LOS ANGELES KINGS PROFESSIONAL ICE HOCKEY TEAM CALIFORNIA THE PACIFIC DIVISION THE WESTERN CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE THE TEAM JACK KENT COOKE AWARDED NHL EXPANSION FRANCHISE BECOMING ONE PLAY THE NHL EXPANSION THE KINGS THE FORUM SUBURB THE STAPLES CENTER DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES START SEASON MANY YEARS MARKED IMPRESSIVE REGULAR SEASON WASHED OUT PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS THE STRONG GOALTENDING ROGIE VACHON TRIPLE CROWN CHARLIE SIMMER DAVE TAYLOR HALL OF FAME PLAYER MARCEL DIONNE FAMOUS UPSET THE UPRISING EDMONTON OILERS PLAYOFF GAME THE MIRACLE MANCHESTER TRADED WAYNE GRETZKY LEADING PHASE THE FRANCHISE RAISED POPULARITY FELLOW HALL LUC ROBITAILLE DEFENSEMAN ROB BLAKE SOLE STANLEY CUP FINAL FINANCIAL BANKRUPTCY ACQUIRED PHILIP ANSCHUTZ ANSCHUTZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP OPERATORS STAPLES CENTER EDWARD ROSKI PERIOD MEDIOCRITY BROKE DROUGHT GOALTENDER JONATHAN QUICK DREW DOUGHTY FORWARDS DUSTIN BROWN ANZE KOPITAR JUSTIN WILLIAMS COACH DARRYL SUTTER HIRED STANLEY CUP THE NEW JERSEY DEVILS NEW YORK RANGERS QUICK WILLIAMS CONN SMYTHE TROPHY MOST VALUABLE PLAYER EXPAND AMID HOCKEY LEAGUE TURN ITSELF MAJOR COMPETE THE STANLEY CUP CANADIAN ENTREPRENEUR PAID EXPANSION TEAMS LOS ANGELES CONTEST NAME CHOSE KINGS WANTED CLUB ON AIR THE ORIGINAL COLORS PURPLE FORUM AS IT OFFICIALLY GOLD TRADITIONALLY SAME COLOR SCHEME WORN THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS THE LAKERS LOS ANGELES COLISEUM THE SPORTS LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM THE PRESENT ALREADY AGREEMENT WHLS LOS ANGELES BLADES OWNERS TRIED GAMES FRUSTRATED THE COLISEUM GOING TO BUILD MY OWN ENOUGH BALDERDASH CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE LONG BEACH ARENA NEIGHBORING CITY OF LONG BEACH EXPANSION TEAM THE PHILADELPHIA THE FABULOUS FORUM FINALLY DOORS SHUT OUT THE FLYERS TWO SEASONS AFTERWARDS MANAGEMENT HARD THE GENERAL MANAGERS HISTORY OF TRADING AWAY DRAFT PICKS VETERAN ATTENDANCE SUFFERED EVENTUALLY ACQUISITIONS TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS WINGER BOB PULFORD HEAD COACH MONTREAL CANADIENS WORST THE LEAGUE ROUND PLAYOFFS UPGRADE OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER DETROIT RED WINGS BEHIND THE SPEED SCORING TOUCH FORWARD BUTCH GORING THRILLING SEASONS MATCH ATLANTA FLAMES BOSTON BRUINS TIMES LEFT CONSTANT GENERAL MANAGER JAKE MILFORD LEAVE BELOW MAPLE VACHON FREE AGENT SIGN BOB BERRY JUGGLING HIMSELF NEW LINE UNKNOWN PLAYERS RIGHT WINGER LEFT WINGER CAREER EACH OTHER SIMMER TAYLOR THE PLAY THE NATURAL GOAL GO ON BECOME ONE COMBINATIONS NHL HISTORY THREE SEASONS JERRY BUSS OVERALL