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The amazing run of the Los Angeles Kings has continued with the team winning the Western Conference by finishing off the Phoenix Coyotes in five games. As hard as it may be to believe, the Stanley Cup Finals are the next stop for the number 8 seed.
Phoenix Series
The Kings series with the Coyotes was thought to be a very competitive one before it began given the familiarity between the division opponents. Alas, the Kings decided things would be handled differently once the teams hit the ice.
Game 1: Kings 4, Coyotes 2
The series opened in Phoenix where many thought the Kings would be a bit rusty after their long layoff following the sweep of the St. Louis Blues. The opposite occurred. The Kings came out and dominated the Coyotes. Ironically, the all-world goalie for the Kings, Jonathon Quick, was the only player who looked rusty as he gave up a goal from a shot from center ice as well as a soft goal though the five hole down the middle of the ice. Had he been playing to his usual standards, the Kings would have won 4-0.
Game 2: Kings 4, Coyotes 0
Game 2 saw the Kings continue their domination of the Coyotes. Quick returned to his usual stellar self and shut out the Coyotes. On the offensive end of the ice, Jeff Carter awoke from his playoff slumber to score a hat trick. The Kings ended up with 40 shots on Coyotes goalie Mike Smith, which was evidence of how much the Kings dominated the Coyotes. With the win, the Kings tied the all time NHL record for the most consecutive road wins in the playoffs.
Game 3: Kings 2, Coyotes 1
Game 3 saw the series head to Los Angeles where many felt the Kings would finish off the Coyotes with ease. To their credit, the Coyotes finally appeared to wake up and compete. They took their first lead of the series in the game only to see it snuffed out quickly by a tying goal. Despite their best efforts, the Coyotes would see rookie sensation Dwight King score the winning goal in the third period on a wrist shot. By the time the fans were hitting the beach in L.A., the Kings had a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
Game 4: Kings 0, Coyotes 2
Game 4 was supposed to be the coronation game for the Kings. It was anything but. The Kings dominated in shots, but Coyotes goalie Mike Smith was excellent in stopping 36 shots for the shut out. Captain Shane Doan put in two goals and the Coyotes headed back to Phoenix down 3 games to 1. It was a classic display of a team playing for their pride and a testament to the leadership and coaching on the Coyotes.
Game 5: Kings 4, Coyotes 3
Game 5 was by far the best game of the series. The teams went up and down the ice. The goalies gave up goals, but also played inspired in the net. Both teams had leads and lost them. Both teams had opportunities on the power play and wasted them, particularly the Coyotes who failed to score on a 5 on 3 power play.
Ultimately, the game would go into overtime. As the first overtime period edged to a close, Kings Captain Dustin Brown smoked defenseman Michal Rozsival on a play very close to the whistle. Phoenix players and fans were incensed, but no penalty was given. The Coyotes could not regain their composure and the Kings pounced immediately with Dustin Penner scoring on a rebound of a Jeff Carter shot to send to the Kings to the Stanley Cup Finals. For the second time in their history and the first time since 1993, the Los Angeles Kings were going to the Finals.
The Finals
The Kings will now have a week to rest before the start of the Finals while the New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils battle in the East. The Kings need the time off to heal, but there is a concern that a week may be too much time and rust may set in. Coach Daryl Sutter is an old pro and former player, so he will undoubtedly be aware of the issue and plan for it.
The rather obvious question is which team with the Kings play in the Finals? The Rangers and Devils are currently tied at two wins apiece as this is written, so it is difficult to say. The Kings would most likely thrive against the Devils who play a more open game, but it is hard to see how the offensively challenged Rangers could score on the Kings. In truth, the Kings are on such a roll that it is hard to see any team beating them.
Kings Players
When a team makes it to the Stanley Cup Finals, all the players are usually playing well. In the case of the Kings, there are two players that need to pick up their games a bit: Jeff Carter and Justin Williams. Both forwards have had their moments, but are very inconsistent. The good news for the Kings is both are veterans and realize this is a rare opportunity they may never get again. Expect them to pick up their games and bring even more scoring to the Kings offense.
Finals Prediction
The Stanley Cup Finals bring out the best in every player on the ice. Winning the Cup is the dream of every hockey player, so you can expect them to give every ounce of their being in each game. This is what makes the Stanley Cup so great. It is also what makes picking a winner so difficult. Having said this, it is difficult to see the Kings losing this one. The Kings have a goalie who is better than or can match either of the goalies for the Rangers or Devils. This is important since it is also clear that the Kings have much more offensive depth than either of their potential opponents, particularly at the center position where neither opponent can match up with the Kopitar, Richards, Stoll and Fraser lineup. Factor in that either the Devils or Rangers will be beat up, the Kings are a big physical team and things seem to be in favor of the boys from Los Angeles.
