Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Kings Edition
- Updated: November 25, 2014
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
We like to start our day searching the web and reading articles about our beloved LA sports teams. It’s easy to get lost in the depth of the inter web, but luckily for you we have compiled a list of the most interesting and pertinent news stories for your morning reading pleasure. For this edition, let’s dive into the news surrounding the Los Angeles Kings.
Former Los Angels Kings coach passed away this morning:
‘When Pat Quinn left Philadelphia to coach the Kings for the 1984-85 National Hockey League season, he brought along his law school books and squeezed in enough study time to complete his degree at the University of San Diego.
That legal knowledge proved useful when he was accused by the NHL of wrongly signing an agreement to become the president and general manager of the Vancouver Canucks while he was still employed by the Kings.
Quinn argued that he was free to negotiate with other teams because the Kings missed a deadline to invoke a clause in his contract that stipulated he would become their general manager or get a lucrative extension of his coaching deal. He lost that battle and on Jan. 10, 1987, was suspended from coaching the Kings or the Canucks until 1990. But he was so highly regarded in the hockey world that his reputation hardly suffered.
Quinn, who went on to become an executive and coach in Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton and also coached Team Canada to victory in the 2002 Olympics and in the 2004 World Cup, died Sunday at Vancouver General Hospital after a long illness. He was 71.”
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Rant Sports discusses why the Los Angeles Kings need to trade Slava Voynov:
“He’s been a pretty integral part of the Los Angeles Kings‘ two Stanley Cup runs, but Slava Voynov‘s run in L.A. may be coming to an end. Or at least, it probably should be. Following Voynov’s arrest on charges of felony spousal abuse, his future with the club – and in the NHL – is very much in doubt. If he does manage to avoid time in prison, and is allowed to continue with his career though, it needs to be in another team’s sweater. GM Dean Lombardi and the Kings must trade Voynov – sooner rather than later.
On Oct. 19, Voynov was taken into police custody at the hospital where his wife was receiving treatment for injuries suffered during an altercation with him. A statement from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office, in part, read:
During an argument at their Redondo Beach home on Oct. 19, Voynov caused his wife to suffer injuries to her eyebrow, cheek and neck. The injuries were serious and required medical attention at a local hospital where the defendant was arrested.
The penalties Voynov is facing for his domestic abuse charges include up to nine years in prison as well as possible deportation back to his native Russia. Voynov has been suspended indefinitely – with pay – while his legal case moves forward.”
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