LOS ANGELES — Throughout the long history of the National Hockey League, there have been many players who became tremendous, well-known stars who continue to be such, long after their retirement, and the overwhelming majority of them are honored members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Indeed, players like Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne,... Continue Reading →
Former LA Kings Star RW Dave Taylor: Sky-High Character On and Off the Ice
LOS ANGELES — When we last left this off-and-on series focusing on former Los Angeles Kings star right wing and former general manager Dave Taylor, we looked at his time with the Kings during the 1980s, especially the time he spent playing on one of the greatest forward lines in National Hockey League history, the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Alex Faust: “It Wasn’t Enough To Be Here and Make It. I Want To Be One of the Best”
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Alex Faust, the Los Angeles Kings new television play-by-play voice, spoke with Frozen Royalty about his first season behind the microphone. Final installment of a two-part series. LOS ANGELES — Across the board, feedback regarding Alex Faust, the Los Angeles Kings first-year television play-by-play voice, was overwhelmingly positive. Indeed, as reported in... Continue Reading →
Alex Faust On His First Season Behind The Microphone With The LA Kings
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles Kings television play-by-play broadcaster Alex Faust spoke with Frozen Royalty about his first season behind the microphone. Part 1 of a two-part series. LOS ANGELES — With his first season behind the television microphone for the Los Angeles Kings under his belt, evidence suggests that Alex Faust is beginning to... Continue Reading →
Audio, Photos From Bob Miller’s Statue Unveiling At Staples Center
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 →
Bob Miller On His Health, Retirement and Being Honored By The LA Kings
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 →
Going Deep With New LA Kings Broadcaster Alex Faust – Part 4
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: The first three installments of this series about new Los Angeles Kings television play-by-play announcer Alex Faust took an in-depth look at his background, how he got the job, his broadcasting style, his ideas for Kings telecasts and his thoughts on following in the footsteps of legendary, Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob... Continue Reading →
Going Deep With New LA Kings Broadcaster Alex Faust – Part 3
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: In the third installment of a multi-part series about newly-hired Los Angeles Kings television play-by-play announcer Alex Faust, he talked about his broadcasting style, and the fact that he’s following in the footsteps of legendary Hall of Fame announcer Bob Miller, not to mention the pressure that brings to his new job.... Continue Reading →
Going Deep With New LA Kings Broadcaster Alex Faust – Part 2
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: In Part 1 of this multi-part series about Los Angeles Kings newly-hired television play-by-play broadcaster Alex Faust, he talked about his rather unique path to becoming a sports broadcaster. In Part 2, he talked about how he and the Kings found each other, not to mention some of his thoughts about the... Continue Reading →
Going Deep With New LA Kings Broadcaster Alex Faust – Part 1
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE: New Los Angeles Kings television play-by-play announcer Alex Faust has been spending a lot of time doing interviews since he was hired on June 1, and he spent over an hour speaking with Frozen Royalty for what will be a series of stories starting with a look at how he got his... Continue Reading →
One More (Important) Story on Bob Miller’s Retirement
BOB MILLER RETIRES: Also includes selected photographs from Bob Miller’s final games. LOS ANGELES — On April 10, the Los Angeles Kings relieved President/General Manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter of their duties, replacing Lombardi with Rob Blake, who was named as Vice President/General Manager and by promoting Luc Robitaille to President, overseeing... Continue Reading →
Bob Miller’s Retirement Press Conference Was Really About All of Us Instead
LOS ANGELES — Legendary Los Angeles Kings broadcaster Bob Miller announced his retirement during a press conference on Thursday afternoon at Staples Center in Los Angeles, an event in which virtually every news outlet in the Los Angeles area and just about all of the local hockey media were represented. The easy observation here is... Continue Reading →