FOURTH YOUNG EDMONTON MIRACLE ON MANCHESTER THE THIRD OVERTIME WOUND UP VANCOUVER CANUCKS MISSED THE NEXT RETURN PAT QUINN QUICKLY STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP SAW DEPARTURES QUINN SIGNED CONTRACT MONTHS SUSPENDED NHL PRESIDENT JOHN ZIEGLER CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRADE SQUAD LEAD THE NEXT DECADE STAR BERNIE NICHOLLS JIMMY CARSON STEVE DUCHESNE FLOURISH MIKE MURPHY THIRTEEN SEVEN ROBBIE FTOREK GET OUT STRUCTURING FORCED POWERFUL CALGARY FLAMES EN ROUTE CONFERENCE THE FLAMES TURNING POINT COIN COLLECTOR BRUCE MCNALL TURNED CONTENDER ALMOST BEST PLAYER BLOCKBUSTER THE TRADE NORTH THE BORDER CANADIANS THE LOSS NATIONAL CHANGED SILVER ARRIVAL SOUTHERN THE ARRIVAL THE MIGHTY DUCKS OF ANAHEIM ANAHEIM DUCKS NHLS MOVING SUN BELT CITIES DALLAS PHOENIX TAMPA MIAMI NASHVILLE POINTS NINTH HART MEMORIAL TROPHY THE FOURTH CHAMPION TOM WEBSTER INVERSE PREDECESSOR DEFENDING FLAMES FALLING CLOSE STRAIGHT ELIMINATION POSITION ORGANIZATION NICK BEVERLEY BEVERLEY BARRY MELROSE ADIRONDACK RED WINGS HELP REACH NEW HEIGHTS THORACIC IN AS RECORD CLINCHING THIRD PLACE SMYTHE DIVISION CANUCKS LEAFS BERTH FINALS WINNING THE OPENING TURNAROUND GAME THE CONTEST SCORE CANADIENS JACQUES DEMERS MEASUREMENT MARTY STICK SUSPICIONS PROVED CURVE BLADE PULLED PATRICK ROY ERIC POWER PLAY MONTREAL THE GAME NEVER LOST GAME CHAPTER RUN TOUGH COST PLAYOFF BERTH POSTSEASON SAME TIME LOAN BANK FORCE UNLESS SOLD COMMUNICATIONS FOUNDER JEFFREY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN PRESIDENT JOSEPH COHEN THE WAKE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO COHEN MEET STRONGER RESULTS DEPARTURE LEGITIMATE LOUIS ONE DAY BANKRUPTCY COURT PURCHASE PHILLIP ANSCHUTZ STRONG JOZEF STUMPEL GLEN MURRAY BLUES LAST THE DISMISSAL LARRY ROBINSON MOVE THE MODERN AMENITIES ATHLETES WANT POTENTIAL SCORER THE FOLD DONALD AUDETTE IAN LAPERRIERE MATTIAS NORSTROM DRAMATICALLY FINISHING GOOD SECOND PLACE ONCE AGAIN THIS TIME CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION AEGS SUCCESS FAILED IMPROVE ADDING FUEL TO THE FIRE OF STAR FAVORITE THE COLORADO AVALANCHE RIGHT WING ADAM DEADMARSH AARON MILLER IMPACT PLAYERS FINISH DATE RED WINGS PLAYOFF SERIES TURN DOWN SUBSTANTIAL CUT THE RED CHANCE TOMAS SANDSTROM DETROIT IN FACT TIED PHOENIX COYOTES SEVENTH IN THE WEST COYOTES PROVE CARBON COPY PREVIOUS BOUNCING BACK THE SEVENTH DISAPPOINTMENTS MISSING CONSISTENT ROSTER GOALIE SIXTH POINT UNBEATEN STREAK SEED SAN JOSE PUSHED JOE THORNTON TERRY MURRAY CHOSEN THE EIGHT PRESIDENTS TROPHY PLAYING VANCOUVER ADVANCED SEMIFINALS THE FIRST TIME FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME ENTER THE EIGHTH DUSTIN PENNER IN GAME THUS BECOM