Who needs a spleen?

Thanks to my Sister News Alert Service, I was made aware of Sean Avery's medical emergency. Thankfully one does not need their spleen.

Had I heard the Daily News report first, I might have gone into cardiac arrest.

Sean Avery, please come back to the Kings. More accurately, LA Kings, please bring Sean Avery back!

A 22 for You!

There's a new hot shot on the Kings hockey team that I think might make KT change her thoughts on the Kings - Brian Boyle #22 - He's scored a goal in each of his first two NHL games!! Check out those credentials - talk about an overachiever ;)

New Year, Tough Day for IL

Today was a good day for two LA teams - USC massacred Illinois in the Rose Bowl game AND the KINGS massacred the Blackhawks 9-2.

We got a last minute invite at 6:30 PM to join our friends Karl and Katrina in the FOURTH row back from the Kings' bench. Which also happened to be right next to where the players enter/exit the ice. (There was a brief 5 minutes where the hubby was taking his friend - a non-hockey fan - until I found out exactly where the seats were. I now owe him a Wii day/night with the hubby - shoot, the game was so good, I'll kick it up a notch to 2 Wii extravaganzas!)

Here was the view from my seat (please note that the zoom function was NOT utilized):
While the game got off to a shaky (yet normally sucky) start for the Kings, Coach Crawford was soon looking slightly less angry (I am not sure I've ever seen him look happy or really show much of any emotion for that matter). That's him in the suit below. There was a LOT of GOOD fighting, a LOT of penalty minutes (I'm sure the hubby will comment with the total count), and a LOT of scoring (by the Kings even!). It was a GREAT game, from a GREAT seat, with GREAT friends!
Right before the 9th and final goal was scored, there had been several minutes of "nothing". No fighting, no scoring, no penalties, just skating. I find just skating boring, so I said something to that affect. Then they scored for me - YAY! :) Then the crowd started chanting "We want ten!" But alas, that was apparently asking for too much. No big deal though since the Kings are now on a three game winning streak and probably scored more goals in tonight's game than they have in the last 5 games (the hubby will probably correct that statement as well).
We TiVo'd the game (thankfully) so we not only get to watch all the fights and goals from multiple camera angles, but also got to see us on camera!!! That's the hubby in the hat (he didn't throw it on the ice after Nagy's hat trick because his hair was a disaster), me to his left in the purple sweatshirt, Karl and Katrina. Right under the Bud Light sign is the entrance to the locker room - cool huh?!

Crap! It's now 11:50 PM and WAY past my bedtime!

Freeway Face-Off

The Kings played the Ducks tonight at the Honda Center and the hubby and I watched the game on FSN West. They were showing the game from a "rinkside view" which basically means down low and without the annoying announcers. I liked it! It was sorta like having glass seats without losing any of the action.

A few observations:
-Not having commercials and getting to go behind the scenes was kinda cool
-The Ducks' owner's wife seemed that she'd had a tad too much to drink to be interviewed on live TV
-While the commentators were not on TV, the hubby felt compelled to do his own commentary and yell at the TV when appropriate - this was after I'd commented (early in the 1st period) that this version was more calm, relaxing, and enjoyable
-The reporter for all the behind the scenes stuff was annoying
-Whenever there was a chance they were sure to show the "Quack Whores" as I call them aka the scantily clad girls who shovel the ice
-Do not be offended by "Quack Whores" - I use Quack whenever possible in reference to the Ducks (sorry Kim!): Quack in the Box (Duck penalty), Little Quackies (their little players), Quack Heads (obnoxious fans), etc.

Frozen Fury 10

Guess where the hubby and I went this weekend? VEGAS!!! It was an excellent pre-season game between the Kings and the Avalanche - even better that the Kings won in a shoot out!!! GO KINGS!!