10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://ca.sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Canada Sports http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/sports/ui/ysp_ca_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Los Angeles Kings. Yahoo! Canada Sports - NHL - Los Angeles Kings News http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/los Kings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) <p><p>The positive part about finishing last in the Western Conference is that things can only improve.</p> <p>Those looking for bright spots within the Kings can cling to that, but probably not much else this season. The Kings are even younger than 2007-08's last-place team and figure to struggle similarly this season.</p> <p>With strong teams such as Anaheim, Dallas and San Jose residing in the Pacific Division, the Kings, who have missed the playoffs in every season since 2002, certainly won't be favored to end that drought.</p> <p>There is, however, hope. It comes in the form of a strong group of prospects that is starting to take a foothold in Los Angeles, particularly among what should be a young group on defense.</p> <p>Tom Preissing entered training camp as the only true veteran... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:26:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:nhl,article,teamreports-2008-nhl-los:1 Puck Headlines: The Red Wings' opening night hysteria (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13lbbpdak/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Headlines-The-Red-Wings-opening-night-hys?urn=nhl,113907 Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:38:33 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113907:1 Several from Class of 2008 will be on the job in NHL (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13etejjfu/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/rumors/post/Several-from-Class-of-2008-will-be-on-the-job-in?urn=nhl,113835 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:17:41 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_rumors-113835:1 The burning questions only die-hard puckheads are asking (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13nbm76q5/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-burning-questions-only-die-hard-puckheads-ar?urn=nhl,113809 So the puck finally drops tonight to kick off the 2008-09 National Hockey League season ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:41:54 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113809:1 Predicting the standings, because it's fun to look stupid (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mv66hbm/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Predicting-the-standings-because-it-s-fun-to-lo?urn=nhl,113783 With all due respect to the good people of Stockholm and Prague, the NHL season begins today. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:17:41 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113783:1 Kings name RW Brown captain (PA SportsTicker) The Los Angles Kings announced Wednesday that right wing Dustin Brown will be the team captain for the upcoming season. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:38:33 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:nhl,article,txkingsbrown:1 Puck Daddy hockey rumors live chat (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=139pufta9/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Daddy-hockey-rumors-live-chat?urn=nhl,113532 Two of the more intriguing waiver wire victims during yesterday's great preseason purge were Kyle McLaren of... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:52:52 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113532:1 Bell tolls for Mark Bell, who might toil in the AHL (SportingNews.com) Is Mark Bell washed up? Being placed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs isn't a good sign for a guy once... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:17:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,tsn:20050301:nhl,article,belltollsformarkbellwhom:1 Kings re-sign C O"Sullivan (PA SportsTicker) Patrick O'Sullivan's holdout is over. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:14:33 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:nhl,article,txkingsosullivan:1 Kings re-sign restricted free agent Sullivan (AP) The Kings re-signed restricted free agent center Patrick O'Sullivan to a three-year contract Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not announced. O'Sullivan had 22 goals, 31 assists and 36 penalty minutes playing all 82 games for the Kings last season. He ranked fourth on the team for points (53), goals and assists, while he tied for the club lead with three short-handed goals. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:27:39 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-kings-osullivan:1 Puck Headlines: Don't fret Pronger, there's always alternate capt. (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13luv6u3f/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Headlines-Don-t-fret-Pronger-there-s-alwa?urn=nhl,113328 Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:00:36 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113328:1 Puck Headlines: Ah, to be young and defensive in the NHL (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13llko2vp/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Headlines-Ah-to-be-young-and-defensive-in?urn=nhl,113215 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:21:21 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-113215:1 Puck Headlines: Hopefully not symbolic of the Capitals' season (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mjunmin/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Headlines-Hopefully-not-symbolic-of-the-Ca?urn=nhl,112906 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:25:25 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-112906:1 Opening in Europe: Ensuring the NHL's irrelevancy in the U.S. (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13m4nlg4f/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Opening-in-Europe-Ensuring-the-NHL-s-irrelevanc?urn=nhl,112871 For the fifth time in its history, the NHL played regular season games outside of North America as the... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:44:57 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-112871:1 AP Sharks beat Kings 3-1 (AP) San Jose Sharks goalie Evgeni Nabokov, of of Kazakhstan, moves to protect the puck against the Los Angeles Kings during the third period of the NHL preseason hockey game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, in West Valley City, Utah. San Jose defeated Los Angeles 3-1.

Todd McLellan's new system is taking a while for the San Jose Sharks to learn. The Sharks closed out their first preseason under McLellan with a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night. San Jose scored less than a minute into the game and then added two goals 53 seconds apart late in the second period.


]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:00:02 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-kings-sharks:1 AP Reinprecht scores twice to lead Coyotes past Kings (AP) Los Angeles Kings' Dustin Brown, left, and Phoenix Coyotes defenseman Zbynek Michalek of the Czech Republic, center scramble for a loose puck in front of Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov of Russia, right, in the first period of a pre-season NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Glendale, Ariz.

