COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: West Coast players were shut out once again from the major National Hockey League awards, the league’s annual showcase of its best and brightest, just another reminder of how much of an embarrassing joke the NHL awards have been for years. LOS ANGELES — The 2015 National Hockey League awards have come and gone,... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Kopitar, Martinez, Sutter After LA Kings Shutout Boston, 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Tanner Pearson scored a first period goal, Anze Kopitar contributed two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-0 shutout win over the Boston Bruins at Staples Center in Los Angeles on December 2. The shutout was Quick’s 34th of his National Hockey League... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Anze Kopitar Deserves To Win 2013-14 Selke Trophy, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
EL SEGUNDO, CA — With less than two weeks left in the 2013-14 National Hockey League season, Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar is finally getting some well-deserved consideration for the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually to the NHL’s best defensive forward. Indeed, such consideration is overdue by two or three years. In fact,... Continue Reading →
From Blimp Rides To Breaking Televisions To Waxed Doughnuts, LA Kings Trainer Emeritus Pete Demers Has Seen It All
FROZEN ROYALTY EXCLUSIVE — In Part nine of a series, Los Angeles Kings retired head athletic trainer Pete Demers shares more stories involving players, coaches and general managers he worked with during his long career. LOS ANGELES — In a 41-year career in professional hockey, Los Angeles Kings retired head athletic trainer Pete Demers has... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio And NHL Video: LA Kings Near Perfect In 2-0 Win Over Boston
LOS ANGELES — Back on January 4, 2011, this reporter wrote, “...the [Los Angeles] Kings’ inconsistency is so often apparent that it can be maddening, and is a stark contrast to where they need and want to be.” ]No one can say that the Kings have successfully addressed that issue yet this season, given the... Continue Reading →
Tears From The Hockey Gods, Not Raindrops, Are Falling On Southern California
LOS ANGELES — For most people here in Southern California, the region has been drenched by rain the past few days. But if you are involved with the Los Angeles Kings or Anaheim Ducks, either as part of the teams, a member of the media, or as fan, make no mistake...those drops are not from... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Trade With Boston Bruins For Marco Sturm Now Official
EL SEGUNDO, CA — On December 14, the Los Angeles Kings announced that veteran left wing Marco Sturm has passed all physical tests and that the trade that sent him from the Boston Bruins to the Kings that was announced on December 11, 2010, is now official. Sturm arrived in the Los Angeles area on... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Add Offensive Depth By Acquiring Left Wing Marco Sturm
TRADE: Also includes post-game audio interviews from Minnesota Wild/Los Angeles Kings game on December 11, 2010. LOS ANGELES — If anything has been crystal-clear about the Los Angeles Kings over the last couple of seasons, it is that they have a gaping hole in their lineup at left wing on their first line. President/General Manager... Continue Reading →
Gann Matsuda On The Hockey Writers: Los Angeles Kings: Fixing The Defense Must Be The Top Priority
LOS ANGELES — Despite ending their three-game losing skid with a 4-3 shootout victory at Boston on November 20, the Los Angeles Kings are not firing on all cylinders as they head into the Great White North to face the Ottawa Senators on November 22 and the Montreal Canadiens on November 24. In recent games,... Continue Reading →
Still Struggling, LA Kings Open Four-Game Trip With Split On NHL Video
The Los Angeles Kings have managed to start their current four-game road trip 1-1, after losing the first game of the trip at Buffalo, 4-2, on November 19 and stealing a 4-3 shootout win at Boston on November 20. In both games, sloppy play in their own zone, turnovers, taking too many penalties, not to... Continue Reading →
Butch Goring Was The LA Kings’ First Star, Fan Favorite
LOS ANGELES — Long before Anze Kopitar’s skates hit the ice at Staples Center, years before superstar Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Marcel Dionne lit up opponents on the ice at the Forum in Inglewood, California, and even before superstar and should-be Hall Of Fame goaltender Rogie Vachon often won games single-handedly at the... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Olympians Chomping At The Bit For Tournament To Begin
LOS ANGELES — With the 2010 Olympic Winter Games now in full swing, the hockey world is now focused on Vancouver and, more specifically, on the men’s Olympic hockey tournament beginning today. Five Los Angeles Kings players are in Vancouver, including right wing Dustin Brown (United States), defenseman Drew Doughty (Canada), center Michal Handzus (Slovakia),... Continue Reading →
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