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Brian Kennedy’s first book, Growing Up Hockey, is the story of everybody who loves the game. His new book is Living the Hockey Dream, stories of many of your favorite players, and more of Brian's own tales. check out GrowingUpHockey.com for more information or to share your hockey stories.

  • Ducks Back to Winning Ways

    The Ducks have been flat since the Olympic break, an emotional high that Coach Carlyle said after Sunday's game could not be duplicated, and may have cost his team some momentum.  Faced with the challenge of tough San Jose, though, they turned it up a level and came up with a big win.

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  • Kings Lag on Daylight Savings Day

    The LA Kings didn't need to beat Nashville Sunday. On the other hand, they're not taking anything for granted as far as their playoff hopes are concerned. Yet they came out flat against the Nashville Predators and never picked it up to the level they needed.

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  • What Makes Us a Team

    The code is too complicated, and the league won't police cheap shots. So it needs to be simple: teams need to take things into their own fists to keep guys like Matt Cooke from working their evil.

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  • Out of Sight, Now Out of Mind

    Fredrik Modin's old team the Blue Jackets came to LA Monday night.  They stunk, reminding Modin of what had been, but allowing him to focus on what will be with his new, playoff-bound squad.

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  • The Price is Not Wrong

    Montreal seems to be doing all it can to destroy Carey Price's confidence.  His teammates gave him no support by way of defense or backchecking against Anaheim Sunday.  The result?  He got yanked after a period.  The Habs won anyway, with Price likely wondering why nobody woke up until after he'd been replaced.

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  • Kings Slow after Olympic Break

    The Kings have slumped in their two games since the Olympics.  But looking on the bright side, they now have several players with crucial big-game experience, and that might be just what they need if they can get over the current funk and get a lock on the post-season.

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  • It's Miller Time Alright

    Team USA goaltender Ryan Miller did it all but give his team a gold medal.  But Canada's goalie, Roberto Luongo, proved nothing by his performance. Though in the end he and the rest of Team Canada came away with the gold medal

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  • Of Course Canada Will Win Gold

    There's no question Canada will win the gold.  They've got it all--an unproven goalie, an aging captain and a home crowd whose enthusiasms are stifled by stadium music. Brian Kennedy breaks it all down...

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  • Kings Work, Look to Rest

    Who woulda’ thunk back in October that the Kings and Avs, facing each other for the first time in far-off February, would be knotted at 76 points, fifth in the Western conference?  Coming into Saturday night, hopes were high on both sides not just for the playoffs, but maybe even for home ice advantage in the first round.

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  • Sometimes, Hockey's Just Not for You

    Hockey might be for everyone in theory, but in practice, when you ain't got it, you ain't got it.  Such was the case with the LA Kings Thursday night, who sqeaked a shootout point in a losing effort to the bedraggled Edmonton Oilers.

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  • Larry's Tie Ensures Ducks' Win

    The Anaheim Ducks are rolling at home with a club record 11 straight wins at the Honda Center.  And behind it all just might be one man's magic necktie. Brian Kennedy has more on the Ducks good luck charm...

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  • Hiller Holding Up His End

    Lefty goalies are less than a dime a dozen, but the new number one goaltender in Anaheim is impressing fans with his quiet confidence. Find out why, as Brian Kennedy talked to Ducks goaltender Jonas Hiller after the Ducks-Kings game Monday night...

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  • Kings Set Club Record

    The Kings looked like they had lost their resolve starting out against Detroit Saturday afternoon.  But they found themselves as the game went on and set a club record for consecutive wins, notching their ninth in a row.

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  • Freeway Faceoff Indeed

    The Kings and Ducks always have tense battles.  Thursday night, it was the same, with the Ducks coming back from 4-1 to tie it.  The Kings never took over the game, but they did enough to shut down Anaheim and take the win.

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  • Blake Breakthrough Coming

    Jason Blake has a fresh start in Anaheim, but it's not like he really needed one.  His career has been more steady than people seem to think it has.  Still, with the right situation, the Ducks would take 40 goals from him, if he could reprise his best season in 2006-07.

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  • New Rangers, Same Old Mistakes

    The New York Rangers came into LA with two new players; Olli Jokinen and Brandon Purst.  Both of them contributed in his own way, but neither to the good as the Rangers fell tot he streaking Kings by the final of 2-1

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  • Teamwork Wins in the End

    The Kings are starting to show the teamwork it takes to win. When one guy falls down (sometimes literally), the others help.  It's why they deserve their current seventh-place standing in the West.

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  • Bruins Lose Lead, Fall to Kings

    The Bruins came to LA having won a big game in San Jose Thursday night.  The Kings, too, were coming off a good win against the Anaheim Ducks.  A seesaw battle saw the Kings prevail, 4-3 in a shootout.

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  • When the Stars Align

    The Ducks and Kings came in on opposite paths, with the Anaheim team rising while their LA counterparts fell.  Thursday's game changed that, as the Kings came out with the 4-0 victory in a rough contest.

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  • Another One-Goal Disappointment

    The LA Kings dropped yet another one-goal game Monday night, this time losing 2-1 against the San Jose Sharks at home.  It's their seventh one-goal loss in their last ten games.

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  • Howard Holds Firm

    The Kings threw 52 shots at Jimmy Howard in the Detroit net Thursday night.  Good ones, too, from all angles, and in close.  Just one made its way behind the goalie, and that was neutralized by a goal scored with 17.4 seconds remaining to give Detroit a 2-1 road win.

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  • Kings News and Notes: 12/29

    Inside Hockey's Brian Kennedy has a few news and notes regarding the Los Angeles Kings for December 29, 2009. Find all you need to know about your LA Kings... 

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  • Kings Keep it Going

    The Los Angeles Kings keep it rolling, with wins on Wednesday night against the San Jose Sharks in Silicon Valley, and against the Phoenix Coyotes last night in SoCal.

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  • It Was Quick

    Jonathan Quick saved his team’s hides, in short, to give the Los Angeles Kings a squeaker of a victory against the Calgary Flames Monday night at Staples Center, with the final score being 2-1.

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  • Ducks Shift Lineup, Lose in Shootout

    The Ducks have tweaked their lineup, including adding a recent first-round draft choice they picked up on the cheap.  Still, they're on the losing end of two shootouts in a row.

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  • Kings Stars Slumping

    The Kings’ big players have to get it going.  That, was the message of Coach Terry Murray Saturday afternoon after the LA Kings lost 5-4 in a shootout to the St. Louis Blues.

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  • Sens Close In, Let Go

    San Jose beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 Tuesday, and the Kings defeated them 6-3 Thursday.  Their issues in the first game: dealing with the Heatley history and surviving poor goaltending, were not in view in LA.  The visitors just couldn't close out after coming back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game at 3-3.

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  • How Long Do Memories Hold their Power?

    The Ducks won it all in 2007, and arguably are not the same team now.  But they seem to retain a core of belief that they can reach the heights again.  How does this work, and how long can it last?

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  • Kings Squeak Two Versus 'Hawks

    The LA Kings had an interesting week, including a rarely seen call-up deal for their first-round draft pick this past spring.  Saturday, they capped it with a shootout win against the speedy Chicago Blackhawks, with goaltender Jonathan Quick delivering a stellar performance.

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  • Who's Lying Here?

    Are the LA Kings seeing straight?  The way the described their game against the Chicago Blackhawks would say no.  But the truth may be deeper than the surface.

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