the rafters at Staples Center in Los Angeles
on October 8, 2014.
(click above to view larger image)
Photo: Gann Matsuda/FrozenRoyalty.net
Whether or not the Kings were distracted by the festivities may never be known—they denied that after the game. In any case, they were flat and not close to being in synch, making it easy for the Sharks to pick them apart.
Frozen Royalty caught up with defenseman Alec Martinez, winger Dustin Brown and head coach Darryl Sutter after the game. You can also listen to a “state of the league” press conference with National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman, and see a quick video of the Kings 2014 Stanley Cup banner being raised.
Los Angeles Kings Raise 2014 Stanley Cup Banner
Raw Audio Interviews
(Extraneous material and dead air have been removed; click on the arrow to listen):
Alec Martinez (2:02)
Dustin Brown (3:46)
Darryl Sutter (2:55)
Gary Bettman (19:03)
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That was a tough game to watch, but the banner ceremony was awesome