I’ll take the Kings to win the Stanly Cup in game 6!
Los Angeles Kings were unstoppable as they went on a winning streak (4-0 victory) against St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Semi-Finals. This has definitely been a feather in their cap and the team’s hard work this season has finally paid off. Captain Dustin Brown scored two times and goalie Jonathan Quick made an impressive 23 saves during the last game of the semi-finals, bringing their team to a much dreamed about Conference Finals after 19 long years. Make sure you buy your Kings tickets early because I am sure there will be many fans who have waited a long time to see their team play in the Finals. Forward Jarrett Stoll has said, “we knew we had all the ingredients in here to make something special happen, and it’s coming together. But we’re only halfway there. We got a long ways to go yet. But we’re getting closer. Anytime you knock off a team with the caliber of St. Louis Blues, you’re doing something right.”
What makes this playoffs series so interesting team is that they started as the underdog. As the series progressed, the team was able to impressively beat the President’s Trophy-winning Canucks and St. Louis Blues in just nine games. The leadership of Dustin Brown and the quick reflexes of Jonathan Quick have enabled the team to surge forward into the Conference Finals, toppling more seasoned teams out of their way. The inclusion of Mike Richards and Jeff Carter in the team has boosted the team’s standing during the season. Make sure you are there for their first home game by buying your Kings tickets today. They will need your support to make history for being the first eighth seeded team to beat the first, second, and third seed.
The impressive 4-0 winning streak of Los Angeles Kings started with their first win against St. Louis Blues last April 28 with a convincing 3-1 score. Goals came from goalie Jonathan Quick, Matt Greene scored a point in the later part of the second period and finally, rookie Slava Voynov scored the 3rd goal for the first match. St. Louis was hopeful that they will be able to come around and were prepared to beat the Kings in the second game on the April 30th game. Make sure you buy your Kings tickets for this match up today to ensure that does not happen.
The LA Kings once again beat the Blues to a resounding 5-2 victory in the second game. Anze Kopitar scored 2 goals and Dustin Brown had 3 assists bringing their team to their second victory. Down 2-0, it will now be an uphill battle for the Blues in the next several games if they wish to have a slot in the Conference Finals. The third game was not at all different from the previous games since Kings won 4-2 in their May 3rd game. The King’s efficiency and style are attributed for their winning streak. Drew Doughty and Mike Richards’ goals paved the way for the team’s third win in a row. The last and final game was a victory for the LA Kings, even with the hard work and team effort of the Blues.
One of the key attributes the LA Kings have shown throughout the semi-finals is their passion to win and cohesive team play. Jonathan Quick’s consistency during the season is mainly one of the glaring reasons why the Kings are ahead of the pack. Preparing to face off the Coyotes in the finals will be one exciting series of games that the Kings should readily prepare for and never get too complacent. Kings tickets are available today, so make sure you are there when they make history.
To the surprise of the hockey world, the Los Angeles Kings have moved on to round two of the NHL playoffs and have already won their first match of the series. Barely making it as the eight seed of the Western Conference, they were considered the long shot to win the Stanley Cup. Not only that, but in first round they were expected to be no match for the number one seed Canucks. With the victory in the first round, fans have started buying their Kings tickets in the hope that they could win their first Stanley Cup Finals.
I believe that the main reason they have made it this far in the playoffs is their phenomenal goal keeper Jonathan Quick. Kings fans can only dream of what their team would be capable of, if their scoring improved when combined with the shut out potential that Quick has every time he is in front of the net. Make sure you get your chance to see this red hot goalie by buying your Kings tickets today!
This is what happened in the first round of the playoffs; the Kings offense stepped up and made themselves noticed. The first two games, on the Canucks home ice, the Kings scored four goals in each game. They went on to stun the critics, winning the series in five games.
Many blamed the goal tending of Vancouver, making it easy to overlook that the Kings have obviously improved offensively. The Canucks performed extremely poor on power plays, but Kings fans would point out the performance of Jonathan Quick. To be fair, the Canucks did not play at their peak level, but this would only account for a close series. The fact is the Kings won easily as if they were the number one seed and the Canucks number 8.
Entering the series with the St. Louis Blues in the second round, the pundits seem to have changed their minds about the Kings. They are being given a 50-50 chance of beating the Blues, and based upon their victory over the Vancouver, this makes sense.
