 06:47 PM
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As a true, diehard Laker fan, I'm taking more offense than I should, but as you now know, LA bandwagon fans suck. The Lakers have the most, and its nationwide. Being lumped in with those guys sucks.
Those guys rioting aren't Laker fans, at least not like me and the good people that have rooted for the Lakers since Jerry Buss owned both the Lakers and Kings. Its a similar joy seeing the Lakers win back in the 80s and seeing the Kings hang one up.
Those are misplaced Raider fans with Laker jerseys on. Bandwagoners looking for a reason. If given the chance, they would have rioted with Kings jerseys on, but the LAPD did a good job of restricting movement.
Anyways, enjoy the rally. It'll be at the LA Live plaza, no?
Those guys rioting aren't Laker fans, at least not like me and the good people that have rooted for the Lakers since Jerry Buss owned both the Lakers and Kings. Its a similar joy seeing the Lakers win back in the 80s and seeing the Kings hang one up.
Those are misplaced Raider fans with Laker jerseys on. Bandwagoners looking for a reason. If given the chance, they would have rioted with Kings jerseys on, but the LAPD did a good job of restricting movement.
Anyways, enjoy the rally.
It'll be at the LA Live plaza, no?
....Rally is inside Staples for ticket holders only.
The parade is only outside non-ticket event for the general public.
06-12-2012 | 07:24 PM
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Lord Stanley's Cup and Chocolate Milk
http://www.latimes.com/videogallery/...g-from-the-Cup
Link for vid of said blowing bubbles in the chocolate milk in The Cup with said Spiderman suits on.
The Los Angeles Kings' Stanley Cup trophy spent Tuesday morning in the backyard of team Capt. Dustin Brown's Manhattan Beach home, where his young sons blew chocolate milk bubbles in its top.
The boys, Jake and Mason, were videotaped playing with the trophy in Spiderman outfits by Brown's wife, Nicole.
Mike Altieri, the Kings' vice president of communications, said Brown was the first player to get possession of the trophy after the team defeated the New Jersey Devils on Monday night at Staples Center.
All of the other Kings players and some staff members will get to have the trophy for a day over the summer, during which they can "more or less" do whatever they want with it, Altieri said.
Brown, who tied for the team lead with eight goals and 12 assists during the Kings' playoff run, also tweeted a picture of the Stanley Cup early Tuesday morning with the caption "After 45yrs Stanley is finally home!!!" a reference to the over four decades it took for the Kings to win their first championship.
He is also scheduled to appear with the trophy on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, the NHL announced.
The Cup is expected to play a prominent role in Thursday's celebration festivities.
The parade is to start at noon near 5th and Figueroa streets, proceed south on Figueroa and end between L.A. Live and Staples Center, the team said.
Players and their families, coaches and others are expected to ride in double-decker buses and other vehicles during the 30- to 45-minute parade.
An hourlong "championship rally" is scheduled to begin at Staples Center at 2:30 p.m., featuring video highlights, presentations and speeches from several players, the team said.
Link for vid of said blowing bubbles in the chocolate milk in The Cup with said Spiderman suits on.
The Los Angeles Kings' Stanley Cup trophy spent Tuesday morning in the backyard of team Capt. Dustin Brown's Manhattan Beach home, where his young sons blew chocolate milk bubbles in its top.
The boys, Jake and Mason, were videotaped playing with the trophy in Spiderman outfits by Brown's wife, Nicole.
Mike Altieri, the Kings' vice president of communications, said Brown was the first player to get possession of the trophy after the team defeated the New Jersey Devils on Monday night at Staples Center.
All of the other Kings players and some staff members will get to have the trophy for a day over the summer, during which they can "more or less" do whatever they want with it, Altieri said.
Brown, who tied for the team lead with eight goals and 12 assists during the Kings' playoff run, also tweeted a picture of the Stanley Cup early Tuesday morning with the caption "After 45yrs Stanley is finally home!!!" a reference to the over four decades it took for the Kings to win their first championship.
He is also scheduled to appear with the trophy on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, the NHL announced.
The Cup is expected to play a prominent role in Thursday's celebration festivities.
The parade is to start at noon near 5th and Figueroa streets, proceed south on Figueroa and end between L.A. Live and Staples Center, the team said.
Players and their families, coaches and others are expected to ride in double-decker buses and other vehicles during the 30- to 45-minute parade.
An hourlong "championship rally" is scheduled to begin at Staples Center at 2:30 p.m., featuring video highlights, presentations and speeches from several players, the team said.
06-12-2012 | 07:29 PM
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http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/12/los-an...hermosa-beach/
The Stanley Cup is probably nursing the mother of all hangovers right now ... 'cause hours after the L.A. Kings beat up the NJ Devils, the champions took the trophy to their favorite local bar in Hermosa Beach.
Stanley Cup Finals MVP Jonathan Quick -- along with several of his teammates -- brought Stanley to the North End Bar and Grill last night ... where the unofficial team celebration went down.
