Matt Murray has been a Kings fan since the late '80s, when Wayne Gretzky grabbed headlines by defecting to the West Coast. Since then, he has been a card-carrying bandwagon member as the club soared in popularity with their sole Stanley Cup appearance to their position near the bottom of the Pacific. But things are looking brighter, as he is anxious to witness the rise of the new Kings.
Anze Kopitar cracks a smile when he hears "National Anthem"
During warmups tonight at Staples Center, the usual rock and roll music stopped, and an odd song started to play. Turns out it was Na Golici, a polka-style song that is sort of Slovenia's informal anthem. It is usually played at all sporting events, but usually after all Slovenian hockey scores.
When it started to play, fans started to look around and wondering aloud what the song was. After hearing the song earlier today over at LetsGoKings.com, I recognized it immediately. And I wasn't the only one. Anze put his head down and started to chuckle to himself as the polka continued on.
After about a minute, the song stopped and warmups continued with Collective Soul's Heavy.
