EL SEGUNDO, CA — Just hours from now, the city of Las Vegas will host its first major playoff game, with the Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Los Angeles Kings in their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series. The Golden Knights have quickly built a solid fan base that has made for a very loud... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Anze Kopitar Has More Important Things To Worry About Than The Hart Memorial Trophy
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Don’t look now, but with 80 points so far this season, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar needs just one more point to match his career high in points, set in the 2009-10 season when he scored 34 goals and added 47 assists for 81 points in 82 games. Through 71... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Look Inward To Try To Halt Three-Game Skid
EL SEGUNDO, CA — After an 11-2-2 start to the season, the Los Angeles Kings have come crashing to Earth, now mired in a three-game losing streak, with each of those losses coming on home ice. “Crashing” might seem like an exaggeration, given that the Kings remain on top of the Pacific Division. But when... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Toffoli Update; Martinez On The Tough Road Ahead
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With the 2017 National Hockey League All-Star break behind them, the Los Angeles Kings, with the exception of all-stars Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty, who were given the day off, got back to work at practice on January 30. Right wing Tyler Toffoli participated in the full practice, without restrictions. Missing... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Are Showing Signs Of Shaken Confidence, Frustration, Tension
LOS ANGELES — After an embarrassing 4-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,230 fans at Staples Center on Thursday night, one has to wonder if the team unity and strength of character that the Los Angeles Kings have become so well known for since they won the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Looking To Re-Discover Innovation, Creativity In Amateur Scouting, Drafting
2016 NHL DRAFT: Frozen Royalty continues its coverage of the Los Angeles Kings and the 2016 National Hockey League Draft with a look at how changes the Kings are making across their hockey operations—that re-tooling that President/General Manager Dean Lombardi talked about in early May—and how they have affected amateur scouting and the draft. OS... Continue Reading →
Can LA Kings Flip The Switch In Time For First Round Matchup vs. San Jose?
EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings have been hard at work over the past couple of days, preparing for the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the San Jose Sharks, starting tonight at Staples Center in Los Angeles. But if the way the Kings ended the season is any indication,... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Looking For Improvement, Consistency After All-Star Break
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — With the National Hockey League’s All-Star break behind us, there is a bit of concern about the Los Angeles Kings as they enter February, a month in which they will play nine out 13 games on the road, including their annual Grammy road trip, a grueling seven-game road... Continue Reading →
Anze Kopitar Remains Coy With LA Kings Deal Apparently Imminent
EL SEGUNDO, CA — As reported by TSN’s Darren Dreger and Bob McKenzie, the Los Angeles Kings and star center Anze Kopitar are apparently on the verge of agreeing to a reported eight-year contract with an annual average value of $10 million per season. A Kings spokesperson told the local media that an announcement could... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Begin Likely Make-Or-Break Road Trip Tonight At Vancouver
VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Los Angeles Kings defenseman Matt Greene and Alec Martinez, along with forward Trevor Lewis and head coach Darryl Sutter spoke with the media prior to the team departing on their flight to Vancouver on April 5. You can watch videos of those interviews here! EL SEGUNDO, CA — After winning both games during... Continue Reading →
LA Kings GM Dean Lombardi On Sekera Trade: Players “Made Me Start Working, To Go Out And Get’em Some Help”
AUDIO: Includes audio of the media conference call with Dean Lombardi discussing the Andrej Sekera trade on February 25. EL SEGUNDO, CA — Even before the Los Angeles Kings lost defenseman Slava Voynov to his indefinite suspension, resulting from him being charged with domestic violence against his wife, it was no secret that they were... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Must Stick With Playoff Mindset Heading Into Long Grammy Road Trip
AUDIO: Includes audio interviews with Los Angeles Kings’ Dwight King, Trevor Lewis, Alec Martinez and head coach Darryl Sutter. EL SEGUNDO, CA — As the Los Angeles Kings begin their annual Grammy road trip tonight at Boston (4:00 PM PST) while Staples Center hosts the annual Grammy Awards, their big home win over the Chicago... Continue Reading →