Thread: Are game programs for Hockey Extinct?

Originally Posted by Rogie-Vachon

I still have many of my old Kings programs from The Fourm, but Friday night, I realized (slowly-I know) there were no kids trying to sell programs.

In fact, I can't remember ever going to a major sporting event (sans SCF) that there wasn't a game program seller - except LA Kings games.

Do they exists at other arenas and its just a "Kings thing"??

i want to buy all of your old kings programs and ticket stubs. pm me if interested. I have cool stuff and gift cards to trade, too

Originally Posted by Butch 19

... and what about just good ol fashioned (PRINTED!) media guides?? My collection (that I had been buying old ones from ebay) was shut down a few years ago by the Kings.

And I don't care if they issue a cd with this info, I want to thumb thru my media guide, like I used to be able to do.

what is a printed media guide? you want to post some pics of these for us?

Originally Posted by Phos Chek

They had the Jr Kings and other youth teams selling them last season, but have not seen them selling them this season. Maybe because every home game they have had a give away and did not want to clog up the concourse with people handing things out?

may be true. my friend is a ref with special needs hockey and he invited me last season to sell programs at the door. there were no giveaways on those days and i got a free ticket to those games. i'll ask him if they're doing it this season

What were the old programs in the 80's called? I can't remember, but they were magazine sized. Used to get them every game at the Forum.

Here it is....... GOAL

Originally Posted by Cup4TheKings

what is a printed media guide? you want to post some pics of these for us?

1993 94 Los Angeles Kings Media Press Guide Yearbook NHL Mint Wayne Gretzky | eBay

see link ^^^^ for media guide. They're around 5" x 8" w/ 250 pages. All Kings info for current season, with historical hockey factoids re every other team in NHL and Kings history vs them. They used to sell them at the fan shops at Forum / Staples, but they quit printing them 2 - 3 years ago

Several years ago I filled in most of my collection with older MGs before my time. GREAT reading for Kings fans.

One of the MGs from the 70s went on ebay for much more than others ($50?) because the cover picture of Marcel Dionne (?) had him playing against Bobby Orr.

I saw a couple of games in Calgary last season and they have a crappy tri fold brochure. So it's not just the kings.

I love collecting programs, at least for special events. On opening day I checked all entrances, a few merch stands and the Team LA store and was shocked they didn't have one for the team's first EVER banner raising! I assume due to the lockout, they weren't able to print them up in time for the start of the season.

I went to a game in Detroit this season and I wanted one but they didn't sell them they did have a season magazine it was alot closer to the media guides but just high lights no mention of deader and the kings come back win

I've seen them at the VIP entrances this season.