Cinderella teams, once they reveal themselves in the playoffs, are difficult to handicap. Will they continue to play as well for the rest of the playoffs? The odds of the Kings winning the championship are now at 5-1. This is slightly better than the St. Louis and places them as the third choice behind the Rangers and the Flyers. The bettors are starting to believe.
The Kings were able to beat the Blues 3-1 in the first game. This has effectively removed the home ice advantage the Blues had. The game showed the Kings with aggressive offense including a short handed goal from Matt Greene. This part of the game saw Blue’s defensive player Alex Pietrangelo injured and caused him to miss the third period. It was a concussion, and if he cannot play for a game or two, the Kings will benefit. They will need all the support they can get, so buy your Kings tickets today!
The Kings on the other hand. are healthy and playing at their peak. The team knows they have a lot of work to do, and coach Darryl Sutter has the team focused on one game at a time.
The playoffs are a new beginning and the regular season is irrelevant. The team with the momentum is the most dangerous and right now that team is the Kings.
The Los Angeles Kings came into the 2011 season as a dark horse favorite to make a Stanley Cup run. The team was an utter disappointment through the first half of the season and it cost head coach Terry Murray his job. The last week of 2011 saw Daryl Sutter fully take over the team and a spark of revival began to show. The team has definitely shown some improvement over the weeks and sales of Kings tickets has been on the rise.
Fixing The Problem
The problem with the Los Angeles Kings has been obvious all year – they can’t score. Games remain boring and not many fans are willing to pay for Kings tickets when they cant score. They have the worst offense in the league, scoring a miserly 2.2 goals a game. The only thing keeping them afloat has been a solid group of defensemen and a stellar goaltending effort by Jonathon Quick who is a favorite to take the Vezina Trophy as the leagues top goalie.
This problem is particularly maddening for the team’s management because it sought to improve the offense over the last year. Anze Kopitar has been his usual self and new addition Mike Richards has been fine when not injured. Captain Dustin Brown has been bad, but has started coming on. Uber young defensemen Drew Doughty was handed a $7 million a year contract, but has scored only 3 goals and 15 total points. Free agent Simon Gagne only has 17 points, but has been injured. Dustin Penner has been Dustin Penner, which is to say he has been terrible. All in all, if these players don’t start to make significant improvements, it will be another stale market for Los Angeles Kings tickets this year.
Sutter
The reign of Daryl Sutter began in all seriousness after the Christmas holiday. He has the team playing much harder than they were under Murray, but they still have issues scoring. Let’s look at a run down of their games since the coaching change.
December 28: Kings 2, Chicago 0
December 29: Kings 0, Winnipeg 1 Overtime Loss
December 31: Kings 4, Vancouver 1
January 1: Kings 1, Colorado 2 Overtime Loss
January 5: Kings 1, Phoenix 0
January 7: Kings 0, Columbus 1
January 9: Kings 5, Washington 2
January 12: Kings 4, Dallas 5 Overtime Loss
The good news is the Kings are racking up points again with a 4-2-3 record during this stretch of games. This has pushed them up into the top half of the league in the overall points battle. The bad news is they are still having problems scoring with 2.12 goals a game, which is slightly worse than what they were doing under Terry Murray. It has only been two weeks, so one has to be careful drawing any particular conclusions from this run. We can only hope that this continues so that a new fire is lit within fans to buy King tickets and support the team.
In truth, there are rays of hope in this run of games. The first is the Kings convincingly beat Vancouver, something the team has had problems doing the last few seasons. The second is the Kings managed to score 9 goals in its last two games. Whether this represents a breakout or not is difficult to say, but it has been a very long time since the Kings have scored 9 goals in a week, much less two games.
They Call Me Pancake
The Kings offensive ineptness took an odd turn when perennial disappointment and fan whipping boy Dustin Penner suffered a back injury. Already considered soft by fans, he somehow set a new low when throwing out his back leaning over to…dig into a stack of pancakes.
Future
The question moving forward is whether the Kings will find their offensive stride under Darryl Sutter. If they can get their goals up to something close to 3 a game, they could very well win the Stanley Cup given their defensive prowess. The next week is going to give us a good idea of where things stand as the Kings play five games in seven days – at Calgary (1/14), at Edmonton (1/15), at Vancouver (1/17) followed by Calgary (1/19) and Colorado (1/21) at home. Of particular interest are the games against Calgary, who fired Sutter from his last job. King tickets for this match up have been selling out fast, buy yours today!
