LOS ANGELES — Ryan Smyth, Michal Handzus, Anze Kopitar and Andrei Loktionov scored a goal each to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a sloppy 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in front of 17,769 fans at Staples Center on October 20. Smyth opened the scoring at 5:43 of the first period finishing off a... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES AND EL SEGUNDO, CA — As they have struggled on the power play, scoring just one goal in 16 times shorthanded through the first four games of their 2010-11 National Hockey League season, and with star center Anze Kopitar off to a slow start with just three assists in the four games, the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Three games into the 2010-11 National Hockey League regular season and going back to the start of their 2010 training camp, perhaps the biggest concern for the Los Angeles Kings has been who is going to score goals besides the usual suspects, including Anze Kopitar, Ryan Smyth and Dustin Brown. Perhaps the... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — Ryan Smyth scored two goals and added an assist, Jarret Stoll scored a goal and tallied one assist and Justin Williams contributed two assists while Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers in front of a sell-out crowd of 18,118... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — With unrestricted free agency looming just a little over 24 hours from the time of this writing, it is no secret that the big prize in this year’s free agency frenzy is superstar left wing Ilya Kovalchuk. Kovalchuk has averaged more than a point per game throughout his National Hockey League career,... Continue Reading →
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: The following is the first in a series of stories based on an interview with Los Angeles Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi. Look for Part 2 later in the week. LOS ANGELES — Anyone who follows the National Hockey League knows that Atlanta Thrashers superstar left wing Ilya Kovalchuk’s contract expires on June 30,... Continue Reading →
Despite suffering an embarrassing 7-0 blowout loss at Atlanta and being beaten rather soundly in a 4-1 defeat at Chicago, the Los Angeles Kings emerged from their recent five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record after defeating the Florida Panthers, 4-3, in a shootout on November 16.On the trip, the Kings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes,... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty was on hiatus over the weekend, but it would seem that was just as well, as the Los Angeles Kings also appeared to be on hiatus when they skated into Atlanta on November 13 to face Ilya Kovalchuk and the Atlanta Thrashers and were blown out, 7-0. Game highlights from NHL Video on... Continue Reading →
LOS ANGELES — The National Hockey League completed its 2009 Entry Draft on Saturday in Montreal and just like on Friday, there were no major surprises from the Los Angeles Kings, who selected nine players in rounds 2-7 and were involved in four minor trades. One of those trades sent center Brian Boyle (photo at... Continue Reading →
ANALYSIS: The Los Angeles Kings have been unable to get the job done at home in recent games and have blown a tremendous opportunity to move up in the standings and get themselves into playoff contention. Features audio interviews. LOS ANGELES — Whether it is having all the comforts of home available, or being able... Continue Reading →
The following is an expanded version of a story I wrote for the English section of the Rafu Shimpo (Los Angeles Japanese Daily News), which was originally published on February 21, 2007. It is reprinted here with permission. LOS ANGELES — No one in their right mind, not even Japanese goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji himself, thought... Continue Reading →
