{"id":176,"date":"2015-04-09T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vashl.com\/web\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2025-06-08T21:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T02:51:20","slug":"mings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/vashl.com\/web\/mings\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Mings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
The LA Mings<\/strong> are an international street hockey team and a proud member club of the VASHL.<\/p>\n

The franchise was added as part of the 2010 expansion<\/strong>, which also included the <\/span>Funployees<\/a> and the <\/span>View Askew Girls<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The club did not field teams in the 2012<\/a> and <\/span>2013<\/a> Walter Gretzky street hockey tournaments and many members of the Mings played for other VASHL teams during this period. The franchise returned at the <\/span>2014<\/a> event and is still active.<\/span><\/p>\n

The team is based on a mash-up parody of the Los Angeles Kings<\/a> and <\/span>Ming Chen<\/a>. Chen first met Smith through a fansite he created in dedication to Smith in 1995, which led to Chen being hired to create the <\/span>View Askew Productions<\/a> website.<\/span><\/p>\n

For many years afterward, Ming Chen continued to work on all of Smith’s online properties and was the technical expert at Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash Comic book store, featured on AMC’s Comic Book Men<\/em><\/a> television show. He co-hosts the podcast I Sell Comics!<\/em><\/a> with Mike Zapcic.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
LA Mings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Founded<\/th>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
History<\/th>\nLA Mings<\/strong>
\n2010-2011,
\n2014-present<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
View Askew Inspiration<\/th>\nMing Chen, Comic Book Men<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Colors<\/th>\nDeep koamaru blue, eminence purple, lightning yellow and white
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Words<\/th>\nSaving the hockey world, one comic book at a time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mascot<\/th>\nMing Chen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facebook Page<\/th>\nFacebook.com\/mingshockey<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/th>\nMichael Lindenbaum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walter Gretzky Cups<\/th>\n0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WGSHT Medals<\/th>\n\"\"\u00a00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a01<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"\u00a00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lady Ming Trophies<\/th>\n2 <\/strong>(2022, 2025)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Players<\/span><\/h2>\n

2025 Roster<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nNat<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTyler Rutledge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nChristopher Griffin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/th>\n\"United<\/td>\nChris \u201cShaggy\u201d Vasilas<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDave Kanis <\/a>(Goalie)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
66<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nStephanie Kanis<\/a> (A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
75<\/th>\n\"United<\/td>\nMichael Lindenbaum<\/span><\/a> (C)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDrez Peregrina<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMichael Randolph<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/th>\n\"United<\/td>\nEric Berkson<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
87<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nKyle Fourcaudot<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/th>\n\"Canada\"<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTyler Dix<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
98<\/th>\n\"United<\/td>\nMatthew Greenhut<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

<\/span>Team Captains<\/span><\/h3>\n