Can they produce more offense to take the pressure off their defense and goalie? Only time will tell, but the last two games suggest there is the potential there to do so. If they can carry it forward, the potential so many saw in this team before the season just might be realized. Buy your Kings tickets today to ensure you have a seat for when the Kings turn around their season.
The fans and the Los Angeles Kings are not having a very good season at this point. There current record is 17-14. Once again the hopes of the fans are falling through the cracks and Kings tickets have really dropped in price. The Kings are stuck in fourth place, one step from the basement of the Pacific division. That is not a Christmas present for the fans. However, there is a promise for the New Year. Starting fresh in 2012 there is still plenty of time left in the hockey season.
The last three games the Kings have played have been very close. They have really been able to put on a good show for those that bought Kings tickets. So if the Kings can figure out how to get over the top, there may be a chance to be a force at the end of the season and possibly seasons to come. On December 22, 2011 the Los Angeles Kings hosted their next-door neighbors, the Anaheim Ducks. It was a close game and literally went down to the end. The Kings triumphed 3-2, when the game went to a shoot out. The Kings defense did a stellar job. In overtime, they kept the Ducks off the board when they had a power play to their advantage. This had set the Kings up nicely to take home the victory. It is always exciting when you buy Kings tickets and the games ends up coming down to an overtime shootout.
On December 23, 2011 the Kings skated into San Jose. They unfortunately lost another close game involving another shoot out. The final tally was 2-1. You would think that the Kings loved shootouts, as it was their 3rd game in a row that went to a shootout. It was another defensive battle. The only regulation scoring came during the 2nd period. So if you like defensive games the best, this was the game for you. In this game the Kings added to one of their worse stats this season. The haplessly skated to 14 straight games of two or fewer goals scored. So, they do not have a good balance between offense and defense.
The day after Christmas, Phoenix came to town to duel with the Kings. Don’t be surprised; it was another one goal game. However, this time the Kings scored four goals and raised the victory banner. It was close though, as the final was 4-3. One of the drawbacks of this game was the fact that the Coyotes are nursing a lot of injuries. Their goalie is on injured reserve along with a plethora of other players. However when all is said and done, a win is a win. No one likes to buy Kings tickets if they expect them to lose.
There are a few things the King’s could do a little better to bring their record up. The need to get some better goaltending, better penalty killing performance and they need to drive toward the goal more, especially on a power play. These may seem like simple things however if they were done consistently they would most likely improve their record.
The next game for the Los Angeles Kings is a trip to the Windy City of Chicago Dec 28, 2011. They will need to be at the top of their game as Chicago is leading their division. It will be a great victory for the Kings if they can pull a victory out of their hat. It will also be a boost Los Angeles Kings tickets sales and shoot up their confidence as they move into the New Year.
The Los Angeles Kings have gotten off to a fast start in the 2011-2012 NHL season, beginning with a record of 5-1-1, a total of 11 points, good for 2nd place in the Pacific Division, just one point behind the first-place Dallas Stars. The strong record to begin the season is even more impressive considering the fact that the Kings were one of several teams to begin the 2011-2012 season overseas in Europe to promote the NHL throughout Europe. If things continue like the way they are now, finding Kings tickets can become very difficult.
The Los Angeles Kings’ first game was in Stockholm, Sweden against the New York Rangers on October 7, 2011. Rangers’ G Henrik Lundqvist, who hails from Sweden, was very tough playing in front of his home crowd, but C Anze Kopitar was impressive, hitting one goal past Lundqvist and assisting on the overtime goal that gave the Kings a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.
The Los Angeles Kings played their second game in Berlin, Germany the next night against the Buffalo Sabres, who also won their first game overseas, a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Helsinki, Finland on October 7. The Kings’ winning streak would come to an end, as the Sabres posted a 4-2 victory over the Kings, as Sabres’ C Luke Adam scored two goals in the span of 2:20 early in the second period. Sabres’ G Ryan Miller stopped 31 of 33 shot attempts to help drop the Kings to 1-1-0 on the season.
After the Kings returned to the U.S.A., they didn’t resume play until October 13 at the New Jersey Devils, a game that the Kings lost in overtime 2-1, resulting in 1 point to give the Kings 3 points after 3 games. Kings’ coach Terry Murray commented that the Kings seemed to lose energy during the second and third period, possibly due to the jet lag returning from Europe earlier in the week. In the loss, Kings’ G Jonathan Quick lived up to his name and played quite well, stopping 36 of 37 shots in regulation, including a couple of great saves on Devils’ RW Petr Sykora and LW Ilya Kovalchuk in the third period and another great save on LW Patrik Elias in overtime to get the Kings to the shootout.
