• Perspective

    By on April 22, 2010

    Take a few minutes to think back about the past 4 years of being a Los Angeles Kings fan. And you tell me if you...

  • Game 4 Preview

    By on April 21, 2010

    “Are they saying LUO-ongo or BOO-ongo?”“Sigh… they are saying BOO-ongo.”“Shit.”   Game 4 is tonight at Staples Center. It’s just a little past 12:00pm here...

  • This is L.A.

    By on April 20, 2010

    Dear Los Angeles Kings Marketing Department, I’m sorry for everything I’ve said over the past 3 years. What you put together last night at the...

  • A Stranger in an Awesome Land

    By on April 19, 2010

    Us sports fans can be a little wacky sometimes. If someone takes a 2 day cross-country trip to go a friends wedding or their sisters...

  • Vancity Express

    By on April 17, 2010

    In a few hours, I will be boarding a plane and heading north to Vancouver, British Columbia to watch Game 2 of the Los Angeles...

  • Game Won

    By on April 16, 2010

    H0kHFBMFEZk Will someone explain to me how in the heck Handzus is an emotional low? Somehow I feel like this isn’t the first time a man...

  • Getting The Poison Out of My System

    By on April 15, 2010

    I have to admit, it’s still very strange to still be talking about the Los Angeles Kings after the regular season and Draft Lottery. But...

  • Kontos on Kontos

    By on April 15, 2010

    During the 1988-89 NHL season, a player came to the Los Angeles Kings that would set the town on fire during the playoffs. No, I’m...

  • Longest Road Trip Ever

    By on April 13, 2010

    The Los Angeles Kings had some impressive road trips this NHL season… but none more impressive than the one my playoff tickets took to get...

  • Pundays: Un-Four-Gettable

    By on April 12, 2010

    For hockey fans across North America and the World… yesterday was as good as it gets. Teams were battling to get in the playoffs… the...

  • Route 101

    By on April 11, 2010

    For Angelenos, the 101 Freeway can mean different things. It can mean a quick trip across the valley or it can mean horrible, horrible blinding...

  • The Fail on Fan Day

    By on April 11, 2010

    Do not make comparisons to the Miracle on Manchester, the Frenzy on Figueroa or even the Royal Rebound. No, the Los Angeles Kings rally to...

  • See What Developed

    By on April 10, 2010

    What’s the easiest way to track how a team has changed from the start of the season till the end? Why by advertisements, of course!...

  • The Best Offense is the Defense

    By on April 9, 2010

    Oh, I see how it goes Fox Sports. The Los Angeles Kings don’t make the playoffs for 8 years and you could care less about...

  • The 1st Annual Screengrab Caption Contest!

    By on April 7, 2010

    Presenting the 1st Annual Royal Half Screengrab Caption Contest!   That’s right, after years of being entertained by the captions that are put up for...

  • Pundays: Hal-ak 9000

    By on April 5, 2010

    Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak had a fantastic week that included back to back shutouts. And as the Canadiens wrap up their regular season it seems that...

  • Playoff Bound

    By on April 4, 2010

    It was Saturday, April 27th, 2002. I bought the tickets off ebay and headed downtown with my college roommate (and hockey teammate!) who was in...

  • Miss Pelt

    By on April 4, 2010

    As Half Season Ticket Holder Buddy does a good job of reminding me… a point is a point. The Los Angeles Kings had no business only...

  • Pundays: Special Edition

    By on April 2, 2010

    Now Pundays is the new feature here at The Royal Half that is sweeping the nation. And normally we’d just keep it for Mondays… but...

  • Red Light District

    By on April 2, 2010

    The Royal Half Los Angeles Kings Playoff Clinching Countdown… AKA… did Calgary Lose Tonight?… did Jon Bernier Get a Shutout Tonight? NO. BUT HE DID...