By Paul Armbruster • KingsNewsDaily.com • Kings alumni and current Predator’s forward Rich Clune escaped further punishment by the NHL after his hard interference hit during the first period against the Blue Jackets. He received a game misconduct and a 5 minute penalty on the play. Clune was fined earlier in the year for a more » Read more
Former King Rich Clune fighting a bigger battle
By Scott Burnside | ESPN.com | It’s the spring of 2010. Rich Clune is sitting on the Los Angeles Kings’ bench in the first round of the playoffs as the Kings take on the Vancouver Canucks. The Toronto native is in the NHL. He’s on “Hockey Night in Canada.” He’s living the dream. Except his more » Read more
Rich Clune fined half his daily salary for boarding
By Paul Armbruster • KingsNewsDaily.com • In case you were wondering what a guy like Rich Clune makes per day as an NHL player, here you go: $2,905.40. Not bad for any regular person but for an NHL player it sure does seem tiny in comparison, doesn’t it? Clune, a former Kings prospect and fan more » Read more
Expect a fight from Rich Clune…even if there’s no reason for it!
By Paul Armbruster • KingsNewsDaily.com • Rich Clune didn’t make a huge impact in Los Angeles but he seems to be making some noise in Nashville. Since being claimed off waivers by the Predators prior to the start of the season, he has played in 8 of the Preds 9 games. While still only averaging more » Read more
Watch: Former King Clune scores his first NHL goal
The Preds “Cluneatic” gets his brain going against the Kings
By Paul Armbruster • KingsNewsDaily.com • The always quote worthy and former Kings prospect Rich Clune returned to LA last night with understandably little fanfare. The feisty forward, who was picked up off waivers soon after the lockout ended, shared his thoughts after the game with John Hoven: On any pre-game nerves: “I wasn’t real more » Read more
Rich Clune’s role as agitator in Nashville a work in progress
By JOSH COOPER • The Tennessean • If the Predators want to replicate (former Predator Jordin Tootoo’s) antics against the Ducks, they may turn to recently waiver-claimed forward Rich Clune, whose skill-set they’ve likened to Tootoo. Through three games, Clune has 0 points and 14 penalty minutes. It’s unclear whether he will be in tonight, more » Read more
Watch: Former King Rich Clune vs the Wild’s Zenon Konopka
…and then there’s this unflattering review of Clune’s performance from PredLines Rich Clune spent the first 20 seconds or so of his fight with Zenon Konopka getting his face caved in. Then he got behind the play on another shift in the second that led to an extended Minnesota presence in the Nashville zone. Then more » Read more
Ian Clark’s On Hockey: Manchester will miss Clune, Hickey
By Ian Clark | New Hampshire Union leader ALREADY hit hard by call-ups to the parent club Los Angeles Kings, the Manchester Monarchs took two more hits on Tuesday. These two hurt more than the rest, however. Two key veterans, defenseman Thomas Hickey and forward Rich Clune, were claimed off waivers. Hickey was taken by more » Read more
Rich Clune fails to clear waivers, leaves Kings…
By Paul Armbruster | KingsNewsDaily.com Rich Clune’s tenure with the Los Angeles Kings organization has come to an end. He was claimed off waivers today by the Nashville Predators. Known for his witty one-liners during Kings camp, Clune played a total of 14 games for the club during the 2009-10 season, including 4 playoff games. more » Read more