LOS ANGELES — Despite the fact that the Los Angeles Kings came-from-ahead to lose to the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-3, on the afternoon of March 3, that did not damper the mood at Tip A King 2018, held across the street from Staples Center in Microsoft Square at L.A. Live. The annual event, in which fans... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — It didn’t take long for veteran defenseman Dion Phaneuf to make his presence known after he was acquired by the Los Angeles Kings from the Ottawa Senators on February 13. In his first four games with his new team, the 32-year-old, 6-4, 225-pound native of Edmonton, Alberta scored three goals, and... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — For newly-acquired forward Tobias Rieder, the last 24 hours or so has been quite the whirlwind after he was acquired by the Los Angeles Kings on February 21, along with goaltender Scott Wedgewood, from the Arizona Coyotes, in exchange for goaltender Darcy Kuemper. “The last few hours have been really exciting,... Continue Reading →
ONTARIO, CA — When the Los Angeles Kings sent center Nic Dowd to the Vancouver Canucks, in exchange for defenseman Jordan Subban on December 7, 2017, the question among pundits and fans alike was, “Is he anywhere near as good as P.K.?” Indeed, the 22-year-old is the younger brother of superstar defenseman P.K. Subban of... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Los Angeles Kings rookie left wing Alex Iafallo didn’t score a lot of goals to start the 2017-18 National Hockey League season. But his speed and uncanny ability to force turnovers and come up with loose pucks made him a valuable asset on a line with Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Don’t look now, but not only has Los Angeles Kings forward Trevor Lewis scored a career-high 13 goals in 52 games this season, but...get this...he’s on pace to score 21 goals this season. But before you get too excited about that possibility, the reality is that as injured forward Jeff Carter... Continue Reading →
On January 13, the Los Angeles Kings honored legendary, retired play-by-play announcer Bob Miller, the Voice of the Kings, by unveiling a statue and raising a banner inside Staples Center in his honor. Frozen Royalty published a story based on an exclusive interview with Miller on January 11, and was there on Saturday to get... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — On January 13, the Los Angeles Kings will honor legendary, Hall of Fame play-by-play announcer Bob Miller, who retired last April after 44 years behind the Kings’ microphone. Prior to Saturday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks, the Kings will unveil a statue of Miller in Staples Center’s Star Plaza, and a banner... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — One day after coming from ahead to drop a 4-3 decision to the Calgary Flames on January 4 in Calgary, the Los Angeles Kings went over their performance, especially their poor second period, during meetings at their practice facility, the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. “We weren’t very good... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After the Los Angeles Kings’ overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on December 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, a reporter noted that rookie forward Alex Iafallo was not on the ice very much, and asked head coach John Stevens if Iafallo was hurt. “He was not hurt,” said... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Ever since 1967, when the National Hockey League held their first expansion draft, growing from their Original Six teams to twelve, expansion teams have been forced to select players from each NHL team who were, generally speaking, not very skilled. That meant the expansion teams would struggle for, at least, a... Continue Reading →
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The National Hockey League’s Christmas break is always a time to take a long, hard look at a team to see where it has been that season, and where it is likely to go, and not just because the league takes a few days off at that time. Indeed, by the... Continue Reading →