But Stanley wasn't the only piece of championship hardware in the building, Quick also brought along his MVP trophy ... which sat right next to Lord Stanley's Cup at the front of the bar.
Go Kings Go.
The Stanley Cup is probably nursing the mother of all hangovers right now ... 'cause hours after the L.A. Kings beat up the NJ Devils, the champions took the trophy to their favorite local bar in Hermosa Beach.
Stanley Cup Finals MVP Jonathan Quick -- along with several of his teammates -- brought Stanley to the North End Bar and Grill last night ... where the unofficial team celebration went down.
But Stanley wasn't the only piece of championship hardware in the building, Quick also brought along his MVP trophy ... which sat right next to Lord Stanley's Cup at the front of the bar.
Go Kings Go.
06-12-2012 | 08:50 PM
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Both are "free"...but the tix were release to STH first on first come first served max of 4 tix.
They pretty much disappeared instantly.
If you don't have tix, you cannot even get into LA Live/Nokia Plaza.
They will turn you away.
If you have no tix, you have to line up on Fig., and you will not see the rally as it will be inside Staples.
They pretty much disappeared instantly.
If you don't have tix, you cannot even get into LA Live/Nokia Plaza.
They will turn you away.
If you have no tix, you have to line up on Fig., and you will not see the rally as it will be inside Staples.
06-12-2012 | 11:11 PM
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You should be happy, the Kings kept the Devils from screwing up the Legacy of the Leafs. You guys are still the only team ever to come back from 0-3 in the Cup Finals. What year did that happen again?
06-13-2012 | 12:25 AM
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06-13-2012 | 07:02 AM
06-13-2012 | 02:48 PM
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06-13-2012 | 02:52 PM
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Sweet glorious words will be heard by my ears...very soon:
With the 30th pick in the NHL Entry draft, the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings select.....
Yea....never heard that before.
With the 30th pick in the NHL Entry draft, the Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings select.....
Yea....never heard that before.
06-13-2012 | 03:07 PM
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In the USA's second-biggest TV market, Game 6 drew 13.6 of local households – the most ever for NHL action in that market. Overall, Game 6 drew a 4.0 overnight – 4% of households in the 56 urban markets measured for overnights – up 3% from last year's Boston-Vancouver Cup Final Game 6
06-13-2012 | 03:19 PM
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The Legendary Recoreds/Stats list for the Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup Champions
(List of broken/tied playoff records (NHL and franchise)
Longest road winning streak in one playoff year
Longest road winning streak in multiple playoff years
Longest road winning streak to start a playoff year
Most playoff road wins
Most amount of games played without giving up a goal in the 3rd period or overtime (8)
Most shutouts by a Kings goalie in one playoff year (3)
Most shutouts by a Kings goalie all time (4)
Most shorthanded points by a Kings player in one playoff
First time a team has gone up 3-0 four times in one playoff year
First sweep in team history (St. Louis)
Fewest goals allowed by a Kings team in 1 playoff series (6 against St. Louis)
Fewest road losses by a cup winner
First 8th seed to win the cup
First 8th seed to beat the 1 and 2 seeds (let alone the 3 seed)
First 8th seed to beat the number 1 seed in under 6 games
First Stanley Cup in Kings history!!
Longest road winning streak in one playoff year
Longest road winning streak in multiple playoff years
Longest road winning streak to start a playoff year
Most playoff road wins
Most amount of games played without giving up a goal in the 3rd period or overtime (8)
Most shutouts by a Kings goalie in one playoff year (3)
Most shutouts by a Kings goalie all time (4)
Most shorthanded points by a Kings player in one playoff
First time a team has gone up 3-0 four times in one playoff year
First sweep in team history (St. Louis)
Fewest goals allowed by a Kings team in 1 playoff series (6 against St. Louis)
Fewest road losses by a cup winner
First 8th seed to win the cup
First 8th seed to beat the 1 and 2 seeds (let alone the 3 seed)
First 8th seed to beat the number 1 seed in under 6 games
First Stanley Cup in Kings history!!
