Los Angeles Kings

The Los Angeles Kings made headlines by cleaning house. The announced the firing of head coach Darryl Sutter and General Manager Dean Lombardi Monday afternoon after the team missed the playoffs for the second time in 3 seasons. With Sutter on the open market, there’s one team who should make a huge push at him. I think you get where I’m going with this one. Your very own Detroit Red Wings. Earlier in the season I wrote an article about how the Wings should give their current head coach Jeff Blashill another year, however ever since that article Blashill hasn’t helped his cause. At that time I said that there are no top level head coaches available to replace Jeff Blashill nor anticipated that one would be free by the off-season. Let me be the first to change my stance on this by saying this is a guy who you should get to replace Jeff Blashill. Yes he’s in the second year of his NHL coaching career and the Wings missing the playoffs isn’t completely his fault, however this is a team that needs someone behind the bench with NHL experience and can bring the most out of the players. The past two seasons saw Detroit trend backwards under Jeff Blashill. If a change is going to be made then Darryl Sutter is the guy Ken Holland should bring in. There are a few things Red Wings want to keep in mind here. The…

When he was eighteen he got traded and began playing for the Edmonton Oilers.(“Wayne”)He had gotten another offer from the England Whalers that he did not accept.(Gretzky & Reilly 31)This was the start of Wayne’s NHL career. The first four games Wayne had played in flew by and by the fifth game, he had finally got his first goal.(Gretzky & Reilly 47)Not only did he help the Oilers get points throughout the season, he also lead them to four Stanley Cup championships.(“Wayne”)After being with the…

How did police brutality for African Americans socially changed then and now, particularly in Rodney King and Laquan McDonald's case? How did the news media capture the event, what were the consequences of the police officers involved, and how the public responded? The film L.A. Riots Revisited examined Rodney King's police beating and how South-Central Los Angeles community was affected. A&E Television Networks created the film in 1999 which provided the original video footage of Rodney…

gang, that boy might want to join too so he can follow in the peer 's footsteps (Schou). Some kids join gangs as a form of protection; as a way to be protected from bullying. Being in a gang can also provide a status for kids.Similar to a lunch table at a school, they are identified as one of those people, and people will not harass them. A "neutron", in gang terminology is a person who associates themselves with a gang, but is not considered a fully integrated member. Before they can become a…

When people talk about the United States as a whole, one of the first things they talk about in particular is the great state of California. California is like the homecoming king of a high school dance in the sense that everyone has their eyes on California and everyone wants to be like California. There are literally thousands of books, songs, plays, museums, and monuments that show the many traits and characteristics of the Golden State, but out of all the things that portray California’s…

The gangs that were created in the Midwest and the West coast thrived but the Northeast did not. Around the same time the civil rights movement was taking place many of these gangs agreed and participated with the Black Panther Party and the U.S. Organization. On the West coast gangs were started by Mexicans. Unlike New York and Chicago street gangs in this region consisted of young Mexican men, Mexican palomilla (a “male cohorting tradition” (Sage Pub)), and boy gangs that were created in…

When it comes to Latin American gangs that operate in multiple countries, many people may think of gangs such as the MS-13 or the Latin Kings. However, there is another gang that is just as violent and large as the ones that I have mentioned above, and they are known as the 18th Street Gang, or Barrio 18. As for colors, they wear blue, and as for symbols, they use the number 18, or they occasionally spell the number out using Roman numerals. We see traces of the gang originating as far back as…

now one of the seven wonders of the world. Opened in 1937, this bridge has been called breathtaking, and a visit worth making. Places like these really emphasize “Eureka!”. Eureka is a cry of joy or satisfaction that is experienced or felt when someone finds or discovers something. California is also known as the state of dreamers. A stereotypical Californian sets their mind to a wild and insane task, and they make their dreams come true. Therefore, not only are tourists in California…

Crips & Bloods: Made in America is a documentary about the genesis of the two most notorious gangs in America. The documentary covers many circumstances that paved the way to an unavoidable outcome. African Americans were always oppressed by the White Americans since this country was formed. But as civil rights movements and fight for equality became successful for the older African American generations, the new generation felt another sense of discrimination from the White Americans. The bad…

In the United States, gang activity is a major issue in many communities. Gangs such as the Bloods, Crips, Latin Kings and MS-13 inhabit cities all across the country. Usually using graffiti to “tag” their turf, these gangs use violence, drug distribution, prostitution and various forms of smuggling and trafficking to intimidate citizens and expand their criminal organizations daily. Members usually wear specific clothing, colors and even tattoos to represent their affiliation with their…