2012 Archives - Make Way for the Kings

What the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup Did For Me That the Red Sox’s 2004 World Series Didn’t… But How I Loved Both Anyway

June 11, 2017 Word to the Wise Comments Off on What the Kings’ 2012 Stanley Cup Did For Me That the Red Sox’s 2004 World Series Didn’t… But How I Loved Both Anyway

The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Kings. Those were this writer’s two teams growing up. Yet, while the lineage of each organization was vastly different in many respects, they both had one thing in common: a painstakingly-long championship drought. Of course, if an ‘Understatement of the Year’ award ...

The First Stanley Cup for the LA Kings: Four Years Later

June 12, 2016 Word to the Wise Comments Off on The First Stanley Cup for the LA Kings: Four Years Later

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The Miracle on Manchester, the playoff run in ’93, the Stunner at Staples — these are just three of the many proud moments in Los Angeles Kings history. But, with all due respect to the aforementioned, they do, to a large degree, pale in comparison to the night of June ...