--- title: Snoop Dogg Gives Play by Play at LA Kings Hockey Game description: Snoop Dogg gave a spirited (and expert) play-by-play, including breaking down a fight, at the LA Kings' hockey game. canonical: https://time.com/5502447/snoop-dogg-hockey-game/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-14T21:13:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:57.287Z og:title: Snoop Dogg Gives Expert Play-by-Play at Kings Hockey Game og:description: Your new favorite sports commentator og:url: https://time.com/5502447/snoop-dogg-hockey-game/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5062174731779820/6989433bbc6cfc72733e7ea4/snoop-dogg-calls-la-kings-game.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Pittsburgh Penguins v Los Angeles Kings og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Snoop Dogg Gives Expert Play-by-Play at Kings Hockey Game twitter:description: Your new favorite sports commentator twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5062174731779820/6989433bbc6cfc72733e7ea4/snoop-dogg-calls-la-kings-game.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Snoop Dogg Gives Expert Play-by-Play Analysis at a Hockey Game > Sponsored content. 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Snoop Dogg was serving as the celebrity guest of honor for the Kings and Fox Sports Wests Hockey Night in L.A. broadcast. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 12: Multi-platinum artist, actor, philanthropist and entertainment icon Snoop Dogg waves to the crowd as he walks out on the ice for a ceremonial puck drop before a game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Los Angeles Kings at STAPLES Center on January 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Snoop Dogg was serving as the celebrity guest of honor for the Kings and Fox Sports Wests Hockey Night in L.A. broadcast. (Photo by Adam Pantozzi/NHLI via Getty Images) Adam Pantozzi—NHLI via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 14, 2019 9:13 PM UTC [Snoop Dogg](http://time.com/5490723/new-years-eve-times-square-snoop-dogg-christina-aguilera/) has long demonstrated that he’s a multihyphenate, with skills and talents that range far beyond what his primary vocation as a rapper. While Snoop is recognized for his [expert narration of nature shows](http://time.com/5406847/snoop-dogg-planet-earth/), [a cannabis entrepreneur](http://time.com/4107828/leafs-by-snoop-dogg-marijuana-weed-cannabis/), [his culinary skills](http://time.com/4443014/martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-vh1/), and [his philanthropy](http://time.com/5115088/snoop-dogg-colin-kaepernick-donation-million-dollar-pledge/) among other things, he can now add sports analyst to his already impressive resume. During a recent L.A. Kings hockey game, the Dogg Father not only dropped the ceremonial first puck, but jumped into the press box where he helped call the game, resulting in what many can agree is some of the most exciting hockey commentary in years, including a riveting breakdown of an on-ice conflict where Snoop encouraged the players to “Drop the sticks, man, let’s get crackin’ man, to the middle of the rink, let’s go!” Suffice it to say, Snoop’s foray into hockey play-by-plays should serve as an informal petition for the West Coast star to continue to do sports commentary. 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