Superstar defenseman Drew Doughty is (deservedly) partying his ass off today. In honor of his day, let’s revisit the time that he fell over the boards in Chicago. Man, that was funny.
Kings Links
LAKings.com
Playoff Moments: #8 Eight’s Overboard Never change, Drew, never change.
My Stanley Cup Story: Tanner Pearson Deborah Lew sat down with the young rookie and talked about his roller coaster season capped off with winning hockey’s ultimate prize.
LA Kings Insider
CHAMPIONSHIP BLU-RAY PREVIEW A sneak peek of the team’s championship run from this past spring.
PLAYER EVALUATION: MARTINEZ He had kind of a rocky start to the season, but got hot in March and then was almost as clutch as Mr. Game 7 by scoring two series winning goals.
Cup in #ldnont Reggie and I by the pool showing his skills. Can’t wait to party my ass off with family and friends pic.twitter.com/Jp4ZDnEwsA
— drew doughty (@dewyy8) July 25, 2014
Drew Doughty starts his day with family at his home @lakingspr @HockeyHallFame @NHL pic.twitter.com/QsL8IV3CFj
— Philip Pritchard (@keeperofthecup) July 25, 2014
There’s a terribly sloppy sniper with a green scope on our #stanleycup party bus @dewyy8 pic.twitter.com/9bAWmTmpkI
— Dave Sandford (@Dave_Sandford) July 25, 2014
In Other News
Second City Hockey
The Corsi Hockey League All-Star Selections Awesome person Jen LC from SCH and twitter (@regressedpdo) was given the privilege of naming players to the CHL All Star league. Pretty much none of these comes as a surprise to anyone familiar with fancy stats. It’s a funny, lighthearted piece that’s definitely worth checking out.
Grantland
Going Down Wikipedia’s NHL Rabbit Hole Sean McIndoe rules. That is all.
The Score
PHOTO: NHL releases line of truly awful team branded ugly holiday sweaters Warning: It’s quite pun-y and these sweaters are beyond bad.
Hamilton man takes parting shot at Maple Leafs in the last line of obituary Mean, but hilarious.
NHL.com
Bozon on comeback trail after life-threatening illness The Habs prospect was diagnosed with a severe form of meningitis several months ago and was hospitalized for several days (weeks?). He is feeling better and is look ahead towards training camp this fall.