KINGS NOTEBOOK: ROOKIE BELANGER THE BIG WINNER.Byline: Matt McHale Staff Writer Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. is a traditional stop during the All-Star break for Kings too far from their offseason homes. Another tradition is that one of their players comes back married. Center Ian Laperriere Ian Laperrière (born January 19, 1974 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an ice hockey player in the NHL. He played in the QMJHL 1990-1993 and was drafted by the St. Louis Blues of the NHL in the 7th round and pick number 158 in the 1992 draft. took the plunge last year with his long-time girlfriend, Magali. This time it was rookie Eric Belanger Éric Bélanger (born December 16, 1977 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional hockey centre. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild. , who married his French-Canadian girl friend, Alexandra, on Saturday with several teammates as witnesses. ``It was something we had been planning for some time,'' Belanger said. ``We'll do a big wedding back in Quebec this summer, but we thought now was a good time to do it.'' Kings goaltenders Jamie Storr Jamie Storr (born December 28, 1975 in Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL. Storr is half-Chinese and has Chinese dragons on his mask to honor his mother. and Steve Passmore attended the service, held on the Las Vegas Strip The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 mi (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South, most of which has been designated an All-American Road. . There were no Elvis impersonators. ``There are so many chapels there we just went to the cheapest one,'' Belanger said. Belanger said he paid $220 for the service and acknowledged he was upset that a five-minute video of the service cost an extra $150. ``It was wrapped in velvet,'' said Belanger, who makes the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there minimum of $350,000. Belanger, who has seven goals and 18 points in 36 games, opened the season in L.A. but also spent time with the team's minor-league affiliate in Lowell, Mass. Several times, his new wife had difficulty making an extended stay to the U.S. because of customs restriction. ``Even when we were at Lowell, it was hard to get through customs, so we decided to do it this way,'' Belanger said. ``It feels terrific.'' --Quick whistles: Coach Andy Murray arrived back in Los Angeles after spending three days with his family in Minnesota. Murray has three children, Brady, Sarah and Jordy, and attended 10 youth hockey games during the break. . . . Murray elected to stay with defensemen Jaroslav Modry and Aki Berg, making Jere Karalahti a healthy scratch for the eighth consecutive game. . . . The Blackhawks, who had a vocal fan base at Tuesday's game, are in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of an eight-game trip that has been broken up by the All-Star break. Chicago was 1-3 during the first leg. The Hawks started Jocelyn Thibeault in net. Monday he left practice with neck spasms that forced him to leave last Wednesday's game against Edmonton. . . . Tuesday was the first of four meetings between Chicago and the Kings. They play again at Staples Center on March 10. |
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