So guess what? The Royal Half made its national television debut today... on the internet! The Los Angeles Kings video site, Kingsvision, posted a video showing fans hanging out and drinking before the game against the Avalanche in Las Vegas. Sure, you have to sit through an awful Aziz Ansari impression to get to it... but one of the Royal Half t-shirts is featured just over 1 minute into the video. And I'm pretty sure that is loyal TRH fan, BajaChasr, wearing the t-shirt proudly. 

Sure, maybe they didn't win in Vegas... but the Kings can still go 82-0.

And if that's not enough... have we mentioned how big we are in Sweden?!?

Loosely... or rather exactly translated... it says "Entertaining reading!"

After spending 2 full days in this wonderful European city... what is the craziest thing I've seen?

Mr. Bean is still making movies.

Click Here to Read About my 1st Two Days in Stockholm!!!

Well, I'm getting on a plane in a couple hours to head to Stockholm to follow my favorite ice hockey team as they battle the two good New York based teams in Sweden and Berlin, Germany. If you don't follow me on Twitter by now... you are a damn fool as I'll be live tweeting from all over Europe. It will look something like this.

In other news, this happened over the weekend...

Boy that young, millionaire stud is looking pretty, pretty thin.
Drew Doughty looks good too.

As they say in Sweden.... Gå Kingston Gå!!!

You would think with the recent verbal racial and homophobic attacks that have been occurring in the NHL that the Pun Headline writers at NHL.com would be a little bit more sensitive when it comes to making fun of someone...

The Midwest accent is one of the last things in America you can still make fun of.

Click here to check out the best and worst NHL.com pun headlines from the last week of Pre-Season!!!

So far, in our Los Angeles Kings season previews we've taken an in-depth look at Team Communication and Team Responsibility. But now it's time to delve deeper into the upcoming season and find out who the winners and losers will be... what the biggest addition and worst subtraction was... and who is primed for the biggest breakout. They say that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In professional ice hockey, a franchise is only as interesting to follow as its bloggers are. So we here at The Royal Half present the 1st Annual Los Angeles Kings Bloggers Season Preview. 

I don't know about you guys... but I'll take these nerd hockey bloggers
matched up against Getzlaf, Perry and Ryan any day of the week. 

Click Here to Read The Royal Half's 1st Annual Los Angeles Kings Bloggers Season Preview!!!

Pre-season Game #7

LA Kings vs Colorado Avalanche
6pm, MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada

BEST PLAYER TO WEAR BOTH COLORS:

BEST OPPOSITION BLOG:

Hockey Without Oxygen

OR

Tom Preissing's Blog

So what is the 2nd best thing to actually being at Frozen Fury in Las Vegas??? Having Los Angeles Kings fans wearing your t-shirts at Frozen Fury!!!

@BajaChasr rocking the Kings new motto. (Photo via @kids2kings)

@TheMouthLAKings takes a break from drinking to wear
his favorite shirt that is a conversation starter with the ladies. 

And what's the only thing better than awesome LA Kings fans wearing your t-shirts at Frozen Fury??? The LA Kings tweeting out a photo of one of your t-shirts at Frozen Fury, that's what!!!

And what's the only thing better than the LA Kings tweeting out a photo of Indiana Matt in one of our t-shirts at Frozen Fury? A loyal Colorado Avalanche fan wearing one of our Drew Doughty t-shirts at a Colorado Rockies game on July 15th.

Some Av's fan, huh?

What does it all mean? Well, if you are reading this now... you aren't shit-faced-drunk at the MGM gauntlet screaming "GO KINGS GO" from the top of your lungs. So who cares what you think? I just wish there was a visual way to represent my decision to stay at home for Frozen Fury.

Pre-season Game #6

LA Kings vs Anaheim Ducks
7pm, Hond.... AWW WHO GIVES A SHIT.... FROZEN FURY IS TOMORROW!!!!!!

Even though I had an amazing time last year at my 1st ever Frozen Fury... this year I decided to skip the Vegas trip and instead follow the Los Angeles Kings to Europe for 10 days. Or as I like to call it... Rich White People Problems. Indiana Matt and Twitter Doug will be making the Voyage to Vegas for the game on Saturday against the Colorado Avalanche*.

*The Vegas game will still be Doughty-Free. No refunds.

So keep your eyes out for two hicks from Indiana that know nothing about ice hockey but are fun guys. Here is a recent photo. 

You can figure out on your own who is whom.

And in completely unrelated news...

He better keep that number so I can call him AK-47.

It's the feel good story of the pre-season! Except if you are Scott Parse. Especially except if you are Scott Parse. 

As we get closer to the start of the regular season, we here at The Royal Half are taking an in-depth look at some of the biggest holes in the Los Angeles Kings roster. This off-season was one of the busiest for the Kings in recent memory with 6 roster players (okay, 4 plus Brayden Schenn and Oscar Moller) leaving the team via trades or free agency. Sure, Mike Richards has come in to fill the hole of 2nd line center. Simon Gagne has come in to fill the hole of 2nd line left wing. And Ethan Moreau was signed to fill the hole of veteran leadership on the 4th line. But there is still one major glaring hole in the lineup of the 2011-2012 Los Angeles Kings that is yet to be filled.

Click Here to Read The Royal Half's Season Preview of the Los Angeles Kings Whipping Boy!!!

Dean Doughty 56,000,000 - Dean Lombardi, 8 years

Drew Doughty is back as a Los Angeles King... and just in time for Europe. (I have a feeling Drew will be playing when it counts.) According to Bob McKenzie, it's 8 years at 7 million dollars per year. Drew Doughty and Don Meehan got the money they wanted and Dean Lombardi and the Kings organization got the years they wanted. I guess there is only 1 thing to say....

I'm rich, bitch.

Just before the Los Angeles Kings lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Kansas City on Wednesday, I chatted with the guys over at The Pensblog on their brand new radio show. And judging from the reactions of Pensblog Nation... I think I did pretty, pretty, pretty good.

I have to think it was a little bit better than that Jonah Hill interview. You can listen to my interview with Pensblog here or click the podcast below. I start at the 10 minute mark just after one of the most beloved Pittsburgh Penguins fans talks about his recent battle with cancer. How's that for a lead in?

And while we are fellating the Pensblog... be sure to check out their awesome Fantasy Hockey League called Rinkotology. 

All the info about it is located here. So sign up there instead of using those lame-ass ESPN and Yahoo leagues. Besides, remember... if you support the Pensblog, you'll be supporting one of the biggest Royal Half fans there is.