• Shared Experiences

    By on February 28, 2010

    As sports fans in Los Angeles, we all have shared experiences that we can never forget. For me, it’s been Wayne Gretzky’s Game 7 hat...

  • The NHL Doesn’t Care About the Kings

    By on February 26, 2010

    For the last few seasons, I’ve been an active participant in the NHL’s Fan Face Off, which advertises itself as “a place where you can...

  • What Non-Olympians Do During The Olympic Break

    By on February 24, 2010

    During the last week and a half here in Southern California, most of the focus has been on the various professional hockey players that are...

  • 6 Years Ago Today

    By on February 22, 2010

    …one of the greatest hockey films of all time was released. And 30 years ago today, Herb Brooks led a team of nobodys to the...

  • There’s Olympic Hockey?

    By on February 22, 2010

    Apparently, there is some sort of international tournament going on overseas in Canada featuring some of the best and brightest professional hockey players in the...

  • Phoning It In

    By on February 16, 2010

    So the good folks at Bloguin have created a “smart phone” app for all of the blogs on their site. So if you haven’t already...

  • Love, Staples Style

    By on February 14, 2010

    It twas the night before Valentine’s Day at Staples Center and there was love flowing all throughout the arena. There was Half Season Ticket Holder...

  • Upper Body Injury with… the Colorado Avalanche

    By on February 13, 2010

    Considering that the Colorado Avalanche have only been in existence 15 years, there is a good amount of history between the Av’s and the Los...

  • Bad Timing

    By on February 12, 2010

    Hey, Los Angeles Kings organization… if you are going to send something like this out in mid-February: You better make sure you don’t lose a...

  • 5 Tips for Successful Horrible Blogging

    By on February 11, 2010

    My friend Jay over at Low on Oil is facing a dilemma this NHL season that The Royal Half knows all too well… how to...

  • The Royal Half Mobile Applications

    By on February 11, 2010

    We’re proud to announce a partnership with Notice Software for mobile applications of The Royal Half and other Bloguin partner sites for the iPhone and...

  • Sick and Ugly

    By on February 10, 2010

    Luckily, for the Kings, the streak was the only thing that was snapped Monday night. Kings 2, Ducks 4   I’ve been battling a bad...

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    Streaking Through Time

    By on February 8, 2010

    Saturday afternoon I headed to Staples Center with Half Season Ticket Holder Buddy, Half Season Ticket Holder Buddy Father-In-Law and our friend Jesse. HSTHB Father-In-Law...

  • On the Move

    By on February 5, 2010

    Well, the Ilya Kovalchuk trade finally went down tonight before the Los Angeles Kings game against their cross-freeway rivals, the Anaheim Ducks. For a few...

  • Too Soon?

    By on February 5, 2010

    So thank god this Ilya Kovalchuk madness is over… and I can go back to reading what people are having for lunch on Twitter instead...

  • Kopi-Kovy-Kopi-Kovy

    By on February 3, 2010

    As I type this right now… the internet is exploding with rumors of prized free agent Ilya Kovalchuk being traded to any number of teams....

  • The Amazing 7

    By on February 3, 2010

    I saw something truly amazing at the Los Angeles Kings game on Tuesday night against the New York Rangers. Just like any other Hollywood Starlet…...

  • We Think We Can Do This

    By on February 1, 2010

    Even though Fox Sports West HD broadcast the Kings game yesterday in Boston, they chose not to send a crew to Sunday’s game in New...

  • The Boston Claw

    By on January 31, 2010

    Special teams win games in the New NHL. And Elite NHL teams… win with special teams. So when you see the Los Angeles Kings score...

  • What A Difference a Year Makes

    By on January 29, 2010

    After the Los Angeles Kings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road last night 4-1… I received this in my inbox this morning: “Only...