After a bit of a slow start, however, the Los Angeles Kings have really taken off in their last four games, as they have won all four by a combined score of 11-2. The first win during this current four-game winning streak was a 3-2 victory at the Philadelphia Flyers. Kings’ C Mike Richards, who was acquired from the Flyers in what most considered to be a shocking trade in the off-season, got some revenge on his old team by assisting on D Jack Johnson’s winning power-play goal with 1:39 left in overtime to break Philadelphia’s undefeated record. The trade of Richards was shocking because Richards was considered a captain of the Flyers and had been with them since he was drafted by them in the 1st round (24th overall) in the 2003 NHL Draft.
The Kings have shut out their last three opponents – St. Louis Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars – outscoring them by a combined total of 8-0. The 5-0 win over the Blues on Tuesday, October 18 was the Kings’ home opener, and the new addition of LW Simon Gagne in the off-season to help the Kings’ offense was on full display in this one, as Gagne had two goals and one assist in the win. G Jonathan Quick continued his stellar goaltending, making 27 saves to record his 15th shutout in the win.
In the 2-0 win over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday, October 20, Quick continued to be quick enough to record his 16th shutout and second straight on the season, making 28 saves in the win over the Coyotes. In Quick’s 100th NHL win, Quick became the first Los Angeles goalie to deliver consecutive shutouts since G Mathieu Garon did it on April 1-3, 2006.
The Los Angeles Kings recorded their third straight shutout with a 1-0 win over the first-place Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 22. Quick became the first goaltender in the Kings’ 44-year franchise history to record three straight shutouts. D Jack Johnson scored the goal in the third period to give the Kings an important victory over the Stars, narrowing the division lead to just 1 point in favor of the Stars, 12-11.
The Kings have scored a total of 17 goals in 7 games (2.43 average goals per game), which is tied for 16th in the league in scoring offense. Considering that the Kings only ranked 25th in scoring offense to end the 2010-2011 season, this is certainly an improvement, and is partly to explain the early success the Kings have enjoyed so far in 2011-2012.
However, the arguably bigger factor in the Kings’ early success in 2011-2012 is the stellar play of G Jonathan Quick, who is only allowing 0.81 Goals Against Allowed (GAA). This is a major reason why the Kings have been in every game they’ve played this season, and have only lost once in regulation and once in overtime through the Kings’ first 7 games of 2011-2012, despite the offense only being middle-of-the-pack scoring-wise in terms of rank. In fact, Quick’s 0.81 GAA, 3 shutouts, and .970% save percentage in 2011-2012 help the Kings to rank first in the NHL in all three respective categories.
In order for the Los Angeles Kings to continue their winning ways, Quick needs to continue to display stellar goaltending, while the offense needs to continue to keep mistakes to a minimum. One improvement the Kings could show is offensively, as the Kings have only scored more than 3 goals in a game just once, and have only scored 3 goals in a game twice on the young season (all three games resulting in wins). This would help to take the pressure off of Quick, as it’s unrealistic to expect him to continue keeping his GAA below 1 for the whole season, especially since his career GAA is 2.38.
The Los Angeles Kings host the New Jersey Devils in their second matchup of the season on Tuesday, October 25. Buy your Kings tickets today! Having been back in the U.S.A. for the past two weeks, the Kings should be much more rested and have more energy than their first meeting on October 13, a game the Kings lost in overtime 2-1. Game time is at 10:30 P.M. EDT/7:30 P.M. PDT.
The Los Angeles Kings had their home opener at the Long Beach Arena on October 14, 1967, which was also the first game between two of the 1967 expansion teams. They defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2, before a sell-out crowd of 11,652 Kings tickets holders. The Kings only used this under-capacity sized arena for two months, while waiting for the completion of the stadium that would be their home for the next 32 years.
One year previously, Jack Kente Cooke, owner of the Kings, tried to negotiate for his team to play at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, home of the L.A. Lakers. He was turned down because not only had the ice time been promised to the WHL team, the Los Angeles Blades, but the owners were involved in a competing bid for one of the expansion teams.
Not someone to be easily dissuaded, Cooke decided to build his own arena, the Forum, in Inglewood, a suburb of Los Angeles. It was designed by the architect, Charles Luckman, to resemble a round Roman coliseum, and is completely encircled by massive Roman columns. The modern facility was constructed for U.S. $16 million (U.S. $105 million in 2011 dollars). A full 70% of the 16,005 seats are located between the goals and no seat is farther than 170 feet away from the ice surface.