Steven Reinprecht scored twice and rookie Viktor Tikhonov added a short-handed goal to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in their preseason finale Saturday night. Kevin Porter added a goal and two assists, Shane Doan scored a power-play goal and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 17 shots over two scoreless periods for the Coyotes, who won for just the second time (2-5-1) in...


]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:29:24 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2008100424.lospho.recap:1 Sid the Kid and Alex the Great lead NHL youth (AP) Martin Brodeur relaxed in the middle of a midtown Manhattan hotel and marveled at the NHL talent walking past. It wasn't so much the number of fine hockey players that impressed him on preseason media day, it was their youth. "I was young at one point and I was doing the same thing," the 36-year-old New Jersey Devils goalie said. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:21:28 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-electricyouth:1 Four teams to open NHL regular season in Europe (AP) Sidney Crosby will lead a new-look Pittsburgh team in front of a new audience Saturday when the NHL starts its season in two European cities. The Penguins hope it won't be the same mediocre start they've had in recent seasons. "In the last couple of years we probably didn't start amazing, but decent enough to stay with the pack," Crosby said ahead of two season-opening games against the Ottawa... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:36:51 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-nhlineurope:1 Bruins reject rumors that C Savard is on the block (SportingNews.com) Forget it: Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli says center Marc Savard is not on the trade market. But that doesn't mean the Bruins aren't sniffing for deals. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:46:08 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,tsn:20050301:nhl,article,bruinsrejectrumorsthatcs:1 Kings sign G Jones (PA SportsTicker) The Los Angeles Kings on Thursday signed Martin Jones to a three-year contract and promptly returned the 18-year-old goaltender back to Calgary of the Western Hockey League. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:01:28 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:nhl,article,txkingsmjones:1 NHL continues expansion of European presence (AP) The NHL is giving two more countries a first look at regular-season games this weekend, and it's a sight Europeans should be getting used to. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday that the season-opening doubleheaders in the Czech and Swedish capitals Saturday and Sunday "are hopefully ushering an era of a more permanent presence for the league (in Europe)." While the NHL is still far away... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:20:46 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-nhl-europe:1 Power Poll: Gotta go Red Wings for preseason No. 1 (SportingNews.com) There's a temptation to pick a team other than the Detroit Red Wings as the preseason No. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:07:25 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,tsn:20050301:nhl,article,powerpollgottagoredwings:1 Khabibulin could become the greatest goaltender in KHL history (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13n62f2nk/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Khabibulin-could-become-the-greatest-goaltender-?urn=nhl,112121 We touched on this in the live rumors chat yesterday, and now it appears the MSM has picked up on the... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:23:39 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-112121:1 AP Pronger's 2 goals help Ducks edge Kings 3-2 in OT (AP) Anaheim Ducks' Chris Pronger celebrates after scoring the winning goal in overtime of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in Anaheim, Calif. The Ducks won 3-2.

Chris Pronger scored his first two goals of the preseason, including the game-winner 3:04 into overtime, giving the Anaheim Ducks a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Pronger won it with a high backhand shot past goalie Erik Ersberg on the stick side into the left corner of the net after getting a pass in stride from Teemu Selanne.


]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:15:14 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:nhl,article,ap-2008100125.losana.recap:1 Sabres claim LW Ellis from kings (PA SportsTicker) The Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday claimed left wing Matt Ellis off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:44:26 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:nhl,article,txsabresellis:1 Canadiens top goalie confidence index; Thrashers ranked No. 30 (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ma7tb8n/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Canadiens-top-goalie-confidence-index-Thrashers?urn=nhl,111831 Friend of Puck Daddy Ryan Kennedy of The Hockey News had a piece in the Sept. 16 edition that ranked the NHL by... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:00:26 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-111831:1 Ducks trade Sean O'Donnell to Kings (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1318gevi9/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/rumors/post/Ducks-trade-Sean-O-Donnell-to-Kings?urn=nhl,111815 The pick is a third-round selection that will be transferred only if the Los Angeles Kings trade O'Donnell... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:01:06 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_rumors-111815:1 Puck Headlines: Can Balsillie still steal the Preds from Nashville? (Yahoo! Sports) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13mef0grq/*http%3A//ca.sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Headlines-Can-Balsillie-still-steal-the-Pr?urn=nhl,111799 Here are your Morning Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:32:59 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,yhoo:20050301:nhl,article,yhoo-ept_sports_nhl_experts-111799:1 Nikolai Khabibulin: Cleared Waivers (RotoWire) Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:37:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rotowire:20050301:nhl,article,rotowire-ikolaihabibulinleare:1 Ducks trade D O"Donnell to Kings (PA SportsTicker) The Anaheim Ducks continue unloading defensemen. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:24:26 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:nhl,article,txduckskingsodonnell:1 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:26:00 PDT