Kings Vision: White House Visit

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Watch LIVE: KINGS @ White House - Tuesday, March 26 @ 10:30 am PDT Online Stream

WATCH LIVE: LA Kings & LA Galaxy at the White House
Watch live Tuesday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m. PT as President Obama congratulates both champions !

http://kings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=662109

Tune in Tuesday, March 26 starting at 10:35 a.m. PT as President Barack Obama welcomes the the Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings and Major League Soccer champion LA Galaxy to the White House to honor their 2012 championship seasons in a ceremony. Additional coverage of the visit can be found on Twitter by following @LAKings, @LAGalaxy, and @WhiteHouse.

After the ceremony, the teams will host a Let’s Move! clinic on the South Lawn of the White House for youth sport participants from across the country. The clinic is supported by MLS WORKS, MLS’s community outreach initiative that promotes the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, and the Kings Care Foundation, the club’s community outreach initiative that is focused on providing and enhancing educational, recreational, and health-related programs for the youth of Los Angeles. The children participating in the clinic come from the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s Soccer for Success program in Philadelphia, America SCORES programs in Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland and Washington, D.C. and NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone programs in Washington, D.C., Columbus, Detroit and Philadelphia.

http://www.youtube.com/user/KingsVision?feature=g-high-u <--- KingsVision youtube link, may be posted after live, in case you miss it ?

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[kingsholygrail]

Running bets on mispronounced player names?

 

[Vamos Rafa]

He'll make references to tonight's game against his hometown team.

 

[HYORI 1963]

Don't they usually invite the champs to the WH within a month or two after winning and not near the end of next regular season?

 

[KingsKnight]

Don't they usually invite the champs to the WH within a month or two after winning and not near the end of next regular season?

I think the lockout pushed it, and then it probably had to be rescheduled, which is probably no easy task for a busy man. I'm excited it's finally happening.

 

[KingKopitar11*]

Is Richardson still in the pressbox for today?

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Don't they usually invite the champs to the WH within a month or two after winning and not near the end of next regular season?

Not that soon. Only the Super Bowl champions visit the White House before the new season starts. Champions in the NBA, NHL, MLS, and MLB visit during the following season. I think the NFL has it right so all the players can participate. For those other four leagues, only the returning players can be there. I wonder where the new players stay. Speaking of new players, Toffoli and Ellerby won't be seen behind the President. Well, at least i assume that's how it's done.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Is Richardson still in the pressbox for today?

Harsh, but funny.

 

[Rorschach]

Running bets on mispronounced player names?

Need a First Goal type of contest thread?

Slava's first name, Kopitar's entire name, Stoll's last name.

And Alex Martinez.

 

[Ron*]

Need a First Goal type of contest thread?

Slava's first name, Kopitar's entire name, Stoll's last name.

And Alex Martinez.

I'm going to disagree with this. The guy knows his sports, and he is aware enough that mispronouncing a name gives off a very bad impression.

 

[Ron*]

He'll make references to tonight's game against his hometown team.

That's a given.

When the Lakers went there, he was chiding that Phil only got 5 in L.A. but he had 6 titles in Chicago.

And he bragged that Magic couldn't beat his Bulls in 1991 (when the two teams met in the Finals).

So he is definitely into that comparison-type stuff with the Windy City.

 

[Ron*]

Don't they usually invite the champs to the WH within a month or two after winning and not near the end of next regular season?

Actually, the championship teams usually meet around 6 or more months later; for convenience purposes. I think the last Stanley Cup team, Boston, met with him in January of the following year.

 

[MsMeow]

I hope it's available online. So who do you think he picks on? My vote goes to Quick or Brown. And does Quick say "look at this f---ing president" afterward to the press? LOL!

 

[Captain Mittens*]

The White House has no answer for the torta!

 

[The Big Giant Head]

The White House has no answer for the torta!

Im calling Brown hugs Obama, Kopi high fives him and Stoll slaps his ass. Go kings!!

 

[Habster33]

Dustin Penner ‏@Dustinpenner25
After careful consideration I've decided not to visit the White House today for political reasons LOL JK I'm not an idiot!Free trip? I'm in!

Haha did he just troll Tim Thomas there?

 

[The Big Giant Head]

Dustin Penner ‏@Dustinpenner25
After careful consideration I've decided not to visit the White House today for political reasons LOL JK I'm not an idiot!Free trip? I'm in!

Haha did he just troll Tim Thomas there?

Penner is hilarious...love that guy.

 

[TonySCV]

Just a reminder - no political discussion in this thread. There is a Politics forum here: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=160 if you want to talk politics. It's off limits in all other forums.

To borrow from Jon Rosen, this is not a political event. This is a celebratory event to commemorate a championship-winning team. Everybody love everybody. Thank you for understanding.

 

[DaAnimal]

lol pancakes

 

[SLang]

Snipes like that are why I'll miss Penner. Snipes on the ice? Too few/far between.

 

[TonySCV]

Foxy got a haircut!

https://twitter.com/JimFox19/status/316588651444326401

And Bob Miller for President!

 

[DaAnimal]

Do staffs of the LA Kings gets to go to the White House as well? Or just players + coaches?

Also any sighting of greener and/or Mitchell?


EDIT> Oh I see Mitchell.

 

[deeshamrock]

Cool photo , team (dressed in their darkest best) w/Cup in front of WH

 

[TonySCV]

 

[Captain Mittens*]

Dustin Penner ‏@Dustinpenner25
After careful consideration I've decided not to visit the White House today for political reasons LOL JK I'm not an idiot!Free trip? I'm in!

Haha did he just troll Tim Thomas there?

LOL! Thanks for passing this on!