LOS ANGELES — The 2016 National Hockey League trade deadline has come and gone, and perhaps a bit surprisingly, outside of a minor league trade in which they acquired forward Brett Sutter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forward prospect Scott Sabourin, the Los Angeles Kings remained on the sidelines on deadline day, February... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio: Toffoli, Quick, Kopitar Lead LA Kings To 3-0 Win Over Carolina
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Toffoli scored two goals, Anze Kopitar added another, and Jonathan Quick made 40 saves to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 shutout win over the Carolina Hurricanes at Staples Center in Los Angeles in October 23. With the win, the Kings have won four straight games. It was also... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Video: Lewis, Pearson, Brown and Sutter Interviews After LA Kings 3-2 Win Over Carolina
LOS ANGELES — Jarret Stoll, Trevor Lewis and Tanner Pearson scored goals, while Jonathan Quick stopped 25 shots to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at Staples Center in Los Angeles on November 20. Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal scored for Carolina. Cam Ward took the loss in... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Pushing For Improvement Heading Into 4-Game, Southeastern Road Swing
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings are 2-2-0 as they begin a four-game road trip this evening against the Carolina Hurricanes (4:00 PM PDT, televised on Fox Sports West). But as their .500 record indicates, it has been quite the struggle so far, and that includes their last game, a 4-3 overtime win over... Continue Reading →
National Hockey League Adopts Hybrid Icing: It’s About Time
COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS: Hybrid icing has been instituted in the National Hockey League. Frozen Royalty’s take: Long overdue. What’s your take on the issue? Audio of Los Angeles Kings’ head coach Darryl Sutter’s thoughts about hybrid icing is also included. EL SEGUNDO, CA — After experimenting with it in exhibition games this season, the National Hockey League... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Open Short Training Camp Ahead of Abbreviated Season
TRAINING CAMP OPENS: The Los Angeles Kings are officially back on the ice, and they are gearing up for the new, but very much abbreviated season in a training camp that will go by in a flash of one week. Includes comments from Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar, Jake Muzzin, Tyler Toffoli, Darryl Sutter and more.... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Defenseman Willie Mitchell On Concussions: “I Get Into A Car Wreck Six Times A Night”
EL SEGUNDO, CA — We’re not even at the halfway point of the 2011-12 National Hockey League season, but far too many players have already gone down due to concussions. In no particular order, the NHL has lost stars like Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers, Milan Michalek of the Ottawa Senators, Jeff Skinner of... Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Kings Are Unlikely Suitors For Brad Richards During Free Agent Frenzy
LOS ANGELES — The annual unrestricted free agent frenzy begins on July 1 at 9:00 AM Pacific time, and while everyone knows the Los Angeles Kings have a couple of big holes to fill among their top six forwards, do not expect them to be in the running for the biggest fish of all, Dallas... Continue Reading →
LA Kings Place Drew Doughty On Injured Reserve, Recall Jake Muzzin
EL SEGUNDO, CA — Prior to their game at Minnesota in October 25, the Los Angeles Kings placed defenseman Drew Doughty on injured reserve, retroactive to October 21. Taking his place on the roster is rookie defenseman Jake Muzzin, who was recalled from the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League (their primary minor league... Continue Reading →
Sloppy Play Proves Costly For LA Kings At Phoenix On NHL Video
The Los Angeles Kings picked up right where they left off on October 21 at Phoenix, where sloppy, careless play proved costly in a 4-2 loss to the Coyotes. Against the Carolina Hurricanes on October 20 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Kings were able to get away with the lackadaisical play and poor... Continue Reading →
Frozen Royalty Audio and NHL Video: LA Kings Win Game Against Carolina, But Lose Doughty
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 →
LA Kings Winger Justin Williams Has A Lot To Prove In 2010-11
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 →