LOS ANGELES — In the aftermath of their first-round playoff exit, the Los Angeles Kings are already looking forward to the 2023-24 National Hockey League season. But even though the team improved significantly compared to the previous season, next season’s Kings team is likely to look a at least a little different, as salary cap... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: The New Guys “Are Hungry for a Ring”
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The next item on the agenda for the Los Angeles Kings coaching staff is for newly-acquired goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and defenseman Vladimir Gavrikov to get fully acclimated with their new team. Korpisalo knows that his job is to stop the puck. The bigger challenge, in terms of adjusting to his new... Continue Reading →
It Still Hurts…But Take A Step Back Before Looking at the Jonathan Quick Trade
LOS ANGELES — No matter how one feels or thinks about the big trade, for fans of the Los Angeles Kings, and for those who are, in any way, associated with the franchise, this one hurts. Indeed, when the ice chips finally settled after the Kings 6-5 shootout win at Winnipeg on February 28, now-former... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: Dustin Brown Press Conference, February 11, 2023
LOS AHGELES —Retired Los Angeles Kings right wing and former captain Dustin Brown spoke with the local media following his jersey retirement ceremony and statute reveal ceremony on February 11, 2013, at Crypto.com Arena in Downtown Los Angeles. You can listen to the entire press conference by clicking on the arrow below. Dustin Brpwn Press... Continue Reading →
LA Kings D Sean Durzi’s Much-Maligned Defensive Zone Play Has Turned Around In A Big Way
EL SEGUNDO, CA — From the start of the 2022-23 National Hockey League season until the Los Angeles Kings turned things around several weeks ago, defenseman Sean Durzi’s defensive zone play stood out... ...mostly for all the wrong reasons. An offensive defenseman, Durzi was often too aggressive up the ice, trying to push things on... Continue Reading →
Viktor Arvidsson “Completes” LA Kings Most Productive Line
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After playing 21 games in their 2022-23 National Hockey League season, the Los Angeles Kings’ most productive line is not their top line of Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, and Kevin Fiala, as originally planned. Although moving Gabe Vilardi onto that line to replace Fiala has generated some success, that line is... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Exclusive: LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti On the 2022 NHL Draft – Part 2
2022 NHL DRAFT COVERAGE: Los Angeles Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti discussed the Kings picks in rounds 3-7, and offered some insight into their process. Part 2 of a series. LOS ANGELES — The hockey layperson might think that the annual National Hockey League Draft would be easier for teams that do not... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Exclusive: LA Kings Director of Amateur Scouting Mark Yannetti On the 2022 NHL Draft – Part 1
LOS ANGELES — The 2022 National Hockey League Draft was held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 7-8, 2022. But without a first-round pick in this year’s draft, the Los Angeles Kings were hoping to make a splash, one way or another. But making a big splash just wasn’t in the cards this year. “There was... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Dustin Brown Will Retire as The King of Kings
LOS ANGELES — Talk about feeling like you just got hit by the proverbial ton of bricks... At about 1:00 PM PDT on April 28, 2022, the Los Angeles Kings announced that veteran forward and former team captain Dustin Brown will retire after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. My first thought was, “this is the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings F Prospect Rasmus Kupari Needs to be More “Direct” In His Play
LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Kings concluded their 2021 Development Camp on August 27, their young prospects faced-off in a scrimmage. After a full season with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League last year, along with a seven-game stint with the Kings last season when he scored his first NHL goal,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings C Prospect Tyler Madden Is Raring to Go After (Mostly) Lost Season
LOS ANGELES — For Los Angeles Kings center prospect Tyler Madden, his 2020-21 season with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League was mostly a lost season. Indeed, Madden, who was one part of the trade that sent right wing Tyler Toffoli to the Vancouver Canucks on February 17, 2020, played in just 14... Continue Reading →
LA Kings 2021 2nd Round Pick Francesco Pinelli is Focusing on Strength and Speed
LOS ANGELES — During the third day of the week-long Los Angeles Kings 2021 Development Camp, 18-year-old center prospect Francesco Pinelli, who was selected by the Kings in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft, talked about his first experience in professional hockey this week. “I feel great,” he said.... Continue Reading →