With the L.A. Lakers also using the Forum as their home court, it became one of the most famous sports complexes. During its 32 year heyday, many Hollywood celebrities were televised as they watched the exciting games of the highly successful L.A. Lakers. The Forum became known as a celebrity hang-out.
The Los Angeles Kings’ record at the Forum, on the other hand, was only marginally successful during their first two decades. They made the playoffs in many seasons, but were usually eliminated after the first or second round. Despite the mediocre achievements, the Forum was the stage for what was arguably the best comeback ever or since in NHL history. In the 1982 playoffs, the Kings started the third period against the Edmonton Oilers by being behind 5-0. They scored the fifth goal to tie the game with only five seconds remaining, and scored the winning goal in overtime. The game became known as the “Miracle on Manchester”, because the Forum is located on Manchester Street.
In 1998, the owners for the Los Angeles Kings decided to leave the “Great Western Forum” and begin playing at the newly built Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. This area, conveniently known as LA Live, is one of the hottest areas in LA. There is plenty of live entertainment, fine dinning, and hotels to chose from. The Staples Center has 2,000 more seats than the Forum, and also contains 160 luxury suites on three levels between the lower and upper bowl, something that the Forum did not have. There are many great seats at the Staples Center, with two-thirds of the seats in the lower level, including 2,500 club seats.
The Staples Center was constructed for U.S. $375 million and stands 150 feet tall. It is a high-tech, state-of-the-art facility that accommodates a wide variety of sports and entertainment. An upgrade in 2010 included refurbishments to the locker rooms of the Kings, Lakers and Clippers, and the installation of a high-tech, Panosonic live 4HD scoreboard. The Los Angeles Kings are hoping to have win their first Stanley Cup at the Staples Center.
In 2008, Terry Murray became the 22nd head coach of the Los Angeles Kings. He came to the team with over three decades of hockey under his belt. A player, a scout, an assistant coach and now the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings, Terry Murray has done it all. With Terry’s experience and knowledge of the game at all levels, fans should purchase their King tickets now for the upcoming riveting season of hockey.
Terry had proven his value as a head coach during his time with the Flyers. During his three years with the organization, Terry posted an impressive 118-64-30. The Flyers made the conference finals every year with Terry at the reigns. Regrettably, although the team did make the final round of the playoffs in 1997, they lost to the Detroit Red Wings.
Terry is one of ten children born to Clarence and Rhonda Murray. He was born in the small town of Shawville, Quebec on the 20th of June, 1950. Terry grew up playing hockey. He was drafted by the California Golden Seals in 1970. The California Seals were an NHL team from 1967 to 1976. He was drafted number 88 in the 7th round from the Ottawa 67’s. Terry spent his first year playing for the Seal’s farm team.
At 6 foot two inches, Terry was an impressive defenseman. In 1975, Terry signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. Terry did a short stint in Detroit before being picked up on waivers by the Washington Capitols. In a strange twist of fate he played under his brother Brian Murray who was at the time working with the Capitols. Terry retired from playing at the end of the 1982 season. He then moved behind the bench.
Terry Murray has a no-nonsense philosophy. He believes in good solid defensive. Terry advocates a system that sees his players concentrating on playing a solid hard hitting sixty minutes of hockey. He urges his players to get the puck on net. He is not interested in fancy back-door plays or neat little tic-tac-toe passes. He wants the players to take the shot.
Murray is a firm believer in the draft and good scouting. He wants to see players enter into the L.A. King’s system young. His philosophy involves seeing players develop and giving them a chance to mature into responsible all round players. He feels that being able to bring quality players up through the ranks creates an effective organization. Depth in a team is key to his overall strategy.
One of the things that Terry is well known for is his pairing of players approach. He habitually has two players on a line work together and then frequently changes the third man in and out of the line. The advantage to this method is that all of the players are able to become familiar with the other’s strength and abilities. This tactic means that he has no end to his line combinations, and he can mix and match players easily during a game.
Terry’s approach to the game is considered by some to be old fashioned. There are those that have questioned his decisions to mix and match players throughout the year. This philosophy has even extended to his goalies. However, head coach Terry Murray believes in his system and his method. If his past is any indication, the fans in Los Angeles can expect to see a team that is skilled in all areas of the game, and one that is not afraid to fight for every puck. It may not be the prettiest hockey, but it can be effective.
