Dean Lombardi

First, happy birthday to Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi, who turned 55 on Tuesday. “He’s eligible for a pension,” Coach Darryl Sutter said. No one is about to pension him off just yet. The Kings approached Tuesday’s game...

Youth is relative, except when it comes to NHL defensemen. Kings Coach Darryl Sutter strongly subscribes to the theory that it takes young defensemen more time to adjust to the big leagues than it would take a young forward, a popular belief among...

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The Stanley Cup champion Kings took care of another bit of housekeeping -- an important one -- by finalizing the contract extensions of General Manager Dean Lombardi, Coach Darryl Sutter and executive Luc Robitaille on Friday morning. Lombardi also...

Sure, this is a short season. But a Canadian columnist might have been rushing things a tad when he suggested the Kings' Stanley Cup defense was doomed after they had lost their first three games. "OK, so 0-2-1 isn't the end of the world. But in a 48-...

Forwards Dustin Penner and Brad Richardson stayed out and did extra work well after the Kings’ morning skate had ended -- as did defenseman Andrew Bodnarchuk -- so it’s likely the Kings’ lineup against Vancouver on Monday night at...

With excitement -- and traffic -- building around Staples Center, the Kings prepared to raise their Stanley Cup banner on Saturday by holding a fan fest on the street outside the arena. Air hockey tables and vendors were set up for fans to enjoy in...

For Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, this season is all about making the right decisions. He seems to be off to a good start. Doughty, prone to weight problems, stayed in shape during the NHL lockout by working with a trainer and practicing with the...

The Kings' Stanley Cup banner won't have to share space on Staples Center's wall of honor with the banners that commemorate the Lakers' NBA titles. Tim Leiweke, the Kings' governor and chief executive of their parent company, AEG, believed a singular...

Kings center Anze Kopitar injured his right knee Saturday while playing for Mora IK of Sweden’s Allsvenskan hockey league but preliminary indications were that it’s not serious and is not likely to keep him out for more than two to three...

As the NHL and players' association inched toward a labor deal during face-to-face meetings Saturday in New York, Kings center Anze Kopitar injured his right knee playing for Mora IK in Sweden's Allsvenskan hockey league. Preliminary indications were that...

The NHL's Board of Governors gave unanimous approval Wednesday to the collective bargaining agreement it had tentatively reached with the players' association. The next step will be for players to ratify the deal. That electronic voting process is...