06-13-2012 | 03:21 PM
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The Elite Goaltenders of Stanley Cup Finals History:
1971: Ken Dryden, Montreal, 23 (12-8, 3.00 GAA)
1974: Bernie Parent, Philadelphia, 28 (12-5, 2.02 GAA)
1975: Parent, Philadelphia, 29 (10-5, 1.89 GAA)
1983: Billy Smith, New York Islanders, 32 (13-3 2.68 GAA)
1986: Patrick Roy, Montreal, 20 (15-5, 1.92 GAA. .923 save percentage)
1990: Bill Ranford, Edmonton, 23 (16-6, 2.53 GAA .912 save percentage)
1993: Roy, Montreal, 27 (16-4, 2.13 GAA, .929 save percentage)
1997: Mike Vernon, Detroit, 33 (16-4, 1.76 GAA, .927 save percentage)
2001: Roy, Colorado, 35 (16-7, 1.70, .934 save percentage)
2006: Cam Ward, Carolina 21(15-8, 2.14 GAA .920 save percentage)
2011: Tim Thomas, Boston, 36 (16-9, 1.98 GAA, .940 save percentage)
Quick finished the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 16-4 record, 1.41 GAA and .945 save percentage. He led the postseason in every significant goaltending category — including shutouts (three) — and became just the third American player in league history to win playoff MVP
1971: Ken Dryden, Montreal, 23 (12-8, 3.00 GAA)
1974: Bernie Parent, Philadelphia, 28 (12-5, 2.02 GAA)
1975: Parent, Philadelphia, 29 (10-5, 1.89 GAA)
1983: Billy Smith, New York Islanders, 32 (13-3 2.68 GAA)
1986: Patrick Roy, Montreal, 20 (15-5, 1.92 GAA. .923 save percentage)
1990: Bill Ranford, Edmonton, 23 (16-6, 2.53 GAA .912 save percentage)
1993: Roy, Montreal, 27 (16-4, 2.13 GAA, .929 save percentage)
1997: Mike Vernon, Detroit, 33 (16-4, 1.76 GAA, .927 save percentage)
2001: Roy, Colorado, 35 (16-7, 1.70, .934 save percentage)
2006: Cam Ward, Carolina 21(15-8, 2.14 GAA .920 save percentage)
2011: Tim Thomas, Boston, 36 (16-9, 1.98 GAA, .940 save percentage)
Quick finished the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs with a 16-4 record, 1.41 GAA and .945 save percentage. He led the postseason in every significant goaltending category — including shutouts (three) — and became just the third American player in league history to win playoff MVP
06-13-2012 | 04:06 PM
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06-13-2012 | 05:44 PM
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06-13-2012 | 06:03 PM
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It's stories like this that make you love Hockey even more....
When an organization such as the Kings wins the Stanley Cup after 45 years, there are some very happy people who have waited a very long time. One of them is Hall of Fame trainer Pete Demers, who was officially with the organization from 1969-2006 and has stayed close as an active member of the alumni association. The hallway of the Kings’ training facility is lined with team photos, and Demers is in more of them than anyone. In 1993, Demers saved a bottle of Budweiser, and in the locker-room celebration after Game 6, Demers poured it into the Stanley Cup and downed the sweetest-tasting stale beer of his life. Afterward, Demers posted his thoughts on Facebook, and he graciously gave me permission to share them with everyone…
DEMERS: “I am lost for words. What a win. Went to the locker room with my son Tom after the game. Had a bottle of Bud with me that I have saved since the 1993 final in Montreal. When it was my turn, I poured it into the Stanley Cup and the players poured it down the hatch (and on my suit) while they chanted Pete-Pete-Pete. How bout that! And that old rotten beer tasted great. For me, also special was when Tom drank from the Cup. Thats what life is all about it. To see my son drink from the Stanley Cup brought me to my knees. I cried when I hoisted the Cup over my head.
“I am so grateful to have had such a wonderful hockey career with so many highlights and great memories. We all know the game is about the players not about the trainers but tonight, so many of the players and staff said `Pete, enjoy it as you are a big part of this moment,’ which was kind of all of them.
“After being behind the bench for 34 years here in L.A, 3 years down on the farm with the Springfield Kings, (Calder Cup 1971) plus 6 years Kings Alumni Community Service since my retirement, it was well worth the wait since my first Kings Training Camp in 1969.
“I am so proud to remain part of the greatest organization in the greatest game in the world. You can bet my 2,632 consecutive Kings games that I will be at the parade. Daughter Aimee will be watching from Toyko. Thanks to our loyal fans for hanging in there all these years.
“I am so thankful to be a King for life and will never forget this special night when the Kings won the Stanley Cup.’’
DEMERS: “I am lost for words. What a win. Went to the locker room with my son Tom after the game. Had a bottle of Bud with me that I have saved since the 1993 final in Montreal. When it was my turn, I poured it into the Stanley Cup and the players poured it down the hatch (and on my suit) while they chanted Pete-Pete-Pete. How bout that! And that old rotten beer tasted great. For me, also special was when Tom drank from the Cup. Thats what life is all about it. To see my son drink from the Stanley Cup brought me to my knees. I cried when I hoisted the Cup over my head.
“I am so grateful to have had such a wonderful hockey career with so many highlights and great memories. We all know the game is about the players not about the trainers but tonight, so many of the players and staff said `Pete, enjoy it as you are a big part of this moment,’ which was kind of all of them.
“After being behind the bench for 34 years here in L.A, 3 years down on the farm with the Springfield Kings, (Calder Cup 1971) plus 6 years Kings Alumni Community Service since my retirement, it was well worth the wait since my first Kings Training Camp in 1969.
“I am so proud to remain part of the greatest organization in the greatest game in the world. You can bet my 2,632 consecutive Kings games that I will be at the parade. Daughter Aimee will be watching from Toyko. Thanks to our loyal fans for hanging in there all these years.
“I am so thankful to be a King for life and will never forget this special night when the Kings won the Stanley Cup.’’
