EL SEGUNDO, CA — The Los Angeles Kings are in Buffalo where they begin a five-game road swing tonight (4:30 PM PST, televised on Fox Sports West in Southern California, and on NBCSN nationally), a trip they believe is one where they need to start putting together some wins. But the first game of this... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Quick Becomes LA Kings’ All-Time Shutout Leader In 2-0 Win Over Buffalo
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar scored power play goals and Jonathan Quick stopped 29 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on October 23 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. With the shutout, the 33rd of his National Hockey League career, Quick passed former... Continue Reading →
LA Kings: Muzzin To Make 2014-15 Season Debut vs. Buffalo; So Far, So Good For McNabb
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Heading into Thursday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres (7:30 PM PDT, Staples Center), the Los Angeles Kings got some much-needed good news, that defenseman Jake Muzzin had been cleared to play by doctors after being examined on October 21. Muzzin, who has not played yet this season, was suffering from an... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Are Banking On Brayden McNabb Being A Ready For Prime Time Player In 2014-15
LA KINGS PROSPECT WATCH: Throughout the summer, Frozen Royalty will be taking a look at several of the Los Angeles Kings’ young prospects. In this installment, the focus is on defenseman Brayden McNabb, who was acquired last March at the trade deadline. Audio interviews with McNabb and Kings assistant general manager Rob Blake are also... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Trade For Defenseman Brayden McNabb Could Be More Important Than Gaborik Deal
EL SEGUNDO, CA — While everyone was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the Los Angeles Kings acquiring sniper Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets in a trade deadline deal on March 5 (see LA Kings Trade For Marian Gaborik Is A Good One, But... for details and analysis), they may have overlooked another deadline day... Continue Reading →
Did San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson Try To Pull A Fast One In Statement On Torres Suspension?
COMMENTARY: Over the last few weeks, the Los Angeles Kings have been involved in two incidents involving blows to the head of a player. Both times, the player who was hit suffered an injury, and in each case, a player was suspended. Perhaps even worse, both incidents have shined a bright light on the fact... Continue Reading →
LA Kings D-man Robyn Regehr Hopes To “Brush The Rust Off,” Get Up To Speed Quickly
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Although it was just an optional skate for the Los Angeles Kings, newly acquired defenseman Robyn Regehr was on the ice, and he spent a lot of time just talking with assistant coach John Stevens, trying to get the lay of the land. Regehr, 32, was acquired by the Kings on... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Move To Shore Up Blue Line With Trade For Robyn Regehr From Buffalo – Analysis
EL SEGUNDO, CA — In a two-days-before-the-trade-deadline deal, the Los Angeles Kings moved to shore up their blue line corps, which has been missing stalwart, stay-at-home defensemen Willie Mitchell all season, and Matt Greene for all but one game, by acquiring veteran, stay-at-home defenseman Robyn Regehr from the Buffalo Sabres. In exchange, the Sabres will... Continue Reading →
Dark Cloud Looming Overhead Couldn’t Dampen Spirits At Charity Hockey Game Benefitting LA Jr. Kings
CHARITY GAME: Story also has comments from Los Angeles Kings players regarding the status of the National Hockey League lockout. EL SEGUNDO, CA — The familiar sounds of skates flying across the ice, tape-to-tape passes, and pucks clanking off goal posts filled the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California on the evening of November... Continue Reading →
Tickets Still Available For NHLPA Charity Hockey Game Benefitting LA Jr. Kings and Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Tickets are still available, but are going fast, for the National Hockey League Players Association Charity Hockey Game and Auction on Friday, November 9, 2012, benefitting the LA Jr. Kings (PW AAA 2000, and the Twin Peaks Cancer Foundation, played at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. Game time... Continue Reading →
For The Los Angeles Kings, Black Friday Has A Totally Different Meaning
EL SEGUNDO, CA — When Terry Murray was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Kings on July 17, 2008, his highest priority was to teach his young team how to play defense, something that seemed like a foreign concept to the Kings in the seasons just prior to his arrival. Two years later,... 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 →