Inspired by the multiple media gaffes during the LA Kings 2012 Stanley Cup run and (sigh) also the 2014 Stanley Cup run… we are going to continue collecting those face-palming moments from the LA Kings quest for the 2016 Stanley Cup. The list below starts with the most recent, so if you see a local news anchor mispronounce a players name… or a newspaper that has the wrong teams playing or a t-shirt that is featuring the wrong logo… be sure to Tweet or email them to us!
It’s something we like to call….
UPDATED: 4/11/16
Via our friend and huge LA Kings fan, Five For Fighting…
WTH? #54F @lakings pic.twitter.com/Rit9DAjxml
— John Ondrasik (@johnondrasik) April 11, 2016
Really, are we doing this all over again?
John didn’t include a link to the source of his Mainstream Media Mishap in his Tweet… so we did some in-depth investigating (actually we just DM’d him and asked where it was from).
Welcome to the 2016 Mainstream Media Mishaps, Detroit Free Press!
A reminder that The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit.
And to think, the Red Wings made the playoffs instead of a Canadian team. Shame.
UPDATED: 4/14/16
Wow, I never thought the LA Kings themselves would be part of a LA Kings Media Mishap!
The sign-maker for the LA Kings hasn’t seen Spinal Tap because this Stanley Cup countdown banner doesn’t go to 11. pic.twitter.com/cgceSrxVym
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) April 15, 2016
No really… they forgot the 11.
And much like Joe Thornton in the playoffs, the Stanley Cup Countdown banner has disappeared. pic.twitter.com/nnujkl3CEm
— The Royal Half (@theroyalhalf) April 15, 2016
Via Mainstream Media Mishap™ regular tipster, @TheMouthLAKings…
Must be the #nhlplayoffs in Southern California! That's not Dustin Brown guys!! @ABC7 @abc7curt pic.twitter.com/p9e3mltLN2
— The Mouth (@TheMouthLAKings) April 15, 2016
*HE’S WEARING A HAT WITH HIS NUMBER ON IT*