Los Angeles Kings on January 17, 2015.
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ROB BLAKE JERSEY RETIREMENT: In the final installment of a multi-part series on the Los Angeles Kings retiring superstar defenseman Rob Blake’s jersey number 4 on January 17, Frozen Royalty wraps up coverage with several audio interviews, most of which you will find only on Frozen Royalty.
EL SEGUNDO AND LOS ANGELES, CA — On January 17, the Los Angeles Kings retired former defenseman and captain Rob Blake’s jersey number 4 during a pre-game ceremony at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Over the past few days, Frozen Royalty has brought you a series of stories leading up to the ceremony on January 17, based on exclusive interviews. Below, you can listen to all of those interviews, as well as an interview with Blake after the jersey retirement ceremony.
Raw Audio Interviews
(Extraneous material and dead air have been removed; click on the arrow to listen):
Defenseman Brayden McNabb (0:42)
Defenseman Robyn Regehr (4:05)
Forward and Captain Dustin Brown (6:22)
Kings Television Color Commentator and former Kings right wing Jim Fox (11:04)
Former Kings Defenseman and Captain Mattias Norstrom (16:09)
Pre-Ceremony Interview with Rob Blake (not exclusive; 16:19)
Post-Ceremony Interview with Rob Blake (not exclusive; 8:39)
Rob Blake Jersey Retirement Coverage
- Mattias Norstrom Says Rob Blake “Pushed The Bar Higher” For LA Kings
- Rob Blake’s Power And Humility Stand Out Most For LA Kings’ Jim Fox
- Dustin Brown And Robyn Regehr On Rob Blake’s Enduring Impact On The Game And The LA Kings
- LA Kings Rob Blake And That Big Elephant In The Room
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Why did the Kings go with Black and silver? Robitaille was purple because that was the last jersey he wore with the Kings. Why wasn’t Blake also purple?
His greatest years with the Kings were in the sweater he chose.