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| Kings head to Phoenix |
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04/13/2006 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Kings will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive tonight, as they battle the Phoenix Coyotes at Glendale Arena. In order to make the postseason, the Kings need to win their final three games of the season and get loads of help from teams ahead of them. LA is 10th in the Western Conference with 85 points and trails Edmonton by six for the eighth and final postseason berth. The Kings have dropped three in a row, including one against the visiting Mighty Ducks on Saturday. C |
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| Kings' Miller undergoes hip surgery |
NHL Hockey |
04/13/2006 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Aaron Miller underwent successful hip surgery on Wednesday morning for bone spur removal and to repair a torn labrum. Dr. Carlos Guanche performed the surgery on the veteran stay-at-home defenseman, as he has missed the last seven games and a total of 23 this season with a back injury. The 34-year-old has no goals and eight assists in 56 games this season. For his 11-year career, Miller has played in 538 games, registering 24 goals and 78 assists f |
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| Kings' Robitaille announces retirement |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2006 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Kings forward Luc Robitaille, the team's all-time leading goal scorer, announced his retirement at a Tuesday afternoon press conference. The 40-year-old Robitaille, a future Hall-of-Famer and the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, will call it quits after this season, his 19th in the NHL. He has 15 goals and nine assists in 62 games in 2005-06. "I have had an incredible journey playing the game I love and my decision to retire has been a very difficult one f |
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| Robitaille says it's time for him to retire |
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04/11/2006 |
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -Luc Robitaille managed to keep his emotions in check while thanking the Los Angeles Kings and their championship-starved fans at his retirement announcement Tuesday. He began ticking off his favorite moments during 14 seasons spent with the Kings - his first game in 1986, the team's improbable run to the 1993 Stanley Cup finals and becoming the club's career goal scorer earlier this season. ``My teammates clapped for me,'' he said, recalling the night he passed friend and mentor M |
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| Kings' Robitaille to retire |
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04/11/2006 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (Best E Casino) - Los Angeles Kings forward Luc Robitaille, the team's all-time leading scorer, will announce his retirement during a news conference at 3 p.m. (et) on Tuesday. The 40-year-old Robitaille, a future Hall-of-Famer and the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, will call it quits after this season, his 19th in the NHL. He has 15 goals and nine assists in 62 games this season. On January 19, Robitaille established a new career goal mark for the franchise in a game against the Atl |
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| Kings falter at finish |
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04/10/2006 |
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| (Best E Casino) - This season has been one of tremendous ups and downs for the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings held first place in the Pacific Division for a sizeable portion of the season, but then began to fade and head coach Andy Murray was fired. Interim head coach John Torchetti took over and kept LA in the playoff race. However, the Kings have now dropped three in a row and have been all but eliminated from the postseason race. LA is 10th in the Western Conference with 85 points and is six away from San Jos |
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| Ducks nearing playoffs |
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04/10/2006 |
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| Canucks, it will clinch a berth. With 94 points, the Ducks are fifth in the Western Conference -- two ahead of No. 6 Colorado. The Ducks have won four of their last five games. On Saturday, Chris Kunitz scored a pair of goals to guide them past the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, at the Staples Center. Rob Niedermayer had a goal and an assist and Joffrey Lupul also lit the lamp for Anaheim. Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 25 saves in the victory. The Ducks, who haven't been to the playoffs since their run to the |
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| Kings: Robitaille to retire at end of season |
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04/10/2006 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Luc Robitaille, the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, will retire at the end of the season, the Los Angeles Kings said Monday. Robitaille, the Kings' career leader in goals, will hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss his decision. ``Tomorrow is the opportunity for the Kings and Luc Robitaille to acknowledge his Hall of Fame-caliber career and give him an opportunity to address his decision to retire from the game of hockey,'' said Michael Altieri, the Kings' vice president of |
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| Devils' Gomez, Sharks' Toskala grab weekly honors |
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04/10/2006 |
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| won all four games during the week. He made 16 saves in a 3-2 overtime win over Dallas on April 3, and also turned aside 25 of 26 shots in a 2-1 victory over Colorado two days later. Toskala then posted his fourth career NHL shutout in a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on April 6. The Tampere, Finland native ended the week with a 21-save performance as the Sharks defeated Dallas, 4-1. Also considered for defensive honors were Tampa Bay goaltender Sean Burke and Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. |
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| Ducks hope to wrap up playoff berth in Vancouver |
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04/10/2006 |
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| a regulation win over the ninth-place Canucks, it will clinch a berth. With 94 points, the Ducks are fifth in the Western Conference -- two ahead of No. 6 Colorado. On Saturday, Chris Kunitz scored a pair of goals to guide the Mighty Ducks past the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, at the Staples Center. Rob Niedermayer had a goal and an assist and Joffrey Lupul also lit the lamp for Anaheim. Goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 25 saves in the victory. The Ducks, who haven't been to the playoffs since their run to the |
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