• Purcell Watch ’09

    By on December 7, 2009

    Well, it’s official. Apparently GM Dean Lombardi wants a winger with a little more long term offensive upside than Brad Richardson in his lineup. So...

  • Not So Lucky

    By on December 6, 2009

    Today was bobblehead day for Luc Robitaille as the Los Angeles Kings celebrated his selection to the NHL Hall of Fame… a month after the...

  • Winning Ugly

    By on December 4, 2009

    I think I’ve figured out why Ryan Smyth is taking an extra 2 weeks to rehab his injury. He’s pulling some serious Jedi Knight style-training...

  • Toasted Sub

    By on December 2, 2009

    It’s Game One of the Subway Freeway Face-Off™ between the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks… and boy this game did not disappoint. When...

  • Subway. Sub what? Sub why?

    By on December 1, 2009

    Remember how frumpy and unattractive reality star Kate Gosselin was when she first started appearing on television? Well, eventually she got a stylist. And it...

  • A Family Affair

    By on November 29, 2009

    Now that’s more like it! This was one of the best games I’ve seen in person this season and if the Los Angeles Kings can...

  • Vote 4 Royal

    By on November 29, 2009

    The good folks over at the NHL Arena are running some sort of Blog Contest for all the NHL Teams. And yours truly has been...

  • Blame Canada

    By on November 27, 2009

    There’s no better way to celebrate the great holiday of Thanksgiving than to watch the Los Angeles Kings battle against 2 teams on the road...

  • Patio Furniture

    By on November 25, 2009

    So here we are… 3 days after the Los Angeles Kings meltdown against the Calgary Flames and now with 2 new players in the Kings...

  • Flaming Hot

    By on November 23, 2009

    At 11:46pm on Friday night I received this email from Half Season Ticket Holder Buddy: “were you thinking we had a game tomorrow like I...

  • Lifestyle Choice

    By on November 20, 2009

    Wow. This one kinda almost needs no words. So here goes a picture: That’s right… your favorite television motorcycle douchebag is bringing his unique fashion...

  • East meets West

    By on November 19, 2009

    There has been a lot of talk on the internets recently about how the Los Angeles Kings organization is turning into the “Philadelphia Flyers West”…...

  • Our Kingdom for a Left Winger

    By on November 18, 2009

    Well, shit. The single reason for the Los Angeles Kings playing so well 22 games into this season is now out for a month. Oh...

  • Hounding the Competition

    By on November 17, 2009

    Ugly, ugly, ugly. Ugly jerseys, ugly camera angles and what an ugly game between the Los Angeles Kings and the Florida Panthers tonight. Imagine what...

  • Weekend Warriors

    By on November 16, 2009

    Well, that’s not exactly how I would have liked to seen these 2 weekend games play out… but in the end, the Kings have a...

  • Front Page Power

    By on November 13, 2009

    Back when the Los Angeles Kings were terrible (as recent as last season)… the Kings marketing department wouldn’t so much sell the Kings team but...

  • Keeping Up with The Joneses

    By on November 12, 2009

    So I sit down on the couch, ready to watch exciting Los Angeles Kings action for the first time in 2 games… and when I...

  • P O’d

    By on November 11, 2009

    Well it’s always an honor when The Royal Half gets a little action in the hockey blog-o-sphere. But imagine our surprise when a glowing review...

  • This Smells Rank

    By on November 11, 2009

    The NHL’s leading scorer. Front page articles on NHL.com. A victory over last season’s NHL champion. A nationally televised game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Wow…...

  • Blacked Out!

    By on November 9, 2009

    So I was unable to watch the Los Angeles Kings lose on Saturday to the Nashville Predators. We are living in the times of NHL...