• A Brief History of California Playoffs

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    As a Los Angeles Native, it is my duty and my honor to hate on our neighbors to the north. Sure, Big Sur is lovely,...

  • Pundays: Feeling Regular

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    The 2010-2011 NHL Regular Season is now behind us and 16 lucky teams look forward to battling each other to the death over the next...

  • Play-off

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    Patrick Marleau-Joe Thornton-Devin SetoguchiRyane Clowe-Logan Couture-Dany HeatleyTorrey Mitchell-Joe Pavelski-Kyle WellwoodBen Eager-Andrew Desjardins-Jamal Mayers Douglas Murray-Dan BoyleMarc-Edouard Vlasic-Jason DemersNiclas Wallin-Ian White Antti Niemi Kyle Clifford- Brad...

  • Snapped Into Place

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    Guess what I got today? 32 bookmarks!I mean… my Los Angeles Kings Playoff Tickets! The entire county of Los Angeles can exhale now… the Kings...

  • Kings-Coyotes Royal Thread

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    We all seem to forget that Michal Handzus was once a Coyote. Trying something new tonight due to our awesome new commenting system… a Gameday...

  • A Quick Comment

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    Today Bloguin upgraded our comments here at The Royal Half to the LiveFyre system. It’s really awesome and easy to use. Here are a few...

  • Something in the Way

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    Now a lot of people might think that the Los Angeles Kings came into the NHL during the 2009-2010 season. But in actuality they’ve been...

  • Pundays: End of Days

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    Well, here we are. The final week of the 2010-2011 NHL season. We’ve come so far since that first week of hockey in October. Our favorite...

  • Mike Ribeiro is a Douche

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    Well, at least it was an isolated incident.

  • Clenched Tight

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    If the Dallas Stars lose a game, then the Gates of Hell known as the Western Conference finally fly open as the Kings, Anaheim Ducks and...

  • Pink with Envy

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    Is there anything more embarrassing than not putting forth your best effort in front of the opposing teams’ fans? Getting warmer… …Nailed it.

  • Kings vs Canucks Live Chat!!

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    The Royal Half Live! – Kings vs Canucks

  • Live Tonight, Sold Out!!!

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    The rumors are true! Tonight on this very here website, it’s the 1st Ever Royal Half Live Game Chat! And you won’t believe who we...

  • Snapping Back

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    Although Edmonton is the City of Champions, I thought it was a bit of a gutless move to unveil their brand new statue tonight, during...

  • Trevor Lewis Can’t Lose

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    As Half Season Ticket Holders for the last 8 seasons, Half Season Ticket Holder Buddy and I have seen a lot. We’ve seen the Kings...

  • Pundays: Snap to Attention

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    It’s an all-new Pundays at The Royal Half, where we feature the best and worst of the NHL.com pun-filled front page headlines from the past...

  • History Will Be Made – Anze Kopitar

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    What if the Los Angeles Kings weren’t cursed?