The best part of writing this hockey blog for women is when you ask me questions and I actually know the answer! And you have been asking about the Referee and the Linesman. Who are they? What are their jobs? How do they not get punched in the face more often? Well, I’ll answer the […]
February 15, 2012 by tracykingslover
There is a lot of uproar this time of the hockey year regarding the NHL trade deadline. I thought I’d put together a little explanation of what the deadline means to the NHL and for the Kings. This little article is not supposed to go in-depth but to help those who are new or […]
December 7, 2011 by tracykingslover
First off, the NHL league is divided by conferences and divisions. The NHL League has 30 teams. Then it is broken down into two conferences – The Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each conference holds 15 teams. The two conferences are further broken down into divisions. Each Conference has 3 divisions of 5 teams. […]
November 22, 2011 by tracykingslover
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Well! Let it not be said that I ignore the masses – ha! I swear if it was legal, I’d be drawn and quartered by hubbypat for not including more info on delayed offsides. I’m told my info regarding offsides was very good but my delayed penalty explanation could use more examples. This should make […]
November 21, 2011 by tracykingslover
I was asked what is offsides this past weekend at the game by a few ladies in our suite. I thought I had put that up here, but it was icing. I tried to give a simple answer and I think for the most part it was understood. The ladies told me they thought they […]
November 12, 2011 by The Recipe Seeker
It seems that the Kings are playing a team tonight called the Minnesota Wild. My question is..Has Minnesota redefined the english language? I thought wild was an adjective. Or maybe it could be a verb. BUT it is not a noun. Maybe they ran out of money to complete their name or maybe they’re waiting […]
October 27, 2011 by tracykingslover
Mary, my sister and our resident hockey newbie, has written her observations on abbreviations and hockey questions. I have to say I enjoyed it very much, cracked me up! But, at the same time, I’ve heard from others when talking hockey, some of the stats and penalties, etc can get confusing. As with everything, once […]
After the game tonight, I wondered who the Los Angeles Kings are playing next. I looked it up on my handy L.A. Times Schedule and saw it was “PHO.” I thought, “Who the hell is “PHO?” I looked at some of the other team name abbreviations on the calendar I held in my hand. “COL” […]
March 12, 2012 by tracykingslover
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